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Making a lot of noise about this are ted cruz who said theres not a yes vote for this idea in the republican senate, john cornyn, whos going to be up for re-election because he understands the potential consequences, not just for the party but for him in texas and dan crenshaw, the very popular congressman from houston -- >> right. >> -- whos been way out front on border issues. so those three very significant republicans in texas are screaming about this and they think its a really bad idea. >>...

Our southern border. president trump says if you do not have borders, you dont have a country and essentially we do not have a southern border right now. there is this hostility to do anything in congress but we are the people who should be managing border issues, drug issues, and what not theyre just not doing it. this was a call to take it seriously. it appears mexico takes it very seriously, hopefully well do some stuff that will deal with part of the problem and hopefully continue the talk s...

Ainsley: there is a crisis. pete: you dont have enforce 789 and this is a crisis have you nothing. >> they havent backed off. they may have temporarily used the words abolish ice they havent had the impact. they will havent changed one bit on border issues. thats someone who wants comprehension immigration reforms and welcomes immigrants. im first generation immigrant. son of an immigrant. people need to come here legally. if they do richer country. cant make first act an i will illegal one. bri...

Biden left pennsylvania when he was a child. he also seems to have his eye on pete buttigieg after his town hall on fox. >> something strange is going on over at fox, something very strange. >> reporter: the president remains focused on border issues, tapping ken cuccinelli to coordinate immigration policy at the department of homeland security. thats despite cuccinellis past criticism of mr. trump during the 2016 campaign, which peaked at the republican national convention when he put his anger...

The trump administrations long-awaited middle east peace plan is expected to focus on resolve, border issues. jared kushner said yesterday the plan will focus on, quote, redrawing of borders in the region. that will be interesting. >> the goal will be to focus on developing the infrastructure, the rules, the training for a lot of the people so that you can bring a lot of opportunities and prosperity to the region. i think if you look at this whole region today, you have so much opportunity but y...

>> shannon: it felt like a 2020 campaign rally. you can tell he is missed being out there with people and he loves the energy i think of being out there and being in campaign mode. as we look ahead to 2020, this is what matt walsh had to tweet about. he says the democratic party hates christians, jews, white men, southerners, they accuse everyone else of bigotry. they are like a cheating husband who become suspicious." >> that may be a bit too much. im not sure they hate people. the policies are...

Couple years. >> it felt like a 2020 campaign rally. he missed being out there with people and he loves the energy of being out there and being in campaign mode. as we look ahead to 2020 this is what matt walsh had to tweet about, the democratic party hates christians, jews, men, white people, southerners and the list goes on, they accuse everyone else of bigotry because they are bigots what, like the cheating husband who become suspicious of the white is cheating on, nothing but projection. >> ...

Ridiculous partisan investigations. [ cheers and applause ] >> on border issues, the president didnt declare a national emergency, as some expected, an end run it would be to finance a wall. nor did he threaten another shutdown, didnt even mention the word shutdown. he did call the, quote, lawless southern border an urgent national crisis and a threat to all americans. well break all of this down in the hour ahead beginning the joe johns at the white house. joe, a state of the union speech can s...

At some point you wonder if there will be a huge sinkhole on this side of the border. >> crime has not been rising because of this, we should point out. but there you see the challenge against a wall. what is your reaction to all of this? >> well, look, brianna, i was a border governor. i dealt with border issues. there has not been an increase in illegal immigration through borders. its through tunnels, its through ports of entry, its through the ocean, the coast guard. its not through having--...

Said, trump seems to be taking the hit for this. i think it was wise of her to simplify and say open the government and then come talk to us. from the beginning they have been very clear about trying to separate out the sort of border issues. i think they will vote on border security. >> so lets take a listen to what trump just said about a possible venue. >> well do something in the alternative. well be talking to you ability that about that at later date. >> what do you think it will be? a spe...