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>> i implore them one more time not to play russian roulette with the american economy. >> we could prevent a catastrophic default with a simple majority vote tomorrow if republicans would just get out of the damn way. >> schumer pushing to schedule this vote tomorrow on the debt ceiling. your old boss, blake. your thoughts? >> well, that was some feisty language there. i mean, look, there's actually an interesting risk here for mitch mcconnell. mitch's whole game is just to obstruct, to try to stop anything from happening. he doesn't mind being hated. he doesn't mind being, you know, shamed. ...

>> he won't because that's not what's in the news. this idea of perjury, even one of his closest friends said to me after the comey hearing, he's in a really good mood. he thought it went great for him. why? he doesn't mind being called a liar. that's what he does. once you're under oath there's a new word for what he does, it's called perjury. the investigation that roiled the white house i worked was the valerie plame investigation. pat fitzgerald didn't find anyone intentionally leaked valerie plame's name, they found someone in answering questions about whether they leaked valerie plame's ...

Tillerson, and of course, he met with mr. tillerson several days ago. so i think the fact that you have the president-elect expanding his search, and you have all of these complicating factors around rudy giuliani, ultimately, rudy giuliani and the president-elect felt as though this was the best decision and that it wasn't going to be rudy giuliani. but you're absolutely right, it is a stunning moment. because for quite some time, a lot of people thought that it could be rudy giuliani. and now, tonight, a very different outcome, chris. >> i've got one more thought. you've watched trump, and i...

Gut. he doesn't feel it. maybe he believes it. but i watch him, and what i think, and what other conservatives think -- real conservatives not people that call themselves conservatives or label themselves republicans, but real conservatives small government people who understand friedman and buckley, they know romney doesn't get it. >> we live in an era of hype where we make a lot of events seem bigger than they are or should be. his convention speech is huge because he must argue conservative principles to the center of the country. that is what effective republican presidents like ronald rea...

President often will make phone calls while he's playing cards. >> wow. so this guy -- did you know this guy was so competitive? like hates people that he's like -- that's surprising to me. >> doesn't like to lose. >> thought he was sort of zen, like you know -- >> he plays cards. so what? >> laid back, cool and detached but he's a hater? >> i wouldn't put it that way. the will to win -- >> that's what you're telling us, mike allen. that's a shock to me. he always seems so kind of detached and cool. >> mitt romney's managed to poke through that and his aides say that's really helped. they were...