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Theme. allowed him to distinguish himself from george w. bush and john mccain and mitt romney and say he was very different. that base is sticking with him. he needs to expand his support, obviously. hes been contracting it gradually as president. i think whole rally thing is foolish. it shows the limits of what his advisers can do. serious policy air yasz, john kelly, jim mattis, other people in the administration can say, mr. president, we of got to d this. cant just go with our instincts, you...

From two recovering addict whos both got started through prescription painkillers and he heard from dea administrator who spoke about presenting access to prescription painkillers. but even after all that, the president still seemed to think this was a border issue. >> we consume as americans most of the worlds supply of hydrocodone and oxycodone. and as these good folks have attested to, once you get hooked on that, heroin is cheaper and more plentiful, and folks just make that transition. i ne...

Manufactured and distributed by american corporations, shipped by the millions to pharmacies across the u.s. for the president, however, the drug epidemic is all about one thing and one thing only. border enforcement. >> during my campaign, i promised to take action to keep drugs from pouring into our country, and i want to just thank secretary kelly. hes done an amazing job. down 61% at the border right now in terms of people and the drugs are being stopped. >> today the president heard from tw...

Office. this decline this is significant because border patrol historically sees a ten to 20 increasing apprehensions of illegal immigrants from january to february. instead this year we saw a drop of 31,018,762 persons, that is a 40% decline. here with reaction, hes been on this border issue even longer than me, fox business anchor emma youre like the number one show on our sister network. >> sean: you and i agree with and this and you got in trouble once, keep it up, keep getting in trouble. >...

Because border patrol historically sees a ten to 20 increasing apprehensions of illegal immigrants from january to february. instead this year we saw a drop of 31,018,762 persons, that is a 40% decline. here with reaction, hes been on this border issue even longer than me, fox business anchor youre one show on our sister network. you and i agree with and this and you got in trouble once, keep it up, keep getting in trouble.is >> just at one time.e. i dont remember what it was about. >> sean: i d...

Mccaffrey and former director of the national drug control policy and msnbc contributor and professor at the university of texas. general, ill start with you. we saw there are obviously plenty of drugs coming through what are legal ports of entry. you just show your passport. what is your reaction? >> look, you know, i have looked at border issue for 15 years. this has turned into the most inname debate imaginable. of course you want control of the u.s. border. population, illegal movement of pe...

Favorable view, is it actively engaged and what is the white house view? >> thanks. the opioid problem is a major problem. one of the thing s the health issue is to make sure that were looking at border and the flow of heroin through our southern border is something the president, thats part of his whole strong immigration stance, having the wall built and having additional assets on the southern border will go a long way to stem the flow of illegal drugs up through the states. it was obviously,...

Favorable view is it actively engaged in that effort and if not what is the general message from the white house? >> thanks josh. first on the opioid crisis that is a major problem not just for new hampshire but so many states across the country. one of the things beyond the health issue is to make sure that were looking at border issues and the flow of heroin through our southern border is something that the president obviouy takes, thats part o his whole strong immigration stance on border sec...

Is it actively engage in that effort, and if not what is the general message from the white house? >> first on the opioid crisis that is a major problem for not just new hampshire, but so many states across the country, i think one of the things beyond the health issue is to make sure that we are looking at border issues, and the flow of heroin through our southern border is something that the president obviously, that is part of his whole strong immigration stance, strong border security, havin...

With iraq back in the first gulf woerd. she said, thats a border issue to saddam hussein, were not really involved. all of a sudden were fighting a war we didnt think we had to because we didnt tell people. i want a president smart enough to tell the people, you know what, vladimir putin, were going to have to fight for lithuania. if nato gets attacked, weve got a problem and it may mean war. dont go grabbing some of these baltic states. this is a problem, presidents have to be clear to our riva...