paul paul ryan -- guest 1: ryan -- guest 2: paul ryan really is a policy wonk. this dream has really been part of the conservative republican orthodoxy for some time. republicans cut taxes and hope to pay for them with economic growth and the math never quite adds up. moment really encapsulates. you ask about the paul ryan legacy, that encapsulates -- i hate to say this, the faustian bargain paul ryan made with donald trump. paul ryan and donald trump are polar opposites in every respect and their -- in their interest to policy, their approach to decency and their vision of what the republican party should be. paul ryan made the calculation that in order to get that moment, he was going to overlook a whole lot of things and he was going to turn a blind eye to the president's rhetoric and some of his policies, his style of governing. paul ryan was outspoken during the campaign about what donald trump did and the way he behaved. he made the bargain, if i can get tax reform, if i can get changes to obamacare, i am willing to put up with x. bargain, youtian get what

paul paul ryan -- guest 1: ryan -- guest 2: paul ryan really is a policy wonk.s dream has really been part of the conservative republican orthodoxy for some time. republicans cut taxes and hope to pay for them with economic growth and the math never quite adds up. moment really encapsulates. you ask about the paul ryan legacy, that encapsulates -- i hate to say this, the faustian bargain paul ryan made with donald trump. paul ryan and donald trump are polar opposites in every respect and their -- in their interest to policy, their approach to decency and their vision of what the republican party should be. paul ryan made the calculation that in order to get that moment, he was going to overlook a whole lot of things and he was going to turn a blind eye to the president's rhetoric and some of his policies, his style of governing. paul ryan was outspoken during the campaign about what donald trump did and the way he behaved. he made the bargain, if i can get tax reform, if i can get changes to obamacare, i am willing to put up with x. bargain, youtian get what you

you can tell that paul ryan has been.must have slipped his well rather fragile mind that the standard bearer of the party is the president of the united states, for he is the party's leaders and frankly its only hope. joining us tonight to discuss all of this, top strategist for great america pac, former reagan white house political director, fox business political analyst, ed rollins. the speaker continues to astound with his obtuseness, his absolute delusion. >> well they don't -- they didn't believe what trump was advocating which is conservative principles of the republican party. romney didn't believe it, that's one of the reasons he lost. lou: romney doesn't believe in anything but roomny. these guys are owned by the establishment. >> my great fear is that roomny is going to get in there -- when you've got two or three quote margins, anybody can play queen for a day. and romney, talking about his being the mccain of -- mccain basically destroyed the effort to get rid of obamacare by one vote. lou: basically he did i

but what paul ryan was saying, he was talking about the facts. god forbid that happens. but the reality is president trump did not like being crossed. he had some republican candidates that did that during the primaries. ron desantis talking a little about puerto rico. and trump comes down like a hammer on these folks if they create any daylight or make him look certainly like he doesn't know what he's talking about. >> all right. >> don't let the facts get in the way of a good political argument. >> if that's the state we're in, my goodness. thank you everyone very, very much. >>> up next, a republican congressman fighting to keep his job. does he think the hard line rhetoric from the president is helping rev up his party five days from the midterms. >>> also, search crews find the flight data recorder in that crash. and that brings investigators one step closer to finding out how 189 people died. >>> the man charged with shooting and killing 11 people at a pittsburgh synagogue appears in court minutes from now. we will be live in pittsburgh. your insurance rates skyroc

that carried on a tradition from les aspen to paul ryan. think it is someone we are proud of to call our congressman here in southeast wisconsin. i think everyone bring something unique to the table. i bring my own personal background. my background for the last 10 years, working for local, rock county manufacturing companies, solving problems. i think i can bring that to the table. i spent the last two and a half years working on education policy. how do we make education affordable, so that it is accessible to those individuals looking to obtain those jobs of the future. if jobs become plentiful, first of all, we have a skills gap. we have been working day in and day out to solve that problem. i can bring those skill sets to the table to make progress in washington on behalf of american voters. steve: any rebuttal on that, sir? mr. bryce: paul ryan has been representative of the first district for 20 years. and in that time he has proposed , he is a policy wonk and knows how to cut the deficit. the deficit has doubled under the leadership

