Steve Cortes: Trump Needs a ‘Wartime Consigliere’ like Mulvaney

BURNETT So Steve you ░░░░░░░░ how do you square ░░░░░░░░ circle right You know ░░░░░░░░ it was quote he ░░░░░░░░ not interested in chief ░░░░░░░░ he s been saying ░░░░░░░░ almost two months he ░░░░░░░░ be more interested in ░░░░░░░░ like commerce or treasury ░░░░░░░░ that s where the ░░░░░░░░ needed him It sounds ░░░░░░░░ mean do you disagree ░░░░░░░░ Joan It sound like ░░░░░░░░ Mulvaney when he walked ░░░░░░░░ there today the president ░░░░░░░░ him to do that ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ a loyal soldier but ░░░░░░░░ doesn t sound like ░░░░░░░░ heart is in it ░░░░░░░░ s pretty clear That ░░░░░░░░ change but that s ░░░░░░░░ way where we are ░░░░░░░░ CORTES Sure I agree ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem like ░░░░░░░░ is his dream job ░░░░░░░░ He really lives in ░░░░░░░░ and he understands economics ░░░░░░░░ way any professor of ░░░░░░░░ does by the way ░░░░░░░░ mean he s really ░░░░░░░░ technocrat when it comes ░░░░░░░░ that side But then ░░░░░░░░ s also an incredibly ░░░░░░░░ retail politician very rare ░░░░░░░░ find that combination I ░░░░░░░░ t think he was ░░░░░░░░ for this job I ░░░░░░░░ t I think he ░░░░░░░░ taken it out of ░░░░░░░░ duty for our country ░░░░░░░░ he knows it s ░░░░░░░░ and I think he ░░░░░░░░ his skill set is ░░░░░░░░ and one of the ░░░░░░░░ I say that is ░░░░░░░░ just because of what ░░░░░░░░ just mentioned about the ░░░░░░░░ He also was a ░░░░░░░░ was in the House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives he won a ░░░░░░░░ which was held by ░░░░░░░░ for over a century ░░░░░░░░ he won it in ░░░░░░░░ Carolina and much of ░░░░░░░░ in y opinion is ░░░░░░░░ to be about the ░░░░░░░░ House battling the House ░░░░░░░░ and he needs somebody ░░░░░░░░ knows the House as ░░░░░░░░ as Mick Mulvaney does ░░░░░░░░ needs a wartime consigliere ░░░░░░░░ I think he got ░░░░░░░░ in Mick Mulvaney BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ have a fair point ░░░░░░░░ The issue is interim ░░░░░░░░ clearly this wasn t ░░░░░░░░ he wanted The fourth ░░░░░░░░ bowed out of you ░░░░░░░░ taking this job today ░░░░░░░░ was Chris Christie He ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ a meeting came out ░░░░░░░░ said it s an ░░░░░░░░ to have the president ░░░░░░░░ me as he looks ░░░░░░░░ choose a new chief ░░░░░░░░ staff however I told ░░░░░░░░ president now is not ░░░░░░░░ right time for me ░░░░░░░░ my family to undertake ░░░░░░░░ assignment Nick ayers cited ░░░░░░░░ family when he turned ░░░░░░░░ the job Rick Santorum ░░░░░░░░ other night came on ░░░░░░░░ show and he was ░░░░░░░░ to take it and ░░░░░░░░ s what he said ░░░░░░░░ starts SANTORUM My family ░░░░░░░░ really doesn t allow ░░░░░░░░ to do that right ░░░░░░░░ I would again be ░░░░░░░░ to do it at ░░░░░░░░ point in time maybe ░░░░░░░░ at this point it ░░░░░░░░ doesn t fit for ░░░░░░░░ and my family and ░░░░░░░░ you know I guess ░░░░░░░░ answer right now would ░░░░░░░░ no Clip ends Walsh ░░░░░░░░ we all love our ░░░░░░░░ That s great I ░░░░░░░░ my daughter s grown ░░░░░░░░ you know I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ take this job either ░░░░░░░░ of my daughter No ░░░░░░░░ s a terrible job ░░░░░░░░ I mean you know ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t nominate Steve ░░░░░░░░ this job I like ░░░░░░░░ too much to tell ░░░░░░░░ that he should take ░░░░░░░░ job CORTES I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ Walsh Right Steve I ░░░░░░░░ it is objectively a ░░░░░░░░ job John Kelly was ░░░░░░░░ that White House he ░░░░░░░░ a great his reputation ░░░░░░░░ tarnished He is a ░░░░░░░░ man who tried to ░░░░░░░░ no He did try ░░░░░░░░ set limits He failed ░░░░░░░░ you know good luck ░░░░░░░░ Mick Mulvaney One last ░░░░░░░░ on the you know ░░░░░░░░ with the house I ░░░░░░░░ t know that he ░░░░░░░░ ever shown any ability ░░░░░░░░ work across the aisle ░░░░░░░░ and that is what ░░░░░░░░ most needed right now ░░░░░░░░ is dealing with a ░░░░░░░░ of freshmen I believe ░░░░░░░░ s 40 new people ░░░░░░░░ rejuvenated Nancy Pelosi that ░░░░░░░░ of his job I ░░░░░░░░ not sure he s ░░░░░░░░ for either We ll ░░░░░░░░