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Blank, no deal. she did say she would be open to other kinds of physical barriers. would you accept that? >> no because if theres no wall, it doesnt work. shes just playing games. if you go to tijuana and take down that wall, you will have so many people coming into our country that nancy pelosi will be begging for a wall. shell be begging for a wall. she will say, mr. president, plea please, please give us a wall. >> reporter: less than one week after the government reopened, prospects of a new...

Look, heres the reality. youve got barriers along that thing all over the place. >> yep. >> they need more. i believe the men and women who keep us safe and their assessment that barriers help and they need more of it. so the democrats should say, fine. more barriers. okay. lets talk about where, how much and why, not no wall, not a dollar for your damn wall. dont say that because you dont mean it and it puts you in a hole. on the other side, this idea that were a wall away from safety, that its...

There are appropriators. in this case i think you might have to be lin kwifts as well, because i wonder, you can help me out here, if at the end of the day this is going to be about reaching some kind of a deal where both sides can say they got what they wanted the you brought up this barrier that already exists that you were discussing with henry. at the end of all this, is it likely there will be a deal where youll have significant funds for repairs, for replacing barriers, for new technology,...

Republican on the house side, think we can get there. we are reasonable, pragmatic people and i think its very important that we get there. yesterday we started in a very positive way. >> it was interesting to hear from the president last night. he did an interview with the daily caller. one of the questions thats been asked has been why didnt the president get funding for the border wall he wanted when he had congress? when republicans control both chambers in congress. and the president tried ...

Central to his campaign and how he thinks a front-burner issue again. hes got a real opportunity to get some kind of funding for some kind of barrier, slash wall, slash, steel slats, whatever. democrats have to look at it as an opportunity for a long-term deal on dreamers. think there is an opportunity for this. i dont know if its at the level he wants. it may not be at the level democrats want. i dont think either side -- i heard jonathan martin make this point earlier. democrats have supported...

Saying i was going to veto the omnibus bill and paul ryan said dont do that, well get you the wall and then he went lame duck and then it wthe power was gone. why would congressional democrats give the president money that republicans never gave him for the wall and do you think there is a deal from the 17 lawmakers going to emerge? >> well, i mean, first there is the disagreement between the politicians and policy agreement over whether they will fund the wall. and then second there is the disa...

The barrier, but i want to come back to your confusion and i dont think youre alone and maybe what speaker pelosi was saying but it sounded to me when you listen to the whole thing, maybe, maybe there was a little bit of wiggle room. when you read the democratic plan on paper, it seems like theyre offering up zero when it comes to border wall funding but she may be -- may be open to something. if nancy pelosi were to be open for some funding for some sort of barrier, fencing whatever word you ch...

Democratic support. they say we dont want to build a wall because it doesnt work or its immoral. well, its also immoral that people come here that shouldnt and kill people in our country, thats more immoral. part of it is going to be unity. >> nancy pelosi said this morning there is not going to be a wall in this deal. but she did say she would be open to other kinds of physical barriers. would you accept that? >> no, because if theres no wall, it doesnt work. shes just playing games. if theres ...

Avoiding another shutdown. but theres going to have to be some give and take, as we know, from both sides. how much of the discussion was centered on that on day one, heres im willing to maybe move a little on? >> well, i think yesterday was more about opening statements and letting the american public know where we stand on these issues. i think now well work behind the scenes and have more public meetings in order to get to that compromise. >> the president drawing a redline, as you know, yest...

Works as a combination. but if you dont have a wall, theyre all just wasting their time. its just politics. thank you all very much. thank you very much, everybody. >> all right, that was president trump just moments ago following not too long after democrats unveiling their plan in these negotiations to keep the government open and to talk about border security. they say there is not going to be a wall but theyre open to barriers. thats the word from nancy pelosi. you just heard president trump...