the senate gop .what is on the menu besides popcorn, one of the president's favorites, meatloaf as well as chicken. but there were some rather odd scary moments. you may have seen this already. the president was walk ing through the capital. the protest, he he was posing as a member of the media, heckled the russia flags at him. everybody seemed to keep their cool later objection to the form it seemed like the president said they never heard him in the first place. there you have it. end of the unity lunch. the guy allegedly responsible, ryan khalil tatum oon was taken into custody by fox police. clayton got inside using an expired visitor's pass. it seemed unclear how he he got into the area where the president was walking. that building at least harmed the capital was strictly retricted to visitors t and tours. members of the media there to capture the president's arrival. he's the same guy to tried to get jared kushner to sign a russian flag at the capital back in july. let's get back to the meetin

gop leaders are on the clock. president trump and gop leaders are on the clock. gop leaders are on the clock. the president now calling on his party to unify in order to push through a gop budget plan, that includes sweeping tax cuts. but he is facing resistance on both sides of the aisle. abc's serena marshall has more. an historic day in america politics.. happening today-- president trump is happening today-- president trump is expected to publicly release thousands of government documents related to the assassination of president john f. kennedy. president trump confirmed over the weekend that he will not block the documents release. the papers include more than 3-thousand that have never been seen by the public and more than 30,000 that have been previously released, but with redactions. but trump could have blocked the release on the the material public would harm intelligence, law enforcement, military operations or foreign relations. major new developments overnight - prince george's county police say they

. >> right now it's a season of war against a gop establishment. this is not my war. this is our war. and you all didn't start it. the establishment started it. >> call that a smattering of applause. in a meeting with his cabinet, president trump scolded republican lawmakers and seemed to side with bannon. >> i'm not going to blame myself. they are not getting the job done. we've had health care approved, and then you had a surprise vote by john mccain. but you had a few people that really disappointed us. they really, really disappointed us. so i can understand fully how steve bannon feels. >> then just a short time later the white house abruptly called a news conference with mitch mcconnell. there the president catered to the establishment wing saying he in the face of the establishment, mitch mcconnell are closer than ever before. today the president will welcome the prime minister of greece for meetings and a joint news conference, 1:30 in the rose garden. then maybe we'll get more clarity which end of the president's party he is backing. jeff zeleny has more. >>

julie: what it means in the gop fight between the establishment and insurgents. accusing north korea's nuclear aim will be a hot topic. in china, the key to the crisis next. >> china is helping us. 93% of the things going into north korea come from china. china is big stuff. i've been thinking. about thinking. i mean, think of all the things that think these days. thinking planes. thinking cars. thinking phones. businesses are thinking. factories are thinking. distribution plants are thinking. plant plants are thinking. even your toaster is thinking. honey, clive owen's in our kitchen. i'm leaving. oh never mind, he's leaving. there's so much thinking. even this thing is thinking. is this thing thinking? this thing is thinking! business are up to their necks in knowledge. let me illustrate that for you. scratch that, terrible idea. but what if a business could turn all that thinking... endless thinking. into doing. to make better decisions. make a difference. make the future. make all this make sense. not tomorrow. not next week while you think about it a little

the old republican beliefs. >> welcome to the new gop. trump's gop. johnston says he was a registered democrat just like roger thaer. they both vote d for trump. thaer supports flake. >> but do you pick mccain and flake over trump? >> no. if trump would shut his mouth and do his job, i think a lot of things would be a lot better. >> president trump carried arizona by 3.5 percentage points. he beat clinton by double digits, but what about the moderates? they're in maricopa county where trump won by just three points. bigilbert is a quaint corner. at the roast house, every republican here is ware of the rift between the senators and the president, from john mccain' deciding vote against a trump-backed repeal and replace plan to flake's impassioned call to fellow republicans. >> i'm aware that there's a segment of my party who believes that anything short of complete and unquestioning loyalty to a president who belongs to my party is unacceptable and suspect. >> what did you think of that speech? >> i don't remember it in detail, but i'll say this, that

