promised to introduce ten specific pieces of legislation in his first 100 days and fight for their passage. we re going to have the biggest tax cut since ronald reagan. the repeal and replace obama care act. impenetrable, tall, powerful, physical, beautiful southern border wall. we will cancel every obama illegal executive order. but republicans control the white house and both chambers of congress, and they have failed to pass any significant piece of legiation. the obamacare repeal was yanked from the house floor. mr. trump s travel ban is stalled in the courts, and tax reform has been pushed from the summer to the end of the year. his one big accomplishment, the confirmation of supreme court justice neil gorsuch was largely delivered by mitch mcconnell.
why is this affecting you so much, bakari? are you all right? yeah. yeah. that was a tough day for us all. yeah. yeah. the president has seen a lot of tragedy. yeah. and had to deal with of course the economic recession. you know, those of us who have been in elected office during our time and after our time, there will always be those who say i wish you had done this, done that, the other thing. frankly, i wish congress had supported the american jobs act. i wish congress would stop trying to repeal the affordable care act, the one that brought 7 million african-americans health care who did not have it before, rising incomes for african-americans. and that list can go on. you know, i think until you have been in that kind of situation, it is really hard to judge. but you do the best you can with
way down to 477 by the time he leaves, he is also going to have close to a 60% public approval rating. so he is a beloved figure. now the fact of the matter is america has been a little bit center, center right, so it s been hard for president obama to develop the legs lative record he wants. we are going to have to see what happens to the obama care act. but he is leaving with a squeaky clean ethical record and parents all across america can say i want my kid to he dro up to be like barack obama. much what have looked like president obama s legacy a couple of months ago is now in jeopardy. obama care, green fuel, climate change initiatives. will any of it survive, do you think? a couple of things, first of all, it takes to know what a president s legacy is. you can t believe we are talking about it this early? no, i can t believe it. but it s okay.
deliver his message. and if you miss the message on television, the white house has promised that you ll find it on facebook, twitter, and even in your inbox. after an early fumble with the rollout, this is president obama on offense. driving hard to penetrate the gop defensive line. and he is playing to win. joining me now is ari melber, co-host of msnbc s the cycle and correspondent for the nation. suze kim, national reporter for msnbc. tara dowell, who is the democratic strategist, and susan del percio, republican strategist and contributor for msnbc. thank you all for being here. so susie, you re a first-time nerd at our table today. talk to me, is this what offense looks like? because we certainly know what defense about the obama care act looks like. is this sort of the president going out and saying, oh, yeah, it is obama care? i mean, i m obama and i care. i think, definitely, the fact that he s committed the next three weeks to every single day, hammering this message home