>> doesn't matter. >> cnn university. greg: special thanks to kat, tyrus, dave and joe. happy new year everybody. i'm greg gutfeld and i love you, america. [cheering and applause] world." i'm jesse watters. as we come to the end of 2017 the left with have you think the president has no accomplishments. the tax cut and appointing an historic number of judges and the ending of obamacare. president trump welcome back to what the rar. how does it feel? president trump: it feels great, and it feels good to be back here. you have been so nice. thank you. jesse: i presented you with a

signed photograph of myself at trump tower. have you hung it on your wall? county there are oh, yes. jesse: that was fake news. president trump: healthcare is a complex subject. i have been saying that for a long time. people are agreeing with me. it's complex because you take this group and you make them happy and they become unhappy. then you make them happy. the answer is yes. we'll get something done. i think it will be terrific and so much better than obamacare which doesn't exist. if you allow it to exist for another year it will implode. i have been saying walk away for one year. they will come back, the democrats, if you gave hem a democrat bill to approve, they wouldn't give you one vote. it's really a bad situation out there. it's been that way for years. but if i put together a perfect democrat bill on healthcare or anything else for them to sign,

you wouldn't get one vote. it's a pretty bad deal. jesse: people like senator rand fall who you ridiculed during the debate could mess this thing up. president trump: rand paul shouldn't be on the stage. he's number 11. there are far too many people anyway. he is a good guy. and he means well. ultimately we are going to come together. we want something done. and we want to cut everybody's taxes including business taxes toy middle income taxes. everything will be cut. but i can't do that until we get this done. jesse: the income tax rate. what would you like to seat top right be? president trump: we'll bring business down to 15-20% from 36 and 10 higher than that in some instances. we are the highest taxed nation in the world. for middle income we are getting

wrid of brackets. we are going from 7 to 3 or 4 brackets. jesse: what would you like to see the brackets look like? >> i would like to see zero if you don't make much. then it will be 12 1/2 percent, 10%. it will be the biggest tax cut since reagan and bigger than reagan. before you are in that high back from the. jesse: we saw some of your returns. these people over at nbc news doing everything they to be take you down. >> what i have here is a copy of donald trump's tax returns. we have his federal tax return for 2005. jesse: i thought you threekd those returns yourself, it made you look good. you paid a lot of dough to uncle sam. president trump: they are bad

people, there is something wrong with them. i else heard a tax return was a sacred thing, you don't leak them. you are not allowed to. it's criminally offensive. they put them out. my tax returns are good. all my tax returns are good. but -- jesse: are you going after the leakers? president trump: we are look at it. it's terrible what's going on in washington. we have a certain establishment that's leaking. fit gets down other things even more important than that. but a tax return is a very important thing and you are not suppose to be leak it, and they do. they don't respect the law, and we have to change that. jesse: the anti-trump resistance out in the streets. some of it is in the federal government. how much of it do you think is genuine anger and someone like president obama pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

president trump: there is some anger. but there is great love on our side. we have senator la far alexander, we have the governor of tennessee, great guy. they say they have the never seen crowds like that ever. they have been here for a long time. for the country stars or anything. jesse: you have a lot of love on your side and there are people burning things in the streets. do you think president obama wants you to succeed? president trump: he's been nice to me personally but his people haven't been nice. there is great animosity. there is great anger. leak is one example of it. leaking, and the level of anger is hard to believe. so while he's nice personally, there doesn't seem to be a lot of nice things happening behind the scenes, and that's unfortunate. jesse: the media is pretty

vicious to you and your family. how do you have process that? >> in terms of manufacturing and the market, and business optimism. optimism is up. things are just going really well for the country. you look at the border. down 61% since the inauguration. stock market is up 16% since the inauguration. over $3 trillion of value has been created. many jobs have been created. i inherited a mess. the middle east was a mess. people want to go get jobs is a mess, despite the numbers. you have millions of people who want to get jobs and can't get jobs because we don't have good jobs. but ford is coming back. general motors is coming back. first at chrysler is coming back. we had a big meeting in detroit with the car manufacturers and it was unbelievable what's