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it's trump's gop. so now what? well, since becoming the republican nominee for president, trump has gone from i alone can fix it, remember that convention speech, to ready to compromise with his friends, the democrats, chuck and nancy to now preaching the great unity that exists in the gop. after mentioning unity at least ten times by our count yesterday, he made the case again today on twitter. he wrote, quote, do not under estimate the unity within the republican party. that message comes after three sitting u.s. senators who happen to be members of his party have called out his behavior, his ability to lead. comments that have forced the rest of the republican party to react to this increasingly obvious divide growing inside the gop. >> i don't think the american people want to see us up here yelling at each other. they want to see us fighting for them. the american people want results, and so that's what we're focused on. >> i'm not trying to sound like a prud here, but you know, when you're president of the un

. >>> ahead, president trump looking to bridge the divide on the gop by playing nice with both sides. how it all affects the agenda, and the fast-approaching midterm elections. hi, i'm the internet! you know what's difficult? adulting... hi, guys. i'm back. time to slay! no,i have a long time girlfriend. you know what's easy? building your website with godaddy. get your domain today and get a free trial of gocentral. build a better website in under an hour. >>> i can understand fully how steve bannon feels. >> we're probably now at least as far as i'm concerned closer than ever before. >> president trump walking a very fine line within his own party. a public show of unity with the senate leader following a show of support for his former chief strategist who is calling for a takedown of the gop establishment. >> some half baked nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems. >> and senator john mccain with a pointed message to some of the president's most ardent supporters. mccain warns against the nationalistic attitude he says leave others in hi

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within the gop ranks, bannon's pledge that "no one is safe" is being taken seriously.hua green spent hours interviewing steve bannon over the last six years. the result, a book called "the devil's bargain." nice to have you. joshua: great to be here. soledad: trying to decide -- who is the devil in the devil's joshua: well it's sort of a choose your own adventure novel. you can pick either one. the idea basically is that bannon came up with these ideas that he thought could get someone elected, and trump took them up, got elected. the problem is, as soon as trump house, they didn't really know what they were doing. trump brought in all sorts of people he campaigned against -- wall street bankers, people like gary cohn and steve mnuchin from goldman sachs. people like reince priebus and sean spicer. soledad: the swamp! joshua: members of the swamp and the republican party establishment. and almost immediately, you have the white house break out into warfare which inhibited anything from getting done. soledad: his new strategy of backing candidates and sounds to me like

the gop house members passing a budget. points to a more serious for tax reform. nation is in the midst of a manufacturing renaissance that will only provide economic healing, it will help fight against that homelessness and helplessness we have been talking about. that's a key components of the drug epidemic. the composite is at its highest level since march of 2011. surging 35% in the last year alone. if tax reform is real and significant, we'll be adding people. they will be investing in awed nation to fill the jobs. amazon posted a monster number. 53 cents. that was 1,600 percent more than wall street was anticipating. initial reaction seize this stock a whole lot higher. then there is alphabet google. all above consensus. there are 47% from a year ago. consequencently that stock -- consequently that stock hit an all-time high. alphabet was higher. there the was a little bhit less than hoped for. the data computing segments did well and management was able to raise their outlook. momentum should be back and that should

the president's former chief strategist vowing to take on gop leaders if they get in trump's way. and what the secretary of state said today when asked if he called the president a, quote, "moron." >>> the new development tonight. police now probing disturbing allegations against harvey weinstein, as more accusers come forward. the motion picture academy expelling him. and the stunning statement from his own brother. >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. and we begin tonight with a stunning accusation by out of work nfl quarterback colin kaepernick. the former star filing a grievance late today against nfl owners, claiming he's the victim of collusion. that owners allegedly worked together against him. his protest fueling a national protest. here's ron claiborne. >> reporter: colin kaepernick accusing the owners of colluding. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag, get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now? out, he's fired. >> reporter: while players united behind kaepernick, he's been

so can the gop come together after the healthcare failure? that's coming up from the fox news deck on this monday afternoon. great to have you with us. where's gary? 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico. goin' up the country. later, gary' i have a motorcycle! wonderful. ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >> shepard: republicans still searching for their first major legislative victory since the president took office. the gop senator lindsey graham of south carolina has set his sights on tax cuts. if republicans don't make a move on that, we're dead. >> if we don't cut taxes and we don't repeal and replace obamacare, then we're going to lose across the board in the house in 2018. all of my colleagues running in primaries will probably get beat. it will be the end of mitch mcconnell as we know it. >> shepard: the vote for tax cuts faces an important test this week. senators have to pass a budget plan first. chie

the gop and the nra and the begun lobby? >> of course they are. judge jeanine: the nra and the gop? how dare you connect law abiding citizens to a mass murderer of innocent civilians. how dare you call us complicit with a whack job police fi misfs the epitome of evil. just as we can't blame all muslims for the actions of a few, how about you not blame all gun owners for the actions of paddock. hillary, you have to stop trying to be joan of arc. your word ring hollow. tell me the last time you were in chicago where children on playgrounds don't even run at the sound of gunfire. where is your dignity and compassion for african-american victims of gun violence every weekend. don't black lives matter? you and your friends are so determined to disarm us. you, the same woman whose apartment used cia operatives tracked a gun to syria. you sending fast and furious guns across the border to the mexican cartel for free, some of which were used to kill us. you the same woman whose state department approved a deal in which you personally benefited that sold 225% of america's uranium to russia w

the president has been criticized for not making a stronger public push for the gop effort. but he says, and i'm quoting him now, i'm not going to blame myself. and tonight, the president is blaming local distribution efforts in puerto rico for ongoing food and water shortages, almost a month after hurricane maria devastated the island. the president says what he calls massive amounts of food and water are being sent to puerto rico, but he says it's up to local officials to get it to the residents. we're covering all of that and much more this hour with our guests, including senator richard blumenthal of the judiciary and armed services committees and our correspondents and specialists are also standing by. let's begin with the president's show of unity today with the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell. our white house correspondent sara murray is joining us with the latest. they're uniting to push tax reform, despite previous public tensions. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. in a free-wheeling press conference, president trump touted his legislative agenda and appeared

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charles: trump's gop it's being remade.in street america, the folks who voted for him or something entirely different. >> what we are seeing right now is a reflection of the people who voted for trump. but the fact is, that's what's in the republican party platform. elected officials in congress, if they voted for the platform would be in step with the republican party. charles: how about paying amazon too much money to get amazon to move to your state. charles: 238 different pitches to amazon for its new headquarters. newark, new jersey is promising to deliver $7 billion in tax breaks. americans for prosperity, and blake rutherford. let me start with you, erika. you are a fellow jerseyite. $7 billion. i don't even know where jersey gets that kind of money. businesses and people have been fleeing for a very long time. we have sky high taxes. you are opposed to this, aren't you? >> we are. the state of new jersey's prosperity is bleeding out of the state. more people leave the state of new jersey than any other state in the

trump was on the hill to talk to gop senators about the tax plan. we are told clayton was posing as a journalist. he was taken away in handcuffs and charged with unlawful conduct. this arrest happened in a very sensitive location, just feet from the president. an inside restricted space. scott macfarlane reports he has a record. this raises new concerns about security now. >> jim, d.c. correspondent records show he has a prior arrest for unlawful assembly in d.c. 36-year-old is part of an activist group called americans take action. now, video shows him standing in the ohio clock corridor of the u.s. capital that shows the at president trump as the president walks by. witnesses say he yelled "trump is treason" as he did so. that ohio clock corridor in the capital is a restricted space. one must have a press credential or staff credential to even enter that space. and to get that credential, a reporter muf reporter must agree not to protest and not to lobby government officials. anyone not part of the capital press core must have a visiting media i.d

stay with us on the latest, coming out of the gop.e are speaking with arizona senate candidate kelli ward. we will be speaking on jeff flake announcing he will not be seeking reelection and her chances of taking his seat. the get a check of our markets. julie hyman -- let's get a check of our markets. julie hyman is here with us. earnings in the case of today, coming in below estimates, particularly from the larger cap stocks. it seems to be more with -- it seems to be doing more with anticipation. we're going to start to see more of them after the close, tomorrow. if you take a look at the fangs, the stocks that have been driving a lot of again, this year -- lot of the again -- the gain, this year. faangu look at a index of stocks. i mention that these stocks have contributed a lot to gains, this year. there is a breakdown of their contributions. they have accounted for almost half of the gains in the nasdaq 100, specifically apple alone accounting for 17% and facebook with the next biggest chunk at 9.7%. netflix is the one that has

