sean hannity's fourth night at 9:00 p.m., coming up. he's interviewing rush limbaugh. we will rush out and watch. sean, you are killing at. >> sean: all right, tucker, thank you. great show. that is a long list, by the way. i appreciated. welcome to "hannity." we are broadcasting live in florida, where earlier today, i sat down with the one and only rush limbaugh and his radio studio. he doesn't do a lot of tv interviews. that he interview coming up in just a few minutes. first, our opening monologue. two points that were brought up a rush, and they have to do wit, the nfl, national anthem controversy, we will cover all of that into nights florida live, very important, opening monologue. today, we traveled to florida to talk with the leading conservative voice in the country, the one and only rush limbaugh. th interview is coming up later tonight. but first, we asked rush about

republicans in washington and what they must do to finally start passing you, the people's agenda, the president's agenda. let's take a look. >> this is the deal. i really believe it, if for just three months, going forward, or if they have the three months in the past, just three months, got it up for three months, and work with trump onp his agenda, on cutting taxes seriously across the board, immigration reform, the wall, what have you, getting rid of obamacare, which is just -- it's an absolute crime what has happened here and what that is going to mean to the country. just try for three months, make it look like there is unity between the president and the people of his own party, and they would own washington for a generation. >> sean: rush makes a great point. three months. it isn't that difficult. it shouldn't be that complicated. where is republican vision and action on passing the president's agenda? in other words, where is their spine? their backbone and fighting for their conservativein principles?

also, where is their honor, dignity to keep their word, the promises? 's are peeling, replacing obamacare and creating health care cooperatives, we've discussed that, cutting taxes, regulations, energy independence, is it that hard to get done? they have been promising they would r do these things for yeas and years. by the way, more importantly, where is the sense of urgency to help the millions of forgotten men and women in this country that we always talk about? help those people? this is what the election was about and it is what we tell you every single night. 50 million americans in poverty come on foodod stamps, you know what?rt the lowest labor participation rate since the '70s. right now, republicans need to unite. three months, get the job done. just take a look at how they did come together earlier today on congressman steve scalise, when he returned to the house floor for the first time since that terrible shooting. you know what? that is a type of unity that congress needs and it will

better serve the country. on the topic of taxes, president trump did unveil his plan yesterday for massive cuts, sweeping reform in the mold of president ronald reagan andn john f. kennedy. with those two former presidents did come at work, and we have decades of hard evidence to make av up. in 1962, one year after i was born, at the economic club of new york, john f. kennedy gave a speech about cutting taxes and unleashing the american economy. democrats in congress who opposedes president trump's pla, maybe you guys should pay close attention, because you have no agenda. watch y this. a >> the final and best means of strengthening demand among consumers and business is to reduce the burden on private income and that deterrence to private initiative, which are imposed by our present tax system. this administration pledged itself last summer to add across the board, top to bottom cut, and personal and corporate

income taxes to be enacted and become affected in 1963. i'm not talking about a quick or temporary tax cut, which would be more appropriate, if a recession were imminent. nor am i talking about giving the economy a mere shot iner the arm to ease some temporary complaints. >> sean: wow. president kennedy, he slashed the top marginal tax rate from 90 to 77%. guess what happened? the economy soared. millions of jobs are created and revenue to the federal government, lower taxes, ache it didn't go down, it increased. when ronald wilson reagan came into congress, he started a tax revolution by letting you the american people keep more of your hard earned money. here is what president reagan said back in 1981, the first year he was president. >> if the tax cut goes to you, the american people, in the third year, that money returned to you won't be available to the

congress to spend. and that, in my view, is what this whole controversy comes down to. c are you entitled to the fruits of your own labor? or does government have some presumptive right to spend and spend and spend? in a few days, the congress will stand at the fork of two roads. one road is all too familiar to us. it leads ultimately to higher taxes. it merely brings us full circle back to the source of our economicgs problems. for the government decides that it knows better than you what should be done with your earnings, and in fact how you should conduct your life, the other road promises to renew the american p spirit. it's a road of hope and opportunity. it places the direction of your lifefe back in your hands wheret belongs. >> sean: during reagan's presidency, he enacted historic tax cuts and reform. let's take a look at this. reagan slashed the top marginal tax rate from 70 to 28% in the course of his presidency.

