Sean, you talked about how the manufacturing too complicated. Does he still feel that way, and whether he feels this is complicated or not, is there something within the Administration One way or another about whether the president , the administration, wants to see this in or out of the tax package . Theres several pieces to that. Ill try to impact. That counts as, like, eight questions. No, no. First of all, im meeting on thursday. This is going to be a really historic opportunity for ceos to come in and talk to members of the white house staff and others through various agencies about how we can create jobs, how regulations are stifling, economic growth, and i think well have further details on that, but this is going to be a real interesting opportunity to really create a dialogue. I think in a manner that hasnt been done before, but im not going to get ahead of myself on this. Where we can really discuss some of the inhibitors to job creation, job retraining, what do we need for American Workers to get them ahead of the curve . With respect to specific policy positions, i think the president has been very clear that the next couple of weeks we expect to have a tax plan that gets out there. That is being worked on continuously. So im not going to get in front of that. While the ceos are here, im sure beyond some of the things, thats an opportunity for them to express what some of those policies are that are both helping them create jobs and grow as an economy and also inhibiting them. Lets let that conversation play out. Yes. Thank you, sean. My name is raquel from tv global news, brazil. I have a question from brazil right now about whats going to happen with the relationship between the two countries with the new administration. Especially as it relates to immigration and also to trade deals. Does President Trump also plan to review policies bilateral policies with trade deals, and also my second question, how does the administration see the current struggle economic and political turmoil in brazil . One more question. Of course. President trump is and look at the various services whether its Financial Services or manufacturing and that they reflect the current state of play. This isnt any one country i think the press made clear throughout the campaign and subsequent that he wants to review every trade deal that make sure america and American Workers are maintaining the best trade deal possible. I think thats a question for the department of state. Is that the first meeting is that a routine briefing but because of the nature of it it is happening in the situation room. Is that with staff . Staff. I think general mcmasters going to be here at noon today. We move fast, but i think that we need to give him a few days probably to get his team together. The president was obviously very pleased with the selection. I think when you saw the bipartisan support that general mcmaster received from the variety of the political spectrum, people who have served in republicans and democrats, academics, pundits, columnists, you know that he made an outstanding choice. We want to get him show him around the office a little bit, then get him going. When we have a date to announce the next meeting well let you know. Whats the president s goal for the joint address next week . I think ill have a further update as the week goes on. The president will lay out i think two main things weve come and where were going. I think that he is very pleased with the progress that he has made so far in the first month in office and i think it is an opportunity to remind members of congress and the American People what he promised them on the campaign trail, what hes done already in a very significant way to achieve and fulfill those promises that he made, but also talk about the challenges that we have as a nation and where were going. Thats everything from our relationship with other countries in this world to some of the various domestic problems that we face. The challenges that we face in cities, health care, education. But the president wants to make sure that the American People have a very clear indication as to where he is taking this country and as to why he will enact the policies he will enact. George. Thanks a lot, sean. Let me ask you a question about the Vice President s european trip. Im curious whether he received any commitments from our european allies to commit more in terms of their financial contribution to nato. I think several of them. I saw chancellor merkels comments previous to that noting that they understand that the u. S. Is asking for that commitment. Look, were one of the only countries theres a handful that are doing what nato requires, which is 2 of gdp. Some are 1. 2 , 1. 3 , 1. 5 , but some are below that. We need to ask them to do what they agreed to do. Weve had a mostly positive reaction from most of these nato countries that understand the financial commitment that they agreed to is something that they need to live up to. I think the Vice President continued to receive assurances much as the president has through his foreign leader calls where people understand it and are willing to follow through on it. Is it an ongoing process . Of course it is. We need to follow up to make sure the commitments theyre making in person or to the Vice President are being followed up on. Dhs memos today. Obviously these immigration enforcementments cost money. Hiring more agents. Right. Do you envision that the current budget is sufficient . I think right now ice and dhs are looking at what this is going to cost and how much in putting a request together, then figuring out how much can be handled through reallocation of resources and how much we can save in maybe another area. On a different matter, there was an election record report out today that the president raised more Small Campaign donations in 2016 than either Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders combined. Did he have a reaction to that . I dont know. I would actually probably go through the rnc for that. Thats a political matter that we generally dont discuss. The national citing reliable sources that the Administration Today will rescind obama era guidance al w allowing transgender kids to use right now thats an issue that the department of justice and department of education are addressing. I would tell you that i think there will be further guidance coming from doj in particular with respect to not just the executive order but also the case thats in front of the Supreme Court. The president has maintained for a long time that this is a states rights issue and not one for the federal government. So while there will be further guidance coming out on this, all you need to do is look at the president s view for a long time that this is not something that the federal government should be involved in. This is a states rights issue. In the wake of the Vice President s trip a europe there is questions as to the administrations position on the future of the European Union with regard to a number of political movements across the continent advocating for the disbandment of eventually the European Union. Want to see if you can clarify the administrations position on the future of the European Union . I think the Vice President had great meetings with several European Union leaders and made it very clear to them that we will continue to work with them and reaffirmed or nimt commitment to working with these nations. On immigration, two parts. Is one of the goals here mass deportation . No. Not at all . Look. I think what we have to get back to is understanding a couple things. Theres a law in place that says if youre in this country illegally, that we have an obligation to make sure that the people that are in our country are here legally. What the order sets out today is ensures that the million or so people that have been adjudicated already, that i. C. E. Prioritizes, creates a system of prioritization and makes sure that we walk through that system in a way that protects this country. This is consistent with everything the president has talked about which is prioritizing the people who are here who represent a threat to Public Safety or have a criminal record. All this does is lay out the exact procedures to make sure that that subgroup of people who pose a threat to our nation because of a conviction or violation of Public Safety or have a criminal record are adjudicated first and foremost. Thats it, plain and simple. Is then a followup to that, is the white houses message to date do undocumented people in this country whose only crime is being here illegally dont worry . No. The message from this white house and the dms is that those people who are in this country and pose a threat to our Public Safety or have committed a crime will be the first to go and we will be aggressively making sure that that occurs. That is what the priority is. Look, cecelia, the president has said multiple times that weve got to look at this issue on a very, very holistic way. Number one priority when you look the a the scope of how many people are in the country illegally, the number one priority is making sure that people who pose a threat to this country are immediately dealt with. This is not a small group of people. We are talking close to 1 Million People who have already been adjudicated and had their status processed through a formal due process system. So what we need to do now is to make sure that we focus the resources and efforts on those people going first and foremost. The fact sheet and information we put out lays that out very, very clearly what happened is being done. But for so long the people at i. C. E. And cbp had their hands cuffed behind them. Last administration had so many carveouts for who could be and couldnt be adjudicated it made it very difficult for customs and enforcement people to enforce the laws of this country. Right now weve made sure that they have the ability and guidance and resources to do what their mission is. And thats it, plain and simple. The president is consistent with his priority of making sure that those people who pose a threat to this country are the first ones to go. On immigration just to follow up, the president has a carveout himself for daca. Can you explain the process expand on what he was saying. The process that the administrations taking i think this is yeah. This is what i was basically talking to cecelia about, which is the president s made clear, when you have 12, 14, 15 Million People in the country illegally, there has to be a system of priority. Right now i. C. E. s priority is going to make sure that we focus first and foremost on that. He specifically in the guidance it talks about that daca and dapa, unless someone who fits under that program fits into the subcategory is not subject to what is being dealt with now. Remember, everybody who is here illegally is subject to removal at any time. That is consistent with every country. Not just ours. If youre in this country in an illegal manner, obviously there is a provision that could ensure that you be removed. But the priority that the president has laid forward and the priority that i. C. E. Is putting forward through dhs guidance is to make sure that the people who have committed a crime or posed a threat to our Public Safety are the priority of their efforts, first and foremost. Let me follow up. The president has also in and his team has also had reservations about undocumented people in the United States who are beneficiaries of public assistance or access to benefits, either at the state or federal level. What is the president going to be doing to either issue guidance or executive action of some sort to indicate that he would like to preclude that from continuing . I think we have talked in the past