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>> governor kasich, youve been asked almost every day, since 2016, if you would run against president trump. i guess my question to you -- and you usually answer you dont see a path right now, or you havent decided. i want to know what a path would look like. if you did see a path, have you thought about what that path would be? >> well, look, john, im been in a lot of elections, okay. i ran for the state senate when i was 25 years old. nobody thought i could win. i thought i could. and i ran an...

Look like if you did see a path, have you thought about what that path would be? >> well, look, john, ive been in a lot of elections, okay? i ran for the state senate when i was 25 years old. nobody thought i could win. i thought i could and i ran and i won. i ran for congress in a year when not one single republican, other than me, defeated an incumbent democrat. i thought i could do it. i ran for governor without having run statewide before, i think its the first time its happened where a nons...

Supportive of the president might not jump in. >> its a tough thing being the incumbent president. you have to think its really an uphi uphill battle all the way. a former reagan appointed attorney, big state governor who got reelected with the largest margin in the history of massachusetts, thats more likely who would be a republican nominee than a guy who was in the casino business and donated to anthony weiner. all you can do is get out there and fight and see how the fight goes. and be glad ...

President on the spending compromise and 90% of house democrats stuck with their speaker. so much for the presidential tweets suggesting nancy pelosi has lost control of her caucus. now the final number, three. as in three morehouse republicans announcing they will not run for re-election in 2020. were now up to five gop retirements and it is early in the cycle. track that number and watch it in the months ahead. the more it climbs the more youll know about republican frustration and whether gop...

Its too basic. if they cant do it, i will declare a national emergency. >> so no emergency either, at least not yet. still with no clear path to funding in sight, the president appears as confident as ever. >> you have to take the politics out of this, and we have to get down to business. the numbers will be incredible if we get it done, and we will get it done. one way or another, we will get it done. >> joining me now is former republican congressman ryan costello of pennsylvania. the panel is...

>> absolutely. theres no place for that in the republican party. theres no place for that in the u.s. congress. we were a country that was founded on different races, different nationalities, different religions. we, the republican party, led a civil war to free slaves ultimately and preserve a union. this is not the party that should accept that. i think the leaders will step up. tomorrow i guess theyre having a conversation with steve king. you know, this obviously reflects badly on anybody. b...

You know, this obviously reflects badly on anybody. but anybody can call themselves a republican but it doesnt make that the values of the party. >> frankly, sir, before i let you go, the government you have has broken with your party and said, okay, we should try and reopen the government. do you see any path forward right now in the congress to reopen this government? >> yeah. the path will start when we all start acting like adults and we talk to each other and we quit using shutdowns as leve...

Mexico. it is billions dollars a year, better than the very bad nafta bill it replaces. the difference paces for the wall many times over. the only problem, congress has not passed the mca yet and if it does, its not at all clear any additional revenue or savings aft exists or b, would be used for the wall funding. that brings us to the absolute plan e. >> 40 hours ago you were said you were probably going to declare a national emergency. >> no, i said i could do it of the but ill tell you what,...

Republican colleagues have not been as optimistic. take a look at what a couple have said in the last couple days. >> i have never been more depressed about moving forward than right now. i just dont see a path way forward. somebodys going to get some energy to fix this. >> i am very frustrated. im discouraged. im not depressed. im determined. i am absolutely determined. and im determined because theres a lot of people back home that are really counting on us to figure this out. >> so there you ...

Yeah, i do see a path forward. it will probably come out of the senate. ive been here before and its going to have to be -- listen, everybody has to accept something they dont want to get something they do want. ive learned that if you have a bill that not everybody is happy with, its usually pretty good. >> congressman adam king sinker, its great to have you. >> you bet. see you. when we come back, whats in a name? a tiny european country shows whats at risk if you oppose russia. back after t...