bush assistance brad blakeman.said that tape does not have tape of a crime. >> this is 4 against one this is overreold western movies, wherey hangs guy, give him a trial, dershowitz is interpreting the law as facts require. he is not for donald trump, he not against donald trump, he is for the law and rule of law, this is what left cannot get through their heads, that a civil libertarian like professor dershowitz can be a fair dealer, buzbecause they are not. i am a lawyer, i can tell you, from what i have seen in public domain, the president has committed no crime, and they better put up or shot up on their allegations, allegations or fact, not the facts they wish them to be. liz: did president say anything on this tape because, the tape ended we don't know how it was protected. it could have been doctored, who knows. >> that is right. and rudy guliani suggested that. we don't have the full access to the tape, as itickested at the t existed at this time, and until forensics are done we do not know what michael coh

bush senior staffer brad blakeman. melissa: back to the markets, the dow is soaring as big names in the techs soaring to a record close for the nasdaq. nicole petallides on floor of new york stock exchange. what a trade today, nicole. >> unbelievable. when we had the dip in the middle of the week on trade concerns one of the traders told me early this morning. i'm on the wrong side of the trade. i didn't bet this way and i'm surprised to see this selloff, i'm buying more. i'm buying more because i think it will bounce back. in fact now we see up arrows across the board. dow, nasdaq, s&p, up five of six days. you see here the dow gained 225 points. positive for 2018. you mentioned some of those tech stocks, dave asman, take a look at some of these, here you go. amazon, new closing records. amazon new record. facebook new record. microsoft, google. alphabet. all of these are new records today and i have to tell you everybody are using these phrases when you walk around here, how are people feeling? they're looking at the

bush, brad blakeman. we go from blake burman, to brad blakeman. let me start with you, brad, i was worried about tongue-twister, can democrats stop this if they don't like the nominee? >> no they can't. they made the bed. harry reid changed 9 rules. simple majority is needed. not so simple to get majority even for republicans. the four candidates being spoken of, if that is in fact the pool president is to choose from are outstanding. by the way it is transparent. people have known about these choices for some time. they have been fully vetted. i don't see any obstacle in the president in any one of these choices getting it past senate confirmation. adam: scott, we've already had senator collins, susan collins from maine say she would not vote in favor of confirmation for any nominee who was intending to overturn roe v. wade, but what nominee would actually testify that was their intention? none of them would sit in that chair, tell the committee that is what i intend to do, aren't they? >> i want to tell my friend, hold on, not so staff. you make

joining us now the former white house deputy brad blakeman. let's start right with jim jordan. held up its end of the deal. we can change that. it is it is time to do what we said we would do and of course jordan is an interesting fellow here. he has played an important role for the right side of the equation. he is a a cofounder of that conservative group. the house freedom caucus. he saw impeachment. so tell me brad. is this a guy who can unite the party. he is certainly a guy as a leader within the party. whether he can unite the republican caucus in the house is another story. one thing is for sure. we have a deep bench of leaders in the house. the fact of the matter is everything and politics in washington comes down to math. will he have the numbers and remember the freedom caucus is a minority within them and geordie.c i believe that the majority leader probably has the vast majority of support within the caucus. steve scalise has endorsed mccarthy. very tough for him to succeed the speaker. speaker. but having said that. i said the fact that he's running he is running g

straight to bush 43, brad blakeman is joining us. looking as well at countdown to midnight. a few minutes we'll talk about trade war fears, but first, resignation of pruitt. edward talked about, all kinds of scandals, it could be a dozen or more. first question would be, what took so long? >> absolutely, he should have been gone a long time ago, i am flood the -- glad that president cleaned the area, and wheeler will do a fantastic job. we're not going to hear baggage and drama that came with pruitt, he is well-known in washington, very respected environment parenattorney and energy lobbyi. he has a long history serving nation and private sector. i think that president will have a better opportunity to pass his agenda without the constant headline. >> that makes it more puzzling or intrigues, you are probably right, nothing will change that goes to first question, what took so long. if the president knows that. i pripresume he does, wouldn't have you wanted to do this sooner behind you if policies remain the same. >> yeah, i think that president probably in in case of loyal

bush brad blakeman. thank you for being with us. first question to dr.emocratic house members abandoning nancy policy so far, and the senate candidate -- abandoning chuck schumer. what does it mean for the democratic party? >> i think we have to look at the larger picture of people track records. and there opinions and certainly entitled to it. and the person speaking out of her own beliefs and that is what we take it for. >> a big week for the democrats, potentially a changing narrative in the party. i went to play a soundbite of nancy pelosi on a win from the 28-year-old socialist in new york, take a listen. >> in one district, let's not get carried away. inside or outside the caucus. todd: what do you think? is this a seachange in the democratic party? >> starting to, look no further than the candidates they put up for election, socialist democrats, that is how they identify themselves, democrats have a crisis of identity and the crisis of policy. they are lurching way to the left, not into with where america is. we are right of center nation, we are

