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joining me congressman charlie dent of pennsylvania. good morning to you.us to your reaction to what you heard from those two students there? >> well, clearly, congress needs to act. we need to act on some firearm measures, common sense firearm measures, like universe am background checks that senators toomey and manchin have introduced, change the age to purchase high-powered rifles to 21. the bump stock, banning the bump stock. those are a few things with he can do. we just took care of the fix knick bill in the omnibus. there are some things we should be doing. clearly, the cycle of school shootings is well beyond alarming and we have to take reaction. >> i'll get to constituents and how they feel about this, but to quote emma gonzalez, one of the leaders from parkland, these kids, these two we just listened to are calling bs. they're saying there are lawmakers out there who have basically been bought and paid for by the nra. is that acknowledged in the halls of congress, the people get from nra and they must hold positions adhering to what they want? >>

and as charlie dent said, people stood behind him. republicans stood behind him because of his policies. i think at this point we have to just accept the fact that we knew we had a flawed candidate in the republican party. i worked really, really hard for someone who had ethics and integrity to be the republican nominee, and he didn't make it. we ended up with donald trump. i think at this stage of the game, we have to understand this is who we have. he is tremendously flawed, but at the end of the day, he is our president. and clearly the reason he's being quiet here is because he knows he's wrong here. he knows that these women -- despite their careers and playboy playmate and porn stars, he knows that they're right, and there's nothing he can say about it. and attribute that's why we have -- >> rob, why do you think he's being silent? >> i think it's the right kind of thing to do because once he opens his mouth on this, it will be never ending. >> it amplifies the story. >> it does. it will give credence to what she has said whethe

republican congressman charlie dent joins us, and news of the day next.othing's wrong with the elevator. right. but you want to fix it. right. so who sent you? new guy. what new guy? watson. ♪ ♪ my analysis of sensor and maintenance data indicates elevator 3 will malfunction in 2 days. there you go. you still need a pass. ♪ ♪ >>> 60 russian diplomats have just a week to leave the u.s. after president trump ordered the largest ever expulsion of russian officials, part of a coordinated effort by two dozen nations to punish russia for the nerve agent attack. congressman charlie dent is with us. do you like this move? >> i do like this move. it's absolutely appropriate that we respond to these russian acts of aggression against our friends and allies. it's the right thing to do. >> bully pulpit. president hasn't spoken about it directly. should he? >> absolutely, the president needs to give much fuller voice to defending western values. i think that's been an issue while the administration has done many good things with respect to russia in terms of providing

joining us now is charlie dent of pennsylvania who is retiring at the end of the year. good morning, congressman. >> good morning, alisyn. great to be with you. >> great to have you. what do you make of what appears to be conor lamb's victory at this hour? >> well, conor lamb clinics to this 600-vote lead, and he may, that would be quite a political earthquake. we have seen about four special house elections this year, kansas, montana, south dakota, pennsylvania, now georgia. each of those races have seriously underperformed the president with the exception of georgia. they all under performed the members who preceded them. it is pretty clear to me we are running into a very major head wind. kwhaoeul it is a plus 20 trump district, a lot of that vote -- you could call it minus 20 hillary district. people didn't like hillary there. we have to be careful looking at these margins. it is not simply about the president's performance. the president won in part because of his popularity and because of how unpopular hillary clinton was. hillary is not on the ballot this novembe

like pennsylvania congressman charlie dent. he's become a vocal critic of the president.ll speak with him in just a moment. but it is not just the republican party undergoing drastic change because of the president. the soul of the democratic party is going through that change too. they're base is furious with president trump. we pulled -- polled democrats in december and 30% wanted to begin impeachment proceedings but democrats are allowing candidates like conor lamb in pennsylvania and doug jones in alabama and ralph northam in virginia some leeway to take moderate positions. or even oppose democratic leadership. but if you want to make a name for yourself in the democratic party it helps to be willing to go to war with the president. if you want to say become the top democrat and jerry nadler did last year. and here is the headline. congressman boasted of impeachment takes number two spot at house judiciary. we'll speak with congressman nadler too. he'll join me on set in just a moment. but since it all comes back to republican president trump, let's start off with the

