Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein This story only got a first word because of a throwaway presidential comment. What matters now, though, is who will get the final word. The question for President Donald Trump is if he can let that be anyone other than himself. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly tried to end this extraordinary public discussion of sacrifice and patriotism last week, in the press briefing room. So too did Sen. Sgt. La David Johnson's widow sought to end this episode on "president is a counter-puncher, his friends and allies are fond of saying. Yet once again, the punches are being thrown without regard to who the target is. The RUNDOWN with Benjamin Siegel and Mariam Khan Throughout his first ten months in office, President Donald Trump has treated the Senate as a punching bag and an obstacle holding back his legislative agenda, questioning Mitch McConnell's leadership and calling out independent-minded GOP senators on Twitter. Today, he's traveling to Capitol Hill to build bridges, in a bid to rally Senate Republicans behind tax reform. The fence-mending could not come at a more critical time. Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon is waging war against incumbents. Republicans are approaching the end of the year without any major wins on Capitol Hill. The White House and GOP majorities in the House and Senate need to be in sync as they aim to pass major, complicated legislation by the end of the year -- all while avoiding a ... Link to the full article to read more