gop it convention. does the white house endorse bannon's attacks. >> we asked the white house for comment on bannon's statement. we have yet to hear back. you'll recall earlier this week when the president held a joint press briefs with mitch mcconnell, he was discussed about attacks on mcconnell and other republicans. and he said steve bannon is a friend and doing what he believes is best for the country. however, bannon's attacks on reps in office now is different from what we saw yesterday when he was viciously going after a former president, questioning his intelligence, questioning whether or not president george w. bush knew the words he was saying during his speech on thursday, in which he warned about the dangers of nativism and talked about problems with protectionism. he also went on to say that bigotry is emboldened in the united states, and we should be wary of conspiracy theories, the democracy is now more susceptible to them. former president bush didn't directly signal president trump or

but many high level folks in the trump campaign amplified the message at 10 gop.e've seen evidence that those trump campaign people knew that 10 gop was affiliated with the kremlin but they helped it push its message. >> what led them to it? why would they just happen to pick up the crap? >> it's a good question. >> it's just asht language and interpretation. how good is their english that they're able to fake us with what sounds like american english? >> some of the english is not great. if you look at the russia propaganda efforts -- >> why wouldn't they say this is bogus. >> one republican data and cyst said he followed 10 gop for a long time and noticed it didn't seem quite right, it seemed fishy. and an important thing about this account that people have to understand is one of the tweets that it tweeted that donald trump jr. retweeted accused broward county, florida of voter fraud. >> i'm sorry. if you want to call it collusion, fine. but looks to me like hand in glove. the trump people knew where to go, they got it, it suited their purposes, the russia purp

the alt-right supporter saying he declares war on mcconnell and the gop establishment. the partisan battle over health care now raising the spectre. >> declaring the u.s. will continue diplomatic efforts with north korea "until the first bomb drops." those words in a new round of south korean military drills increasing tension with pyongyang. we have it all covered. let's go to the white house and continue there. good morning, joe. >> good morning, poppy. the significance of this is an attempt by the leaders to get on the same page. there's been a lot of public sniping between key members of the republican party on capitol hill, were in the senate, especially the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the president and the leader talked on the phone this weekend. they're going to sit down for lunch today. the vice president is expected to be there. tax reform hangs in the balance. if they're going the get that done, they need to try to move a budget by this week. >> president trump and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell meeting face-to-face today after months of gr

many of the gop are deficit hawks.hey don't want to see these tax cuts blow a huge hole in the deficit. an estimated 2.2 trillion bucks over the next ten years. one way to pay for them is get rid of deductions, including the state and local tax break. that's another sticking point. it affects mainly middle income hou households in high tax states. gop members could bolt. that tax break is very popular. to support eliminating it would be political suicide. the last division here for the gop, optics. the president says this is a middle class tax cut but the biggest tax savings go to the richest americans and corporations helped by a lower tax rate and getting rid of the estate tax. all of this while talking shrinking 401(k) savings. the optics not good there at all. those are the three main sticking points right now. >> that's really helpful. i'm so glad you do the math so we don't have to. my son's fifth grade math stumped me. >> i find that hard to believe. >> bar graph. >> people need to pay attention to this stuff be

it's a crucial step towards approving the gop tax plan. the president tweeted congratulations to mitch mcconnell and the republican party on budget passage yesterday. now for the tax cuts. republicans looking for their first major legislative win after they failed to deliver on healthcare. let's get back to john roberts live at the white house. we got new information on what will happen on the 401(k)s, which is a big controversy. >> at the moment, what will happen with 401(k)s can be explained by this gesture. don't know just yet. the president tweeted out on monday morning that he thought that 401(k) tax-free contributions should be off limits. that prompted the feud with senator bob corker. senator brady said, 401(k) contributions should be on the table to which the president responded that afternoon from a question from me that he thinks kevin brady is a fantastic guy but he knows how important 401(k)s have. now we know what chairman brady might be looking at, the rothification of 401(k)s. he may increase the amount of money that you ca