to give us a read on whether republicans have captured the , ah ground, brad blakeman republican strategistphilippe raines who served under hillary clinton. philippe, let me start with you. most people say it will be a pocketbook election in november. what do the democrats have to say with this level of growth and this low level of unemployment? i would say unemployment and growth are not artisan issues. people are applauding as the economy continues to do well. more,k the issue is donald trump is lying as an often the case when he says 4.1% is the first time in his been historically achieved. president obama achieved it four times. the issue from the democrats point of view and republicans as they learn more is how is that translating to their own lives? the tax cuts last year were very popular in theory, but as every month has gone by people are realizing it is not necessarily doing anything with them individually. i can make the argument that this is a standard -- that if this was a standard it is the economy stupid midterm, things will not flip as dramatically, that at the same time it

local tax deduction, they were deductions that helped upper brackets, w bridge in brad -- bring in brad blakeman, they are suing over taxing the rich, is that not hypocritical. >> they want their cake and eat it too, they have no standing no case, they will be disloan out n their butts, there no guarantee, the states stand alone if they have high taxes, that is their problem, they can't force the government to give them any benefit they are not entitled. to the bottom line circumstance they were against taxes, they said it would never work, but it is working better than expected that is why republicans are looking for phase 2. liz: democrats suing instead of cutting spending. >> absolutely, they want cradle to grave control over the people, and people in the states they are not buying it. we're seeing flight from states with high taxes, it is a competition, if you want people to stay, you have to have a quality of life, and a stable tax base. and we're seeing if anything, high tax states are losing people, losing income because of mismanagement. liz: the trump agenda says set that right. and dem

cheryl: former white house deputy brad blakeman and democratic strategist ivr.e'll come to you both. great to have you. this is like a block buster, incredible criticism and now we are wondering, since he is body slamming her and her entire government is in question, she's had so many problems, could it have the effect of taking her out of government? >> i think it is not going to help her. as a famous pm of britain, margaret thatcher said don't go wobbly on us and that is what made is. she is not a steadfast leader. she's all of them now. she doesn't have a clear understanding of how to exit exam. the president tried to help her. we need to deal more bilaterally than multilaterally. cheryl: does the president's plan. that's for sure. i want to get to you in the same question because it could topple may run the other hand it could consolidate her power. anybody who had good feelings about her might come out vociferously on her behalf. do you see that happening? >> right. i think it's going to be interesting as the body send her through her under the proverbial b

brad blakeman, former senior staffer to president bush. gentlemen, we may break away any moment to see sarah sanders for the white house briefing. >> that americans are not standing behind the president. they're fair weather friend. they should be patriots, stand behind the president. understand short-term pain will have long-term gain for our country. david: but, gary, there are concerns, i mean americans do buy a lot of stuff from overseas. they may see their car prices go up, if they're buying a toyota, whatever. there are real concerns for americans. >> well, first off, i am a patriot whether i agree or disagree with the president on any number of things. look for me the big problem is, all evidence in, other countries are not bowing down. if we start getting into autos, the mind gets boggled about what could happen if the auto chain starts hitting to the downside. that they are such a big part of the economy. i do not want to see this happen. i believe tariffs are bad. a tax con consumer. tax on the con economy. david: right. >> if we

brad blakeman, with former bush 43.oth parties, democrats, business leaders, before this trade dealer this opposed to tariffs. none of them liked tariffs. they all think the policy would end in failure. i think trump proved them wrong. i think this is stunning success. >> there is no doubt. the sky was falling. he was starting a trade war. adversaries would gang up on united states. it would hurt every sector of the economy. no, we're largest economy on the earth. why not use our leverage. friends take advantage of us. adversaries done the same. donald trump is leveling playing field. putting america first. telling allies, by the way when you buy natural gas, other products put us first collectively. for the first time in a long time we had a president who called it as it is. stuart: let me pick up on that. here is what the president had to say about energy, natural gas going to europe. roll tape. >> the european union wants to import more liquified natural gas, lng, from the united states and they're going to be a very

brad blakeman, a former dep see assistant to george w.associate editor. >> sandra: looking at that it framed what we saw yesterday. what were your thoughts? especially this morning as reaction is pouring in. >> remarkable amount of condemnation from republicans criticizing donald trump, which doesn't often happen. at least in this year we haven't seen this kind of out pouring of criticism of the president and donald trump should be very concerned about his political position when it deteriorates. it is republicans get off the boat. i think you might see something like that now. just about a week ago we were talking about the extent to which the supreme court nomination will reshape the political dynamic ahead of the mid-terms. that was an eternity ago. this won't have much staying power either. >> sandra: the president is back at the white house this morning working on taxes. your thoughts. >> i was disappointed in his performance. you have to separate his words from his actions. nobody has been tougher on the russians that this president