joining me to discuss, congressman charlie dent, republican from pennsylvania. you so much for being with us. this is something of a milestone from the president over the weekend, for the first time going after special counsel robert mueller by name. what does it indicate to you? >> well, first, i believe director mueller is a man of integrity. should be allowed to do his work uninterrupted and unimpeded. it would be a terrible mistake for the president to fire him. i don't think it serves the president's own interests to attack him. if the president has done nothing wrong, as he and his attorneys have asserted, why interfere? he should just be happy to let the special counsel do his job and then he should say i'm look forward to being exonerated when it is all over. by attacking the special prosecutor, and by -- intimations he might be relieved, it appears he has something the -- the president has something to hide. i hope that's not the case. i think it is alarming we're seeing attacks from the special prosecutor. >> your colleague trey gowdy of south carolina

. >> joining me now is charlie dent of pennsylvania. good morning to you. >> good morning, victor. >> let me start with the fiery statement from the former cia director john brennan in reaction to the firing of andrew mccabe. when the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude and political corruption becomes known, you will take your place in the dust bin of history. you may scapegoat andy mccabe, but you will not destroy america. america will triumph over you. that apparently directed towards the president of the united states. your reaction to that? >> well, here's my reaction to the whole mccabe thing. first, we haven't seen the inspector general report. so i can't speak to whether or not mr. mccabe was completely truthful or was he evasive in that investigation. i simply don't know. but this firing looks a bit forced, a bit rushed. candidly, it looks like retribution and a bit vindictive. i think it's unfortunate. the man said he was resigning, and on a friday night, before his 50th birthday, you know, he's fired to take away hi

like charlie dent said, this is a five-alarm fire after what happened in pennsylvania, politically. and so, who knows what will happen. but it would be extremely difficult to defeat the president right now if the election were held in a republican primary. this is the trump party right now. i just am not sure that it will be two years from now. >> senator jeff flake, republican of arizona, thank you, sir, we always appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> a republican vowing to do everything in his power to block president trump's nominees. why is senator rand paul so angry? he's here to tell us, next. this. is. lobsterfest. at red lobster with exciting new dishes like dueling lobster tails and lobster truffle mac & cheese. classics like lobster lover's dream are here too. so enjoy these 10 lobsterlicious dishes while you can because lobsterfest won't last. for all the noses that stuff up around daisies. for all the eyes that get itchy and watery near pugs. for all the people who sneeze around dust. there's flonase sensimist allergy relief. it relieves all your worst symptoms includi

and representative charlie dent has said similar things. if you have nothing to hide, why stop an investigation if there is no find? and if there is something to find and something for the american people to know about, for congress to know about, and act on, then said, he is not it's antekounmp on to us protect mr. mueller -- income bent on income bent on protect mr. mueller. i know there are democratic support for these bills but ere hasn't been republican support that i know support that i know of beyond senator tillis and representative walter jones. i call on speaker ryan to schedule this bill, have it scheduled, and riffive -- representative goodlatte's committee for hearing or bring it directly to the floor for a vote. i call on representative goodlatte to schedule the bill for a markup. and have it voted on. but more importantly, i call on my republican colleagues to stand up for america, stand up for their oath of office. we get along, republicans and democrats, republicans are good people, too. they have different thoughts on cert

right now, we are in a pretty tough spot as house republicans. >> congressman charlie dent, pennsylvaniaeing with us. >> thank you. >>> is there actually now breathing room in the north korean situation, and what about russian meddling in the 2016 elections? the president today held forth on both. i will ask former cia director michael hayden about all of it when we continue. ( ♪ ) stop dancing around the pain that's keeping you awake. advil pm gives tossing and turning a rest and silences aches and pains. fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer with advil pm. fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer ♪ burned me up and down, shno way to cool it. ♪ ♪ ♪ every time you kiss me it's like sunshine and whiskey ♪ applebee's handcrafted burgers. any burger just $7.99. now that's eatin good in the neighborhood. let your inner light loose with one a day women's. ♪ a complete multivitamin specially formulated with key nutrients plus vitamin d for bone health support. your one a day is showing. he gets the best deal on the perfect hotel by using. tripadvisor! that's because tripadvisor lets you start y

