00:00to be very thoughtful about it and we want to ensure an enduring and lasting peace
00:04and when those announcements are ready they will be made sure thank you there have been reports
00:10that vladimir putin called maduro today to reform free for his support i wanted to ask
00:15if it's concerning to the president that putin has given such a warm embrace maduro um i don't
00:21think that would be concerning to the president at all no i'll let him speak on it further
00:25spoken to putin about that he has not spoken to president putin today and i understand that
00:30call take place this morning so the answer is no thanks i have a question about the aca but just
00:36first very quickly clarifying uh caitlin's question you acknowledged that cpi in january when you took
00:42office was three percent and in september the last month for which we have data it was also three
00:47percent so inflation no it's 2.5 percent not in september it was 2.5 percent the average cpi
00:53right now i have it in front of me and president trump's first eight months in office inflation
00:57is measured by the overall consumer price index has slowed to a 2.5 average pace this is down from
01:04the 2.9 percent inherited in january january is one month okay can i ask you about the aca really
01:10quickly there are a number of plans that are floating around on the hill right now having to do with these
01:16premium subsidies that are about to expire which plan does the white house report again i have told you
01:21now a few times that the president and the republicans will continue to unveil creative ideas and
01:27solutions to the healthcare crisis that was created by democrats and i know chuck schumer is putting up
01:33a vote today this is a political show vote chuck schumer is not sincerely interested in lowering
01:39healthcare costs for the american people he's putting this vote on the floor knowing that it will fail
01:44so he can have another talking point that he can throw around without any real plan or action if chuck
01:50schumer actually wanted to lower healthcare costs i'm sure the president would welcome him and his
01:55entire democrat caucus to a legitimate coordination on the president's policies of bringing down
02:03down drug prices these most favored nation deals why hasn't chuck schumer ever come out in support of
02:08those those are going to legitimately they already are lower drug prices for the american people and not
02:14a word from chuck schumer on it so i think that just proves this is completely political
02:18i think the president considers the seizure of the oil tanker as effectuating the administration's
02:34sanction policies which i've already discussed previously potential invasion or potential land
02:41strikes in venezuela aligned with the president's supporters the mega base does it risk the potential
02:48for a prolonged war and u.s troops involved in that prolonged war is definitely not something this
02:55president is interested in he's been very clear about that he wants peace he also wants to see the
03:01end of illegal drugs being trafficked into the united states and taking the lives of hundreds of thousands
03:06of americans across our country and he's thinking about that every day here at the white house with
03:11every drug vote that is taken out by this administration we are saving thousands of lives by by deterring
03:17those drugs and stopping those drugs from flowing into our country you all excuse me you'll you'll all
03:24hear you excuse me you will all see the president tonight he'll be making remarks at the congressional
03:30christmas ball which will be taking place here at the white house and later this afternoon
03:34he will be signing some congressional bills and executive orders that we as always
03:39we'll keep you apprised of thank you
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