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Intentions clear. i think we could expect him to signal one way or the other. >> i wonder if those two or three people doesnt include biden if he makes his intentions clear. >> good point. >> i quickly want to talk about the optics of sort of these dozen or so states that have made the decision to sue president trump on presidents day. how does this look overall and also to his supporters as he approaches another fight for the office in 2020? >> well, youll note that with the exception of maryla...

Re-election in this election cycle. thats just one example. so they dovetail. so, yes, the republicans could stand up and they could stand with democrats and lets just say they say national emergency say terrible idea. were not going to be with you on this, mr. president. were going to approve this compromise. were going to send it to you. if you veto it, this is what youre saying, ana, were going to override your veto. its possible but would be politically suicidal for most of these republicans...

Crises, spending deadlines until the end of september, something both house democrats and the majority over there and senate republicans and the majority in that chamber want to be able to get off their plate to be able to move on on their agenda, on their proposals, their bills, their nominations in mitch mcconnells case. this was the trade-off. it was a trade-off that apparently had to happen to be able to move this forward. and now they are moving forward. 3:30 will be the first votes. the se...

He doesnt retreat here, even though hes signing a government funding bill that doesnt necessarily make conservatives sort of sing with joy. >> but dana, a lot of republican senators, other lawmakers, have not been onboard with this emergency declaration idea. theyve been very vocal about it, in fact. and what nancy pelosi brought up in that press conference is the reason why. >> exactly. and were already seeing some e-mails from our colleagues on capitol hill talking to republicans, senior repub...

That he would support it would not be surprised if that was part of the give and take that he had in the conversation with the president or with somebody at the white house. because senator mcconnell has been very, very clear, not just privately with the president, but publicly, that a national emergency is a terrible idea. but from the presidents perspective, hes getting a terrible deal, a deal that the democrats did pretty well on and he didnt, after all of this time. so, its a give and take t...