The polls are out too on the revised Health Care Bill and they paint a tenuous picture for the president. Just 20 of those surveyed believe its very likely the bill will be passed. Now more than three months into his term, President Trump admits hes surprised at how hard its been to repeal the Affordable Care act. A key promise of his campaign. Unfortunately, because of the hard time that the republicans have had getting their hands around this thing, which shouldnt be, because it you know, i once said its complicated. But its not complicated compared to other things being complicated. Its not that hard. I was disappointed that they didnt have more in line by the time i walked in. But obamacare took 17 months of brutality to get it approved. At a private event in new york on thursday, former president obama couldnt help taking a shot at his successor, reportedly telling the crowd that the aca is more popular than its ever been, an more popular even than President Trump. Trump is certainly expected to defend some of his legislative setbacks at a campaignstyle rally tonight in pennsylvania to mark his 100th day. Lets bring in Nbcs Kelly Odonnell at the white house. Kelly, trump working to rally support out there as he faces the lowest Approval Ratings on day 100 of any president in recent history. Whats his strategy today . Reporter well, by using this 100th day to wrap himself in the supporters and the Campaign Energy that was so much a part of what he enjoyed about being a candidate, the president can use this event to try to talk about the things that he thinks he has done well and things that he believes his administration has already accomplished and outline some of the steps still to come. So a rally in many ways makes perfect sense for him to use that to mark the milestone because that seems to be where he has enjoyed the presidency the most. Now, one of the big ideas he has for the next year or so, it will take a long time, is a plan for tax cuts and tax reform. We saw how this week he unveiled at least the outline of that to get it in under the 100day mark, to get people talking about it, and it includes some big tax cuts. Now, the Administration Says theyre aimed at the middle class, but they would also definitely affect those wealthiest americans as well as corporations. And so in an interview with fox news, the president was asked wouldnt this really help his own family, the wealthy, and he had a different take on it. Heres what he said. Im going to end up paying more than i pay right now in taxes, all right . I will pay more than i pay right now. The reason im going to pay more is because i lose all the deductions. They have deductions on top of deductions. They have hundreds and hundreds of pages of deductions. So eliminate those reporter and one of the big questions, of course, as the president has refused to release his tax returns. Hes the first president since Richard Nixon not to do so and the only glimpse weve had about what he has actually paid in the past was back in 2005. The record there, a couple of pages of his tax return that indicated that he paid roughly 30 million in tax. What it would do to the president s own return, to that of his family, think of things like the estate tax is something they want to remove. That would certainly benefit his children. Removing the alternative minimum tax, which is meant to make certain the wealthiest pay tax even after all those deductions, that would be removed. So its very unclear how the tax plan would unfold because it was really just a statement of principles, no specifics yet. That will take a long time. But for this 100th day, the president will get out of town, going to see some of his supporters. He will also sign an executive order related to trade. Another big theme of his campaign, something that matters a great deal to his supporters. This executive order will begin a review of all current trade deals. Sort of a look at the lay of the land, of the u. S. Interacting with world partners in global trade and see where those changes need to be made. So it will have some impact but not immediately, and the president probably looking forward to this particular milestone being behind him, theres still, i think, 1300 days to go in this first term. Stephanie. Yep, we are only just beginning. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell at the white house. Thank you. For more on the president s first 100 days, lets bring in andy card, former white house chief of staff under president george w. Bush and an msnbc political analyst. Andy, president bush took office not having won the popular vote yet we didnt see the kind of protests by opposition groups like weve seen basic ole an a weekly basis with President Trump. Whats different now . Well, i just think its the nature of Politics Today and the fact that we have a digital way of communicating with each other, so theres no filter between what happens in washington and what the people are responding to. And i think thats made a difference. So its kind of more invitation for the mob to play a role. Democracy was formed to insulate washington, d. C. , from the mob, but the mob shows up and President Trump has an unbelievable network that he can reach. He can reach 30 Million People with his tweets. And that doesnt go through your filter. So he has direct