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Some stuff done moving forward. >> and mitch mcconnell very clearly saying there are not the votes. thank you, sir. we'll see you in about 20 minutes. senate democrats laying out conditions for working with the gop on tax reform but many demands will be hard for republicans to meet. in a letter 45 senate democrats outlined three priorities for tax reform. for one, no tax cuts for the 1%. two, it won't add to the deficit and lastly it won't use the fast track process known as reconciliation. >> democrats are open to a bipartisan discussion on tax reform, but it has to be truly bipartisan. not...

The economy end of the day is what got trump elected. it's one of those things that really resonated with people. particularly in those blue states that he turned red. so if that -- if that sort of optimism continues, good news for republicans across the board who would be in charge of executing some of these issues that are stalled right now. tax reform. infrastructure. which they don't agree on. we should say. and no guarantee trump's tax reform package or infrastructure wouldn't add to the deficit and face resistance, but it is definitely in his interests and the republican party's interest...

And i think clans lor merkel is showing that that is not clear. you have an alliance, and the president, not criticizing vladimir putin, but criticizing our german al lies, germany, the central economic power in europe, and the ur biggest trading power, it just doesn't add up? >> i think what the president doesn't seem to understand is that almost everything the united states tries to achieve in the world is more achievable, more affordable and more achievable, and it is america's closest friends, our allies, that volunteer to help us achieve those things in what he is doing and the way he goe...

Like $800 billion. the president promised on the campaign trail no core social security cuts, no core medicare cuts, no core medicaid cuts. but you can see them there in this bill. it also assumes some pretty lofty goals here, 3% growth rate, the gop health care bil passes, and that tax cuts won't add to deficit. it does arrive at balanced budget, a fiscal hawk's dream over about ten years, but takes these projections and assumptions to get there. there's a biting op ed in the "washington post" right now from larry summers, who used to be treasury secretary for the democrats, and he says that ...

You are right, you can't add in something ancillary. >> president trump wants to break up the ninth district court. can he??ri >> he can if he goes through legislation. what he can do is change it ideologically. what happens is when vacancies occur moving forward, he appoints judges that align with him ideologically. that slowly but surely shifts the vote. we see the ninth circuit becoming more liberal if he takes advantage of more vacancies. so don't go through the congress, it will take forever and likely fail. thanks for the insight. next, something totally different. pamela anderson is dat...