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Chief of the revolutionary guard whos very hard line, harder than his predecessor who wasnt exactly soft on america just said today that americas power is like the twin towers. it looks strong, it looks stable but it can be brought down with one hit. so im sure that will heighten tensions through the course of the day. >> well, that just sent chills down my spine as you relate that. thank you. joining me now reporter for the hill and dave levienthol. look, the president has denied any conflict...

Rally his base, and his base doesnt want to see any sort of compromise on this issue. and to daves point i dont see theres going to be much of any movement on this issue ahead of an election because we know how the president likes to rally up his base. and he almost seems disinterested in trying to get more swing voters on this issue. so i dont see democrats really trying too much to come to the table with president trump on this issue because they know how volatile hes been on this issue before...

Mr. president is on this issue because it seems hes being pulled in several different directions. thats made a very hard for congress to gauge the issue on this, because ultimately they control the purse strings in terms of armed conflicts with the u.s. and where they go. so its really creating a lot of frustration up and down pennsylvania avenue. >> absolutely. okay, lets move to the topic of immigration, dave. heres how two top house democrats are reacting to the presidents latest plan offerin...