RUSH TRANSCRIPT Let s ░░░░░░░░ about this with Scott ░░░░░░░░ Democratic strategist and Adam ░░░░░░░░ match Republican campaign strategist ░░░░░░░░ Edward R Murrow fellow ░░░░░░░░ tufts university Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ both Good afternoon Eric ░░░░░░░░ do you foresee the ░░░░░░░░ as the Senate minority ░░░░░░░░ just said that some ░░░░░░░░ could work with the ░░░░░░░░ I think they can ░░░░░░░░ I ve said this ░░░░░░░░ on this network and ░░░░░░░░ been tweeting about it ░░░░░░░░ been tweeting about it ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and the ░░░░░░░░ want and need the ░░░░░░░░ help they ve got ░░░░░░░░ start talking to the ░░░░░░░░ versus at them and ░░░░░░░░ from the hard right ░░░░░░░░ being said I think ░░░░░░░░ would be a shrewd ░░░░░░░░ on Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ to go to Schumer ░░░░░░░░ re both New Yorkers ░░░░░░░░ cut a deal to ░░░░░░░░ just pass health care ░░░░░░░░ vis a vis repairing ░░░░░░░░ versus replacing it but ░░░░░░░░ send a message to ░░░░░░░░ Freedom Caucus that I ░░░░░░░░ not need you I ░░░░░░░░ boo your leverage and ░░░░░░░░ it s just this ░░░░░░░░ deal but there could ░░░░░░░░ other deals as a ░░░░░░░░ And I think Donald ░░░░░░░░ could claim victory the ░░░░░░░░ could get what they ░░░░░░░░ and then you marginalize ░░░░░░░░ Freedom Caucus going forward ░░░░░░░░ think that would be ░░░░░░░░ brilliant strategy for him ░░░░░░░░ it would be a ░░░░░░░░ win for the DEMs ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Eric Adam ░░░░░░░░ s already got the ░░░░░░░░ Caucus on his side ░░░░░░░░ that opt out for ░░░░░░░░ states Do you think ░░░░░░░░ Scott says is possible ░░░░░░░░ necessarily likely it s ░░░░░░░░ Laughter I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ first of all yesterday ░░░░░░░░ great entertainment seeing the ░░░░░░░░ in Harrisburg you know ░░░░░░░░ his split screen That ░░░░░░░░ pure Donald Trump Laughter ░░░░░░░░ I think what you ░░░░░░░░ see moving forward is ░░░░░░░░ might see the president ░░░░░░░░ more time in the ░░░░░░░░ of this country than ░░░░░░░░ the halls of Congress ░░░░░░░░ send the message he ░░░░░░░░ got to send that ░░░░░░░░ s unacceptable that we ░░░░░░░░ 100 now almost 101 ░░░░░░░░ in have no major ░░░░░░░░ on health care reform ░░░░░░░░ major progress on tax ░░░░░░░░ And I think if ░░░░░░░░ applies pressure where it ░░░░░░░░ the most the American ░░░░░░░░ I think the political ░░░░░░░░ including Chuck Schumer will ░░░░░░░░ to right Eric Adam ░░░░░░░░ s already doing that ░░░░░░░░ Twitter Let me read ░░░░░░░░ a tweet in which ░░░░░░░░ takes on the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats without a ░░░░░░░░ have become the party ░░░░░░░░ obstruction They are only ░░░░░░░░ in themselves and not ░░░░░░░░ s best for the ░░░░░░░░ S I mean Scott ░░░░░░░░ s the message right ░░░░░░░░ I mean what happens ░░░░░░░░ Adam says if he ░░░░░░░░ that out to the ░░░░░░░░ of the world He ░░░░░░░░ do that all he ░░░░░░░░ but it s a ░░░░░░░░ message because the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ t control the house ░░░░░░░░ the Senate They may ░░░░░░░░ have a leader he ░░░░░░░░ the leader The Republicans ░░░░░░░░ in control They ve ░░░░░░░░ to lead if you ░░░░░░░░ And so again while ░░░░░░░░ may be governing from ░░░░░░░░ hard right and the ░░░░░░░░ Caucus they ve let ░░░░░░░░ down and then the ░░░░░░░░ group has let him ░░░░░░░░ If we can build ░░░░░░░░ coalition with the Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ and the Democrats then ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter whether ░░░░░░░░ goes to his supporters ░░░░░░░░ sheer entertainment but that ░░░░░░░░ Freedom Caucus is really ░░░░░░░░ the tea a party ░░░░░░░░ the no of his ░░░░░░░░ and that s who ░░░░░░░░ s got to get ░░░░░░░░ from He may be ░░░░░░░░ their side now because ░░░░░░░░ have leverage He s ░░░░░░░░ to move that leverage ░░░░░░░░ from them and put ░░░░░░░░ in the middle and ░░░░░░░░ those Democrats It s ░░░░░░░░ much better strategy Eric ░░░░░░░░ is that the secret ░░░░░░░░ already say they ve ░░░░░░░░ the health care bill ░░░░░░░░ down the pike in ░░░░░░░░ next couple of weeks ░░░░░░░░ may not be true ░░░░░░░░ actually think they re ░░░░░░░░ close to a health ░░░░░░░░ bill but they have ░░░░░░░░ make sure that they ░░░░░░░░ respecting not a timeline ░░░░░░░░ the bottom line The ░░░░░░░░ line is we ve ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ care reform is done ░░░░░░░░ Just as we have ░░░░░░░░ reform And there was ░░░░░░░░ lot of criticism about ░░░░░░░░ 200 odd words that ░░░░░░░░ out of the press ░░░░░░░░ when the administration started ░░░░░░░░ tax reform this past ░░░░░░░░ It was really a ░░░░░░░░ starter And we still ░░░░░░░░ to look at things ░░░░░░░░ the mnuchin rule to ░░░░░░░░ sure that the wealthy ░░░░░░░░ their fair share cover ░░░░░░░░ class families who have ░░░░░░░░ at home all of ░░░░░░░░ We all talk about ░░░░░░░░ hundred days the next ░░░░░░░░ days may be more ░░░░░░░░ on Congress both Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Democrats together and whether ░░░░░░░░ not they can move ░░░░░░░░ ball forward than it ░░░░░░░░ another judgment on a ░░░░░░░░ who s decided what ░░░░░░░░ happened before isn t ░░░░░░░░ enough Eric What happens ░░░░░░░░ in two or three ░░░░░░░░ they do have an ░░░░░░░░ Adam If they do ░░░░░░░░ agreement we can move ░░░░░░░░ to bigger and better ░░░░░░░░ I think what the ░░░░░░░░ probably should have started ░░░░░░░░ in the gunning was ░░░░░░░░ beginning was infrastructure and ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy that I ░░░░░░░░ is starting to evolve ░░░░░░░░ That s reasserting American ░░░░░░░░ and get back to ░░░░░░░░ priorities once these are ░░░░░░░░ out of the way ░░░░░░░░ Congress has to measure ░░░░░░░░ and do its part ░░░░░░░░ well Eric Finally Scott ░░░░░░░░ me show you a ░░░░░░░░ earlier today We talked ░░░░░░░░ Karl rove He talked ░░░░░░░░ tenor and tone and ░░░░░░░░ President Trump should slow ░░░░░░░░ down He said I ░░░░░░░░ t think that s ░░░░░░░░ but listen to Carl ░░░░░░░░ Act more presidential He ░░░░░░░░ bought himself unnecessary controversies ░░░░░░░░ tweeting by picking a ░░░░░░░░ with is Meryl Streep ░░░░░░░░ good actress or not ░░░░░░░░ fascination with punching down ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ CNN and MSNBC it ░░░░░░░░ it s puzzling to ░░░░░░░░ He s the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States He ░░░░░░░░ to be focused on ░░░░░░░░ ahead Eric Do you ░░░░░░░░ he will be looking ░░░░░░░░ especially Scott in the ░░░░░░░░ next 100 days Well ░░░░░░░░ ve been all of ░░░░░░░░ I mean all of ░░░░░░░░ have been waiting for ░░░░░░░░ Trump to pivot That ░░░░░░░░ isn t coming It ░░░░░░░░ who he is I ░░░░░░░░ a list this morning ░░░░░░░░ about some of these ░░░░░░░░ in regard to what ░░░░░░░░ believe to be very ░░░░░░░░ accomplishments and then I ░░░░░░░░ well who are his ░░░░░░░░ or who has he ░░░░░░░░ fighting with They are ░░░░░░░░ judiciary they are the ░░░░░░░░ the fourth estate they ░░░░░░░░ his own party the ░░░░░░░░ and Democrats You can ░░░░░░░░ accomplish what he wants ░░░░░░░░ accomplish these big things ░░░░░░░░ of them probably good ░░░░░░░░ the country if you ░░░░░░░░ at war with all ░░░░░░░░ of these factions Eric ░░░░░░░░ running out of time ░░░░░░░░ word do you agree ░░░░░░░░ not concur I think ░░░░░░░░ Trump was elected to ░░░░░░░░ the system He is ░░░░░░░░ times disrupting his own ░░░░░░░░ in some of the ░░░░░░░░ he says but he ░░░░░░░░ not lacking focus on ░░░░░░░░ to the bottom line ░░░░░░░░ better things ahead Eric ░░░░░░░░ Adam thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ ll see as it ░░░░░░░░ Take care.