access. And the other side has direct too with the digital communications. I think thats a big part of it. Also, this past election was an election where the dialogue was not very noble. So i think the cancer of how we talk about each other is spreading and its not a good thing. I happen to believe that most people who serve in government are noble in their expectations, and they should have the courage to have a dialogue to get things done. The democrats have not demonstrated much noble interest in a dialogue. They dont look like they want to be part of any solution, they just want to be the contrarians, and the republicans are infighting and so they havent even found a way to compromise with each other, never mind reaching across the aisle to compromise with democrats. I think thats something thats unfortunate and it has given more definition to the state of Politics Today than almost anything else. You know, it does seem like theres a lack of civility on both sides of the aisle. Is what youre saying that we live in a different political environment right now than what you saw during the Bush Administration . Well, clearly the ability to reach voters by tweeting and causing them to react very quickly, it doesnt invite as much room for judgment. And if you dont have judgment, you seldom have good laws passed. You want laws passed using good judgment, and youd like wisdom to be part of that solution too. So any time you have an emotional response to a problem, it probably doesnt reflect the best judgment in terms of what the solution will be. So id like to see more judgment exercised and more civil dialogue, and that starts at the top. It starts with the president. He should give permission for people to be partners in governing and invite them to come to the table and offer Solutions Rather than dictate a particular solution and have them react to that. I like seeing actually the tax plan that president obama has outlined, its a very simple plan. Hes got kind of a onepager. But it does suggest that there should be a dialogue. Come to the table and be part of that process. Chairman kevin brady of the ways and Means Committee is going to have a huge job. The burden really falls on him and the speaker of the house to put the infrastructure in place to have tax reform. President trump said this is my outline of what i think should happen. Lets get to work on filling in all the details. And then its important for them to be able to discuss those details with the American Public so the people will understand what the tax reform will do for them. So hopefully this process of inviting congress to be part of the solution rather than dictating to congress what the solution should be is going to start a new wave of legislative action that reflects judgment, responsibility and wisdom. Well, you sound very optimistic, but the first 100 days are really marked by legislative failures. What happened with the Health Care Bill . And how much of the responsibility of that is on President Trumps shoulders . Well, for better or for worse, a lot of the responsibility falls on the president because he is the leader. I think the toughest job in washington is actually paul ryans, the speaker of the house. Hes got to herd all these cats. Its hard to herd the cats even in his own caucus, never mind all of congress, so hes got a tough job. But i do feel that the aca is not working well. So it needs to be reformed or replaced. Should it be repealed . Only if it can be replaced. And thats a very hard thing to do. So i think the president acknowledged that its hard. Yes, i think there is some credible criticism of the republicans not having had a true game plan. After all, they have been critical of the aca for a very long time. They should have had a replacement strategy in place, not just a repeal strategy. But we know that. This is a work in progress. But i guarantee the Affordable Care act as it is currently written and being implemented leaves a lot of problems in america and weve got to address those problems. So i Want Congress to be able to Work Together to come up with a way to fix our Health Care Climate so that the people are better served by the opportunity to get Responsibility Health care without burdening the middle class and without creating a network that is not likely to produce positive results for Better Health care in the country. I think the republican game plan is starting to move in that direction. I was pleased that the Freedom Caucus woke up to the reality that there has to be a replacement, not just a repeal. It seems to me that they have set some template to go forward, they just havent got the votes yet and that takes a lot more work. Thats the challenge of governing. I want to quickly turn to Foreign Policy. As you know, Foreign Policy is where a u. S. President has the most unilateral control. What do you make of trumps Foreign Policy decisions up to this point . Well, he gets high marks for having Firm Reaction to syria. I think that he earned a lot of credibility not just with the American People, but also he woke up leaders around the world. Theyre paying attention and actually like to see a president who is, you know, action oriented as long as responsible, and the response in syria i think was a responsible response to what syria was doing. With regard to north korea, nouk