everybody has lined up behind donald trump and paul ryan is leaving. >> interesting to see if paul ryanhes in his final couple of weeks in office. the president is not known to be a politically correct guy. he's getting some flak for tweeting what was meant to be a solemn video remembering the synagogue victims, but instead he used that to bash the media and his critics. it begs the question, what was he thinking? >> i think he was responding to the reporting about protests and the comments from some in the community that they didn't want him to come. he was obviously sensitive to that criticism. i think part of it is donald trump doesn't do unity for long. this is kind of his style. there's not that many presidents who after a tragedy like this would personalize it about themselves and would turn it into a political statement. and so it's unusual. it's obviously getting a lot of pushback, but it's kind of the way he tends to handle these things. >> i think some would argue that he doesn't do unity at all. >> i think he's the only one who's ever behaved in this manner. >>> still ahead -

today we're especially pleased to be joined by the speaker of the house, paul ryan, for one of his finalnterviews before leaving congress. speaker ryan distinguished himself through the service to the country for the past two decades. since 1999, he's represented the first congressional district of his home state of wisconsin. he's worked to solve important national challenges including tax reform and fiscal sustainability, particularly when it comes to medicare and social security. it's well known that speaker ryan earned the reputation as a bit of a policy monk. what is not so well known, his enthuse yichl for the minute details of government and public policy began far before he was a member of congress. he's admitted as a teen, he actually read the federal budget for fun. but i have to say, despite these early tendencies and his reading of the federal budget for fun, it's a testament to his charm and personality at the same time he was elected high school prom king. in a matter of weeks, paul ryan will step down as speaker. i can't imagine he's retiring at the age of 48. maybe it's a

. >> there's plenty of blame for paul ryan. what are these people doing subpoenaing comey and lynch for facts that occurred two years ago, like they didn't notice in 2017, in january, that there has been things that happened during the 2016 election? and i'm told that paul ryan put the kibosh on the subpoenas saying that whole thing would be distracting. lou: well paul ryan is -- by the way, i appreciate you bringing up his name before i could for a change. it's great to see you. we appreciate it as sawls. victoria toensing. >>> still ahead, president trump pushing congress for the border wall funding. >> we've actually started big sections of the wall but we want to finish the wall. we've got to get funding from congress. and if this isn't the right time to get funding within when you look at what's happening at the border, there will never be a right time. are we doing okay on the border, folks? we defend the borders of other nations but we don't defend our borders properly but that's all changed since we got elected. we will

paul: who has to speak -- mr. ryan: that's why i think congress -- paul: does congress have to -- because -- mr. ryan: yeah -- paul: the president doesn't seem to be doing it. mr. ryan: i know. that's why i think the act is the way to go. i think it's a smarter tool to use. it's what we designed the tool for. and i think congress can play a very constructive role on that. paul: ok. and that falls to your successors? mr. ryan: yeah. we've got like two weeks left. paul: ok. margaret from twitter asks about the trump ban, back when he was banning "the washington post" from -- mr. ryan: oh, i was like, which ban are you talking about? paul: yeah. this goes to cnn and acosta. has he created open hostility toward the media? and is there some sort of role that congress can do? mr. ryan: well, yeah, i've given a little thought to this. i'd say a couple of things. he does create some hostility. the jims a costa thing. but it's a little bit of a two-way street. we in congress lead by example. you go to every one of my press conf

and thank you, paul ryan. mr. ryan: thanks, paul. appreciate it. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> on the house floor, outgoing speaker paul ryan gave a brief farewell speech where he thanked his staff and constituents. this is five minutes. my colleagues, i write today to express profound gratitude to the people of the first district of wisconsin. anytime i can swear in a new member like we just did, it brings me back to a time when i was first sworn in a 1998. i remembered being awestruck the first time i walked down the center aisle. it never goes away. i still feel it when i walk onto the floor each and every time.

yesterday they located speaker paul ryan, who surfaced briefly, not on camera mind you, but we got to hear his voice. he told a radio interviewer the president is wrong. >> you obviously cannot do that. you cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order. >> and here's why paul ryan never says anything. today the president went after him. and we quote. "paul ryan should be focusing on holding the majority rather than giving his opinions on birthright citizenship, something he knows nothing about. our new republican majority will work on this, closing the immigration loopholes and securing our border." right before he left the white house for tonight's rally trump was asked about that. >> why are you attacking paul ryan? >> birthright citizenship is a very, very important subject. in my opinion it's much less complex than people think. i think it says it very loud and clear in the constitution you that don't have to go through the process of whatever they're talking about. i believe that you can have a simple vote in congress or it's even possible in my opinion, this is after

