Back. Overnight weve seen the president evolve his thinking to now advocate for the Death Penalty and, regardless, both of these statements are somewhat inappropriate and unprecedented just in terms of what a president traditionally would say, which is to restrain from offering this sort of commentary. It is in keep with the kind of public persona that donald trump has cultivated over many, many years in public life of trying to show himself to be strong and tough and have this steely resolve. But hes not a commentator anymore. Hes the president of the United States. So theres a different standard, and his words carry a different weight. Theres an obliviousness to the fact that he sits atop the federal government. A federal government whose Justice System he described yesterday as a Laughing Stock and a joke. Well, the comment to first it just shows his total lack of rigor in making any
pronouncements. This is someone who revels in his unpreparedness. Its an improvisational act. Theres
Last issue that most republicans in the congress can agree on. They are all for tax cuts, thats part of what it is to be a republican i think. Is there anyway that this this doesnt pass . A very narrow majority in the senate, there are benefits in this tax code now that would have to be stricken to make room for the cuts, so you dont have a big blowout in terms of the budget and so they will be fiercely supported and defended by those affected. It wont be easy, not with a narrow majority of the kind that we have now among republicans. Democrats by large do not favor tax cuts, particularly tax cuts they will inevitably say benefit the rich. Its not that easy sl for this reason. For one thing, every time you pass tax cuts and you are the president tonight say theyre going to increase the number of people in the zero bracket, you
have fewer and fewer people actually playing texas. That is fewer and fewer people who stand to gain when taxes are cut because it is simply a mathematical truis
Interesting. Solid conservative, excellent legislator. I think es hes one of these people you want in congress. A person of tremendous integrity whether you agree with him or disagree. He knows full well hes going to face a primary opponent and trump will campaign against him but in the land of barry gold water, were going to see now a defiant and Maverick Mccain and someone in flake with this book and his campaign is going to elevate conservativism again. The ultimately they need to find a way to govern. The to go to voters to say give us your trust to move the country in a new direction. Thats not just about the economy and the governments intervention in the economy. So you have the republicans making a move towards conscience or so they say and chris, you
have this other blow to the president in the form of a lawsuit, former d. C. Cop accusing fox news of manufacturing a story, using the death of a dnc staffer to distract from the Russia Investigation. We talked to the donor at the
That all happening all at once. Maybe its a coincidence, maybe thats what happens when the charges start to get filed. They all interrelate. They must be at least some level read into whats going on in muellers shop, we would hope. This all looks like its designed to protect donald trump. Not get at the meat and potatoes of what russia did to us. I feel like so much of what were seeing is it to protect donald trump i dont know maybe im a little paranoid thinking that is disturbing. None of us are naive. But the part of it that i have been a little bit dismayed by is that its one thing for people who are partisans of the trump
administration or who are republicans and see it as their job to defend the president , to say, you know what, this collusion thing didnt happen. What russia did was terrible. We are against that. But Dont Try To Drag Donald Trump into this, dont try youre saying that he was involved in this to try to undercut his election. He won his election fair and square. And
That does it for the beat tonight. You can always find us on facebook at the the beat with ari. Hardball has promised is up next. Finding more, lets play hardball. Good evening, im chris mat use. San francisco, roy moore republican colleagues, a new powerful voice that has weighed in. United states Attorney General and former senior senator from alabama, Jeff Sessions joined a number of his former colleagues in saying he has no reason to doubt the women who have accused u. S. Senate candidate roy moore of Sexual Misconduct allegations moore denies. Heres the Attorney General. I took the liberty of reviewing federal crimes against children, particularly those dealing with sexual or physical abuse. As you well know, lee coughman, wendy miller, debby watson gibson and Beverly Young nelson, these young women have accused this individual, judge moore, who is running for a federal office, the United States senate, of child sexual activity. Do you believe these young women . I am have no reas