happening. that's the thing that talks. you saw the polls that come out today, i'm at my all-time high for this. jesse: you are still paying attention to the polls? president trump: i do. the only ones i shouldn't have paid attention to are the exit polls during election day. they were saying, i thought boy i thought it was doing bert than that. jesse: let's do a watters world quiz. chuck schumer, the president of cnn and alec baldwin. if you had to fire one person, who would you fire? president trump: i think the alec baldwin situation is not good. chuck i'm disappointed. he should make deals for the people. i thought he would be a deal maker and instead he's an obstructionist. jeff zucker, i got him the job. i got him the job, and cnn is

fake news. who would i say? i don't want to say. but i will say i'm disappointed in all three. portrayal of me is ridiculous. jesse: next question. what is going to be done first, build ago wall or defeating isis? president trump: we are doing well in the middle east the last four weeks. that's another thing. we are not playing games anymore. the generals and caps the and majors and the people on the ground that graduated from annapolis and west point and the air force academy. but i think it wall will start very soon. we had almost 200 bidders to build the wall. we have great pricing coming in and some great designs. jesse: are you going to pick deet sign for the wall? president trump: i'll be have much involved. that's what i do.

we'll be on budget and on time. jesse: the lightning round. this is the last part. i'll name a name and you give one or two words to describe that person. kellyanne conway. president trump: very nice woman. jesse: hillary clinton. >> disappointed. jesse: mark cuban. president trump: back to the old way. but when i wouldn't return his phone calls he went the other way and picked the wrong horse. jesse: vladimir putin. president trump: don't know him. but certainly he's a tough cookie. i don't know how he's doing for russia. we'll find out one day i december. jesse: elizabeth warren. president trump: i think she would lose so badly. i think she hurt hillary clinton very badly. i watched those speeches, the anger, the hatred in her heart. and i said, she is really bad

for hillary. i watched that last couple weeks where she was getting up with that craziness and anger. >> i got news for you, donald trump. women have had it with guys like you, and nasty women have really had it with guys like you. president trump: pocahontas would not be proud of her as her representative. jesse: i think she'll run against you. president trump: i hope so. that would and dream come true. jesse: snoop dogg. president trump: i think it was terrible. not because of me. i think it's terrible to do that to any president, any person. i think it was pretty low life. his career is failing, and he's getting a lot of publicity on it. i think it was a terrible thing to do personally. jesse: jesse watters. president trump: tremendous future, tremendous potential.

should be making good money. and i enjoy your show. you have been so nice to me, that's why i turn on the biggest shows on television and here i am, "watters world." thank you, jesse. jesse: even before president trump took office in january his entire flame had become the targets of harassment. a hunter college professor and his attorney husband verbally assaulted ivanka trump in front of her children on a flight. so "watters world" went to the school to talk to some of the students and also caught up with the husband. >> the daughter of the president-elect was sitting in a jetblue flight with her husband and three children when one of the passengers is accused of verbally accosting her. jesse: the professor was

involved in harassing ivanka trump and her baby on a flight. >> that's not cool at all. jesse: what do you think of his behavior. >> that's not aright. >> it's scary. jesse: there is a petition to remove hip as professor. >> i'm not sure. harassment, i can't accept that as a woman. >> no school should let him on. he should be removed now. jesse: would you be okay if hunter college employed a professor who harassed chelsea clinton and her baby on a flight? >> i'm not a chelsea clinton either. there should be repercussions for his behavior. maybe probation or removal for a short period of time. jesse: do you think the school president will abide by this decision? >> i hope so. if there is proof of all that i

hope they do something about it. jesse: would you feel comfortable taking this professor's class? >> no, not at all. jesse: how you doing this morning? i wanted to talk about your behavior on the flight, sir. do you regret verbally abusing ivanka trump on the plane? you harassed a woman with her baby on a flight. are you proud of that? real class act, aren't you? now you are afraid to show your face. i'm giving you an opportunity to apologize, sir. nothing to say?

