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Error. thats a tiny, tiny portion of that wall. so the basic dream that trump had is dead. and once the american public realizes that and that he couldnt deliver on his biggest promise, that he was lying about it, that might hurt him politically. >> and that goes to with all due respect to all voter who is make up their own minds. if youre a trump voter and look at the priorities, a deficit spike in tax cut got done. that got done. but this wall while they had republican control, didnt get done....

United states. not only because mexicos not paying for it but because the democrats control the house of representatives and they wont appropriate the money. and even if they gave him $5 billion thats a rounding, thats a tiny tiny portion of that wall. so the basic dream that trump had is dead. and once the american public realizes that and that he couldnt deliver on his biggest promise and that he was lying about it, that might hurt him politically. >> and that goes with all due respect to all ...

Democrats control the house of representatives and they wont appropriate the money. and even if they gave him $5 billion thats a rounding, thats a tiny tiny portion of that wall. so the basic dream that trump had is dead. and once the american public realizes that and that he couldnt deliver on his biggest promise and that he was lying about it, that might hurt him politically. >> and that goes with all due respect to all voters who make up their own minds, if youre a trump voter and you look at...

Between what the government takes in and what it spends. today senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tried to claim that this steep increase is due to the social safety net. >> its very disturbing and its driven by the three big entitlement programs that are very popular. medicare, social security and medicaid. >> but the data points elsewhere. one of the biggest contributing factors to this deficit spike, the gop tax cuts. according to treasury data, tax revenues from corporate returns drop...

Billion in fiscal year 2018. trumps first full year as president, first fiscal year as president. thats a 17% increase from 2017. its the highest the deficit has been in six years. the deficit now stands at $779 billion, and the deficit, of course, is the difference between what the government takes in and what it spends. today senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tried to claim that this steep increase is due to the social safety net. >> its very disturbing and its driven by the three big ent...