so where does president trump stand on this, does he support bannon and the gop? >> he'll play both sides. say to bannon, wink, wink, i agree. primary everyone, and not disagree on the phone. the president thought, and detractors thought in the left wing once bannon left he would disappear. bannon, very friendly. i was with him. he gets a lot of coverage. talking about him now pt mentioned today twice by the president of the united states. i don't know if he likes to do that and he has a strong voice. >> trying to have his cake and eat it, too? mcconnell i want to work with you and bannon i'm on your side? >> correct. >> going forward -- >> need bannon more. >> going forward to get something done, to be in a strong position for re-election? >> sim bi bionic. with steve, saying to mitch mcconnell can't point the finger at john mccain, as collins or murkowski saying we're going to recruit you, rue crete candidates and ruin a regime mcconnell has over all the money can put pressure on mcconnell to actually get actions done. there's a big problem in the senate as oppo

>> if they all turn republican it is a good night for the gop.en looking at 55 republican seats. this has big implications for the balance of power. something like obamacare appeal but lost by a single vote would become more real. the bigger balance of power story here would be the republican caucus. people who win seats in arizona, whoever replaces corker in tennessee, these will be more in line with the republican base than mitch mcconnell so republicans have a strong night. heather: interesting to see who goes out campaigning for whom. where they think it is leaning one way or the other. finally the overall picture. >> strong democratic night 50/50. democrats win all five, each party holds their own tossup, 52-48, strong gop night 55-55 but it is more than a year away. >> can you believe it is more than a year away and we are talking about it? >> john mccain opening up, there will be another election in arizona, potentially a democratic pickup. there were some seats we didn't talk about that are leaning in the democratic direction. i would thi

it was not a schlep of establishment gop candidates.t was the outsider and his small band of merry men and women. [laughter] >> it was like robin hood taking over the empire. a couple of dozen people gained the reins of an administration that has more than 2 million employees in it. several million people who work for the federal government. the best description of what happened on january 20 at 12:01 a.m. is the most leveraged hostile takeover in u.s. history. [applause] >> as a result, it is not surprising, and nobody should be surprised, that over the next few months, the massive establishment swamp treated us as antibodies and did everything they could to box us out, to fire lower-level individualists who were trump loyalists in the security council. eventually, we realized the writing was on the wall. steve and myself realized if we believe in november 8, if we really want to support the president, the best way we can do that is from outside the building. [applause] >> so bottom line, relax, take a deep breath, count to 10. it will

the gop and the nra and the begun lobby? >> of course they are. judge jeanine: the nra and the gop? how dare you connect law abiding citizens to a mass murderer of innocent civilians. how dare you call us complicit with a whack job police fi misfs the epitome of evil. just as we can't blame all muslims for the actions of a few, how about you not blame all gun owners for the actions of paddock. hillary, you have to stop trying to be joan of arc. your word ring hollow. tell me the last time you were in chicago where children on playgrounds don't even run at the sound of gunfire. where is your dignity and compassion for african-american victims of gun violence every weekend. don't black lives matter? you and your friends are so determined to disarm us. you, the same woman whose apartment used cia operatives tracked a gun to syria. you sending fast and furious guns across the border to the mexican cartel for free, some of which were used to kill us. you the same woman whose state department approved a deal in which you personally benefited that sold 225% of america's uranium to russia w

