let's bring in brad blakeman. former deputy assistant to george w. bush. you said it will be a crazy time. why. >> we have a leader who does not have the political experience. he had to put a government together. he's not a party person within his own country. this will be challenging for friends but politics makes strange bedfellows. we now have a president who has a business person to deal with in france. that may be the link that makes us closer to france having this new president before i mentioned the tax cut for the corporate. they are above 33% going to 28. here in the u.s. he wants to drop it to 15% which would make us incredibly competitive around the world. that is an interesting part to talk about. the bigger issue, the bigger issues of immigration and france first, platform wise with le pen were more in sync with where our current president is. when you talk about why americans care, talk about the intersection. >> we care because france is a close ally and we have nato. i think the challenge will be to deal in reality. their policies have been

brad blakeman. >> good morning. lauren: do you think president trump will be able to set the narrative after a pretty tough week? >> there's no doubt. look, our european counterparts, the leaders of the world that donald trump is going to meet with at the g7 and the religious leaders of the world are not so much concerned about the domestic policies and scabbles in america. we are back in the middle east to have a positive influence. nicole: what could be some of the major breakthroughs on the trip and can there be any? >> i think there could be breakthroughs. discussing the cussing the commonnal for people to live in peace and security. that's a positive message to send not only to the region but the world. when he meets with nato allies, we all have to hang together and that means cooperation and when he meets with g7, he has to say, look, america is back, we are willing to do our part and economic recovery is needed not only in america but in the world. lauren: your argument that foreign leaders are as concerned

thank you very much. >> brad blakeman, ed lol rollin. watch for ahe i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. mattress firmness? fortunately there's a bed where you both get what you want every night. enter sleep number and the semi-annual sale going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store. it's the lowest price ever on our temperature balancing i8 bed, save $700 plus 36 month financing. ends monday. go to sleepnumber.com for a store near you. >> we are back with our panel. what's the one big thing to reach for. ed: a big name important person would be very important. >> looking toward wednesday when the president does his first domestic policy address in iowa. reporter: tax reform, will that be a key issue for him? ed: it will be a key

thank you very much. >> brad blakeman, ed lol rollin.tch for ahe >> we are back with our panel. what's the one big thing to reach for. ed: a big name important person would be very important. >> looking toward wednesday when the president does his first domestic policy address in iowa. reporter: tax reform, will that be a key issue for him? ed: it will be a key issue. but to a certain extent he has to revisit the budget. it's dead on arrival. he need to let people know it's all about action from now on. reporter: that does it for ""sunday morning >> lou: good evening, everybody. a new report upon exposes the obama administrationy's shocking a bufs power. circa news reporting that obama's national security agency spied on americans with impunity and violated the constitution and received a free pass from the left wing national media for eightyears. more t one than 20 internet searches by the nsa violated private information laws. fox news jameses rosen has our report.

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going to have to say goodbye there, leslie marshall and brad blakeman, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us today. >> heather: on to something else, the healthcare debate heating up in the senate, while some senators may want to use the so-called nuclear option to repeal obamacare. up next. >> there is some information within this code that is cybersecurity research affirms that i looked at that might indicate north korea however it is very simple for someone to also plant some markers that would indicate somebody other than them. they are the guilty party, the speculation is certainly stunning from the fact that if these were criminals behind this attack, they are not very good at crime. they're not making any money off this. they are not keeping it quiet. this is a huge, loud attack. >> jon: that during our first hour of "happening now" today, that cybersecurity reporter for "the wall street journal" pro, the online service discussing the cyber attacks linked to north korea. joining us now, admiral robert, retired navy four-star admiral, former commander of the seven

brad blakeman and robert wolf.can strategist, and former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. he is also in d.c. i can tell by the smiling face he hears me very well. mr. wolf is here in new york, 32 advisors. >> i may pull i can't hear you routine. connl: notitting right next to me. ubs america former chairman and ceo. brad, let me start with you. do you think the democrats are being up front they want to work together? at the end of the day because of republican control i'm not sure how much they matter but what is your take. >> don't get caught up in the semantics of repeal or replace. some parts of the republican reform keep mandates for obamacare. you can keep your kid on your policy until they're 26 years old. the ability to cap preexisting conditions and still get affordable health care. if they scrap the verbiage, come to the table in good faith, i think republicans especially in the senate will have a willing ear. look, in order for health care, generational change to take place in our country it

melissa: here is brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to george w., what's your reaction to what you heard right now? >> my reaction is positive am the house bill becomes a good start for senate negotiation, they're certainly going to do their own bill, but there's nothing i think alarming other than the fact that obamacare as we know is broken and must be fixed and on the republicans' watch to fix it. melissa: i mean, that number -- we're trying to sort through all the numbers and see what's going to jump outment i feel like no matter what, there is something democrats will seize on to make the argument, there's going to be people laying down on the ground and dying in the streets as a result of this plan. >> let's remember the cbo was off by 14 million people under obamacare. they're not very good at predicting the future, and the behavior of people as to what they're going do with their own money, but we do know this, that we need to come up with a plan that covers people affordably and that gives people choice. this is currently not the option un

