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Step. one, because of the precedent it sets. two, the presidents going to get sued and it wont succeed in accomplishing his goal. and third, because i think ms. pelosi may well introduce a resolution of disapproval that will pass the house and come over here and divide republicans. so to me it strikes me as not a good strategy. >> we know mitch mcconnell and now cornyn, the number two in the senate, have warned the president against this. what is lindsey graham, the presidents chief defender in ...

>> i think its a dangerous step, one, because of the precedent it sets, two, the presidents going to set sued, and it wont succeed in accomplishing his goal, and third, because i think miss pelosi may well introduce her resolution of disapproval that will pass the house and then come over here and divide republicans. so, to me, it strikes me as not a good strategy. >> hm. the legislative quagmire, senator cornyn talks about there, is the presidents declaration could be met with a congressional r...

>> he sharpied up a lot of the passages, put it in his own voice. the president will talk about the booming economy. hes going to be visionary and call for bold actions in the future. you need that wall as the centerpiece of immigration reform. >> kellyanne, is there any chance president trump would declare a national emergency? >> he wants congress to finish its work and hopefully come to an agreement, put a deal on his desk that he will sign into law. >> i think it would be a mistake for the p...

Efforts to steer the president away from going away from congress. >> i think its a dangerous step. one because of the precedent it sets. two, the presidents going to get sued and it wont succeed in accomplishing his golal. and, third, ms. pelosi may introduce a proposal that will divide the house and come over here as republicans. to me it strikes me as not a good strategy. >> as harry truman would say, lets mark him down as undecided. >> as you heard senator cornyn say, a declaration by the pr...

Path. in interviews yesterday republicans including senator jon cornyn said they have made efforts to steer trump away from going around congress. >> i think its a dangerous step. one because of the precedent it sets. two, the president is going to get sued and it wont accomplish his goal. third, because i think nancy pelosi may introduce her resolution of disapproval. to me it strikes me as not a good strategy. >> as you heard there senator cornyn say a potential national emergency declaration ...

Republicans on capitol hill who seem to not be that warm to the idea of the president going it alone on building the wall. >> the precedent it sets. we will have to get into the definition of a national emergency. the other big story we are following is the question in virginia which is, is the da democratic governor going to survive. governor ralph northam after a racist photo on his medical school year book page suffered. his attempt at damage control seemed to do more damage to his already ...

>> would you fight him on it? >> sure, because i think that its important. i dont think well have to fight because im not sure theyll end up doing that. i know its an option. now youre at the mercy of a district court. it may not even withstand if you look at some of the other rulings. the other is the precedent it sets. its just not a good precedent to set in terms of action. >> reporter: that pressure from republicans could start to build if the chances of an immigration deal are as low as pre...

There are no plan to reverse president trumps decision to withdraw troops in syria. that following an attack that left four americans dead. isis has claimed responsibility. remember, it was just a few weeks ago the president justified his decision to pull u.s. troops out of syria. >> we have won against isis. weve beaten them and weve beaten them badly. >> republican senator lindsey graham a staunch ally of president trump has been harshly critical of the presidents strategy in syria saying he i...

>> republican senator lindsey graham a staunch ally of president trump has been harshly critical of the presidents strategy in syria saying he is concerned the presidents statements have emboldened isis. >> my concern by the statements made by president trump is that it sets in motion enthusiasm by the enemy were fighting. you make people who are trying to help wonder about us. and as they get bolder, the people were trying to help are going to get more uncertain. i saw this in iraq. and im now ...

Agreement coming out from according and the president on the government shut down. this really may be the only way out. that doesnt mean its a good way. its going to have negative consequences in the future of because of the precedent that it sets. >> neil: theres the political convenience, right? if you can declare an emergency and get the government reopened, the first judge or circuit court slaps it down and another course goes to the supreme court but the president is go back to his base and...