economic growth, it took off in a way america has not seen since. in 1984, gdp hit 7.3%. compare that to president obama, the first president in history to never have an entire year at even 3% gdp growth. on f top of all of that, reagan created 22 million jobs after the 1982 recession. revenues to the government again, they doubled. america saww the longest period of economic growth. what ronald reagan did worked and it changed the trajectory of the company forever. president trump, modern-day, trying to do the same thing. take a look att what the president said while he was unveiling his new tax plan yesterday. watch this. >> this is a once in a generation opportunity and i guess it's probably something i can say that i am very good at. i have been waiting for this for a long time. t we're going to cut taxes for the middlele class, make the tax cos

simpler and more fair for everyday americans, and we are going to bring back the jobs and wealth that have left our country and most people thought left our country for good. we want tax reform that is progrowth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, profamily, and yes, tax reform that is pro-american. >> sean: now democrats, they have no solutions, they are coming out in full force against president trump's plan and they will insist that any bill that passes, it has to soak the rich in taxes but that's not what reagan did. with these obstructionist democrats won't tell you is thi this. top burning americans already inpay way more than their fair share. for example, the top 1% of wager earners in america, they contribute 35.9% of personal federal income taxes, the top 10%, 10% of americans, they pay 70.9%.

let's compare the outcome of the bottom 50% of wage earners in america, they pay 2.8%. there is almost -- a good fact -- 35% of tax filers pay zero, zip, nada, nothing. by the way, they will pay even less under president trump's plan,, which, of course, the media is not highlighting.pr president trump has momentum in growing the economy, which is why we need tax reform, we want to make it better, we want the engine to soar. second quarter gdp was just revised come upwards to 3.1%. much better than obama, compare that to him, the first president in history who never reached 3%. gdp growth and's presidency. that's history, pay attention, kennedy, reagan, obama. one side works, one doesn't. since his election, president trump has worked with the companies to bring jobs back to america, to help the forgotten men and women. the trump administration, they have either polled or suspended

860 burden some of our air regulations. like rush was saying, putting the engineer place, it shouldn't take republicans longer than three months. and unlike the rest of the conspiracy theory fake news channels out there, you know what, on this program, we made you a promise on monday. we are interested in solutions. we want to help people. to congress tonight, it's timegr to get to work. get the job done. it is three months of hard work, serving the american people, is it really that hard? but also tonight, the fallout continues under some in the nfl disrespecting our flag, national anthem, and military. i also asked rush, this interview comingng up in a minu, about this controversy. he is a huge nfl fan. take a look. >> they are backtracking that -- this is not about the flag -- of course it is. they try to say -- that's how it all got started. if they really wanted to make, even -- if one of these players

called you and said we want to half-hour on your show, would you give it to them? >> sean: 100%. >> why are they messing around on the sideline disrespecting the flag, the anthem, what's th? they are harming the enterprise. whatever is happening right now, it is not how you grow it for you >> sean: that's a great idea from rush. as i said to him, i will be more than happy. i'll invite nfl players, coaches, owners, those who protest the national anthem, you are invited on the show. we'll give you an hour, two hours, threeth hours, whatever t takes. we'll do a town hall, you want to develop a football stadium, we'll do that for you. all of you can come, all you have to do is show up. if you are really interested inn solving problems and finding solutions for this country, then i think it's time that we got to talk about solutions. you know what? we can solve a lot of problems. let's talk about reducing violence in chicago.

let's discuss ways improve america's educational system. want to have a conversation?ng how about helping the millions of people in this country who have been left behind, 13 million more americans on food stamps, 8 million more in property under obama and we doubled the national debt. we don't need people like the head coach of the san antonio spurs, greg popovich, using this issue to try and divide country even further. don't believe me? take a look at this. >> our country is an embarrassment, the world. we there has to be in a comfortable element in the discourse for anything to change. whether it is lgbt movement, or women's suffrage, race, it doesn't matter. people have to be in made to feel uncomfortable. especially white people because comfortable. we still have no clue of what being born white means. >> sean: does that help the country? un unfortunately, there are people like that, especially on the

