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Is the right thing. some of the people that he may be looking at, i m going the see, if we talk him out of that, because franklythe they are great people. so our nbc news headline on this from our fantastic colleague jonathan allen is, quote, caught in a gop war. trump picks both sides. how much longer can he do that, dave? well, i think he ll do it as long as it serves his own personal needs and desires. but what has to be straightened out for the republicans in the senate seats is, they have to be able to go forward and know that they can hopefully keep a majority. but a key to that is, as you were saying, they ve got to pass tax reform. they are also going to come back as the president said, they will come back to health care next year. and that is going to be another issue, which is once again, going to be whether they can accomplish what they want to in health care. getting these things done, policy done, is critical. talking about tax reform, your boss knows a thing or two ....
Home. reporter: yes, losers go home. that s a common mitch mcconnell saying. in a state like arizona, that could damage the republican majority. so i think that there s some confusion on the part of people close to mcconnell about exactly why jeff flake, or steve bannon would do that. it s different than in mississippi, for example, where they are potentially going to primary roger winger, but the chances that the senate seat in mississippi were to fall in democratic hands are very slim. so this is potentially self-inflicted harm here. kasie hunt on the hill, thank you very much. joining me is dave hop by, former chief of staff to paul ryan. eugene and katherine are back with us as well. let s pick up where kasie left off and what the president had to say about his former chief strategist. well, steve is very committed. he s a friend of mine and he s very committed to getting things passed. i have great relationships with, actually, many senators, but in particular, with most rep ....