paul ryan.for a while, he reportedly begged president yesterday to stop talking about immigration, and take up the booming economy. if ryan had paid any attention to this president, while he is home in his little vest, the president has been on the campaign trail daily, hourly, talking about not only caravans and border security but the economy and extraordinary growth in the economy, and prosperity this president created, ryan today again, nonetheless, made the same plea. listen. >> we can do both, people do care about national security. we want a secure border, democrats want to abolish i.c.e. that is ridiculous. we think we should be talking about our strong economy, it is spectacular. we can talk about more than one issue, we have a very good story to tell on the economy. >> ryan is such a foolish leader, he does not comprehend trump is constantly promoting his accomplish amments on this economy. lowest unemployment rates ever for hispanic-americans, for african-americans. achievement that r

that is what paul ryan is doing.is turning this into an up or down referendum on himself, which is in these house districts is not helpful, especially with the retirements the republicans are facing. >> he expressed what you and i have talked about before, which is when you interact one-on-one with president trump, he is a different person. >> 100%. >> the rabbi was surprised by the personal touch and the warmth the president showed. why can't the president show that on public and in the rallies and in tv? he doesn't think people will respond to that? >> i think it's not the side of himself that he preferring showing as his public image. he likes the image of being a tough guy. even though, as you and i both know, he doesn't like interpersonal interaction. we should say all kinds of things to our aids that he wouldn't say to us in person. i have been screamed at by him, you may have as well, but it has tended to be toned down. one of the things that bothers me is to describe his twitter feed as a real-life snapshot o

thank you. >>> trump's other attack, house speaker paul ryan. trump's birthright citizenship plan. on tuesday president trump doing what he does, he hit back. quote, paul ryan should be focusing on holding the majority rather than giving his opinions on birthright citizenshipin, something he knows nothing about. our new republican majority will work on this closing the immigration loopholes and securing our border. we go to nbc news road warrior, kasie hunt. she is following paul ryan in milwaukee. the house speaker on the trail stumping for governor scott walker there. the last thing these two would want to talk about is the president's position on birthright citizenship? >> reporter: it certainly seems that way, craig, and it was more than that. they didn't really want to talk about the president at all. we have actually made our way to wakishaw which has become a little bit of a joke because there have been some votes in a couple of key races that at the last minute have swung elections. it's a very republican area, but we often say this is c

"paul ryan should be focusing on holding the majority rather than giving his opinions on birthright citizenship, something he knows nothing about. our new republican majority will work on this, closing the immigration loopholes and

is running in wisconsin's first congressional district, the seat currently held by house speaker paul ryan. when you entered this race, i gather you were a bit of a sacrificial lamb, you were the long shot and suddenly you're the front runner. >> we've been able to put together something that hasn't been put together in the 20 years that paul ryan has been here. >> reporter: bryce is an iron worker by trade and a former volunteer on bernie's 2016 campaign. >> i've heard they call you iron stache. >> i've been called that. >> reporter: and i also read that your campaign not only supports unions but is unionized. >> we're the first in american politics to unionize, absolutely. >> with your help and with help from people all across this country, we were able to repeal paul ryan. >> all over this country, people like randy who were never really involved in electoral politics before, you're seeing that. young people, people of color, women, suddenly they are running for office and they are winning. so i think come november 6th, washington, d.c., is going to be in for a big surprise. >> reporter

why are you attacking paul ryan? >> birthright citizenship is a very, very important subject, in my opinion it's much less complex than people think. >> reporter: that comes after ryan correctly pointed on the president can't just override the constitution with an executive order to prevent babies born in the u.s. to undocumented parents from becoming citizens. >> well, you obviously cannot do that. you cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order. >> reporter: even with pushback from his party, the president is not backing off, betting his base will turn out if he keeps the border battle front and center. the president tonight here in florida is hoping to boost the chances of the republican candidate locked in a tight race for governor in a state where early voting by republicans has outpaced democrats. but democrats are hoping for their own shot in the arm when a different president, former president barack obama, visits this state later in the week, lester, both parties in an all-out blitz to election