left, they try to exploit, especially in this case, the nfl protest and lot of people want to advance a political agenda, political causes, and as president trump has said repeatedly, this comes down to simple, basic, fundamental respect. respect for the flag, respect for our anthem, respect for the military that fought under the flag. the national anthem is something that should bring every single american together. for some reason, there are people who are trying to now use it to tear us apart. joining us now with reaction, the author of "liberalism or how to turn good men into whiners,, and wimps," former nfl player, burgess owens, and reverend oliver white of grace community united church. reverent, as you know, i am a huge fan, i would love to get your thoughts on this. >> how are you doing, sean? >> first of all, i'm very proud to have a president who has the courage and the love for our

country. this is a national conversation we should have been having for l many years. the problem we are having in the black community, the lack of hope, has not just appeared in the last few months. it has eight, ten years, with a black president who never addressed the issues that are happening. 83% of black males are not working. 70% of black men are abandoning their family. you caning go through the litanf failure and it's all because of a democratic, socialist agenda to make sure that missouri is the use a political strategy. i'm glad we can have this conversation and at the very end of the day, we will have solutions. >> sean: all facts, all true. reverend, i want to ask you, the fact is, the reality is, disproportionally, when you talo about the 13 extra million americans on food stamps and 8 million more americans in poverty, those with the eight years of obama, and we doubled the national debt, disproportionately come up black americans, hispanic americans, they were impacted.

becausect policies didn't work. kennedy's policies, reagan's policies worked. and trump is proposing the same thing? >> first of all, i'm glad to be back with you, mr. hannity. it's been a long time. >> sean: here welcome. >> why haven't you come to visit my church yet? >> sean: i never got ang invitation, but you if you're inviting me, i'll come. >> you just mentioned aou town hall, we would like for you to come to south st. paul. >> sean: i will come. >>co you will come? you promised? we'll look for you. >> sean: i will come, yes, sir sir. >> in my opinion, no president can solve all the problems that we have. i think that president trump has done some good things and thereg are some things that he has done that i disagree with. but basically, i disagree with the way that he talks. i think his rhetoric is

disparaging.ag i think it is discouraging. i think it downs people -- >> sean: i don't mean to interrupt you, but reverent, we have kids dying in chicago, millions of americans in poverty, on food stamps, can't get a job. with all due respect, how somebody talks is not impacting people's lives every day. if i ask you, what is the real reason the players are doing this, i bet you can't give me a coherent answer. >> i think i can. let me do it metaphorically speaking. for example, every sunday, i asked people to stand and turn to a search and him our hymnal. what if someone in the congregation decides not to stand, would it be appropriate for me to say to my ushers, hey, next time they sit down, --

>> sean: did anybody die -- i will throw this to burgess owens, by the way, a burgess allowed to come with us for the town hall? i'd like to invite him. >> i would love to be there. >> he can come if cornel west can come. >> sean: people died fighting underneath that flight, sir.n burgess? >> let me tell you what our flag represents and our country, it's a place of hope, a place of second chances. we have these young men that are literally millionaires and they have no clue that we, the people, they are the solution, because they have been brought up in the socialist, liberal, marxist environment, and which they are not given hope. let's not talk about the way the president talks, let's talk aboutle with the parties do. the democratic party has failed the black community for decades. i am sick and tired of us being portrayed as a hapless race that white people did all these things to us because we don't know our history. let's man up, learn our history, find out that not only did we

give a lot to this country, but we got a lot. we are the freest country in history of mankind. we just elected a president for 80 years, guys, and here we are talking about -- >> i hope not. >> give me a break. let's educate our kids, get involved in free enterprise, man up and tell people, if i can do it, you can do it. if we can get our country back, our race back, to be the race that i grew up in, very proud, patriotic race, i think we need to get back and move forward again. >> sean: >> mr. burgess, some oe things you said, i agree with. you are now looking at the fact that a president of the united states, a person who holds the highest office in the land, has to exercise a certain amount of decorum.d president trump doesn't do that. >> sean: you are worried about decorum and kids are dying. how many kids were shot and dying in chicago, obama's

hometown, i think he mentioned it three times in his presidency. >> can i say this one thing? we are talking about the president. how about the leadership in the black community? instead of looking for a president as being our guide or great answer, how about the grassroots leaders of the community that can reach out and touch these kids and mentor them and tell them they are great, they can do great things, we are lacking in that. let's not talk about a president lacking in terms of leadership. >> i don't think that's true -- >> sean: i'm out of time, but i will come to your church, burgess owens, i would love to go with you. i think it willo be a productive meeting. i look forward tooo it. >> can cornell must come? >> sean: yeah, he can come, sure. coming up, my exclusive interview with the king of conservatism in america. rush limbaugh, straight ahead. ♪

