. >> joining us now from washington, daniel litman. el, god to have you with us oen this monday morning. is there a chance you think republican senators lindsey graham and bill cassidy can revive health care bill this week with the news that we learned that some key senators are going to vote against it, including republicans. >>> yes. they leaked the revised version last night to try to win over you know states who have previously expressed opposition, like giving more money to alaska and maine. the concerns about the bill are much more fundamental. you know, all about the process. they don't feel like they've gone through regular order, which is what mccain has talked about. the momentum is really against the bill. it doesn't seem like the chances for it to win success in week are very good at all. if you talk to aides on capitol hill, their very bearish. they would rather go to tax reform. where they feel like they can pass it. >> feels like slightly different bill. same tory over and over again. >>> the president is reacting to stor

let's get into this, politico's daniel litman, co-author of "the political playbook."e announcement made yesterday. let's play a sound bite. then we'll talk. >> what i'd suggest they do they go back to their home country, get in line with thousands of people from their home country who are trying to do it legally. >> so, it seems as if this is sort of the rhetoric that trump based supporters want to hear. let's look ahead. 2018 midterm elections. 20 twe 2020 yet another presidential see election. do you think this is going to help? >> i don't think so because a lot of these d.r.e.a.m.ers don't view mexico or el salvador as their home country anyway. this document is not popular with republicans southwest moderates and independents. so, this makes trump assess re-election harder in terms of persuading swing voters. so, maybe it will help him with his base. you need a lot of moderates voting for trump if he's to win re-election and this does nothing to help him as well. >> i wanted to ask you, daniel, the white house pushing back on suggestions that the administration is

let's bring back daniel litman and from vice news alex thompson. thank you both. early we are we have this story to talk about. so daniel, what is your take on the news? >> it looks like they buried it on a friday afternoon before labor day. and so there was kind of a concerted effort maybe to have court documents come out when no one was really paying attention except our dogged reporters at nbc. and so i think that just confirms that there was no basis so what trump had said. and that there was no wiretapping of obama and this is based on something he read and heard about through breitbart and people in the far right media. and so that really -- you have to remember back to the time in march when this derailed as a gend -- his agenda for weeks. >> and the claim again coming from president trump at the time, not the president -- excuse me, president trump and as he made that claim here, alex, now that we have this information, any political repercussions for him? >> i think you will see a bunch of republicans, maybe not try to defend him as much. when he made the

. >>> let's bring in political reporter daniel litman and policy editor for vice news, alex thompson. let me start with this, if i could here daniel, this president now on the ground in louisiana. it appears that despite -- and i brought it up earlier, the president that doesn't necessarily even like to shake hands. this because -- of various issues. but he's been hugging children, he is on the ground meeting many different types of people and doing something that every president has had to do in the past. do you think this president is now shifting gears. he is learning for the first time this lesson that unfortunately what it takes to handle a natural disaster. >> he has grown into the as job -- the job as comforter and chief and to step up his game and even democrats were quoted in stories who were victims in texas saying we're glad trump is here. it is good to see the federal government on the ground. and so i think trump sees this as an opportunity to kind of have a big bright spot in terms of this year. which has been full of negative headlines. i think he wants to do a good job

joining me now is cnn politics reporter lauren fox, danielle litman, and melissa quinn, breaking news reporter with "the washington examiner." good morning to all. >> good morning. >> i want to get to the potential of this being over in just a moment, but first, melissa, let me start with you, the president last night said that john mccain wasn't on his list of potential no votes. this morning he's saying that john mccain never intended to vote for this bill. i wonder why there's any surprise when john mccain said this after his vote -- rather, ahead of his vote that thumbs down for the skinny repeal just a few weeks ago. watch. >> we tried to do this by coming up with a proposal behind closed doors in consultation with the administration, then springing it on skeptical members, trying to convince them that it's better than nothing. that it's better than nothing? asking us to swallow our doubts and force it past a unified opposition. i don't think that's going to work in the end, and probably shouldn't. >> and probably shouldn't. same process, same concerns. why was there any surprise