Thats where they are right now. Theyre negotiating behind the scenes. Leaders have told me they will get there, they feel like the votes are there, as long as they line everything up. As it currently stands as of this moment. They are still working to lock all that in just a few short days before theyre expected to take that vote. You talk about rubio saying hes a no vote. Is that a bluff . Is that a negotiation tactic . Reporter theres an element of that, but something thats not knew, leaders were surprised by this hardline stance senator rubio has been talking about the refundability piece of this for a long time. His amendment to try to change that, failed. He was told that there could be no increase of the Corporate Tax rate to try to pay for things. Republican leaders have agreed to increase the Corporate Tax rate to pay for things. Thats where this all came from. Some behind the scenes frustration they werent willing to address this. Heres what im told at this moment, gop leaders
Affect virtually everyone in the country and would be the president s first legislative victory. A vote could come as early as next week. All of a sudden, there are some stumbling blocks. Youve been talking to republican sources, what are they telling you about where this bill stands right now. Republican leaders were sent scrambling today. They have a handful of other senators. Marco rubio coming out as a firm no vote on the bill you also have sudsen collins who hasnt committed one way or the other. Bob corker, none of his issues have been addressed. Jeff flake on the fence as well, Senate Republican leaders announced they had a deal in principle on wednesday. A deal does not make a bill. Thats where they are right now. Leaders have told me they will get there, they feel like the votes are there, as long as they line everything up. As it currently stands as of this moment. Theyre working to lock all that in, a few short days before theyre expected to take that vote. You talk about rub
Just five hours ago, think of it, the president s biggest problem was a book that is still days away from going on sale in bookstores. Then came the bombshell late today, an anonymous oped in the New York Times titled i am part of the resistance inside the trump administration. That pretty much says it all. The tiemps says the author is a Senior Administration official known to the papers editors and whose job would be jeopardized by the disclosure of their identity. They first called the source a he on social media but then dialed that back and assigned no gender officially. Its an unsparing indictment of the president , a dire assessment of the crisis under way every day in the oval office. The author writes, quote, President Trump is facing a test to his presidency unlike any faced by a modern american leader. The dilemma that he does not fully dpraps is that many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda an
President anonymously and in print as this president is fond of saying, the likes of which we have never seen before. In the course of just this one day, the president called for a tightening of libel laws, called out an employee for possible treason and asked a newspaper to hand over someones name. Just five hours ago, think of it, the president s biggest problem was a book that is still days away from going on sale in bookstores. Then came the bombshell late today, an anonymous oped in the New York Times titled i am part of the resistance inside the trump administration. That pretty much says it all. The tiemps says the author is a Senior Administration official known to the papers editors and whose job would be jeopardized by the disclosure of their identity. They first called the source a he on social media but then dialed that back and assigned no gender officially. Its an unsparing indictment of the president , a dire assessment of the crisis under way every day in the oval offic
Of saying, the likes of which we have never seen before. In the course of just this one day, the president called for a tightening of libel laws, called out an employee for possible treason and asked a newspaper to hand over someones name. Just five hours ago, think of it, the president s biggest problem was a book that is still days away from going on sale in bookstores. Then came the bombshell late today, an anonymous oped in the New York Times titled i am part of the resistance inside the trump administration. That pretty much says it all. The tiemps says the author is a Senior Administration official known to the papers editors and whose job would be jeopardized by the disclosure of their identity. They first called the source a he on social media but then dialed that back and assigned no gender officially. Its an unsparing indictment of the president , a dire assessment of the crisis under way every day in the oval office. The author writes, quote, President Trump is facing a test