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Patrols, other security measures, cameras, surveillance, satellites, than it would be to actually build a physical wall. but trump is hung up on the wall because it is his gut instinct, it is tappingible, something you can visit, something you can see. he really wants to promise that delivery right to his base. i think what is striking here is how hes such an outsider, this is the way his running for re-election, i think his theme for re-election is i am an outsider, i am not part of washington....

Senate floor, but behind closed doors potentially with the president. i just saw a tweet that the president put out saying he is going to have a lunch with a lot of people in the dining room there at the white house the discuss this. >> yeah, he didnt say who those people are. we are trying to find out whether he is meeting for senators, republicans or democrats in the white house. he used a word that might be a signal. he says we are going to talk about border security. the president there did ...

Langford of oklahoma sounding optimistic on reaching a compromise for money for a border wall. joining us now, a panel. welcome to all three of you. bob, you first here. is this hang-up with money or is it the wording? >> alex it is definitely about therd woulding. i mean because the -- the wording. the math as the senator was saying it is easy. they could come in somewhere between $1.3 billion and $5 billion roughly and split the difference. but it is the wall. this is the last chance i think t...

For a democratic house to pass a budget? >> i think we have to talk about this in honest terms. donald trump said mexico is going to pay for the wall. we should not be having a debate about how much american taxpayers are going to pay for a wall that donald trump promised mexico with a payer to. thats first. second, i think that border security and building a stupid wall are two different things. democrats have long been supporters of increased border security. that was a big part the 2013 immig...

An unnecessary, ineffective and wasteful policy. what we do support, democrats and republicans, is real effective border security. but not a wall. the wall is president trumps boone to the hard right people. its no way to speak up $5 billion, for political boone i heard the president and hess allies in the media say democrats dont support border security. nothing could be further from the truth. democrats have always been for smart and effective ways to secure or border. we are pushing for techn...

Or any expert has supported a wall like what the president has proposed. so, where do we go from here? well, three proposals are on the table. two by democrats. leader nancy pelosi and i. one by leader mcconnell. each of which would reopen the government and provide $1.3 billion in border security. we are also open to discussing any proposals with the president as long as they dont include funding for the wall. but in order for an agreement to be reached, all four congressional leaders must sign...

Coulter both calling him out for not getting his way on the border wall funding. how much of a role do you think they played in his change of heart? >> i think a lot. risch limbaugh historically has been very influential with politicians on the right. when rush engages someone he gets reaction from his audience. but look, i am sure that congress was debating what kind of horse shoe has the horses would have during -- for stage coaches when the railroads were being invented. zerlina is right. the...

Thats why you saw senator mcconnell essentially raise a right flag this morning and exit these negotiations. he is saying i am going to leave it up to the president to make up a deal. thats because the president threw republicans under the bus when he said he was going to support a stopgap funding until february 8th and then completely pulled the rug out from under them. if i were mcconnell i wouldnt trust president trump either. >> can you envision when this shutdown will end? how is that going...

Democrats support security. certainly we are as concerned about keeping american families safe as anyone you about we dont support wasting money on a wall through the desert. i dont see significant change in that. i think there will be opposition from people in the house to any major change in that. >> congressman, you heard jeff bennett talking about the tweet the president just put out. he speaks about the lunch that will be happening with a number of people, he says a very large group. he say...

Points, why border security is necessary. we heard that over the last weeks, months, maybe even years. but the one flaw in that argument is that mitch mcconnell is the leader of the senate that unanimously passed a spending bill that would essentially give the president $1.6 billion not for a wall or a slat wall or any other kind of wall but for enhancing existing border security. that already passed the senate. they didnt bother to have a roll call vote. it does fend on president trump. as he s...