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Straight to the senator. we owe them a lot, i think. i think we also saw someone, how sad is it that senator flake isn't necessarily a hero, but he did the right thing today. >> due diligence. >> due diligence. he did his job, you know? imagine if his colleagues could muster that kind of courage. we'll see where it goes from here, but i just -- i think he's been an example of what we've been hoping to see from senators, which is actual leadership, and you know. >> john, this cuts exactly two ways. talk about the base that's fired up if this guy gets confirmed. talk about the base that's fired ...

Happy as a newly minted msnbc contributor and john thnathan a an nbc national political reporter. about the hill, very few genuine surprises left. it turns out this guy from arizona who has the true serum of retirement and is no friend of this president had a move up his sleeve today? >> you hit that on the head, brian. i'm not sure anybody knew what jeff flake was going to do. obviously chairman grassley seemed to be somewhat unsure of -- had the vote scheduled for 1:30. you could see him conferring with die an feinstein. president trump has tweeted nasty things about jeff flake calling him a...

Served abroad with honor that the u.s. president would even consider doing this. >> it just reminded me of that -- the attempts by michael flynn, the plan that he had to smuggle out the american citizen back to turkey, the cleric that's hated so much. guys, thank you so much, we appreciate it, john thnathan, n elise. ahead, the british baby invasion. alright guys let's go!

Process. but the person they ended up wanting to go with and going with richard was block ford two years. to be head of the agency she got off the ground. once reid cut a deal, they were able to get hem throuim cuts cl her. and the thing you see with elizabeth warren, she is not there to be a senator, not enamored with power and prestige of being a senator. she has an agenda. she wants to get things done. that's why she is there. she is unafrapd to challenge the institution of the senate. she is not all about being a senator. she is all about being there working on behalf of the people and wor...

Cuts to social security and programs like medicare, particularly with benefits. if you're across the table from john boehner and john boehner is not acting in good faith, not negotiating in good faith, that's a problem. so you can't keep going down that behind closed doors roads negotiating with factors. if they insist on doing that, take your message to the people and, again, have those angry crowds on your side saying, we want jobs, we want investment in our future and it's time to tax the rich. >> yeah, john thnathan, i have say, when i saw him use that in the rose garden and referred to hi...