he i'm joined by charlie dent from pennsylvania's 15th district.n, that's jack murtha country. conservative democrat country or republican country. it's and parrish lannian, poor, white in many ways. a little bit sophisticated suburban but generally rural and seen as very much trump country. >> well, correct. >> 20 points he won by. >> the south hills of pittsburgh are more suburban and more moderate. the rest of the district is deer hunting country, coal, fracking, all that. look, trump won this district by 20 points. i don't believe it's a 20-point trump district. a lot of people were anti-hillary. it's actually tighter. clearly, recent polls show a tight race, monmouth had lamb up by six today. >> in a surge model. >> intensity and energy seems to be on the democratic side. at the moment. >> if it's up around six, we're all predicting now, polls close at 8:00 eastern, what happens if lamb wins big? does that tell you that the delegation in pennsylvania could end up beinging about 9-9 instead of 13-5 as it is now in terms of the proportion of dem

like charlie dent said, this is a five-alarm fire after what happened in pennsylvania, politically. and so, who knows what will happen. but it would be extremely difficult to defeat the president right now if the election were held in a republican primary. this is the trump party right now. i just am not sure that it will be two years from now. >> senator jeff flake, republican of arizona, thank you, sir. we always appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> a republican vowing to do everything in his power to block president trump's nominees. why is senator rand paul so angry? he's here to tell us, next. ♪ ♪ ♪ get outta my dreams ♪ get into my car ♪ get into my car ♪ ♪ get outta my dreams ♪ get in the backseat, baby ♪ get into my car ♪ beep, beep, yeah ♪ ♪ get outta my mind ♪ get outta my mind ♪ ♪ get into my life applebee's to go. order online and get $10 off $30. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. and get $10 off $30. we know that when you're >> tspending time with thelass grandkids... ♪ music >> tech: ...every minute counts. and you don't have time for a cracked windshield.

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orst 2: when jeff flake lindsey graham or charlie dent or some of these more moderate republicans come out and criticize the president, that is sort of -- lisa mentioned this would be a bridge too far and that is true, you would see a lot more republicans jump on board. for the most part, it's a lot of the same voices that are airing these concerns, even as he is going after mueller. the legislative vehicle is not really being talked about that much. it would take something extraordinary for republicans to put something on the floor that would attack their ally in the white house. host: we asked our callers about their view of president trump's management style, especially in the wake of the shakeups from last week and perhaps more to come. what our members telling you on capitol hill? what is their view of how the president runs his white house? guest 2: that's a very partisan debate at this point. aside from the moderates i just mentioned, there is republican criticism of his style and there is republican criticism of his tweets and the way he is running the place. for the most part,

one of the most recent is charlie dent. he announced his retirement last year citing the increase polarization rigidity that leads to chaos. as lauren mccurdy how political science at princeton recent wrote, what is remarkable about the story is how odd remarkable dues. these have become a staple on every notable retirement. virtually no moderates have entered in their place. no ideological overlap between the two parties in congress and the middle has disappeared. this graph shows the sharp decline in moderate since the mid- 20th century. moderates have vanished from the republican side the numbers have decreased romantically on the democratic side as well. the collusion of those democrat have vanished to hang on. we are just 40 years ago more than half of members of congress are at the ideological center. at that time the most prominent committees were chaired by moderates and in the 80s and 90s liberal republicans and conservative democrats were numerous enough that their votes were needed to pass policies. the decline o

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. >> with regard to the nra and its money, i want to pay something that comes from charlie dent told me this morning about the reputed power of the nra. here he is. >> i've always said it's much less about the money. and i would argue they're probably not the biggest financial players by far in the political system but they have members, they communicate with their members effectively and their members communicate with members of congress. that is their strength. >> you mentioned florida. you wrote a column in which you say florida's senate did not restrict the sale of assault style weapons despite the fact in these polls 62% of floridians said they would support such a ban. where is the disconnect? >> i don't know. this is the great mystery to me. why anyone would feel like that is the beginning of the slippery slope. it really is a unique situation where you have this particular weapon that is designed specifically to kill people as many as possible in a short period of time. i don't know how that argument continues to stand or how legislators can ignore the fact that most american