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>> i don't. i am totally satisfied with radio. i want for nothing. i love it so much. but this is special. sean, the reason america is still america is in this room. >> sean: [laughs] the camera people? >> all of us. you and me, it's an honor to do this, it's great to be back on fox news. i am grateful for the opportunity to be on the week where you are going back to 9:00 p.m., where you should have been all along. i'm happy to be here. >> sean: we appreciate it. want to start with tax cuts. all the years you have talked about it, kennedy, reagan, what do you think of the tax plan? >> it is good overall. there aree some things about it -- let's look at the illumination of the deduction. you know who will hate that? california, illinois, the blue states. that will cause a shortfallbl fr them. those taxpayers are not going to like it. if you look at the state to the highest income tax rates, most of them are blue.

here is my basic problem with this. i keep hearing everybody say, growth, growth, but the top rate probably isn't going to come down or much at all. that is where the growth is. those are the people that owned small business, those of the people that spend. we still have a way of exploiting it that is rooted in classism. we will give the middle class, lower middle class, operate, but the rich, we are going to soak them. they don't need a tax break. they have enough. besides, they say we have to have a way to pay for it. why can't washington do with less? we got growth from reagan. i saw you talking about it last night. the top marginal rate over 80lo years, 70-28%. why not do it again? the reason is, everyone is afraid they will lose votes in the middle class because there is far more of them than people in the upper bracket. at the 10% are paying 70% of all

income taxes and how can you say they are not paying their fair share and why do we want to punish them further? if you really want growth, lower everybody's taxes across the board and get out of the way for all the revenues. >> sean: you are going to have ath corporate tax, trump wanted 15, it is going to be 20, reconciliation kicks in, so they say. what is interesting, the corporate taxes are reduced, their appreciation is good, you are right, new york, californiat get too -- i'm in new york, it's 10%, california is 13.5. a lower rate, 39-35, but they will pay more. >> they will pay more.d i have talked to some very powerful people. i am a powerful, influential member of the media, with access to powerful people. they are laying this on the president. upper bracket, no movement. they know when i talk to them that i will be interested across the board, everybody. they are the ones talking

growth. they are not saying we need to do this to generate revenue, they are saying we need to do this to re-boost the economy. well, why will you leave out the people that are higher? why not use these people as role models, inspirations, it's typical class warfare. anyway, the guy that i was talking to, said, don't talk to me -- the president is insisting, and the president said that guys like him don't need a tax break. they are laying this all off on him. when i hear that we have to find a way to pay for it, that is washington establishment talk. that is democratic talk, paying for tax cuts. the first day it's presented, it will never be how it ends up if they get a vote on i it. there are some great things and that is, personal exemption doubles, repatriation is good, but the thing that bothers me is that we still want to demonize and punish achievers. >> sean: i was excoriated for

saying that -- i worked at restaurants until i a was 12 -- worked in construction for years, i was demonize first thing i never had d a job from a poor person, ever. >> you are not supposed to say those things. you were not supposed to sayho things that contradict the narrative, and it's all about getting reelected, it'ss all about trying to claim that they have things in common with the middle class, the downtrodden, and so forth. that is why i don't think it is really about growth. it is about politics and getting votes. >> sean: let's talk about the republican party. we saw what happened with health care. let's get your general impressions on health care. i am convinced there is a pretty significant percentage of republicans in the senate, they do not want the president to succeed. >> i think it goes further than that. i don't think they expected to win. i think they, like everybody, thoughthe trump was going to lo.

i think they thought that at 8:00 onth election night. they were preparing for that. they hadn't made any plans for it. they had become accustomed to being "loyal opposition," which means keeping and giving democrats what they want. seven years come repeal under place obamacare, but we can't do it without the house, gave it al of it. you're right, they don't want to do it. i think of the voters come second. it is like the nfle thing, the owners have a conundrum, dilemma. who do they choose? to they choose loyalty with their players or customers? that's a tough decision. republicans in the senate and house, who do they choose? donors or a voters? the donors want amnesty, the donors want comprehensive immigration reform. when it comes to health care, you can tell, for seven years,