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jesse: hollywood has been freaking about the trump presidency since well before he took office. >> ways evident is donald trump lacks more than the qualifications to be president. >> he lacked 9 stability. >> and clearly the respect for the constitution of our great nation. >> you have the decision. >> and the opportunity to go down in the books as an american hero. >> who changed the course of history. jesse: just hearing the words president trump left many in tears. >> if donald trump becomes president our economy will go to [bleep]. i care about america. donald trump doesn't care about america. donald trump doesn't care about

you. donald trump cares about himself. this is insane. things are not going to be okay, people. they are not going to be okay. jesse: perez hilton still joins me now. you have to admit you were wrong about the economy. the stock market is on a record tear, would you admit that? >> it is. base has been great for wall street. i thought he campaigned against that. jesse: wall street is doing well and the men and women who have investments are probably reaping nice reward if they have money in the stock market. you are saying people aren't going to do well. are you doing okay, perez? >> i said i would be okay because i'm well off. i was more concerned for people who aren't well off. i'm one of those bleeding heart liberals that cares about other

people and not just my own financial interests. the wealthy people of america will continue to be okay. it's those who aren't wealthy that i'm concerned about. jesse: i think in a couple months we'll have you back. and some people who didn't have jobs now have jobs and maybe we can sing kumbaya. the snl franchise is going aggressively against people in the trump orbit. look at how they depicted kellyanne conway. >> what in the hell are you doing here? >> breaking into my apartment? >> what was i supposed to do. you weren't answering my calls. you changed my number. i'm not going to be ignored. jesse: i thought it was funny

when mccarthy did the spicer. but they depicted kellyanne conway like a slut. putting her in a cheap negligee and acting sultry. >> i think they were spoofing fatal attraction. jesse: i think many people that saw that might not have agreed with your interpretation. >> many people who saw it probably didn't agree with yours either. jesse: this isn't the first time snl has done this. they had writers go after barron trump as a school short. they have gone after the trump team as bigots and racist and idiots.

why do you think the grab choice has so aggressively gone after the trump team in such a hateful intall aren't way? >> i don't think they are being hateful. i think they are being humerus. if people can't find the humor tonight, they shouldn 't be watching it then. jesse: some of it is funny, but some of it is mean and nasty. >> you encourage people to watch fox news and breitbart if they are offended by what they are seeing on nbc or cnn. jesse: i'm not offended by it. i just think most of of it is nasty. that's just my opinion. the "new york times" writer journalist he calls himself -- was at a party, and the swimsuit

model picked up on something this journalist said, and we have the tweet that she describes in saying right here, sat next to a journalist from the "new york times" last night who told me melania is a hooker. whatever your politics, it's crucial to call his out for what it is. slut shaming. i don't care about her nudes or sexual history and no one should. i notice you didn't cover this story on your website. >> i did. jesse: why couldn't i find it on the website? >> it's on there right now if you want to search the melania trump category. jesse: i saw it was covered in a lawsuit melania had. >> we covered it. i could send you the link right now if you would like. jesse: please do. why do you think the "new york times" is so anti-melania?

>> melania trump, i'm about to send you the link. i'm not going to continue with the interview until i do that because i have obsessive thinking. jesse: we don't have time for to you go through the website. i couldn't find it there either. but if you just answer my question, we'll assume you have it. if fox news journalists called michelle obama a here, wouldn't you find that offensive and find that on your website pretty quickly? >> yes, i would find that offensive and i do find it offensive that that journalist called her a hooker. jesse: what's with it about

smearing the first lady of the united states that the left and people in hollywood find so attractive? >> i would disagree with you there. i don't think smear her. i think people feel sad for her. jesse: i told you about chelsea handler going after her. >> it's not most of people. she is just one person. like i just said if you were listening to me. i pity her. jesse: why do you pity melania trump. >> i would perceive her to be somebody who is not very happy. jesse: why do you know what's in her heart? >> i didn't say i do. jesse: what gives you have the ability to perceive her genuine feeling? >> i read her body language when she is with her husband. it's a man who won't open the door for her and a man who quacks first. he isn't a man who seems to be a

gentleman. jesse: i am glad you know what's in melania's heart. she seems to be happy to me. but maybe i'm wrong. thank you for being upon "watters world." i look forward to having you on again. with movie-goers flocking to theaters to see the latest installment of the "star wars" saga, i traveled to a galaxy far far away to try my hand at using the force. [♪] jesse: live long and prosperous. >> that's incorrect. may the force be with you. jesse: do you have a girlfriend? >> she is right there.

jesse: what do you think about your boyfriend's obsession with "star wars"? >> i'm right there with him. jesse: what character are you? >> sliewk skywalker. -- fluk -- luke skywalker.jessn princess leia? >> something happened but we don't talk about that anymore. jesse: what kind of blaster to you have? >> something to send you far far away from me. jesse: do you believe the force is real? >> i think it touches all of us. it binds the galaxy together. jesse: is this like christmas for you? >> except movies come out at christmastime, too. >> will you be doing speed dating?

