Mick Mulvaney: “I do not dispute there was a short-term cost. I do not know if I agree with the exact billion dollar figure.”

If there is one criticism that I would level against the President is he didn't hire very well.

No, never. Nor should they. That's an issue that was already litigated during the election. Voters knew the President could have given his tax returns, they knew that he didn't and they elected him anyway.

If Kevin McCarthy is not the Speaker, yes, Kevin McCarthy loses. There is no question.

I think the fair question to ask is, would Barack Obama have won for helping bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine?