this is not a bailout of the insurers. what this money is used for is to help low income people afford deductibles and co-pays so their health care is available to them. joining us from washington. jacqueline, good to have you back with us. congress trying to take up the issue of health care in order to address president trump s decision to stop the cost sharing provisions of obamacare. explain to us what impact, if any, does adding this to congress s plate have on the rest of the agenda. this list of what congress has to do, president trump keeps adding to just seems to be growing by the week. absolutely. lawmakers have a very long to do list. one of the biggest items being the budgets.
nobody has more respect for women than me. this came just eight days after the hollywood access tape. rex tillerson is denying tension between himself and the president. in a new interview also refusing to say whether he once called the president a moron. nbc s kelly o donnell has the latest. reporter: the nation s top diplomat being diplomatic. the president s a very unconventional person. as we all know in terms of how he communicates and likes to create action. secretary of state rex tillerson out front defending himself in part by attacking washington. this is a town that seems to relish on the gossip rumor, innuendo, feed on it. feed on it in a destructive way. one uncomfortable word, moron, causing tillerson grief. not going to dignify the question. question follows reports by nbc news tillerson called the president a moron after a july
i don t work that way: i don t deal that way. i m not going to deal with that question. i m not playing. these are the games of washington. i m not. i m not playing. i m not digging that. jacqueline, good morning to you. good to have yo with us. in an interview, secretary of state refusing to answer that question that has been dodging him for the last couple of weeks, did he or did he not call president trump a moron. is this nonanswer by tillerson in the world of washington politics and speak, is that revealing at the relationship between trump and himself, the fact he would have come out and absolutely denied it. and do you think in some ways. it s problematic. it s unclear if he didn t call the president a moron why he wouldn t just come out and say that. whether he did is obviously very
planting mcnuggets. today is act unveiling a magnificent tax plan. going to give you people back a lot of cash. that s all i m focused on, but also what about bob corker. little bob corker. some politician that s going to be on the quarter some day. he could actually be on a quarter. he could take a nap on the quarter. he so small and i hate doing small jokes. this guy is so small. a dermatologist found him on a mole. okay. he decided not to seek re-election. tennessee republican does know a thing or two about staying relevant in donald trump s washington. after creating headlines and attention on cable news for saying president trump s
to fix the party is not be there, but be outside in the country. that s right. and to be outside attacking washington. now, it s interesting because marco rubio is trying to be both, and he actually has the ability to be both because he s only been there for a couple years. why the flop sweat? why is he so nervous? i think that s a pretty big moment no, you have seen him give national speeches on the convention floor, he s been fantastic do you have an answer why he was so nervous and sweaty? i don t think he was nervous. he was tired. he had just given an 18-minute response earlier, two minutes before, and speaking 35 minutes straight is pretty tough for someone. i think he was tired. i think he was really thirsty. it wasn t flop sweat. everybody else thinks flop sweat. thank you, steve mcmahon. and you re being loyal, john feehery. the debate continues, gentlemen, even after we re off the air, and you can take part. visit our blog at hardballblog.msnbc.com. or find us