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He has not started no trump wall has begun? theres only been updates. >> i think what im trying to say, we can spend the rest of the hour going around and around about the definition of wall. i think this has been kind of somewhat of a silly rhetorical exercise. fence, slats, barrier, whatever. we have started it. we have voted for it repeatedly in the past. lets finish it and complete it. >> do you think the president should declare a national emergency? clearly that seems to be what the presid...

President trump hinted he could declare a state of emergency, which wouldnt be an emergency to build a wall which might not be a wall which he says is already being built. does that make sense? you heard right. after two years in office and a 35-day government shutdown the president said he might declare an emergency to make something happen that he says is already happening. the president said that construction on the wall and barrier, fence, whatever you want to call it, hes back to calling it...

Joining us is david axelrod. david, do you have any faith that the president will listen to mitch mcconnell on this? >> not much. i dont think mitch mcconnell has much faith either but hes trying to do the best he can to prevent another disaster. its the party thats increasingly in danger. democrats 45%. now democrats are still at 45 but the republicans are down to 38. its -- they are feeling the heat and mitch mcconnells party. i think the president is simply confusing the issue and hes paintin...

This will immediately go to the courts. it will be held up and likely thrown out as unconstitutional. he will look like hes defiant in defense of the wall. i think thats what hes been told. theres a lot of republicans who think this could be an abuse of executive authority an much opposed to it. i think hes looking for way out of this that doesnt make him look weak. >> an avenue is just to pretend that theres a wall that is now being built and that 115 miles of it are planned and they using mone...

As finishing it, basically hes trying to pretend that his wall, the wall that he campaigned on, the one he said mexico would pay for has already started to be built when its just updating the fencing that has existed, been voted on in the past. there is no new wall of the presidents thats begun. >> i think hes also making the point that barriers that secure our borders are not immoral. when speaker pelosi says that im not going to give you a dollar now and im not going to give you a dollar ever,...

Im quoting now. theres the legislation. quote, the amount designated in subsection a2 through a4 shall only be available as the date of appropriations act 2017 public law 115-31. in other words, not new and not better looking, whatever that means. whats more, the false claims he made today, they arent even new. hes been making them at rallies as well as official appearances now for nearly a year. two months ago he said he just awarded a contract for 115 miles of wall. he had them. today, he said...

Hes not going to get -- i dont think either one is palatable to fellow republicans. >> could it be a turning point in terms of republican support for the wall if the president does declare national emergency to build the wall. >> the president is in jam and the republicans are in a jam. i dont know that the president is much worried about the status of the republican party. the president is worried about his own re-election and being told by his allies on the right that if he doesnt do something...

Of what he wants. thats distressing for republicans. this is where the failure to have a strong, credible press secretary and be surrounded by the people who can go on air and straighten these things out is a real weakness for him. the normal white house would have one person to go to the microphone and walk the press through this and the president doesnt have to get involved in every little detail. >> i remember mulvaney, before he was the acting chief of staff, he went out and showed pictures ...

>> i think we had a problem with david axelrods mike. if the president does declare national emergency during the state of the union, i would be a departure from the normal standard dull state of the unions were used to, i guess. >> thats right. what hes clearly trying to do is tease us and build an audience for what could be a speech that -- he hasnt been successful at primetime speeches. the last one he gave at the oval office about the wall was a dud. i think this is important speech for him....

Were spending a lot of money that we have on hand. like in a business. i would say well have 115 miles of wall very shortly. its being built. some of its already been completed. >> not only completed he says, but prettier too. >> weve designed a much better looking wall that is actually a better wall which is an interesting combination. its far more beautiful and its better. its much more protective. it looks better. the walls they used to build were not very attractive. i think thats possibly p...