something like tax reform done, they re going to need every republican senator, where there is not a lot of room for error. these advisors understand that this is difficult. maybe bob corker is trying to grab a headline on the way out the door. when you look at how this headline started, when you look at the conversations you have been having here, this is a significant moment here, the president feels victorious, and sarah sanders pointed to what she describes as how this moment will be judged in history. and i was also struck by the response that everybody in the white house is trying to be more civil, as she put it, everybody thinks they can do a better job, that s just hours after bob corker and his comments. this is not something that s going to change, donald trump is going to continue to be donald trump, so don t expect that will
recollect fig, fighting the swamp. i think he sees it as a source of strength when the headlines are about no one is criticizing a president like this. i think he likes that tension. i think he likes that drama. i think it is absolutely true if you look at this in terms of jeopardsi jeopar jeopardizing his ability to get tax reform done, it absolutely does. i think it is more instinct than strategy. but i think the instinct with trump is that the things a president needs to do to move in a traditional legislative agenda he thinks those would read to people who elected him as kissing the rings of the establishment and of the people who are in the swamp. so he likes ultimately i think his instinct is to choose this kind of conflict over getting something done legislatively. have we perhaps overstated how much this president cares about his legislative agenda?
to bring up because as the president is arriving there and capitol hill to sit down with senators to hash out the plan of the stock market is soaring. set another record high today. right now, the biggest gain since september in the american stock market. jessica: i completely agree that if they get tax reform done, we are going to have a much harder time come 2018 and 2020. everybody knows that. republican s absolutely need it. and they need a big win, the health care thing was a complete debacle. they absolutely need this. looking back to the point, that something the new york times did as well, the washington post. this is what bob corker was talking about just this morning. trump has a problem with the truth. sandra: that s mainstream media. the president has a fierce exchange with words with senator bob corker earlier toda today. corker is at that lunch, by the way. so this is going to get really interesting really fast. the president arriving on capitol hill as you just s
no ill will or did they ignore each other or what? seems like there was not a lot of interaction between those specific senators that you mentioned and the president. we heard that in the room, he got multiple standing ovations, the president and lawmakers seem to be in good spirits and fired up to try to get tax reform done, to try to put their differences aside. the environment up here on capitol hill has not been a lot of fun for the republican lawmakers that are wondering what the republicans in the white house and republicans leading the white house and the senate an not getting things done. mitch mcconnell talked about this getting this done. anything that all republicans think are important to the country and our party is comprehensive tax reform. the issue itself brings about great unity among our members. so we re concentrating on the agenda that we have for the
exchange. health plans, the ability to sell across state lines, expanding health statement accounts. lawrence: that s not going to happen. here s the problem. i think, and kennedy noted that this, when you just want to get something done. if you pass this piece of legislation, then were still going to be there. harris: is much as we talk about steve bannon, it s the current president who looked at senator heller and said you wanted to have in a compliment are not? they were all sitting around the table and they were all talking. they were talking about this issue. he said you are not going to have a job. kennedy: if they get tax reform done, and the more tax reform on health care, the less time they have. stop fighting the health care fight, get taxes done, let the economy grow. when you have a win, then go