they passed bills with no problem. you could tell they didn't want to do with. you can tell they didn't want to repeal or replace it, they were just saying the words, and they all have their own individual reasons, but i think it is donors influencing more than voters. we'll see. it's an embarrassment. it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that is being totally squandered. we will never have this chance. >> sean: you actually said, if they were smart, all they would do is keep their promises, they would govern for generations. >> this is the deal, i believe it. if fory just three months, going forward, if they have the three months in the past, just three months, gut it up and work with trump on his agenda, cutting taxes seriously across the board, immigration reform, the fall, getting rid of obamacare, which is just -- it's an absolute crime what has happened and what is going to mean to tht

country. just try for three months. make it look like there is unity between the president and the people in his party and they would own washington for ahe generation. >> sean: i think you're right. i am looking at the republican party -- i think trump has a strong identity can moran on a platform, sticks to it, every speech sounds like a campaign speech. where is the brilliant ideas? how many years on radio have you talked about health savings accounts, health care cooperatives. how many times have we heard aboutt the wall? i don't see them embracing strong ideas and going and selling them, which i think they would win. >> i don't think they are conservative. i think they are -- look, there isn't much conservatism in the establishment. there are republicans and democrats but it's basically people who are pro-government, pro-washington who think government and washington is the center of their world. they'll give occasional mentions ofth these things, you mention these policies, to placate

voters. but going back to the original question, they don't want trump to succeed with his agenda. they can't afford that. i am not exaggerating and i'm not trying to say thingsgg that will be a sound bite that fox replaced the rest of the day. >> sean: five days, rush. [laughs] because they can't afford for him to succeed. but his agenda, the lid is blown, the gig is over, the joke is revealed, if an outsider with no prior political experience can come in and fix messes that people have been promised would be fixed for 30 years, how does that make them look? they can't allow that to happen. >> sean: when we come back, more with my exclusive interview with rush limbaugh. he will weigh in on the nfl, the national anthem controversy, and newt gingrich, straight ahead. it's all pop-culture trivia, but it gets pretty intense.

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>> sean: welcome back to "hannity." we were poured from florida tonight. rush limbaugh has been one of the strongestda voices against l players post testing. he is one of the nfl's biggest fans. this is what he had to say. >> sean: i want to read what you said. i have listened to you all the years on radio, and you are probably the biggest nfl fan i have ever known. you love the pittsburgh steelers. >> i do. >> sean: used out dominic saw what happened in the pittsburgh game. you actually said -- he pointed this out -- it's bigger than life to you, the nfl, and for the first time in 45 years, you weren't excited, and that the myth that you have had about these players and the nfl is gone. >> totally gone now. >> sean: did you cover it? >> may be. i woke up sunday morning, after the president made his comments in alabama on friday, and i am

looking at the way the media's covering it, and was intended to happen on sunday, and they hijacked the game. the left has hijacked this game. it used to be a respite, a place to go to escape all of this. i really -- you think of the players, they can do things we can't do when they are performing at optimal level, it is just incredible to watch, the talent that is on display. and to watch them now get caught up into something, and i don'tch think they even understand, you know they are backtracking, this is not aboutso the flag -- of course it is. they tried to say -- that's how it all got started. if they really wanted to make, if one of these players called you and said, we want a show, would your you give it to them? >> sean: 100%. >> why are they messing around on>> the sidelines, disrespectig the flag, the anthem? what's the point? they are just terming the enterprise. whatever is happening right now,

it's not how you grow it. >> sean: you said the owners are clueless, you said this is about race, and i think the most profound thing you said is they are now being used by the left in this country, the ones that take awayry institutions, and te nfl is an anathema to the left. >> saying this is risky because i firmly believe it -- >> sean: you won't get in trouble. >> people don't look -- when i say what i'm going to say, people will react -- "come on, are you serious," i am. this is why i am so concerned. i do believe that the left wants to cause great damage to the nfl. what does the nfl stand for? masculinity! strength! toughness! what are they doing to it? you go to college campuses and you'll find classes on how to take masculinity out of men. it is actually happening. there are studies and courses in

college that you this. it is patriotic. you have the flag, the anthem, uniform, all of the things that the left wants to erase from his country. they don't like displays of patriotism, strength, rugged individualismio. that is why the players are being used. ila think it is about police brutality, they think it is about writing social wrongs and so forth. this is an attack onit the nfl,s institution or shaking it down, and lowering its profile, and impact on american culture. it's a culture war, everybody knows it. the left is doing everything it can to erase elements of our country's founding, the traditions and institutions, and they don't stop. once they get their hooks and something come of this is i'm sad of it, they won't let go. the owners, they have to be scared to death. they have to be scared to death. on the one hand, they signed sih

