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he didn t endorse donald trump before. he hasn t been a fan of him. he has been critical. this takes it to a new level. he s going to keep going out on that limb that he s been going out on. it s not just donald trump that he s taking on here. he takes aim at mitch mcconnell and paul ryan and accuses leaders of party before country. a stunning thing where he talks about dealing with what has gone on in the spring of 2017. he s had a determined suspension of faculties and tremendous powers of denial. what s striking to me here, kate, some of this reflects what you know republicans, as you know, on the hill feel privately, but haven t come out and said that. many republicans have a problem with the way he does things. donald trump being president is problematic for them, but better than hillary clinton. here in this book, you have jeff
role. the word of the white house is the staff will report to general kelly. does that apply to the family, jared and ivanka? it s funny you ask. is that is the question. it s different than the deli counter. i ll have a half pound of salami. i don t think so. if she wants to go in and see her father, she is going to. if her husband wants to, he is going to. when it comes to policy, i bet because of what they have been through, i bet when it comes to any kind of policy or political play, they will go to general kelly. fascinating. one republican senator calling out his party for legitimizing president trump. why jeff flake says the gop is in denial. the president of venezuela
my party is in denial about donald trump, the headline of a piece by republican senator jeff flake. he s pointing the finger at himself and fellow republicans. republicans all but ensured the rise of donald trump and writes maintaining an unnerving silence is an advocation and those in position of leadership bear responsibility. brianna is joining me with more on this. why is jeff flake taking a stand and how are folks reacting? we are going to see how they are reacting as senators come to the policy lunches. he s reacting to this because he s never been a fan of donald trump to begin with. it s pretty mutual, right? president trump, the white house, threatened to primary jeff flake. he is vulnerable politically, a vulnerable senate seat.
flake and in this op-ed in politico arguing that can lead to victories. he lays it out in many different ways throughout the piece and in the book. brianna, also on big news that s faced capitol hill and paralyzed capitol hill at the moment, some republican senators are saying they want to move on from health care, time to move on to tax reform and other things. president trump is threatening he doesn t want them to move on. he s threatening to end obamacare subsidies, go to insurance companies to help lower incomes with coverage. do we know where it stands with the president? reporter: we do not know. we are told to expect a decision on that this week. this is critical. these subsidies to insurance companies are part of what makes obamacare work. so, if the white house were to suspend them, which is something republicans never proposed to do