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president biden said his policies are not to blame. i think our policies help not hurt. think about what they say the vast majority of the -- of the economists think this is going to be a really tough problem to solve but it is not because of spending. we brought down the deficit by. >> spring and kevin he's former chairman of the council of economic advisers under president trump and distinguished visiting fellow at the hoover institution. so kevin, welcome. the scout but was this is going to be the peak of inflation, how do you see it? >> yes, you and i've talked about this before....

Maine and alaska along with joe manchin have said they support abortion rights. why did the democrats sit down, work with them i have been 52 votes, it might have been more. that majority want to do this. did they work at the swing senators? >> this reflects the nature of the modern democratic party, paul. talk about susan collins. she is pro-life i mean pro-choice and always has been. she voted against this bill. and why? she wanted the bill to include protection for religious institutions that don't agree with abortion. the democrats would not do that for years they kept the little sisters o...

In changing the filibuster in that op-ed that you no doubt read today. last week biden expressed frustration with manchin for holding up his agenda. he didn't say it by name, but he hinted at it. how have past presidents dealt with swing senators like joe manchin? >> you have to strong-arm them. lyndon johnson would do the lean-in treatment and stare you down, make your life miserable for you. you have to have discipline. manchin has become a media star as being the guy who holds the democratic party in the balance. it's unfortunate. you would think at this point he would get behind the fact t...

Question, like what do you think of the arguments the house manager just made. it will be interesting to see that kind of choreography. >> that one can comment on something just done. >> if you ask a question. it's all about the question and answer. we saw yesterday the chief justice admonish the lawyers to keep it tight. try to keep the answers to under five minutes to avoid a filibuster from going on. there were two audiences here, the swing senators and the public. >> as we await the start of the trial, the president's personal attorney turns on john bolton and rudy guilliani, now calling t...

Heard from the "new york times" late last night is changing the political landscape for swing senators. if they voted against witnesses now, they would be taking a chance that in a few weeks, they would look like participants in a cover-up. the fact that they now have good reason to believe that there is someone close to the president who is willing to admit there was a quid pro quo, i think, changes their political calculation. now, there are those who will argue it doesn't matter if there is a quid pro quo. we're hearing that argument out of the white house. but i don't believe every senator...