and a former senior policy adviser to governor pence and julie and david are back with me. quick reaction to the news that is just coming in as we are waiting to get more reaction potentially to hear more from the congressman himself. this is a big deal. few republicans have been in as awkward of a position as jason chaffetz in the campaign, as you pointed out. runs the house oversight committee and having to do oversight in the time of trump in a white house environment that has so many potential conflicts of interest really challenging stuff for him. i mean, if hillary clinton had won, he would have been a republican all-star. you know, there would have been a lot of appetite to go after all sorts of different investigations on the clinton white house. with the trump white house, his role is a little dicier. so, it s surprising and interesting news that he s not seeking re-election. ryan, what is your take away on this and the political pressures that the congressman has faced?
so whether it is manufacturing or otherwise, it would be nice to see that investment in american jobs. talking about a flawed president here, david. i think the question comes down to what does the public really see and care about when it comes to whether it s his tax returns, his personal business, how it reflects on his leadership. i think the president made a bet as a candidate it wasn t going to stop him, and it didn t, from winning the white house. may not hold him back here. if you have lawmakers starting to stoke this issue, particularly from his own party, you just wonder where it is going. does he eventually feel the pressure that he apparently never felt during the campaign to just get the taxes out there, talk about it openly and move on? didn t seem to bug him during the campaign, ryan. what i heard the senator saying is, yes, there are flaws that are a problem, but there are actually positive things he s doing that should be more definitive in who he is as a pres
anti-immigration message and, so, i think that s what he s speaking to right there and that s what he risked politically if he just completely adopts doca and allows it to proceed. if you look at the hardest line congress members over the last few years, especially in 2013 when president obama tried to go forward with a comprehensive bill. sessions is now the attorney general. these ideas are very close to the white house. this is what donald trump ran on. steve king is one of the most outspoken. to him the politics are different in iowa. he will go out and continue to say that. for others, a much more complicated situation. that s why trump has not overturned this yet. very divisive even in the gop. maybe not in 2018, but certainly 2020. latinos are among the fastest growing voter bloc. david, julie, thank you very much. alan gomez thank you for coming on andi talking about your
these controversies. republicans have had the hardest time congealing around consistent policy message and i think that s added to the problem, too. republicans are sort of adrift right now both on health care and tax form and agreeing. when you re in the middle of the controversies and temperatures are high, patience is short with people and i think he s just gotten himself into a place where it s just not tenable. for those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that i have no aul temoti. but reiterates his decision not to leave the public sector, return to the public sector. he is somebody that has, as you have talked about, been in a precarious position, david. not one of the top allies, i would say, in congress for
they use the example of driving without a license as an offense that is not considered when either approving or denying doca. that s something that is considered so low profile and so minor that it doesn t even come into the equation to have your doca revoked you have to commit a felony, what they call a significant misdemeanor, a violent offense and a bit of prison time or an accumulation of at least three minor misdemeanors. so, according to them, he has one strike because of that shoplifting charge but he hasn t reached those three and driving without license offense doesn t factor into it at all. stick around. i want to turn to our panel. president trump on february 16th was talking about doca. listen to what he had to say. you have some absolutely incredible kids. i would say mostly. they were brought here in such a way it s a very, very tough subject. we re going to deal with doca with heart. david? it s really interesting.