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. >> it's very interesting both you and charlie dent are using this hurricane lingo. you say it was a perfect storm to work for the democrats. he says that the republicans are facing in the midterms hurricane-force winds. so how nervous are you as a republican? >> well, i think it just -- it's more imperative on the republicans to actually try to get something done here in the congress to show that they're in touch with the concerns of people out there across america, that the inaction on just about everything other than taxes -- i think most people will find the tax reductions to be a favorable thing, but, look, it also raised the deficit. people are concerned about that, particularly in districts like this, heavy on seniors. conor lamb hit this point hard, about the threat to potential cuts in senior programs because of the increasing deficit. so in districts like in pennsylvania, it's the second old estate in the country per capita-wise. those issues will resonate a little more. you need to find answers in washington that are going to connect with voters. whether i

one of the more recent examples is charlie dent. he announced his retirement last year. citing the increased polarization and rigidity that leads to the dysfunction, disorder and chaos. longtime republican senator bream --dash mike blamed hyper- partisanship is a singular reason for her exit from office. what is remarkable about the story is how unremarkable it is. indeed these articles have become a staple after every election and notable retirement. what is more virtually no moderates have entered in their place. there is currently no ideological overlap between the two parties in congress in the middle has all but disappeared. this graph shows the sharp decline in moderates since the mid- 20th century. they have now vanished from the republican side and their numbers had decreased dramatically on the democratic side as well. the absence of moderates from congress to do is particularly striking from a historical perspective. just 40 years ago more than half of members of congress were at the ideological center. at that time the most prominent committees were chaired by

talking to charlie dent from pennsylvania, go to hershey, they wrap every hershey's kiss in aluminum.ilbur ross says he thinks some of the cost will be absorbed. i don't know if i agree. if producers can pass on the price to consumers, they will. if it's one slice of the economy, just aluminum, just steel, will that help steel producers and aluminum producers? yes. you're absolutely right. it will hurt all those people who use those products, and that's assuming there's not retaliation. again, trade wars don't come from one tariff. they come when someone smacks you back for a tariff and you smack them back. suddenly everyone is paying higher prices. >> bourbon, u.s. jeans, harley-davidson. >> you have to be concerned in the midwest about agriculture. >> christine romans, thank you. alison kosik, our thanks to you as well. >>> he's been called a man of mystery. how a low-profile diplomat with ties to the trump team is now involved with the special counsel's russia probe. major questions regarding the president's personal attorney this morning, one of which is how did he get secret info

charlie dent from pennsylvania, steel county, stood up yesterday in the conference and said, look, those though i come from steel country, this is a bad idea. every one of those hershey kisses wrapped in aluminum foil, it would impact us, in steel country. i could give you a lot of perspectives from steel countries that say it is also a bad idea. >> dana: my last question to you, sir, would be that i feel like the push back, and there is a lot of it, it might not be successful. the president looks like he's not going to be changing his mind. i would imagine it comes from a place of not wanting the hurt the american economy. that's not your goal. i have heard it suggested that republicans aren't being loyal. how do you respond to that? >> we're being loyal to the ideas on which we were elected. and, you know, conservatives share a prescription for improving jobs, capital and way of life in america. other folks might have a different viewpoint, see a different way of getting there. the president has been on the right track in terms of improving the jobs market in the united states with thi

he joins others republican lawmakers like charlie dent and senator jeff flake who have publicly blamed under president trump. >> we're talking about porn stars and the president rather than tax policy or what we need to get done by the end of the year or what should have been in the omnibus. >> the path to victory in the republican primary is to agree with the president these days, not just his policies but the behavior, as well. not to speak out. >> this administration at himes has taken the fun out of dysfunction. >> it's about loyalty at this time to the president. >> according to times," republicans are increasingly alarmed their losses may be worse than feared because the mid maryland term campaign appears to turn more on the behavior of the man in the white house than any other in decades. sell by holiday with the wall street judge, noah rothman and ki wright with wnyc and a columnist at the nation. knowia, i'll start with you. you were saying during the break that a politician who decides to retire, they suddenly start answering the strategy questions very honestly. what you're

i want to put up a quote from charlie dent, retiring republican congressman from pennsylvania. more center-right than conservative right. but he said this. the spontaneity and lack of impruls control are areas of concern for lots of members on both sides of the aisle. chaos, instability, uncertainty, intemper ate statements are not conservative virtues in my opinion. what do you make of the changes? >> i think he's right. this chaos is not the way you run an organization. i was a business executive for 20 years, i ran a state. it was called the best managed state in the nation when i was governor of virginia. but with this president, i think he thrives on chaos. maybe that's the way to run a reality tv show. it's not the way to run the greatest country in the world. >> at the end of the day, should it -- there's a lot of folks not happy with the instability, but he's comfortable with it. should that matter? >> well, i think at the end of the day when he took the oath of office, it was to protect and defend the constitution and our country. i think we are more vulnerable by havi