. >> season of war against the gop establishment.s time aiming harsh words at president george w. bush, so will all the tough talk cause problems getting the white house agenda through congress? >> meanwhile president trump is vowing today to make long classified documents on the jfk assassination open to the public . liz: a look into america's news headquarters on a very busy saturday, i'm elizabeth prann. >> nice to be with you at home, i'm leland vettert. president trump pushed his feud with federica wilson. also saying the media hasn't given him enough credit for this week's success in the senate. what does the white house want to focus on? culture fight over gold star family call or tax policy legislative achievement? >> it's an excellent question, leland. you know, the story with the soldier so much consuming so much oxygen, but policy wise tax reform continues to be front and center. in interview tomorrow morning with sunday morning futures president trump says he wants tax reform this year, he wants it done even sooner. presi

this weekend, he played friendly rounds of golf with members of the gop establishment. rand paul. >> he's a little better golfer than i am. we had a good time. >> reporter: and lindsey graham. today, graham pushed back at bannon. >> bannon can't beat us if we're successful. >> reporter: but bannon's knives are drawn, threatening to take down mitch mcconnell. >> up on capitol hill, it's like before the ides of march. they are looking to find out who will be brutus to your julius caesar. >> reporter: today, rex tillerson had to answer sharp criticism from bob corker. trump is castrating his secretary of state. >> i checked. i'm fully intact. >> is it true, did you call him a moron? >> reporter: the secretary of state would not give a yes or no answer. >> i'm just not going to dignify the question. i call the president mr. president. these are the destructive games of this town. they're not helpful to anyone. and, so, my position on it is, i'm not playing. >> david wright joins us live from the white house. and steve bannon taking on the gop establishment, including mitch

. >> right now, >>> right now it's a seasonal war against a gop establishment. >> if we're successful mitch mcconnell's side. if not, we're all in trouble. >> the possibility of a government shutdown looms. >> don't subsidize something that is never going to work. >> what he is doing is hurting the american people. >> just because we all made the deal doesn't mean you don't go back and look and say, is it still working? >> the president is using this for political coverage. he is an unconventional president. >> he is not going to permit kim jong-un to threaten the united states with a nuclear weapon. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alyson kacamerota. >> this is "new day", monday, october 16th, 6:00 in new york. poppy harlow plus one joining me this morning. >> very blessed one this morning. >> appreciate having you here, as always. this is the starting line. president trump set to meet with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, the man he blames for failing to repealing obamacare. democrats are threatening a government shutdown over health care. can they strike a deal on t

right now, it is a season of war against a gop establishment.plause] it is no longer acceptable to come and patch on the head until you everything will be fine, just get these guys in office. those days are over. we need to move with urgency. the president of the united states deserves the respect and support. [applause] all of the insults that senator corker through the w atander-in-chief -- thre the commander-in-chief during a time of war, i think it was someone at the washington post and someone from the new york lede, they buried the corker said he gave up the game. there are only one or two senators who have respect for admiration for president trump. the rest of them talk like i do behind closed doors. all of you folks that are so concerned you are going to get defeated in primaries, there is a time for mea culpa. you can condemn senator corker. using come to a microphone and say i am not going to vote for mitch mcconnell for majority leader. [applause] >> and you can come to a stick and say, i'm going to do away with the filibuster so the

gop controlled congress couldn't pass a healthcare bill so the president says he'll take matters into his own hands. >> as you can see from the run down over there, this is one of the top takers tonight at 6:30. so let's get to it. >> and i'll also be signing something probably this week which will go a long way to take care every many of the people that have been so badly hurt on healthcare, and they'll be able to buy, they'll be able to cross state lines and they'll get great competitive healthcare. it will cost the united state nothing. >> president trump planning to sign an executive order soon that said would expand healthcare options for some americans, critics s obamacare market, reportedly reached down to see if democrats wanted to work with him on the plan. >> but they made it clear it is not interested in repeal and replace but say they're opening to improving the existing system, of course healthcare one of the many things on our agenda tonight here at 5@6:30, so our guest, two familiar faces apparently both got the memo to wear the same shade of green. here, jamison your l

president trump tweeting and unity in the gop. we should get a look at thousands of secret documents about the j.f.k. assassination. will they shut down the conspiracy theories or raise new questions? starting today, new security screenings for airline passengers. get ready for more questions and inspections. let's get to it. and first from the fox news deck this thursday afternoon, president trump just moments ago declared our nation's opioid crisis a public health emergency. the president said it's time to put a stop to the drug problem. >> as americans, we cannot allow this to continue. it's time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction. never been this way. we can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic. we can do it. [applause] >> shepard: federal health officials say more than 140,000 americans die -- i should say 140 americans die each day because of opioids. the president stopped short of declaring it a national emergency. that would have meant new money to fight the fight. instead, officials