about the respect that the president has for taxpayer monies with respect to sanctuary cities and the enforcement measures that hes putting forward on immigration. Right now obviously the actions today are focused on people who are in this country and what we need to do on our southern border to facilitate the building of the wall that hes right now the focus is to make sure that ice and dhs has the authority to care out the mission and continue to see that immigration is one of those issues that he was very, very clear and consistent on the campaign and were going to continue to implement the policies that he talked about to keep the country safe. John mccain has been a very critical opponent of donald trump, saying that the elections were rigged and said they were silly and did not vote for him, what are they hoping to accomplish at the white house on friday . So governor kasich has agreed to meet with the president and has shown through the transition and since time in office that he wants to meet with anybody that can help move this country forward and share in his vision. I think that includes people who are with him, who are not with him, who are on the soer iother of the aisle. Frankly i would date it back to the transition, he understands hes the president of every american, and you do that by bringing people together whether or not they agree with you on one issue or two or three issues but if theres Common Ground to move the country forward great, i think so many of the issues are issues that are ohio are dealing with and he wants to make sure he can continue to work with governor kasich so that every american benefits. April. Did governor kasich ask for the meeting . Ayes. What did the president gain from his tour today. You talked about the exhibits he visited. Did he also visit slavery, when he was he said things like we made this country, meaning white america, not necessarily black. I dont know why you would say that. No, no, no, i heard him say that. Look, the answer to your question is one of the exhibits he visited was the slavery exhibit and the director walked him through some very Amazing Stories where slavery was prevailant, throughout the country, so they did have a very robust discussion about slavery early on in the tour and i think its a very eyeopening powerful tour for him and frankly for every american and i would encourage any american that can find time an get in because its so popular, but it is very enlightening, that people may not know the sacrifices that so Many Americans have made thare critical piece to our history that dont get mentioned, he mentioned he wanted to come back because you cant do it justice. Its much like the Holocaust Museum where you go through once and you start thinking of all the things you saw and think i would like to go back and more fully explore what i saw because it peeked some degree of interest, but he was taken back, its a very powerful institution and tour and covers a lot of ground. I think he was very proud to share with dr. Carson, when you walk up to this one glass exhibit dr. Carsons scrubs, pictures of him and to experience that with he and his wife for the first time an you realize how amazing that is for any american to be part of the Smi Smithsonian and standing with dr. Carson and his wife for the first time and how powerful that must have been i think was a real interesting opportunity for him to sit there hand to hand with another american and watch them be part of American History and you also appreciate some of the real contributions that dr. Carson has made to medicine and the depth an breadth of his accomplishments. Is there any enhancement on the cbc meeting with the president , also the head of the cbc said he was wondering if the president saw anything from current and past members of the cbc while he was in the museum to give them a Little Information before the meeting. Ill have further updates, i know the president looks forward to that meeting and i think were in the process to begin setting that up so i will have further updates on that once we get closer and i know we have got some additional work before the month concludes on historically black colleges and what did he think about the members he saw in the museum . Well, when you walk through one of them theres a big jumbotron and john lewis was there giving a very powerful speech and we paused and watched that a little while, so again with respectfully when you walk through a museum like this there are a lot of moments when youre just stopping and taking it in and if you havent been there you walk up this one ramp and you stop and one is a video screen a massive jumbotron and we watched the video of john lewis talking there and describing his efforts in championing voting civil rights, so i dont i know the president paused and watched it and listened to it again i would go back to how he described his overall we didnt dissect the Different Things but i watched him and it was very powerful for him. You just made very clear that the president s prior to is to deport those who pose a threat to Public Safety. I know youre very familiar with the mother. We dont get involved in those, im going to leave that up to i. C. E. I. C. E. Determined that she had violated the law in way that was in accordance with this. Gep again, we have to get back to our job isnt to call balls and strikes and say well, they only violated part of the law, if this was on any other subject and say this was tax evasion and say they only cheated on their taxes a little you wouldnt be saying should they be going to prison or fined . If they have a problem we should petition our lawmakers, it shouldnt be should this individual get a pass, if we want to change the law we have a very amazing process in this country to both create and change laws, so i dont want to comment on the specifics of any one case because i think that then p