that is brad blakeman, deputy assistant to bush 43.ve been using nancy pelosi as their target. i think you should switch. there is a lot more opportunity with alexandria ocasio-cortez right there? >> there is no doubt. i remember a time not too long ago if you called a democrat a socialist they were actually offended. now they're offended if you don't call them that. the up-and-coming younger democrats like miss cortez have absolutely no experience. year ago she was tending bar. she is enamored by a sound bite. she is enamored by socialism but she doesn't know the effects. saw it in your clip. she can't explain why she believes the things she does. yes, i think this is the new face of the democratic party. unfortunately i think it will help republicans because the contrast could not be different. let's not forget what chicago is trying to do, universal basic income. paying people just to be there. that is crazy. stuart: he got the support of former president obama speaking in south africa. >> absolutely. stuart: wait a second, maybe th

brad blakeman, thank you very much, sir? >> thank you. stuart: get to the markets.bout a half percentage point. that's not a huge drop, and it's because of the possibility of extra tariffs being imposed on chinese goods coming to market. let's bring in christian. christian, we've seen this before, trade jitters, market goes down, bounces back. same thing now? >> i think so, stuart. the market is trying to digest the latest volley. a game of tennis between president trump and china. president trump served, china volleyed back, now president trump got his cannon out and hitting a very stiff one back to the chinese. markets initially pulled back and said wow, 200 billion? but i think this is a process. this is negotiations that are happening, and ultimately i think this will be resolved and the market will rebound. stuart: okay, on our screens, i don't know if you can see it. boeing down, caterpillar down. they are traditionally the stocks that sell off in trade jitters but also bounce back. so would you go out and buy caterpillar and/or boeing today? >> i think i'd wa

brad blakeman former deputy assistant to george w. bush.for coming on. there is a court filing on thursday. which released the numbers. the government said this. among the child migrants in the country, 1820 children ages five through 17 were eligible to be reunited with their families. in all, 2531 children were separated at the border. that means more than 700 children were not approved for reunification. so how does the process work, brad, to decide whether or not parents history makes him ineligible to be reunited with their children? >> is on a case-by-case basis. we have twos records, we have two interviews. we have to make sure the children are being but with the people who can care for them. that's how they got here in the first history of forced borders, democrats will not secure the border that's how we got the mess. it did not start with trump and it will not end with trump.we have to stop the influx of people were willing to bring their children here illegally or smugglers who bring children here. the key is the president and th

we have "axios" reporter erica pandy and brad blakeman and connell mcshane., that is all i can say. >> that would be a good one. there is a lot of wows out there. one of the thing thinking when i watched particular sound bite played coming in, whether or not there will be resignations as a result of what we saw. dan coats as director of national intelligence gave a remarkable talk in washington on friday, saying red lights are blinking again. basically making comparison what we're seeing now in the cyber world to what we saw pre9/11 using comments george tenet made when he was cia director. couple days later standing next to the russian president, the president of the united states is to ask to choose, are you with your people in the intelligence community or are you with this guy. neil: no, i'm with this guy standing next to me. >> at best he never answered. or at worse he said that it was remarkable, it really was. neil: i don't know, i'm not, people, oh, what about the tax cut and, fine, lovely. i'm just saying, sometimes you know, there is something is bi

brad blakeman speaker in washington examiner white house reporter, gabby. hanging fruit for the mainstream media and it's easy, more benefits for the rich and nancy pelosi came right out swinging on this and they never have to think about who benefits for this or everyone who makes investments probably will be thrilled that they would be indexed to inflation. >> absolutely. that's something the white house is rbc going to be tardy if they decide to go forward with this. there are still questions that the legality of pushing something like this through treasury that need to be decided on but democrats are going to seize on this just like they did with the trump tax cuts us all. they will say this is exclusively a benefit for wealthy americans and i think it's one of the reasons why were hearing about this proposal right now. there isn't watchfire behind it. it seems as though the imagination, while they are considering it, are pausing and trying to pause and see if it's a good move to make before the midterm election. charles: brett, and surprises came up to

joining us brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to bush 43.he big question obviously somebody in mexico ran as a socialist, ran on an anti-trump platform. will we be able to work with him and get some things done? >> i think the president extended his hand. looks like the hand was extended from the mexican president. this is a good start. but it is only a start. look, we have common border. they're one of our largest trading partners, one of our largest energy providers. it is in both our interests to have a good relationship. we can differ own a lot of things but there is a lot of commonalty of interests. i think this president is a deal-maker. if this newly-elected president of mexico is a deal-maker too, i think they will have a great relationship. charles: there is no doubt. obrador has been in mexican politics a very long period of time. he is charismatic, outspoken, some say he reminds the mexican population of president trump, not idealogically, but certainly from personality point of view. here is the thing, brad, look south of mexico