their i players, link arms, taka knee, whatever, that is just driving the central fan base wa way. i almost think that it's part of the strategy. if you did want to damage the nfl, what would you do? do something to cause its fan base to leave it. what has happened? >> sean: this isn't going to end well, is it? >> i hope it does. i love that is so much that i live in constant optimism that this can be overcome and we can get back to it. the problem is, sean, everybody in management,ge everybody in corporate america, is under the false impression that this is a leftist liberal country. it isn't. it is made to look at because the media is, and the media promotes it, and the media narrativee is that america has progressed in conservatism is a minority or that way of thinking is a minority so everyone in corporate america thinks they need to find a way to convince people to pay them, buy their

product, whatever, under a myth understanding. look who advertises to the nfl. ford -- everything that supposedly causes climate change, the number oneth advertisers, beer, who is being assaulted and attacked with all of this? the owners on the commissioner, i don't know whether individual politicscs are, i don't think ty understand what is happening. i don't think they understand what is going on. they think they are relating to they' majority of their fan bas, they're not. they are driving them away. and i hate it. i don't want the nfl to get a smaller, i don't want it to become insignificant, i don't want it to be taken over by a bunch of forces. i don't want it to be taken over by left-wing social justice causes. you something besides the nfl sideline. you something besides the flag, use something besides that people use to escape. >> sean: i will give them ours on my show. hours.

seriously. i will have a big debate. i will do an hour-long debate. >> you do what you are going to find? i think, sean, a lot of -- i don't know what the percentages are -- a lot of these players really believe -- >> sean: it never happened. because the media says it did. social dresses for years on the left, the civil rights community continue to say it did. you can't blame them that is the only media they trust, they watch. there is that aspect of it. also, police brutality overall. more black circles in chicago by other blacks -- >> sean: nobody talks about it it. >> if they were really concerned about all of the horrible things happening to them, or african-americans, it isn't happening in the nfl. 75% of the league's african-american and wealthy and loved and adored and hero

worship. it saddens me, i loved it. i didn't watch football on sunday. >> sean: i watched college football. >> i'm not a big fan of, either. cheap uniforms. >> sean: [laughs] >> i didn't go to college. they do look not as flashy. i told lou holtz that, he was coaching south carolina that, so we are cool. really, i will be playing golf on sundays. sean, it's not the same. you are watching it in the media can't wait to tell us of all the discord. as we when they never show the fans booing, though. >> they will show you the players dissing the flag. >> sean: we are just getting started. we will have part two of theve nest interview with rush exclusive tomorrow, but when we come back, newt gingrich will

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>>and welcome back to hannity. joining us now, the author >> sean: welcome back to "hannity." the author of "the new york times" best seller, "understanding trauma," a new online course, former speaker of the house,

newt gingrich. his online course, series entitled "defending america," on my website. mr. speaker, good to see you. i think back, i was with rush very, and he played a integral part in 1994, when you brought the republicans to congress for the first time in 40 years, the contract with america. what i was thinking as i was interviewing him, you cap your promises. you have made it, you balance the budget, welfare reform, you had major transformative things happen. rush was saying three months, they get their backbone stronge stronger. >> first of all, it was great to watcher him tonight on your sho. it was the first time i have seen him on tv and a long time. you are exactly right. i think without a rush, we might not have won in 1994. he was the clear voice for millions and millions of conservatives all across the

country, many of whom would stay in their car to listen to the last half-hour or they just wouldn't get out, they wouldn't give him up. rush has had a remarkable, historic impact on the country. his instincts are as good as they ever were. he is as worth listening to and thinking about as anyone i know. he analyzes things from angles nobody else can match. it was great of you to have him on tonight. >> sean: listen, there is no doubt that he understands the left and conservatism has a great take -- i want to focus ai little bit on -- he laid out a challenge, i felt, to the republicans. for threes. months, just get yor agenda, suck it up, let's get these things fun, you guys make these promises, and they can literally govern for generations. i agree with him. >> i agree. look, i broughtro a prop tonigh. i don't usually do this, you know that. this is the paul ryan postcard