>> i will. and i'll use my jedi mind tricks on you. jesse: what are you doing? >> i have my collection of "star wars" on me. jesse: if i were to get a tattoo, what and where would i get it. >> the death star on your butt. jesse: donald trump was a "star wars" character, who would he be? >> obi-wan kenobi. jesse: what are we going to do with vladimir putin? >> let him be him. we have to deal with us. jesse: america first? >> sure. jesse: the serious situation is getting messy, what do you think we should do about that?

>> what was your question? jesse: what do you think we should do about syria? >> i don't know. i don't know how to fix it. jesse: what do you think we should do about kim jong-il? i'm waters and this is my world. i mean my galaxy. anxiety over president obama causing people to hire professional cuddlers. that's next. they came out of nowhere, sir!

how many of 'em? we don't know. dozens. all right! let's teach these freaks some manners! good luck out there, captain! thanks! but i don't need luck, i have skills... i don't have my keys. (on intercom) all hands. we are looking for the captain's keys again. they are on a silver carabiner. oh, this is bad. as long as people misplace their keys, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

>> live from "america's news headquarters". grim news from yemen. un agencies say it is not the first minute during crisis in the world. the group world health program, the world .-period-paragraph and unicef state 75% of the country's population needs military assistance. that includes more than 11 million children will not survive without help.

overall, about 60% do not have enough food to eat and millions lack of safe water and proper sanitation. fighting in the war ratchet ravaged country recently passed the 1000 a month. in russia a suspect is arrested in connection with a supermarket bombing in st. petersburg. at least 18 people were injured on wednesday's blast and he remains hospitalized. investigators say the homemade device contain 200 grams of explosives. isis is claiming responsibility. now back to "watters' world". w" president trump: today the entire world can see america is coming back, and america is coming back rapidly and strongly. they see that with what's going on economically. jesse: the united states add more than 2 million jobs during president trump's first year in office. one of those booming businesses, professional cuddling. how many liberals are still struggling to cope with his win?

they need extra tlc. i spoke with the co-founder and ceo of the cuddlist to help explain the phenomenon. i'm going to start with you. take a look at your bio it says i specialize in listening and laughter. and have a passion for nurturing through non-sexual cuddling. so people come to you because why? >> they are look a lot of times for touch and attention, and someone to just spend some time with. jesse: you are the cuddler, so you spoon them? is that how that works? >> yeah, there are all kinds of

options. as long as we are following the code of conduct and keep it nons sexual. anything up for negotiation. >> would spooning or touching make people feel better? >> those are some of them. but every session is unique and the possibilities are infinite. jesse: everything is up for negotiation. and people aren't turned on at all during the sessions? or they are sometimes? >> we screen people. we do an intake and talk to them and make sure they are genuinely interested in a non-sexual experience. jesse: people are a little upset about president obama. you said you have seen your business improve since his election. people are anxious and seeking physical affection. >> one of the people, john, who

was quoted in the "rolling stone" article that precipitated this an iraqi veteran. he has done talk therapy and medication and he thought some healing touch can benefit him. he said this was the most of important thing for him. his issue with trump is he had a job with the government. and the day trump won the election there was a freeze on hiring so he didn't get his job. then we work with military veterans all over and antonio, texas that deal with issues of ptsd. jesse: i imagine some people are just upset with president trump because he rattled their cage

somehow, and they are looking for someone to cuddle them and make them feel better. >> we don't screen based on political affiliation. in red states, purple states and blue states, the average age of our client is in their 50s. it could be the kid seeing their family for the first time, or it could be the water nervous to meet their father because they support bernie sanders. jesse: how would the touch appear? >> before every session something happens. so i'll play the client and you play the cuddler. >> adam, i promise that if at any moment i feel uncomfortable physically or emotionally i promise i will spank. will you promise to do the same? >> i do. jesse: would you guys like to touch each other. >> are you a question if i put my arm around you? >> yes.

