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States. thats the democratic view here. >> i guess i didnt see it that way. i thought by providing $13 billion in disaster relief was something the democrats did want. i thought they wanted to see all the bills moving forward until next september. i thought they wanted to talk about trying to fix some major issues at the border including having more border security agents. it may not be perfect, but it certainly is a step in the right direction. >> if youre looking for pure talking, you could ma...

Timing wise, i also think something the president has done well is focus on individuals. people who are doing this legally, he also focuses on border security agents -- arthel: im short on time, so i want to jump in, if youre saying the president did this strategically, what do you think he had in mind, quickly? >> i think he wants to show people that he is for immigration. you can still want border security and not want unlawful immigration. but you can still support the legal process. and i th...

There more things allocated for nonwall funding than for the wall itself. increasing border security agents, local law enforcement as well as humanitarian needs. both sides agree weve got a humanitarian crisis going on at the border. the president is addressing that. it should be something they want to come and talk about an open of the government at the same time. >> neil: they must feel they have the political upperhand and they feel polls indicate for now, that could change. they are blaming ...

Mulvaney said it best before working for trump and when he said this is a childish idea to think a wall will protect us. what has been done, walls have been built along portions of the border. the portions that make sense. weve made massive investments. we have tripled the number of border security agents, we have drones and sensors and we have planes. a wall ask a colossal waste of money for a crisis that doesnt exist. the border security money that weve spent has worked. the number of unlawful...

You dont want to hear the words from the president himself, then bring out tborder security agens to explain why we need stronger border security. in their words they said we dont need a wall from sea to shining sea, but we do need it in certain areas. when you have the border security agents actually pleading with the american people and pleading with the members of the house that this is necessary, i think then we need to take a serious step back and listen to these experts. >> where do you se...

>> that was his whole campaign promise and the reason he got elected. >> but how does he know the people who are suffering through this shutdown agree with him? what evidence is there that all of these people -- he said i really believe these people agree with him, that they agree with what hes doing? >> i think americans want to be kept safe and as i said 89% of border security agents say its going to help with our national security. were having huge problems because not only is this a national...

So we just heard -- i want to ask you a question off of what amy was saying there. how long do you think the gop can support president trump in this before congressman and women in the gop are saying look, my constituents arent going to take this much longer? >> when youre negotiating a deal, you cant tell the other side when youre going to finish negotiating because they would know when its over and when you cave. so i think the president and it the gop have to hang strong in this endeavor. >> ...

Situational awareness. you have to see whats on the other side. a wall stretching from coast to coast, all that gets you is a tunnel underneath or a ladder over top. that is what john kelly was speaking to and that interview he gave the l.a. times. its not clear what president trump wants. until thats clear, the shutdown drags on. >> eli, republicans never wanted this wall. when donald trump first introduced it as a campaign issue, there were a lot of eyes that rolled and a lot of folks on both ...

Us. they need more willingness to enforce the law as it exists today. >> does he have a point? >> we become more informed over time. i also know a recent poll of border security agents showed that 95% of them agreed that more physical barriers would assist in the performance of their duties. this isnt an either or. we can have an all of the above strategy. but democrats keep voting against all things that we hope will keep the country safer like sanctuary city reform, like ending chain migration...

Security. they want to see something happen on border security. >> so now president trump says democrats wont pay for border security, substituting that term for a border wall. border security and a complete border wall are not the same thing. heres the kind of border security democrats have already supported. in 2013, senator schumer and house minority leader, nancy pelosi, both were in favor of spending $40 billion on a border security plan that called for building 700 miles of new fencing, an...