Selfcongratulatory, but he asked ben carson to read a prayer. Reporter thats right. That was certainly an unusual moment, and andrea, there have been a number of unusual moments in these Cabinet Meetings. Youll remember the first one when the president went around the table and had all his cabinet secretaries effectively thank him for the job that he was doing. In this meeting, though, in addition to that prayer that you just talked about, the president touted the fact that this is going to be the biggest tax cut, he is hailing it, in history. The president also praising his cabinet for all of their work. A number of successes he has said occurred in his first year in office. And he also talked a little about Foreign Policy. The fact that nikki haley having some stern words at the u. N. Effectively taking numbers and names of those who break with the u. S. At a time when the United States President Trump has said is funding a lot of the efforts abroad. Make no mistake, andrea, the focu
In a discotecha or in a nightclub or on a yacht. And all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes with the passage today of the republican tax bill, the partys Central Economic message over the past nine years has been definitively exposed for what it really was all along. Sheer, aggressively cynical, bad faith. The next time a republican tells you the deficit is their number one priority, you will know ahead of time they are lying about that. Taking a victory lap outside the white house this afternoon, republicans celebrated their single big legislative achievement this year, one they hope will keep them in power next fall. The president is already taking credit for boosting the economy into overdrive. Hasnt been done in 34 years, but actually really hasnt been done, because we broke every record. We have companies pouring back into our country, and that means jobs and it really means the formation of new, young, beautiful, strong companies. So thats going to be
Lets bring in our senior White House Correspondent jim acosta. Also from capitol hill Phil Mattingly. Jim, first to you, whats the reaction. So far youre hearing the president clearly was very, very thrilled by this development. Thats right. The president was touting this victory earlier this morning at the white house meeting with his cabinet. This is now a signature legislative achievement for President Trump, no question about it. But instead of selling this policy before passing it, they passed it and now theyll have to sell it and thats what you heard from the House Speaker on the morning talk shows and thats where what you heard from the president this morning with his cabinet. Heres what he had to say about this tax cut package being passed. The passage of the massive tax cuts and reform. Theres a lot of reform in there but the tax cuts supersede and i said very specifically use the word tax cuts. For 34 years theyve been trying to do this and they havent and they used the word
Republican record when it comes to the economy. That the republicans wrote this bill to pay off their biggest donors. Plus, a new warning to the president not to fire Robert Mueller. And why this guy is the poster child for the tax bill. I want my shirts to be able to be worn in the board room or in a discotecha or in a nightclub or on a yacht. And all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes with the passage today of the republican tax bill, the partys Central Economic message over the past nine years has been definitively exposed for what it really was all along. Sheer, aggressively cynical, babad faith. The next time a republican tells you the deficit is their number one priority, you will know ahead of time they are lying about that. Taking a victory lap outside the white house this afternoon, republicans celebrated their single big legislative achievement this year, one they hope will keep them in power next fall. The president is already taking credit for b