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[laughter] >> i think now its all down to politics and the question -- i think one way or another, hes the deal guy, i think le get a deal. rob: barriers, its not going to be wall. carley: call it whatever you want. appreciate it. rob: 19 minutes after the hour, democrat eric, california grilled about persistent resistance for president trump. >> completely unwilling to say anything positive about this economy in relation to the leadership over the last 2 years, are you allergic to saying anythi...

Look, the clock is running. times running out on us. [laughter] >> thats right. john: senator blunt, the president has threatened either another government shutdown or an emergency declaration at the end of this if he doesnt get what hes looking for. you had said, quote, shutdowns are bad politics and even worse government. and on an emergency declaration, that precedent could create real problems in the future on other issues. >> right. john: so, i mean, what -- are we looking at another shutdo...

Democrats to compromise. >> i watched speaker pelosi sit there and would not negotiate with anything. so i give president trump a lot of credit. he put the american people before politics. what people are celebrating, saying speaker pelosi is strong because she got status quo? thats not what the country wants. country wants to find common ground. >> dana: peter doocy is live on capitol hill. do democrats sound any more likely to consider border wall money by february 15th, the new deadline? >> r...

We saw proof last month with the caravan in san diego. what sto stopped that caravan fm coming into california. >> it was the fence. >> it was the fence, what weve seen in the past and medica mule presidents, they all agreed that barriers of some form or another are a central component of having a secure border, americans aic your border -- secure border, we expect congress to deliver a secure border. >> from last years money, not your fault, it is a federal government thing, they will spend las...

Border system but they stuck on the border barrier. i mean, the government was shut down for 35 days because of that. now whats interesting here is the white house believes that there are democrats in the house who are open to the idea of building some new barrier. you just heard jeffries, part of the democratic leadership, say he might be open to some new barriers. what does that mean? are they physical barriers? are they open to putting them in places that currently do not have any fencing or ...

Do it with or without congress. >> the efforts to continue to build physical barriers which have gone on in the last two administrations will continue but not to the degree that the president has requested. >> the president is the only one who has been reasonable in these negotiations. >> i think democrats want to look at the holistic approach. immigration reform, pathways forward to some people. >> clearly the president has shown real flexibility here for a guy who is not always that flexible. ...

Walls dont work, nancy pelosi, where is legislation? they cant answer the question when asked. why do you have these existing barriers up that are effective by the way, 90%. illegal immigration coming down we have barriers. eric swalwell, democratic punishment, was asked on this network, "what about those?" and he says walls in the past arent immoral but once in the future are. how does that logic work? the american people look at that and realize its blatant politics. >> harris: we are going to...

For 70 miles of barriers and a whole lot more money than anybodys talking about right now. speaker pelosi has been for barriers in the past. you know, the whole idea that somehow 650 or 700 miles of barriers are appropriate but 702 miles are immoral, that is a incredibly interesting place to draw your line about whats moral and whats not moral. i think this debate got with way too political. i do think, let me say again, i think the president has shown more willingness to move so far than others...

Always vote to open the government period. i hope the speaker -- shes taken her position, the president has taken his. now step back and let the congress come up with a result and allow it to happen. >> some newly elected members of congress sound eager to deal. >> what i tried to do is not draw any lines in the sand. i want to vote to have border protection, have border security, reduce the flow of drugs and illegal immigration. >> sure, i wouldnt rule out barriers in places where its appropria...

That were talking about and other structural factors are all pro growth. every one of them. if the trade negotiations turn out positively in so far as lower barriers and better treatment of property rights and as steve mnuchin said, ending the force transfer of technology, things like that, we will export i believe this strongly. the united states, give our people the chance to sell to china, we will expert a ton. our export sales will roar. it will be greater if they open their markets that wil...