Wondering if there were enough vote to repeal and replace obamacare once and for all. If not, this would be a monumental disaster. Here to discuss, tammy bruce, ford oconnell. This is the first in a long line of dominoes that have to go through. It could be the biggest legislative win because it make Everything Else easier. It has been crafted in secret. Mike lee is one of the republican senators upset about that. Tammy this it part and parcel of how legislation is done. Its been so long since legislation has been crafted with obama we never got to see it. So im not concerned about that. But there are so many divisions in the actual end result. It would have gone smoother if they had been focused the last several years. I we hear that the Senate Version though is actually similar to the house version which could be somewhat help new. Whatever it is that get announced tomorrow. Whatever end up coming out will probably not look anything like it. A big deal this fact the Opioid Epidemic a
With south korean counterpart. Were told there will be outside pressure on china as well, includingc a certain chinese bk that does business with north korea. For more on this session that included no questions from the press, lets go to blake burman in the rose garden at the white house. Hey there, blake. Reporter neil, we knew boeing this there would be no questions. This is second time in a roy with indian Prime Minister this has been the case. Just statements, no questions from the press. Two big topics here as you just heard from President Trump and south korean president moon. First the issue of north korea, newly elected leaders, both took strong stances saying that issue needs to be dealt with. Pressure needs to be applied, both saying they will confront the issue in some form or another. The president talking about exerting pressure as it relates to economic means and diplomatic means and the era of strategic patience is over. The other issue deals with trade. The United Stat
And the fallout from trumps twitter attack against two cable news hosts. Is the president undermining his own agenda . Our powerhouse roundtable takes that on, plus our look ahead to trump and putins facetoface meeting. Well ask the president s Homeland Security adviser will trump confront putin about russias election interference . Everything you need to know as these debates rage in washington from the white house to your house, we take on the moments that mattered this week. Announcer from abc news, its this week. Here now, coanchor, martha raddatz. Good morning. And happy fourth of july weekend. It is a critical time for the president s agenda. One of his Signature Campaign promises to repeal and replace obamacare with Something Better on the line and in serious trouble with the plan put forward by Senate Republicans in critical condition. Every american has a stake in what happens next including the citizens of ohio, the ultimate swing state, a big reason donald trump is president
You why did mccain vote against him . This doesnt do what republicans planned to do which is repeal and replace obamacare. Neil everyone acknowledged that. The republicans in this bill were hoping that it would pass but that it wouldnt become law. They wanted to use the vehicle to get to a conference. Its difficult to explain to people. The other thing neil you could change it. Exactly. Difficult to explain to people. The idea that trump and republicans sold substance to this bill, low Approval Rating, cbo scores it would take people off insurance. Republicans didnt solidify the argument by saying this this is what we would give to people. John mccain, of course, is known for being kind of the maverick in congress. Its very telling though, he was the standard bearer of the Republican Party, the party that has campaigned or years. Neil being the admiral who would be the leading the charge. If youre looking at the people who voted against for it, they are not up for election. Youve done
Alone and are not the only ones who have a bone to pick with donald trump. 38 of americans say they approve of trumps performance, down 5 since september. 58 disapprove. The percentage who strongly disapprove outweighed strong approvers by a margin of 49 to 22. And the numbers show the fraying of the trump base. It shifted from 41 approval to 47 . Whites without a College Degree went to 58 approving of trumps performance to 51 . And joining me, Jennifer Ruben of the Washington Post, and legal scholar chris metzler, and rick tyler, a msnbc political analyst. An allrepublican panelist, this is going to be fun. You are my friend, and what do you think of these numbers and does it spell trouble . It historically spells trouble in the republican midterms, but this is a different time and different presidency and a different sort of following that he has in poll numbers that i have seen in different states. His following is following him, and they are still pretty firm. They have not if anyt