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Was it bad info? >> it wasn't bad information, it just wasn't ready for the president. >> contradictory? >> not contradictory, folks would come in, there was an open door policy, and they could wander in and talk to the president about anything. that's probably not the most effective way to get information about very, very complex issues in front of the president of the united states. what john has done has really refined that flow of information so that we know before the president sees it. it's right, it's accurate and it's ready for him to act on. >> you just said you were shocked and that ...

About a week ago, most of them, including myself, didn't even know what a bump stock is. there are people who want to rush to judgment, they've got a bill written already. minority leader nancy pelosi already said she wants it to be a slippery slope. she doesn't want to stop at bump stocks, they want to limit the rights of gun owners. it's a little bit early for people to say they know what to do to fix this problem. i know they're going back and reviewing the problem to authorize it. >> but you're not ready to caudify it into law? >> a week ago, most people didn't know what a bump stock was. ...

>> fair enough. >> let me ask you about policy. the president had a surprising tweet for us, as he does sometimes, he said, quote, i called chuck schumer yesterday to see if the dems want to do a great health care bill. is the president open by calling chuck schumer, the democratic leader in the senate, is he open to some kind of compromise that fixes obamacare, that leaves it in place? >> fixing it. that's an interesting word. >> depending on your definition of it? >> that's exactly right. if the question is the president interested in working with democrats to repeal and replace? the answer ...

Of it? >> that's exactly right. is the president open to repeal and replace? yes. but the president wants to get something done. he sees and understands what obamacare is doing to folks back home, and he really doesn't like it very much. so he's looking for folks who will work with him to help change that. we had hoped it would be the republicans and the senate. they failed twice to do that. can you blame the president to sort of stand back and say, okay, if my own party can't deliver what i need, can i work with the other side? >> that's interesting. what message should senate republicans tak...

Massive amounts of money paid. only one thing will work. do you have any clarity on what that one thing -- >> it's the first time i've heard that specific tweet, but every sentence about that is true. what the president is clearly telegraphing is that military options are on the table with north korea. they absolutely are. >> mick mulvaney, budget director, utility issue infielder today as well. thanks for coming on and sharing your views. >> you bet. coming up, why the nra keeps winning the debate in congress. nice man cave! nacho? [ train whistle blows ] what?! -stop it! -mm-hmm. we've bee...