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Being buffeted between various factions. >> david gergen, we saw that clearly on camera on the daca meeting when he agreed with senator feinstein saying thats what we will go with, daca first, then other stuff afterward, comprehensive immigration reform, using a phrase that im not even sure he understood how thats commonly used, then you had mccarthy, senator mccarthy jump in and say actually, mr. president, i think what you mean is this. congressman mccarthy, i should point out. >> yeah. this i...

The problem now is you got the politics involved in washington. thats whats so frustrating to all of us in the real world. rick: molly joins us from the nations capitol. what are the options right now. >> reporter: its a program not a law, and the president plans to shut it down in march unless legislators send him a bill making it a law. if they let daca end in march or create a stand-alone piece of legislation affirming daca or wrap daca and immigration reform into a spending bill that funds t...

Reform, molly annenberg joins us with the latest details. >> daca, thats the program to prevent illegal miners from being deported and its vexing members of congress right now.the trump administration plans to shut it down in march unless legislators send him a bill making it along so legislators are trying to find out if they let it and/or they put in a stand-alone bill to wrap up some type of daca and immigration reform in a bill to fund the government. democrats say daca first. >> what we are...

Is also why dni put out a new policy this morning. this is top of mind for the president, top of mind for the administration, and he has a full understanding. >> so, you see, the white house there defending the presidents knowledge of todays fisa vote despite his conflicting tweet on the subject this morning. the presidents confusion over official white house policy was also evident earlier in the week when republicans rushed to correct him at that bipartisan immigration meeting. >> what about a...

That? >> i would like -- go ahead. i think a lot of people would like to see that. but i think we have to do daca first. >> mr. president, you need to be clear, though. i think what senator feinstein is asking here, when we talk about just daca, we dont want to be back here two years later. you have to have security as the secretary would tell you. >> but i think thats what shes saying. >> no, no, i think shes saying something -- >> so, you see, moments like that and this new michael wolff book ...

Immigration meeting. >> what about a clean daca bill now? >> i have no -- i think thats basically what dick is saying. were going to come up with daca, were going to do daca, and we can start immediately on the phase two, which would be comprehensive -- >> would you be agreeable to that? >> i would like -- go ahead. i think a lot of people would like to see that. but i think we have to do daca first. >> mr. president, you need to be clear, though. i think what senator feinstein is asking here, w...

Like back when kennedy was here. it was really a major, major effort and it was a great disappointment that it was nowhere. >> i think thats basically what dick is saying. were going to do daca then start on the phase two, which would be comprehensive. >> would you be agreeable to that? >> yeah, i would like -- i think a lot of people would like to see that. but i think we have to do daca first. >> you need to be clear though. i think what senator feinstein is asking here, when we talk about jus...

Which boded well. first work on daca and those narrow issues and then move onto the broader, more comprehensive immigration reform. thats a plan we agree with. >> jon: lets bring in our panel michael star hopkins is a democratic strategist and attorney and contributor for the hill. steve cortes is a spokesman for the hispanic 100 who served on president trumps hispanic advisory council. he is also a fox news contributor. michael, it sounds like a little bit like chuck schumer wants to have his c...

But if he wants a physical wall like weve all heard about during the course of the campaign, quote, that is ridiculous, and theyre not going to go for that. and i think at the end of the day this is going to come down to will democrats vote for a wall on the border. and i dont know if theyre there yet, anderson. >> and also the president talked about today comprehensive immigration reform. im not clear hes using that phrase in the way it is normally used. because thats used in talking about a pa...

Here and it was really a major, major effort. and it was a great disappointment that it went nowhere. >> i have no problem -- i think thats basically, were going to come out with daca, and then we can start immediately on the phase two, which would be comprehensive. i think a lot of people would like to see that, but i think we have to do daca first. >> all right, so there saying do daca first, talking about a clean bill. the president agreeing by the sound of it to a bill with none of the other...