>> this is about consent and boundaries and owning what you want. a lot of times when a special starts the cuddlist will say how do you want to start your session. jesse: and it's $80 an hour. right now the government is spending over $4 billion on veterans with issues of ptsd just with disability payments. jesse: inseat of getting them hopped up on oxycontin. they could do this. holiday fun and games, the weekend edition.

jesse: tis the season to be jolly. joining me ed henry. try to control yourself. imagine you are a woman. i now it's difficult for you. and you are bringing home a guy to meet the parents for the first time around the holidays. who would be the best guy to bring home to meet the parents. bill herm or beater deucey? >> this is and tough one, both all-american. but doocy, it's like you bring him home and it's like is this the kid brother? we love him in washington. but hemmer is a guy. jesse: he's stable and mature. he's like the ken doll, right?

jesse: he wouldn't be offended by that. is there a lot going on upstairs? reporter: there is not. jesse: i would be worried about bringing home doocy, the mom would say you have got to feed this guy. i think we'll go with herm on this one. the most of likely to get in a fight at the christmas dinner table. judge jeanine pirro or tucker carlson. reporter: is this really a question? the salad dressing is not on the table yet when she is in your face, on your grill and in the kitchen cabinet. >> snap out of it. do i have to go through this again? what happened? you lost, he won. karma is a pitch. if. reporter: people misunderstand.

they say why is tucker so mean to people. he's a happy warrior. whereas judge jeanine is just tearing the throat out. the stiletto, everything. she is bringing it. she is like the romero of the dinner table. jesse: my parents are far left radicals so i need a little help, i need some backup. who is the secret party animal. who is going to cut loose and you don't think they will cut throos when you bring them to a party. shannon bream or father jonathan morris. reporter: i'm reluctant to answer this because of a disclosure agreement i signed. father jonathan is a secret partyer.

jesse: i want to play some video. we'll see if there is proof to this. jesse: that's father jonathan getting loose with the karaoke. reporter: i love shannon. she is a great anchor, a great colleague, a great friends. but before she had an 11:00 p.m. show, she was in bed by 9:00. jesse: i partied with her during the conventions in ohio. we took a few shots spipt was after we finished work. but i think we'll go with father jonathan. who gets on a mechanical bull. reporter: the singing and the karaoke and the spiritual

message at the end. jesse: he was taking the wine. so, who would you rather ring in new year's eve with, ed henry or jesse watters. because you are going to be able to ring in the year with both of us. reporter: we are hanging? i'm henry -- i can't do that. we are together for new year's eve for the first time ever. i'm so excited. jesse: you go from 8:00 to 10:00. and kennedy and i. >> i'm with dean cain as well as lisa boothe. we have some special pieces. we have wonderful brave men and women in uniform who will be joining us with some surprises. and we are excited. 8:00 to 10:00 eastern. we are happy to be there.

jesse: there will be a hot tub and special musical guests. and ed henry came into the office and said what should i wear on new year's? should i wear a jacket and tie? ed henry, loans up. reporter: first time without the tie and without the jacket. jesse: my producers thought it would be funny to show case my ongoing fight against terrifying animals like this. i can't do it. ♪ ♪ohhhhhh, ou! guess what i just got?

uh! ♪i used to be spellbound hello again. ♪i used to be spellbound hi. ♪i used to be spellbound that's a big phone. ♪in your arms. [screams] ah, my phone. ♪you built the flame ♪that warms my heart, ♪but lying and cheating ♪has torn us apart ♪and i'm moving on.

jesse: i have been pounding the pavement for years with "watters world." sometimes i encountered animals that i'm not so fond of. my producers thought it would be funny to highlight some of those experiences. regretfully here they are. what is that? >> what are you doing?

>> oh, hah, hah, hah. oh, hah, hah. okay. is it going to bite me? >> do you say happy holidays or merry christmas. >> both. what kinds of snake is that? jesse: i'm waters and this is my world. up next. last call.

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it's hard work being "watters world." brandon writes what are you most of excited about this coming year. obviously the eagles winning the super bowl. speaking of new year's, i'll be ring in 2018 live from times square with the lovely kennedy. so that's all for us tonight. check us out on facebook, instagram and twitter. "justice with judge jeanine" is next and remember i'm waters and this is -- i'm watters and this is my world.