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♪ >> it is being built right now, big sections of wall, and we will continue that. one way or the other, it is going to get built. >> tucker: president trump, a wall on our southern border once again becoming the central debate in the congress. are republicans ready to rally behind the president in their last weeks before yielding power to the democrats? congressman jim jordan is a republican, represents the stats of ohio, joins us tonight. thank you very much for coming on. he would be willin...

Have the debate cornered, would you not? >> well, we need to have the debate. thats the fundamental question. we cant say we dont think there are the votes. we have the 60 vote rule in the senate so well forfet and not even try. we have to have the debate and try. if we stand firm we can get it done. after all, this is what the president is proposing is common sense. we need a border security wall and need to reform our asylum laws. the caravan issued underscored it. lets do what is good common ...

Its personal to him. this is about what he did. >> bill: the oval office from yesterday. the president talking about shutting down the government for the border security wall. watch. >> president trump: i am proud to shut down the government for border security, chuck. because the people of this country dont want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into our country. so i will take the mantel. i will be the one to shut it down. i wont blame you for it. >> bill: there...

2013, schumer helped create a bill that i was part of that had $8 billion for a wall. $42 billion for securing the border in other ways. so they want trump to lose more than they want the country to win. >> bill: what do you think of that? he said he would stick by the president. he said he had had enough of liberal arrogance. take it on, stare it down, see what happens. >> senator graham is right on target. they used to be for common sense policy building a border security wall, getting control...

Properly adjudicated. this is not the usual presidency. i think thats something this president takes great pride in, sandra. >> sandra: kevin, more fallout from the presidents warning yesterday that he would shut down the government if he does not get funding for that border wall. >> there is no question about that. this man is bound and determined to get funding for the wall or else. and the or else is something we just saw play out yesterday before the nation that dramatic and quite frankly st...

>> there are no votes in the house, a majority of votes for a wall. >> president trump: if i needed the votes for the wall in the house i would have them in one session. >> the fact is you do not have the votes in the house. >> president trump: nancy, i do. we need border security. >> we do not want to shut down the government. you were called 20 times to shut down the government. we want to come to an agreement. if we cant. we have solutions that will pass the house and senate. you say my way o...

Confused. but lets take you through this. the wall was a campaign promise. many on capitol hill including lindsey graham are urging the president to stand his ground, which is exactly what he plans to do. >> president trump: i dont mine owning that issue. chucks problem is when we last closed down, that was his idea. honestly he got killed. you know what, rather than us debating who is owning it, ill take it. ill take it. if we close down the country i will take it because were closing it down f...

♪ >> it is being built right now, big sections of wall, and we will continue that. one way or the other, it is going to get built. >> tucker: president trump, a wall on our southern border once again becoming the central debate in the congress. are republicans ready to rally behind the president in their last weeks before yielding power to the democrats? irishman jim jordan is a republican, represents the state of ohio, joined us tonight. thank you very much for coming on. he would be willing ...

Security a lot. he would later ask this border security wall has to be part of it. you can see a pathway to a nongovernment shut down in the word border security and he keeps using it more and more. he is not using the $5 billion figure very much. he doesnt seem that attached to it. >> stand by. lets go to nancy pelosi and chuck schumer speaking outside the white house. >> instead he admitted he will take responsibility. the trump shut down is something that can be avoided and the american peopl...

Southern border. >> building the border security wall and securing the southern border. weve seen what happened the last couple of days. that was the biggest promise republicans made to voters in 2016. we better fight for that and put it on the december 7 funding bill. >> bill: the president and republicans strongly pushing for a border wall funding in an upcoming budget. will it happen? well talk to the head of the border patrol union coming up. >> sandra: its all about the benjamin. how a glit...