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Republicans worried that the democrats could capitalize on? >> the simplest answer is donald trump's low approval rating. he's somewhere in the mid to high 30s right now. history says if a president is at that level or anywhere near that level, the midterm election is going to be very, very bad for that party's president. we mentioned 2006, the republicans lost the congress. this is basically exactly where george w. bush's approval rating was back then. obama's was a tick higher in 2010 when the republicans took 63 seats. history certainly says when a president's approval rating is that low, t...

Like a lot of american voters kind of just wants congress to work. >> imagine that. steve, because this is at one level a chess game, what are the republicans worried that the democrats could capitalize on? >> the simplest answer is donald trump's low approval rating. he's somewhere in the mid to high 30s right now. history says if a president is at that level or anywhere near that level, the midterm election is going to be very, very bad for that party's president. we mentioned 2006, the republicans lost the congress. this is basically exactly where george w. bush's approval rating w was back...

Say, we just want congress to do stuff. we want them to get things done, but the polarization makes that harder. >> tamara, a follow-up, does any of this faze donald trump? is he after dinner tonight in the white house up worrying about this or as a noninstitutionalist, is he going to take it as it comes? >> you know, he made that deal with the democrats and there's a lot of hand wringing about what it means but one thing it did was he he got something to happen. quickly. which is an indication that he is -- he's somebody who just like a lot of american voters kind of just wants congress to wo...

And the fact that that's what makes him angry in this situation, again raises serious questions about his moral core and the fact that, you know, we say a lot like why doesn't donald trump come out and condemn the alt-right. we had this conversation many times preceding this. i think the simplest answer is always the best answer. to me the simplest answer is because he somehow relates to them. at this point, you just can't excuse it anymore. i don't think we could ever excuse it, but he's given plenty of opportunities to condemn them and he doesn't condemn them. he always says something when y...

This is cnn tonight. i'm don lemon. lots to talk about on two big stories. the prognosis for repeal and replace getting worse. the senate gop bill in danger with mitch mcconnell painted into a corner and forced to debate after the july fourth recess. and mean when i will president trump meeting with republican senators at the white house in an effort to salvage one of his biggest campaign promises. let's get to cnn jim sciutto first with the latest on the russian investigation. what is the white house doing to make sure the russians don't hack and meddle with our democracy again? >> the simp...