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Marksmen. tindall air force, where we are recovering from hurricanes. pads and hangars. >> it would include construction of a middle school in kentucky, housing for military families, improvement for bases like camp pendleton. arent you concerned some of these projects that were part of legislation that you helped approve in congress are now going to possibly be cut out? >> well, the president will have to make a decision where to get the money. lets say for the moment that he took money out of ...

Said this wont be housing on military bases but that could be gymnasiums, schools, shops, other facilities. and given that military commanders are not very happy with donald trump right now, taking their money, that could cause one fight within agencies. but as you mentioned, the fight coming from congress. mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader has given trump two weeks to make his case for a national emergency before he faces a congressional resolution which republicans may support overtu...

Jicama air force base where i was as a young child with my father, all that money will be diverted for this purported emergency wall that needs to be built. and i am concerned about that. i deeply worry that our troops will no longer be as ready as they would have been, and the appropriations process is being violated. >> is there a way you can give us some specific examples of when you say money is being diverted. money to be used for what specifically? you gave us locations. and thats great. b...

About why he would to that. >> we had certain funds that are being used at the discretion of generals, at the discretion of the military. some of them havent been allocated yet, and some of the generals think that this is more important. i was speaking to a couple of them. they think this is far more important than what they were going to use it for. i said, what were you going to use it for? i wont go into details, but didnt sound too important to me. >> congressman, that sounds weird. youve be...

A politician. ann coulter demonstrates integrity by saying i think this is garbage. i think this is garbage. thats what makes it problematic. there are journalist out there who develop relationships with the president and who sells themselves out in order to maintain access but also delivering it. >> whether you agree with his politics or not is intelligent and he can telegraph to his audience and to the president what to say and what to do and he has a very good feeling for what the bases of th...

Way the different courts will go. theres a lot that will lead up to this. for example, right away someone could seek to have a preliminary injunction against it. that standard is likelihood of success. which way a court rules will give hint about which way this is going to go. there will be a lot of tests. this is going to be a firestorm to the white house adding to the legal troubles they have to defend. this is not ending soon. there are multiple ways to attack his action legally. >> even if i...

Courts stopped me. i did my best. >> yeah. i think thats something that frankly both the -- the bases of both parties want to see that. right from the leaders. they feel like they come -- they get elected and they start following the system and they dont fight for the things they say theyre going to fight for. that will resonate with the base. the same way it would resonate with the democratic base when youre really fighting. the problem is, he doesnt have the facts on his side. >> thank you ver...

I want to just play for you quickly what donald trump said about why he would to that. >> we had certain funds that are being used at the discretion o generals, at the discretion of the military. some of them havent been allocated yet, and some of the generals think that this is more important. i was speaking to a couple of them. they think this is far more important than what they were going to use it for. i said, what were you going to use it for? i wont go into details, but didnt sound too im...

Purposes. i want to just play for you quickly what donald trump said about why he would to that. >> we had certain funds that are being used at the discretion of generals, at the discretion of the military. some of them havent been allocated yet, and some of the generals think that this is more important. i was speaking to a couple of them. they think this is far more important than what they were going to use it for. i said, what were you going to use it for? i wont go into details, but didnt s...

Engagement with his audience, to something that became -- talk to people who have been with him and part of this for three years, almost an extension of himself. he cant let go of it. he cant quit the wall, whatever he calls it, he just cant, which is why he is continuing down this road. what is going to be interesting is even if its just nonbinding, even if its just a vote of potential defiance to see whether or not if the house run by democrats puts a resolution down saying this is not going t...