officer tried to remove him, he started swinging his arms violently, eventually causing his own fall. witnesses, however, dispute that claim. president trump s agriculture secretary set to be officially sworn into office later this morning. senate officially confirmed sonny perdue by vote of 87-11. meanwhile, the president is expected to sign an executive order promoting agriculture and rural prosperity snoou. the border what was was an integral part of the president s spending bill but now the white house seems to be backing down from plans it be funded immediately. president trump is open to getting funding for the border wall this fall. the initial $1.4 billion had become a sticking point in avoiding a government shutdown, which could still happen saturday. the president s 100th day in office. how confident are you that that will not be a shutdown? can you guarantee there will not
so, let s throw everything at them, give them the razzle dazzle, a great show and see if that moves the poll numbers. reporter: white house officials say expect the president to roll out several more executive orders this week. officials adding they re determined to keep the government open even if it requires a short-term extension to the funding bill. kristen welker, thank you for that. we are learning more details about the president s turn away from the wall and health care and towards tax reform, ordering his staff to come up with a plan to slash the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%, which an independent estimate says will come at an cost of $2.4 trillion to the federal government over ten years. according to wall street journal, president trump told aides it was less important to him that such a plan could add to the federal budget deficit, making it a tougher sell for some conservative members. the prospect of deficit finance tax cuts has congressional republicans plan
in who americans to want see in control of congress is just four points. 47% to 43% for republican control. barely any change from october. and the twitter account of the jimmy carter presidential library took a not so subtle dig at president trump yesterday tweeting this, jimmy carter s first 100 days, laws passed, 22. executive orders, 16. approval rating, 63%. like president trump, carter s party had control of both chambers of congress. the u.s. state department after facing heavy ethics criticism yesterday. the post which first appeared april 4th on the state department-run website shareamerica.gov described mar-a-lago as trump s flores state where he hosted foreign leaders and, quote, by visiting this winter white house, trump is belatedly filling mar-a-lago s original designer. the post was retweeted by
water is such a precious resource up here that we also are cleaning up our urine and making it drinkable. and it s really not as bad as it sounds. well, that s good. i m glad to hear that. better you than me. okay. well, this is a breakfast show, right? the president going a little off script during his congrat laer to congratulations with nasa astronaut peggy whitson as they discuss life. describing her 430th day in space. her record is only set to get bigger as she s not scheduled to return to earth until september. the president who was joined in the oval office by daughter ivanka and kate reubens used that call to set an ambitious call for man s exploration of the heavens. trump urging nasa to speed up the timeline to get humans on mars, quote, at worst, during my second term. former president barack obama made his return to public
but thank you for sharing. that s frustrating. still ahead, president trump shows flexibility over his border wall as republicans work to define his campaign promise. plus, new polling shows americans confidence in the president s ability to improve health care is slipping. we ll diehl dg into those numbe next. hey, need fast heartburn relief? try cool mint zantac. it releases a cooling sensation in your mouth and throat. zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. nexium can take 24 hours. try cool mint zantac.