Structure structures in our political system, as envisioned by the founders, that sometimes theyre going to disadvantage democrats, but the truth of the matter is, is that if we have a strong message, if were speaking to what the American People care about, typically you know, the popular vote and the Electoral College vote will align, and i guess part of my overall message here as i leave for the holidays is that if we looked for one explanation or one silver bullet, or one easy fix for our politics, then were probably
initiative and School Nutrition program is a greater threat to democracy than our government going after the press if theyre issuing a story we dont like. I mean thats an issue that i think weve got to wrestle with. And we will. People asked me how do you feel after the election . I say well, look, this is a clarifying moment. Its a useful reminder that voting counts, politics counts, what the President Elect is going to be doing is going to be very different than what
Feel your party, the Democratic Party does not Pay Attention to them any more you are more concerned with what bathroom people go into, to how they earn a living . What is the message. Very fair question. One, you give me credit. Its about 1 10. Its not a bad rate for me. Look, if we were going back in history to the 30s and 40s, and you asked the average working person, which party is the party of the Working Class in america . Overwhelmingly, people would have said it was the Democratic Party. Today people do not say that. And for good reason. No. When we talk about the greed on wall street, it wean the the republicans alone who did it, they did it with democrats. It was a democratic administration, not a republican
administration, that brought forth nafta, i think the democrats have got to make a fundamental choice, chris, that is which side are they on . You cannot be on the side of wall street, of the Drug Companies and the Insurance Companies and the big money and go to Working P
Destruction. This is threatening a feud between the top agencies and the President Elect white house. Were getting phew reaction from moscow. Well get to that in a moment. Lets bring in eugene scott and tom lobianco. Good morning. The strategy behind this statement. Just three sentences. Unsigned. What what is the the calculation here from the trump folks . Its a continuation of Donald Trumps message during the campaign that he believes he knows more than the Intelligence Community. Thats a hard sell to make at this point, given that we know he only is getting about once a week president Daily Briefs Gnat would give him more information about National Security globally. That statement is inaccurate. These are not the same people that were heading the departments when the Bush Administration was in place. This is new information and new revelations about what is happening abroad. Tom, i talk t about the
possibility that this would cause a feud between the Intelligence Community and the
Lets face it. The big show is going to be the Supreme Court. And i think also the planned parenthood funding. Some republicans are squishy on that. One other thing he said this morning that will cause concerns on the hill from his party was talking about a border tax, instituting a border tax on companies that ship jobs overseas. Thats something when he talked about that after the election, republicans were running away from that. Majority leader of the house, Kevin Mccarthy warned it could start a trade war. Paul ryan started to distance himself from that saying well worry about doing this in a larger tax reform bill. Trump today made it very clear that he wants to go that route. As president , you do have fairly wide latitude to impose tariffs. Does he carry through with some of those threats . I agree with karen. A lot of stuff is symbolic. We knew tpp was dead. A symbolic move. When we get into details of legislative push on obamacare and Supreme Court nominee and on doing things l
Including the staff the the congressional black caucus, and staff throughout various committees. Weve used this work period as an opportunity to invite staffers from both sides of the aisle to come to the white house and discuss shared priorities and find Common Ground on the way forward. And were not just reaching out to capitol hill. We have actively engaged with key leaders and policy makers around the country. Its critical to gather information from states and from people throughout the country rather than just leaders in washington. So to discuss specific action he can take. They leaders, many of whom represent some of the countrys largest manufacturers, Cabinet Members and key aides of the president s staff. The Working Group will engage in a deepdive conversation on the attendees specific areas of expertise. Topics of discussion include deregulation, tax and trade, and infrastructu
infrastructure. After the gripes conclude their discussion, the president s it is staff will compi