north korea is a challenge. I would be very careful with bellicose comments coming out of the president s mouth or the administration. I think we should be raising the alarm and really be concerned, but i dont want any president to fail to recognize that the greatest burden of the presidency is understanding the reality that when a Service Member dies and there is a funeral, a flag, a carefully respected and folded flag is presented to the family of the fallen hero. And the words that are delivered to that family are on behalf of the president of the United States and a grateful nation, thank you for your sacrifice. So bellicose talk should always come with a careful recognition that there are complications and there will be sacrifices made that no president wants to invite on anybody, but the president owns the gratitude for the sacrifice that is made. Andy, President Trump said that this job is a lot tougher than he expected. Is there a certain amount of learning on the job that you can expect from the new president or should there be concern that he seems to be just catching up with some of the poimportant issues today . I dont care how prepared somebody was to be president , the job is harder than they thought it was going to be, even when they were well prepared. So yes, the job of being president is such that if the chief of staff is doing his job, the president never makes an easy decision, only makes brutally tough decisions. And the consequences of those decisions are significant. Thats why you want to do the best job you can at having people help you understand the consequence of a decision so that there are fewer unintended consequences. But the job is tough. And if the job if the president is making an easy decision, they really are wasting their time. Other people in government can make easy decisions on government. The president makes the toughest decisions and has to live with the consequence of those decisions. So yes, its a tough job. Every president comes to recognize it. I dont think theres been a president ever who thought the job was easier or found the job easier than they expected it to be. They almost always find it harder than they expect it to be. Thats some great perspective from someone who certainly knows. Andy card, thank you very much. Great to be with you. And thank you for what youre doing. Youre welcome. Happening now, a massive protest is about to get under way in washington, d. C. , over President Trumps actions on Climate Change. The peoples climate march will kick off any moment now from the Capitol Building. Crowds will march down pennsylvania avenue and end at the white house. It comes just a day after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at expanding offshore drilling for oil and gas. Nbcs Anthony Terrell is at the march and joins me now. Anthony, how do the crowds compare to the science march that was just held last weekend . Reporter hi, stephanie. You know, i asked organizers that question and they say last weeks march was about awareness. This week its about action. Now, theres about 900 different groups that are here and joining about eight different contingencies behind me, including the protectors of justice, which are made up of Indigenous Peoples as well as Climate Justice marchers. With me is remy with the indian problem. Why are you here . Im here to actually march and address some of the issues that go on in indian land, which is pretty much this whole continent. But we have a lot of Extractive Industries who are in cahoots with the corporations and also some members of washington. So what we want to do is come here to where a lot of the decisionmaking is and really show them, you know, the strength that we have and how serious we are about this whole environmental movement. Remy, can you describe some of the atmosphere there in this first group . Its great. A lot of indigenous folks, a lot of front line folks. You have members from aim, you have black lives matter, a lot of these front line organizations and people are really the canaries in the mine shaft in the sense, because in terms of Extractive Industries, Indigenous People have been telling folks for a long time, hey, respect the earth, respect people. An i think if we would have been doing that, we would be not doing this type of stuff. Remy, thank you very much. Sure. Enjoy the march. Stay hydrated. Thanks. Now, stephanie, we will be marching down pennsylvania avenue. Well be in front of Trump International hotel. A couple of groups behind this one is the defenders of truth, including scientists and educators. Marching with that group, former Vice President al gore. All right, nbcs Anthony Terrell braving some pretty hot temperatures down in d. C. Today. Thank you. Reporter its hot, thanks. President trump reflecting on his first 100 days in office and saying the job is much harder than he ever imagined. A president ial historian joins me later. Liberty mutual stood with us when a fire destroyed everything in our living room. We replaced it all without touching our savings. Yeah, our insurance wont do that. No. You can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. Liberty Mutual Insurance when liberty stands with you™. If you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture. 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