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>> you think the president is debasing the nation? >> i don't think it's any question. just the way he conducts himself and e he goes to such a low level. >> those are not new york accent ises you're hearing. it's a southern guy going after the president. a spokesman for the president said he dismissed the criticism from corker and flake. she called their words petty. let's watch. >> i think that the people both in tennessee and arizona supported this president and i don't think that their numbers are in the favor of either of those senators and their states. so i think this is probably the ri...

Beth, what do you make of today? >> here's my big takeaway among -- there are so many takeaways from this entire day. senator flake said to you he is leaving he is a republican who believe this is the free markets n small government, free trade, and immigration. all of those things summarily rejected by republican voters. senator flake and these establishment republicans think they are presiding over a party of ideas that are not shared by their voters, 100% not shared. free trade makes people think about lost jobs. smaller government, losing health care, entitlements. free market, that's what...

Especially the corporate rate. if he can't, can he take that readjustment where it goes down and the unemployment rate goes up and the bad stuff happens between now and the next election? will his people still love him? >> there's two pieces to get the economy rolling as far as republicans are concerned. stop the regulatory state that obama went hog wild over and cut taxes so bad people have economic prospects again. as far as the idea that trump is purging people, you have to remember jeff flake is at 18% amongst republicans in arizona. susan collins wouldn't b have won the primary for govern...

He's bring us down. it's koz mim. they want him out of there. >> usually these fights are more quiet. >> you have people who are very grass roots and evangelical. i would say they are still back era of the majority, meaning i want prayer in school. where these people fit together or do they fit together and how do you put together a majority to get anything done on the economic issues that trump has to win on? >> let's take the tax bill, first of all. most people are fairly confident that flake and corker will vote for the tax bill. i agree with you getting to a fistfight with them puts more q...

Driven a wedge between the trump republicans in the establishment by constantly calling republicans out. he's made their lives much more difficult than they have to be. >> some are not down far enough. they are all laying down for them. like he was. >> reportedly three standing ovations at that senate lunch today. the danger you hear steve bannon say he makes three scalps. the danger for president trump is if this is a tipping point and more republican senators align themselves with bob corker and jeff flake, then the president can can find himself being a president without a pardon. it's a re...