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in addition to that list of failed house leadership, i would add the leader, paul ryan. to me he was awol in this election. he was nowhere to be seen in this he was critical of the president. he did that in october of 2016 as well. we already went down this path where we had a new speaker. we are looking at minority leader now, but we did that when boehner was no longer speaker. we basically replaced him with the same kind of leadership, it was paul ryan, and doing the exact same thing over and over with the same kind of people pursuing the same kind of policies, that's what has now put them in the minority. it's time for bold leadership. we can get -- we need someone who is going to stand up and fight for all americans, which jim jordan will do. any other questions? if not, thank you very much. see you in two years. [applause] -- [laughter] [indiscernible] democratic national committee chair tom perez talked about the 2018 midterm election results and the dnc's national strategy for the 2020 presidential election. held by the christian science monitor, this is an hour a

robert: jake, you're a long time student reporter on house speaker paul ryan. and you sat down for anie inte with pence. he came out onnt the presi position on birthright but most of the party is backing the party. why is that? >> the speaker did what he thought was just stating a fact that you can't aer the constitution with a pen. that's not how our government rks. and i think what you saw this week is the party tried to get in sync with the president who was stating something that was well outside mainstream.s once congr comes back into town, you will find a lot of people after the election who nwill think it's wise to change the constitution or to raise the prospect of changing the constitution unilaterally. that has to be dones many members of congress have already said through the legislature. one thing that i keep hearing from republicans who are involved in elections and spending money in the election is chaos is something that they are -- that voters are not interested in. it's the number one animated issue in every poll. a lot of things you've seen pu

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i think he naturally enjoys the company of nancy pelosi more than that of paul ryan. boy scout from wisconsin versus a signed pol originally from baltimore and san francisco. >> just for the uninitiated, paul ryan, current speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, the once and perhaps future speaker of the house. >> right. i think things like infrastructure that the president talked about in the campaign, the democrats have been dying to do. used to be always a bipartisan bill. hasn't been in recent times but it might be again. there might be some things that can happen. look, we've got a bunch of interesting things going on in the house. and they might contribute to more cooperation than we think. all these veterans, you know, veterans, we talked about it earlier, dan, veterans care about the country, work together, and might be working together in the house of representatives. >> we've got a lot of veterans elected to office tonight. rick, let me ask you, if this was a referendum on the president, what were the results of that referendum? >> yes, and no. it was a little b

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lou: why didn't you get paul ryan out before he could destroy the party? why did you let him sit there? i'm just curious. >> look at where the votes are, lou. it's always about votes and where are the votes. i'm one vote. lou: i know. >> and the bottom line is this is the direction that it went. and so i'm trying to make the best of a bad situation. lou: i understand. and you're a good man and you are principled congressman and that makes you definitely in the minority, irrespective of the party that's in charge. >> yeah. it's driving me crazy, lou. lou: it's driving us all crazy. you can imagine what the president is thinking and the fools who are sitting there pushing him to take a $5 billion installment on a ten-year project. this is pretty sad what is the quality of the people around this president. they're appalling. as you know. congressman andi biggs, thanks for putting up with all that you put up with on capitol hill and occasionally on this broadcast from time to time. look forward to your next visit. >> always good to be with you. lou: coming up,

what is your reporting, rachel, that paul ryan and others fear the impact of that? >> it seems that he was talking about an inside joke. is there a debate in the republican party. what do they -- there is a debate in the republican party. what do they want their message to be in the closing days? the administration felt this would be good for drumming up the base and getting republicans to vote and in districts that lean republican. there is a sense he has gone overboard and they are worried about birthright citizenship and the ad which showed an immigrant bragging about killing a police officer. that will have a backlash in the districts. with that in mind, speaker ryan called the president yesterday and said, look, we had a great jobs report. talk about the economy. you have republicans who want to talk about these record unemployment numbers that are out right now. the lowest in 50 years. this is like one of the bright spots for republicans. they want to talk this up. they think if they get suburban moms and swing voters it will be the economy that brings the peo

paul ryan. speaker of the house. the president picked on him a bit this week saying, why aren't you focusing on maintaining the majority as if that's not what he's been doing for the past two years? he's raised more money than any other house leader. why do you think trump went there? >> that's exactly like my last point, you want to draw contrast to the other party? not your own party. >> it's unbelievable. >> the interesting thing too, it's distracting for the candidates. now they have to pick a side in some of these elections and don't want to be in that position and the other position, it doesn't square with the facts. like you said, paul ryan raised and spent for a republican candidates out there, $110 million through the congressional leadership fund. right now, at this very moment, on like a 50 city, 12 state tour trying to help these vulnerable members. so. >> real quick before you guys go. i know they're all importantl bt what's the one you are really looking at on tuesday? >> the one i mentioned. small in n