income tax return. they are estimate is that 85% of the people who currently are advising under the new republican tax cuts, this is all they will fill out, which will give them a second tax cut of all the money they are currently spending to get some tax preparer or some tax lawyer or some accountant, it saves literally billions of billions of additional dollars. here's a simple test. if by thanksgiving, the paul ryan income taxed postcard becomes b law, i think you will find out that they are doing exactly what rush suggested. this is visible, it applies to virtually every average american. it is clear. they will be producing these so that everybody can have a copy. you can show your friends and neighbors. you can ask them, you want to keep the current system with its

swamp-like complexity? the requirement for accountants and tax lawyers and tax preparers? or do you want to go to a very simple, lower cost system that both saves you money on taxes and saves you money on preparation?av i think that since the start of what rush was talking about. >> sean:n: you know, i remember every interview. i was in atlanta at the time, and everyth interview you did leading up to the election in '94, you would go into your pocket,yo you'd pull out the contract withr america. onlye criticism i have, and is kind of laughable and awake, because the blue states deserved the government they k voted for and put a power, new york, new jersey, illinois, california, you elect politicians, ten, 12, 13 and a half state income tax, it's not deductible. in a lot of ways -- by the way, i will get punished -- in a lot

of ways, it is interesting. you can analyze it two ways. one way, the rest of the country has been subsidizing them because their states punish them. paul ryan made this point last night. your thoughts? >> first of all, let me come back to this. i would urge every republican in the country, just as i used to pull out the contract, pull out the paul ryan postcard and ask your constituents. here is the second thing, for most of the people in long island, by the way, maybe not you, you have done really, really well, but for most people, by the time you get to doubling the deduction, and to get to lowering the rates, the number of people in new york who are going to need some kind of deduction for state and local taxes is going to drop dramatically. actually, for the average, everyday working guy, they are not really going to notice it because they are getting a great tax cut, and if you throw in the amountnt they will save by not

needing a preparer or an accountant or tax attorney, they will be much better off. if you are some rich guy -- thie is what's ironic -- all of these liberal democrats tell us they want to soak the rich, guess what, they are the ones in the blue states that are about to start screaming because you have toec be pretty darn wealthy to e affected by not having the state and local taxes. i have to say as a conservative, i'm not that sympathetic. i am not very sympathetic when all of a sudden liberal democrats -- >> sean: i live in those states. >> come gosh. i know you do. you remember, florida is only an airplane away. >> sean: all i need a six anths and a day and i am resident of florida. those are the rules. with all that said, look, this is where my job is, i am in florida today, it works just as good in florida. satellites and technology, and it works for radio and tv.

soso here is the next important question. what do the republicans need to do? i think a couple of things. energy is a big job producer. i like this plan with the president proposed, he is l sticking to his campaign promises, i also think that they better find the wall and understand the importance of it. if they have one other thing, the president said they might go back to health care in january, february, they really need to. not the chuck schumer-patty murray plan. your thoughts? >> i'm going to be very simpleminded because i used to do this for a living. they ought to focus from now to thanksgiving on one thing. get the tax cuts passed. if they have a signing ceremony the week before thanksgiving, if overwhelmingly americans have lower taxes, if american businesses go from one of the highest tax rates in the world to a really competitive tax rate, if we bring back trillions

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>>welcome back to hannity. tomorrow we have part two of my exclusive interview with rush limbaugh, including his >> sean: tomorrow, part two with my exclusive interview with rush limbaugh. >> dana: you will hate this question.on i will give you the heads up. you are not going to like this question. your tv show was a big hit.pl when you come on tv, people want to hear from you. you have the highest-rated national syndicated radio show inon the country. huge audiences of people who listen all sorts of ways. i think people would like to see you on tv. >> sean: you want to see the answer? turn tune in tomorrow night.

9:00 eastern, our new time. we will also ask rush about obamacare is a much more. this show will always be fair and balanced. dana perino is next. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ >> dana: good evening,go everyone. i am dana perino. welcome to "fox news tonight." the big controversy over nfl players refusing to stand for the national anthem isn't going awayay anytime soon. with president trump again weighing in on the matter, telling fox news of the nfl is too scared of its own players to do anything about the issue. >> i have so many friends that are owners and they are in a box. i have spoken to a couple of them, they say we are in a situation where we have toe do something. i think they are afraid of their players. you want to know the truth? i think is disgraceful.