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>> people have been stalking about repeal and replace for seven years. long before i ever decided to be doing what i'm doing. seven years they've been talking repeal and replace. and it didn't happen. and not only didn't happen, it was a surprise. and it was a horrible surprise. it was very unfair to the republican party and very unfair to the people of this country. so i was not impressed. >> well let's talk about this now with tara setmeyer former communications director for representative dana rohrbacher of california. jack, let me start with you, before we get to mitch mcconnell i want to ...

Concerning to me. we have not had any major cabinet confirmations not confirmed in many, many years. many administrations. the democrats are definitely going to put up a good fight. some political kabuki theater going on. short of scandals. it is reported that some of the nominees have not been fully vetted or disclosures reviewed yet. that is problematic. sometimes in that process before they get before the senate, they bow out. like linda chavez. it will be interesting. there will be nothing dull about the confirmation hearings coming up. that's for sure. >> tara setmeyer and scott boldin, t...

We all know that. there will have to be tension and some balance there. i think the democrats will have to go hard on things that they believe are non negotiable like planned parenthood and sessions. take their best shots to get moderate republicans to support them. you will see them take their shots. >> you mentioned sessions. his confirmation hearing on tuesday. as you look ahead to the next week, a lot of confirmation hearings, tara. what do you anticipate will happen? >> if it is any indication with chuck schumer and others said, it will be contentious. they will use the hearings as levera...

>> what do you think, tara? do you think republicans, obviously donald trump has the advantage having republicans in the house and senate, do you think they push something like this through given the cost and price? >> this is actually a bit tricky when it comes to funding. i worked on capitol hill for years and immigration and federal law enforcement issues. i know how complicated it can be. in 2013 there was a bill proposing a $46 billion border security bill over ten years. that is $4.6 billion a year. that was voted down in congress. that was with republicans. it is very tricky when you ge...

Kellyanne conway and jennifer palmieri, clinton's communications director, attended this forum meant to recount history. instead, it turned ugly. >> if providing a platform for white supremacists makes me a brilliant tactician, i'm glad to have laws. i would rather lose than win the way you guys did. >> do you think i ran a campaign where white supremacists had a platform? you going to look me in the face and tell me that? >> you did. you did. >> do you think i could have just had a decent message for white working class voters? i can tell you're angry but wow. hash tag, he's your president. h...