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We'll have to do that thing you don't like and help you on the 401(k) thing and get rid of that. that's all gone now. donald trump threw that negotiating device away with reporters today. and he got nothing back for it in the negotiation because you can't negotiate a tax bill with reporters. something everyone in washington knows except, of course, the man who constantly says i'm a very intelligent person. joining us, bruce bartlett, he's the author of new book "the truth matters" and also with us is david k. johnston, the author of "the making of donald trump." bruce, we watched something no ...

But i -- trust me. that's within of the great things. you know, there are certain elements of deals you don't want to negotiate with. 401(k)s and kevin knows about this and i think kevin brady is fantastic. he knows how important 401(k)s are. >> i'm sitting here with a veteran of republican tax legislation in the past when's helped put these things together and we were laughing through that. we'll explain why in a moment. there's donald trump saying absolutely, quote, i ended it very quickly, meaning that he ended the possibility of 401(k)s being changed in any way and then a reporter mentione...

Then a reporter mentioned that kevin brady wants to do it and the president says, okay, well, maybe, maybe as a negotiating device and then say that is you shouldn't use it as a negotiating device and there's donald trump publicly throwing away what could have been at least a negotiating device to pick up some republican votes that might be worried about other provisions in the bill. you could say to them, look, we'll have to do that thing you don't like and help you on the 401(k) thing and get rid of that. that's all gone now. donald trump threw that negotiating device away with reporters tod...

He is the biggest is salesman in terms of that tax plan. he'll pressure these red state democrats. he's already been doing this but the dinner is -- it's also a sign he wants to reach across the aisle. he knows he may not be able to get this done with the freedom caucus, some of the very conservative republican -- yes, he does need democrat votes. he also needs republicans to get on board. >> mitch mcconnell says the deal already made with trump won't allow them to use the debt ceiling as a negotiating device for things like dock doca as some people thought. let me play that for you. >> i thin...