bannon has been reaching out to top gop donors. they are talking of ousting all of the republican senators other than ted cruz. here to explain, michael barns. and noel lerks, you follow the money like no one else. are you sensing a potential shift where the money is going right now? >> this is going to put every fundraiser in a difficult situation in super packs or that handles campaigns. you have got someone like foster who is a fantastic donor. but you also have the bannon effect. he's going on the anti-establishment and trying to challenge the gop in a primary. we already have a group that does not, it's called the club for growth. do you not remember how they started a long time ago. ted cruz. down in texas he was challenging an establishment gop. club for growth comes in. they have a runoff and put several million dollars in it and boom we have ted cruz and rand paul. nobody can say ted cruz is establishment. they can't say tom cotton is establishment. these are products along with their billionaire donors of the club for gro

gop said chief the staff and rex tillerson are people separating our country from chaos. white house was asked to respond that comment today. >> i think that the president is the one that is keeping the cord from chaos. he has inedible steam around him helping him lead that effort and he's had tremendous accomplishments on international stage by working with allies and con presidential froming ep mys. we'll continue doing that ooz a time with the president leading that effort. >> okay. let move on to talk about recovery effort in puerto r rico. mike pence traveled to u.s. territory today and promed long term help for the people of puerto rico and praised hard work to rebuild. >> it is hark rationalable to think of patriots in puerto rico national guard. many whomever ised loss in their homes and but, still answered the government nor's call and and te neighbors and friends in their hour of need. >> the president also pledged support for u.s. territory for hispanic heritage day at the white house. >> we're also praying for the people of puerto rico. we love puerto rico pue

>> with me now to take a look at what bannon is called a war against the gop establishment. and christina greer as well as hugh hue wet host of weekday show on msnbc. you can also catch his msnbc show every saturday morning and david smith. great to have you with us. >> great to be here. >> let's talk a little bit about this feud that's taking place within the republican party. we know that president trump tomorrow expected to meet with mitch mcconnell, a meeting that has a lot of implications for the party. when you hear comments like steve bannon's yesterday where he's threatening to launch war against the gop establishment, does that undermine those types of meetings tomorrow. does it make it harder to find agreement or does it help trump? >> i don't think it helps trump. steve bannon is a really interesting figuring and he's always positiviting that he is the soul of trump. there is no soul. there is a man who stood up in a moment and embodied a grievance politics that steve bannon very much likes but i think when he pretends to speak for the president, he's just -- it's

will gop candidate win in the general election in 2018. of the ink. he's on the front page of the new york times, below the fold but still a prominent display. but the republican establishment has the money, and they have the organization, and it's very hard to win general elections without -- eric: but bannon's appealing to some of the mass audience out there. when you talk about the establishment having the money and the infrastructure, president trump bulldozed over that. good luck with that, folks, when you have donald trump. we just saw him demolish the republican establishment. >> that's true, but that's in alabama. this is a very peculiar race. you have the remember that in the 25 districts, 23 in which hillary clinton actually won the popular vote, these are going to be close, difficult races for the gop. they cannot win without establishment support. so ed rollins, who is a fellow contributor, was quoted today in the washington post saying he's going to weigh in on the side of money and organization but especially organization. yo

donald trump as the senate gop to give a show of hands on the fed.s was according to senator john cornyn. he declined to say who got the most votes in that fed straw poll. let's go to kevin cirilli, our chief washington correspondent. nothing said on the bob corker-donald trump feud this morning. very much trying to stick to the message, of course. and excitement from the journalists is all there. kevin: yes, a lot of angst surrounding president from meeting with republican senators. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell sticking to the script, not answering directly this destruction would negatively impact the republican majority. but he said he believes tax reform is going to unite them, that they would still be able to get that done by the end of the year. i thought it was fascinating asking the president was for a show of hands poll in regards to the republicans wanted or would like to see take the top spot at the federal reserve. we know president trump is anticipated to make a decision before he goes on his asian trip. we there's no question,

