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If the reporters are smart they are trying to find out new information. there are so many government officials there. >> the case the president was making, this op-ed and the rally in the corner of the screen that's his hundred day rally. i want to give policy chops. he said he terminated the trans pacific partnership. this is from the op-ed removing job killing regulations. talks about confirming neil gorsuch, america first. he points to that he is doing things. >> his biggest achievement has been the appointment of gorsuch to the supreme court. that was one of the main reasons so many conser...

Branches of government. >> there's gina powell and ivanka trump in there as well. heidi. >> i don't think we've seen much indication that it matters in domestic policy. what we've seen on health care, for instance, is the domestic agenda was completely outsourced to the hill. that was a republican deal from start to finish. what we saw was that trump himself as well as his advisers, bannon, reince, didn't have the policy chops or the knowledge of how capitol hill works to push that agenda through. it was largely on ryan's shoulders. now, if this new guard coming in does show it does business d...

Policy chops or credentials or qualification, just some political opposition from the left because of associations moving forward. >> jon: interesting, too, prime minister trudeau has had kind of a rocky few months at home. he has been criticized in the press there, and he is meeting with a new president who may be his political opposite, but both men have taken some slings and arrows from observers in the media. >> both of them certainly have had better approval ratings, trudeau's below 50% for the first time since he became prime minister in january, and he was on a bit of a to z that doctri...

Is a? is it concerning at all? maybe these people don't have middle class ties and senseability? is donald trump saying they are successful and made it in the country and perfectly positioned to help others make it? >> i think these are the people that the president-elect values. these are people very much like him. this is his network. we don't expect him to have a lot of relationships with season policymakers and people familiar with washington which is one of the reasons some have argued that he needs to bring a romney on. he knows business men and business women. those are the people that ...

Obama when he ascended. she has executive experience. she is well positioned to get something done. "the post" also concludes, this year, eloquence and charm may matter less than policy chops and persistence. you know, like most people who live in this city, i'm fascinated we're getting something done. it's often more important than ideology. and you point out that hillary clinton doesn't have pizazz, she does have the wonk's ability to cut and have the chops to decide where the opportunity -- like a lawyer. i can see where to cut. explain why you have confidence that she can get immigration r...