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Phil mattingly, thank you so much. Dana bash who used to run up and down those halls for years and years and years. Phil has talked to folks on both sides of the aisle. Confident that the house will get to this and nancy pelosi was so key in brokering this deal why is she standing there now for fourplus hours and saying no . I saw you write that down and because youre you, is why you picked up what you did about nancy pelosi. To people at home, it makes no sense. Not at all. Because shes getting...

The law or is the law above the president. >> do you see congress doing -- upholding its role of being the checks and balances on the presidents power effectively? >> let me put it this way. i think when historians look back at this 50 years from now like were looking back at watergate now, historians are going to wonder about checks and balances precisely. theyre going to wonder why for so many people this is a partisan issue rather than an issue of the rule of congress and looking after the ba...

White house briefing which was unusual in and of itself says it reflects the presidents affection for the troops and the pentagon is looking for alternatives for the parade through the nationals capital. >> im putting together options. the presidents fondness for the military reflected in him asking for these options. >> congressional democrats are opposed to the idea. republicans appear mixed. here is one senator lindsey graham. >> i dont have a problem with the parade honoring the service. im ...

Spending has gone up. that is something they have been pushing for. you take the budget off the table in some ways for a long time. that would be a huge victory. the question is will the house republicans coalesce behind the president and put the fiscal conservatism aside? >> when the obama administration had trillion dollar deficits, it was evil and the end of the world. when republicans have trillion dollar deficits, it is okay? >> that is correct. fiscal conservatism is set aside when your pa...

Senator lindsey graham. >> i dont mind having a parade honoring the service and sacrifice of military members. im not looking for a soviet style hardware display. that is cheesy. it shows weakness. >> leon panetta, defense secretary under president obama, is raising concerns over the motivation of the parade. any other president you would assume to honor men and women in uniform. with this president, it is worrisome as to what he has in mind. ten minutes past the hour. full disclosure. roller ...

We show our power, symbolically through ideas and values, rather than through tanks. >> everyone is supportive of honoring the troops, but lindsey graham says the latter. >> having a parade honoring the service and sacrifice of our military members. im not liking for a soviet style hardware display. that is cheesy and shows weakness. >> you know what is interesting. trump state media, the other network, they were bashing the idea. the pentagon reporter said it was met with a collective eye roll....

The army reportedly tapped to draft for a plan, defense secretary, james mattis, was asked for some details yesterday. >> i think were all aware in this country of the presidents affection and respect for the military. we have been putting together some options, well send them up to the white house for decision. >> the parade idea has plenty of critics, slamming the optics and the cost. >> it reminds of you what the soviets do, and what the chinese do. and the world knows that. and we need to ho...

Impressed by what he saw in france on bastille day. he wants one like that here in the united states, but theres not necessarily enthusiastic support for that, including from republican senator lindsey graham. listen. >> the president wants to have this military parade. what do you think about that? >> i dont mind having a parade honoring the service and sacrifice of our military members. im not looking for a soviet style hardware display. thats not who we are. its kind of cheesy. i think it sho...

>> general was on last hour who pointed out more of the sort of reticence. he was of your camp saying, listen, if our military is a bunch of bad asses, pardon, we dont need to show the world. we just know we are. let me add one more piece of sound. republican senator lindsey graham weighed in as well. >> im not looking for a soviet-style hardware display. thats not who we are. thats cheesy and shows weakness, i think, quite frankly. a parade where can all say thank you and honor them would be fi...

>> reporter: american parades of military might are rare. the last one, 1991. as the gulf war was ending. that cost a reported $12 million. the military tab for president obamas inaugurations were approximately $20 to $25 million. frances parade commemorated its national day. but in recent years, military parades in not so friendly countries like china have show cased their military might on the world stage. rush has a decades long love affair with it. and kim jong-un with its rhetoric of striki...