. >> this is paul ryan's st, they lost paul ryan's seat apparently.double check that. >> they lost paul ryan's seat.n wiscon >> we head no head back to missouri. claire mccaskill is speaking tos her supporight now. >> say a few words about what pp has ed today and how the future is brighter than we all think it is right now. we had some good results tonight. the democrats took the house of representatives. we have governors that are democrats now both illinois an kansas. so there were some bright spots. ndobviously, we fell short that's disappointing. not for me.l what i fe most pain about tonight are all of the people who for the first time, many of them in their lives said i am to going o more than just sitting on the couch and cuss at the tv. i am going to show up. foam going to work hard an the thousands of people who volunteered on this campaign, there were literallyands and thousands of you, i am so grateful and i want you to keep that fire burning because there is justice around the corner. >> claire mccaskill at a conc supporters. to her nbc n

that is paul ryan. where was he in this campaign? and where the heck was all of that money he supposedly was raising as speaker of the house? >> well, it certainly wasn't being spent on the right races, and i think to a certain extent as i said the other night, he has led the revolution over the cliff and we have to build the majority in two years and the president will do that, whoever the new leader is, and the new leadership fight will come on quickly. my agitation, is he going to stay in the lame-duck session as speaker, he should be out now. say thank you very much and go home. lou: that is the mystery, and i've got to be very honest with everyone. i can't figure out nor i have spoken with anyone who will divulge to me why in the world a republican conference put up with his shameless lack of leadership and his indifference to the results of these midterms, and we knew going into this that he was absent without permission when it came to funding the tight races and really leading the campaign effort. the republicans did nothing

the caravan from central america and talk about something important like paul ryan's tax bill.t's preemptive blame shifting obviously. if the republicans lose tomorrow, paul ryan can point the finger at trump rather than accept responsibility for not funding the wall that voters said they wanted. but it's also a ludicrous position to take because it's untrue. immigration does matter. if, for example, arizona and texas go to the democrats tomorrow, immigration will be the reason. those are republican states until the population changed. so no matter how much you lie about it, immigration is inherently important and voters understand that. if you want people to stop worrying about the border, then you should secure the border and it won't be an issue. people are also worried about other things that washington doesn't notice or thinks is important. here in washington, the economy is synonymous with the stock market. markets have boomed for ten years and their entire cable channels are devoted to chronicling that boom. here in washington the assumption is the economy must also be b

that paul ryan is expecting, would not have happened. would not take it ea seriousl. i think this terps of immigration not just economic or focus on how it affects people already here, those are important, but also to heart of good governance. like law and order to me. people feel government to protect border and threats any of kind. that undermine's people confidence in government, this is a central issue, i think it is one of those issues that because of demon eyizatioizatioe left. kennedy: they have not framed it correctly either. what is the function of government, we ask that over and over. , as democrats whether some governor race or bigger statewide or national race, they talk about laundry list of things they want to do, every time, they talk about creating jobs and regulating business, i say to myself that does not fall in the purview. >> right, you can argue how big caravan is, how long it will take, but you will have many hundreds, even just one person trying to get across border illegally and going around the process, what is

>> i saw paul ryan yesterday.ypical of paul ryan, he was affable, he was friendly, but this man, a tremendous talent in so many ways, at a moment when the country needed statesmen, and it needed leaders, and it needed leaders of toughness and conviction and principle, he made a tactical decision to capitulate to the president, to trumpism and all the vile aesthetics and characteristics associated with it. he leaves a person with a career like jack kemp. a republican who marched with martin luther king. a speaker of the house that is seeking to keep its majority with this terribly, racially antagonistic campaign and leaving behind deficits that are approaching a trillion dollars a year. that's the legacy. it's a tragic one in many ways. >> steve schmidt, it's always a pleasure. we look forward to talking to you as we go along tomorrow night, whatever the story line is that we encounter. steve schmidt with us on "the 11th hour" tonight. >>> when we come back, why your proximity to a certain kind of food store may sa

he is going after paul ryan. should be focused on holding majority rather than opinions on birthright citizenship. in the interview with the kentucky radio station, paul ryan says you cannot end birthright citizenship with executive order. >>> claire mccaskill is in a tight race with her challenger. she got help from the former vice president and possible 2020 contender joe biden. >> you have a guy running against claire who says he supports pre-existing conditions being able to be covered. yet he joins the lawsuit in texas to make sure that -- these guys are either not telling the truth or they are really stupid or both. >> the latest cnn forecast has kali mccaskill ahead by one point. >>> the georgia governor's race. oprah winfrey joining the campaign trail for stacey abrams. she plans to do door-to-door knocking in atlanta to get out the vote. vice president mike pence will campaign in georgia for abrams' rival, brian kemp. the final debate of the race is off. kemp backed off the sunday time slot. >>> the susp