senator strange and will support him in the runoff. the white house has knowledge that i don t and i m not allowed to comment on political elections that are ongoing. i am not going to weigh in. i m sorry, i can t comment from behind the podium about elections that are upcoming. my other question is a political question as well. two united states senators heller of nevada, and jeff flake of arizona face spirited primary challenges. state representative justin simmons, a strong supporter of the president in pennsylvania declared his accountsy against congressman charlie dent, who announced his retirement on friday. will the white house back challengers to signature republicans in the primary? again i m not going to weigh in on elections that are ongoing from the podium. that s something that the hatch act prohibits me from being able to do. james.
what convinced had imto want responsible immigration reform? i think the president always wanted responsible immigration reform, something that is important for the country moving forward. but he also wants to make sure american jobs are protected, american citizens are protected. that s why it can t be just one piece but comprehensive. trey sn. thanks sarah. earlier you referenced two things about the former fbi director james kemme. first you said the leaking of information likely could have been illegal. you went on to say something that could be looked at. are you encouraging is this white house encouraging the department of justice to investigate the former fbi director james comey for leaking information? no. as i told halle, this is anybody that breaks the law. whatever that process is that needs to be followed should certainly be looked at if they determine that that s the course of action to take, then they should certainly do that. but i m not here to ever direct d.
i don t believe james kemme. they start from the premise that comey is telling the truth even if they criticize him. even if they suggest i think one of the strangest things, too, kemme should have been the one to instruct the president in how these things work. paul ryan is going to say well he s just new at this. how can we expect him to know our laws and our system of government. they are continually enabling him. i was watching you with tom ricks. i love tom ricks. and i was excited when he said he was on the missic. he made good point about checks and balances but the most important check or balance is congress. as long as you have people like paul ryan in charge who are willing to say he s just new at this, give him a chance when we are learning about obstruction of justice at minimum the system isn t working lawrence, it s just not. i guess it s a question of how patient are we, with the workings of the checks and
they are going to learn the hard way. eventually anyone who works with donald trump gets screwed. they are going to get screwed too, it is a just a matter of time. joan, as we come to the ends of this momentous week, there is so much to comment on. by the way, both of you feel free to pull anything out of the whole week. but i am actually struck by how small and and how few republicans have stepped forward to in any way defend donald trump. more stepped forward to say there are things about james comey i don t like. right. but even they did is not say i don t believe james kemme. they start from the premise that comey is telling the truth even if they criticize him. even if they suggest i think one of the strangest things, too, kemme should have been the one to instruct the president in how these things work. paul ryan is going to say well he s just new at this. how can we expect him to know our laws and our system of government.