really in short, they just don't make them like charlie dent much anymore and you'll be missed and i'm sure we're going to have an opportunity to celebrate you but as we begin your final appropriations session, we wanted to start the celebration. >> thank you for the very generous remarks and i want to say what a pleasure it is to work with you and every member of this subcommittee, you as ranking member and mr. bishop. i appreciate the spirit and the bipartisan cooperation you've always demonstrated here and when there are differences we always figure out ways to work through them and i wanted to thank you all for that. it's very kind. so with that, mr. secretary, i'd just like you to please identify the people at the table with you and then proceed with your oral remarks. your written statement will be entered into the record, of course. we'd appreciate if you could keep your remarks to about five minutes so members will have more time to ask questions. with that -- >> great. thank you. i appreciate both your comments in terms of the complexity of this budget and how fast it's been m

>> no what's not, what's interesting is charlie dent, a member from pennsylvania, spoke at the conferencetood up before all of us as the republicans gathered and said this is a bad idea from hershey, pennsylvania, they make the chocolate kisses and apparently they're wrapped in little aluminum wrappers and they said that adds to the cost, and so it was interesting to hear somebody from steel country talking about what a bad idea this would be and the way it would be a job killer in steel country. >> that is actually interesting from where you sit how big of a deal is this and what i'm really asking is are we seeing a real shift in policy and you've made historical references a number of times to something we haven't seen in this country a long time which is a protectionist outlook. years ago we had tariffs on everything but as an economic policy protectionism was something that was embraced but post world war ii its been rejected big time. >> correct, so we have about 70 years since world war ii that the tide has run in the opposite direction and there's certainly not perfect trade out th

during this congress, representative charlie dent and introo deuced h.r. 1017, the removing barriers to colorectal cancer screening act of 2017. this bill would eliminate surprise out of pocket costs for medicare beneficiaries who have polyps removed during colonoscopies. i also introduced h.r. 1578, the seen donald payne sr. colorectal detection act of 2017 to expand care to cover certain blood-based screening tests. named after my father who passed away from colorectal cancer this bipartisan legislation would significantly increase colorectal cancer detection and treatment and each year i lead premises leader to increase the funding for c.d.c., co--- c.d.c. colon cancer research. i urge my colleagues to join me on these important bills. together we can save lives from colorectal cancer and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. president trump declared today to be national agriculture day, a day of celebration and gratef

orst 2: when jeff flake lindsey graham or charlie dent or some of these more moderate republicans comend criticize the president, that is sort of -- lisa mentioned this would be a bridge too far and that is true, you would see a lot more republicans jump on board. for the most part, it's a lot of the same voices that are airing these concerns, even as he is going after mueller. the legislative vehicle is not really being talked about that much. it would take something extraordinary for republicans to put something on the floor that would attack their ally in the white house. host: we asked our callers about their view of president trump's management style, especially in the wake of the shakeups from last week and perhaps more to come. what our members telling you on capitol hill? what is their view of how the president runs his white house? guest 2: that's a very partisan debate at this point. aside from the moderates i just mentioned, there is republican criticism of his style and there is republican criticism of his tweets and the way he is running the place. for the most part, this

i think it's more important to listen to one of my neighbors in pennsylvania represented charlie dentst republicans around and he said in the times denial is not just a river in the south. i see the makings of a waive election. if we're moving in that direction, i think these are elections along with that of the virginia governorship last november that we'll point back to and say that's where we saw the topography changing. >> howl raines, thank you very much. you can read the new piece on nbc.com/think. >>> students walking out in protest of gun violence. the protests marked exactly one month since the deadly school shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. the mass protest lasted 17 minutes. one for each of the parkland victims. an estimated 185,000 people all across 50 states were expected to join the walkout and around 31,000 schools participated. protests varied in size with many participants wearing orange, the color representing support for tighter gun laws. in response to yesterday's demonstrations, the nar posted a photo to twitter of a rifle capt