injuries. back to politics, and the white house remaining optimistic about its timeline for tax reform. here's what omb director mick mulvaney said in an interview moments ago. >> we're hearing now that the house may go ahead and either take the senate amendments or move very quickly to accept the senate amendments and we may save as many as 10 or 12 legislative days, a big deal, sounds like not much when you're here the end of october, but in the congressional calendar, that's a long time and it really does buy us more time and more opportunity to get this done before the end of the year. >> okay. and let's go to the controversy that started with president trump's condolence call to a gold star widow earlier this week. and joining me now, republican strategist robert trainer and marjorie clifton, welcome to you both. robb robert, you first here, would you say the president got off on the wrong foot with this call to start la david johnson's family? >> these are tough calls. clearly the family is grieving. they frankly some as i read, the