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To remind people, this is what president trump tweeted. he said put pressure on the democrats to tend horrible law that separates children from their parents once they cross into the border. we heard jeff sessions announcing that policy last month. its the zero tolerance policy by the trump administration, not a law and certainly not a law introduced by democrats. >> incredible. >> its not a law, its a policy of the trump administration john heilemann. but here you have the president doing the s...

Operative in trying to undermine the investigation that needs to continue to go forward. >> lets switch gears. i want to ask you about daca. it feels like we are are back at square one where we were a few weeks ago. democrats, some are saying, would be forced to force another shut down if a daca deal is not reached. do you see it that way, sir? >> right now, the last agreement we had in order to reopen is that mitch mccon con el would allow a senate vote out of the house. if he allowes a dreamer...

>> shepard: what do you think will happen? >> i think it depends on the democrats again. really is up to them. if they walk it back and they say its true, senator mcconnell, the majority leader gave us his assurance that they will move on to a fix for the dreamers so were going to vote for this funding bill in good faith because we know he wants to pass a fix, its on the republicans lap. if they shut it down, theyll pay a steep price. if the president wants to fix the dreamers, he in the end mig...

I have a love for these people and hopefully now congress will be able to help them and do it properly. and i can tell you, in speaking to members of congress, they want to be able to do something and do it right. and really we have no choice. we have to be able to do something. and i think its going to work out very well. and long-term its going to be the right solution. >> reporter: the white house is stressing congress still has six months to pass a fix to protect the nearly 800,000 dreamers ...