"the new york times," as gop wends towards trump critics either give up or give up. the daily beast, steve bannon is kicking our you know what on nbc. if the challengers win senate seats, they'll be grateful to the bannon wing and loyal to trump. there will be fewer mcconnell supporters in the senate. in short, bannon and company win just by playing. well, here for more on all of this, charlie sykes, author and animist nbc contributor and the affir mentioned jonathan allen. i'm going to begin with you. as they say in law school defend your quote as they say just by playing the game. >> number one, by having these primary challenges they get some fear going in the republican cloakroom. other senators don't want primary challenges. and while a third of the senate is up every two years, that means they're more likely to get in mind with the trump agenda. on the eleck trt battlefield, if they run challengers who win the primary and then lose in the general election you still have one less mitch mcconnell supporter and the state today of bannon and his allies, the immedia

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who best represents the gop as it stands now?former chief strategist steve bannon, or the former president, george w. bush? >> well, i think given that donald trump is in the white house, president trump is the face of the republican party right now. and you can't claim to not be part of the establishment when you're in the oval office. so i think in many ways bannon, president trump, they are the new face, and they continue in many ways attacks that have been going on since the primaries that the old republican party, the party of bush, needs to be replaced. and i think that other part of the party is fighting back, but let's remember who's in the white house. >> so, patrick, how do you gauge the reception of steve bannon's words within the gop, whether it be, you know, the establishment or a new gop or whatever you want to call it since there are so many, you know, divisions as of yet. i mean, you did hear some reaction, maybe some nervous laughter, some cheering from the audience, but what's a way in which to gauge how potenti

>> reporter: as he declares open season on the gop. >> right now it's a season of war against a gop establishment. >> reporter: as for the majority leader, he's standing by the incumbent crowd and warning that bannon's efforts represent a recipe for failure. >> you have to nominate people who can actually win because winners make policy and losers go home. >> reporter: both trump and mcconnell making clear their uneasy alliance is necessary to notch a major legislative win like tax reform and keep control of the house and senate. >> and we have races coming up, and as you know, a year from now. i think we're going to probably do very well. i can say this, if we get taxes approved, we're going to do unbelievably well. >> reporter: this even as the president insists it's congress that should shoulder the blame for the slow pace of progress so far. >> we're not getting the job done. and i'm not going to blame myself, i'll be honest. they are not getting the job done. we've had health care approved and then you had a surprise vote by john mccain. we've had other things happen and they're not getting

well, kim, the gop establishment has never liked outsiders.e is clearly an outsider. he prides himself on that. but they attacked ronald reagan, they viewed him as an outsider even though he was a politician, even a abroad, i mean, maggie thatcher was attacked by the establishment of the torrey party, the conservative party in england. is that what's going on here, or is there something else? >> well, there's no question that donald trump's arrival in the party has put a lot of strain on that party. you know, in terms of policies, by the way, and policy differences not to mention his style, president trump's style. jeff flake, when he was on the floor, mentioned two issues in particular, immigration and trade, on which he vastly differs with the president and where trump's positions are a lot more populist than traditional republicans like flake. i think the question that has to be asked of guys like jeff flake though is in light of the influence of president trump now exercising on the party, do you bow out like jeff flake did, or do you stay

it appears that the notion that a gop side had also invested in this research may be answered in thisstion that it was the washington freebee condition which is considered a conservative publication. michael before i let you go do you think that that is what we're seeing here? >> i think it is. and listening to their statement i think there's some research firms that do research for publications and news organizations. if they were looking at donald trump's business ties and his different businesses and trying to find out if there's impropriety there that's probably a legitimate use of an organization. it's when the clinton campaign and dnc decided to hire a met work of spies, when things went a little awry. >> the problem is under the sec regulations you are can't hire i want fashion bodies to do this kind of research. you're supposed to register who pays for this under the election rules. that looks like a problem for the democratic side. >> i have no idea what was or was not done. i didn't know about the dossier or the fusion gps until after the election. but what i do think is a p