let's bring in brad blakeman, former bush 43 senior staffer, doug schoen, former clinton pollster, foxontributor. brad, what do you make in particular rand paul? if you don't have senate republicans 100% sold what does that mean for the possibility of the bill in the senate? >> we start the negotiations tomorrow in the senate. we're in the 7th inning of the world series, one out, we have a man on second. the senate is at bat. if they hit a home run. all we have to do is move the senate to the third base so we score with reconciliation when house and senate bills come together this is far from over. the bill we have today will not look like the bill finally passed. we talk about tort reform and selling across state lines and other things that will make this even a better bill than it is today but there is no doubt the republicans must pass this legislation. cheryl: the dems are ready though, doug. nancy pelosi already came out and said they walked t pla didn't they? bernie sanders, let me tell you what he came out and said, what senators on democratic side say, it helps rich, cutting 24

let's wring in our fair -- bring in our fair and balance panel, al matter and brad blakeman, former topd, back in the days when president bush used to travel, this was your favorite moment. you'd set up the whole trip, the president was on his way home. he comes back, as president trump pointed out w a number of deliverables, a lot of wins here. does that translate into domestic political capital? >> it sure does. it creates an opportunity now for him to pivot. we're going to see this week, on wednesday, he will go to des moines, iowa, and he'll have a rally, and he'll lay out, i'm sure, his domestic agenda which is going to be a challenge to congress to legislate and to get things done before the end of the year. so i think the president has had a tremendous trip internationally. now he has to turn that into a successful domestic agenda back here in washington. but i think he comes back with the wind at his back now. i think he has the opportunity now also to put the investigations where they belong, and that's behind closed doors. we have a special counsel, there is no need for the wh

. >> shannon: let's bring in our panel, marie harf and brad blakeman.ou heard the remarks from the senate republican and democrat there. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell referred to the fact that democrats had a lot of complaining to do about comey over the last few months and the president said in a tweet recently. now, to refer to that we're looking back to schumer's comments back last fall he said i do not have confidence in him any longer to restore my faith i'll have to sit down and talk to him and get an explanation why he did that. the hillary clinton handling and statements in public and lets as well. democrats haven't been a fan of comey's, sometimes they have. >> that's how outrageous this in. the democrats don't like jim comey and been critical of him and we've shied away from saying he should be fired by a president who his administration is investigation, the f.b.i. is investigating the trump administration. what mitch mcconnell said and the trump administration is saying they're saying democrats are the only ones upset with this. sen

marie harf former state department spokesperson and brad blakeman assistant to president george w. bush. good morning to you. brad, you're an attorney first in life. is the there there at this point? >> i don't think so. look, the f.b.i. has been looking at this for 10 months. it is based on evidence that i believe has already been gathered as far as electronic eavesdropping by international intelligence agencies, which is the c.i.a. they don't do domestic spying. mueller shouldn't have any problem reviewing the 10 months worth of work and coming up with a conclusion immediately clearing the president. that's first and foremost his job is to take the cloud away so the president can get on with doing the business of the people. >> bill: krauthammer's point is nobody can locate the crime. marie, can you? >> his other point is everything president trump has done make him looks guilty even if no crime and collusion is found. bill, can you imagine if president trump had not fired jim comey? we would be sitting here today probably talking about something else. we would not have a special

brad blakeman and richard fowler, gentlemen, good day to both of you. has been feasting on trump for a while, brad. what did you think of this monologue? >> way, way beyond the pale. disrespectful but cbs is as war with the president. reminds me of lord of the flies. a tribal mentality across not only cbs but other platforms as well to debase the president. and to attack the president. and not oh fairgrounds but on malicious grounds. it has to stop. we live in a society where we should have respect for the president at a minimum. and certainly you have the ability to question the president but it is the way they're doing it and lampooning the president. it is a disservice. >> bill: i could see it in a comedy club on a saturday night. on a network? >> i wouldn't go that far as stephen colbert, they hired him for just that. he was the former host of the colbert show on comedy center. he attacked politicians. this is what cbs wanted and asked for. >> bill: i get it. i'm all for humor and free speech. we're down with that. i asked whether or not he went too

former president bush 43 special assistant, brad blakeman, who as described the view and turnover isthinking your job is a given is expected as well. thank you for coming in. >> a pleasure. neil: much is made of the president having a short leash on some advisors but that would not be new. what do you think is going on here? >> look, it is a normal white house situation. it is one of the lar start-ups after new government of any business created on earth. 4,000 people leaving. 4,000 people coming. it's a dynamic with the staff. when we would meet as senior staff, there were 16 of us, there were times discussions got very tense, but when you leave the room, you leave united. you got a fair hearing. everybody respected each other. didn't take things personally. service is opportunity, not a career. you have a finite existence. the average tenure of a senior staff person is only 18 months in any event. neil: it is burning out. a lot of you guys, maybe in your case are 60, to 80 hour weeks are certainly very common. you're also on call 24/7. that comes with the job, i understand. that th

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. >> shannon: brad blakeman. radio seahaw talk show host ricd fowler.u think was itching more to get back in that podium at the press briefing room. spicy or the reporters? >> i think the reporters were itching to get in that briefing room. sean spicer wanted to wear a hard hat and sort of hide here. here's the thing. being a press secretary, shannon is not easy. we can talk to our colleague dana perino talking about the struggles of one maintaining trust with the press and also upholding the position of the white house and doing those things at the same time are very, very, very difficult. and i think what we see here from sean spicer is he seems to be more concerned the president pushing him to sort of maintain the white house position while diminishing trust with the reporter that covered this president each and every day. >> shannon: he would say they diminished trust with him. unnamed sources, constant leaks. spicer said things that never actually happened that you are writing about as if they are. it's clear they have some complaints of their own.