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Forward. but it was interesting to see the president's remarks about, oh, we're so close. he told reporters on fair force one that the only thing more difficult than health care is negotiating peace between israelis and the palestinians. so he knows this is a do you have sell and a tough road ahead and they've really got to find a path. >> i caught that remark. jim, if we went onto the streets of any city or town in your state, i am guessing, thoughts, questions and concerns about health care out number the same about russia, about 10 to 1 because this is a real human each and this is causing ...

Donald trump. >> if i meet with -- whether it's with a citizen or noncitizens and they give me information or an idea or talk about policy, there's nothing wrong with that. >> the ongoing effort to normalize russia and, more specifically, normalize the meeting that took place in trump tower. those were republican members of congress responding to questions about this russia investigation and that meeting donald trump jr. and then some and a list of others that grew today. well, all of that having been said, joining us to talk about it, bloomberg white house correspondent shannon pettypiece is ...

About and whether there's anything there or not, a nothing burger or a something burger, as i heard it described earlier, a double whopper with cheese, they have made this look awfully, awfully skittish and weird. just get out there. i did crisis communications as part of my career and this is something i would never, ever tell anybody to do and that is, change your story several times, it just doesn't look good. it's almost like, we don't know that an arson happened. there's an alleged arson but they're basically saying, i was holding a match at the time of the alleged arson. it's really just...

Sources and we found out that, no, the clinton campaign was able to definitively say they were not contacted by these two individuals who were at the trump tower meeting. they did not meet with them. they don't know these people. there's no connection. so at least with these two, there was no effort being made to also try and reach out to the clinton campaign and sway the clinton campaign to come out against this act or to do any sort of quid pro quo if hillary clinton was to become president. >> jim, by way of welcoming you to the broadcast, i want to play something i know you've seen and hea...

When i ran for president, i made a commitment to the american people to repeal and replace obamacare. i am pleased to report that we are very, very close to ending this health care nightmare. we are so close. >> that was president trump at his weekly video address. i'm confident that senate republicans will secure enough votes to pass their health care bill. they've lost two. they're at 50. they can't afford another loss. outside of a few remarks and a couple of twitter posts, the president, however, hasn't done much else to drum up public support or sway reluctant members of his own party. sh...