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>> president trump is floating the idea having the pentagon to pay for border wall. he suggest the idea to white house officials and house paul ryan. he wants the department of defense to use the money awarded in the omnibus spending bill. some are asking whether thats constitutional. >> the president will work with white house counsel to make sure action he takes is fully within his rights and his executive authority. >> what the white house arguing to fund the wall by using pentagon dollars? >...

Defend the country. >> is it true that mexico will not pay for the wall? >> ly -- i will not go beyond what the president already said. >> whether its mexico or congress or the military, the president has promised to deliver a wall and to be fair, theres some new construction under way. mike pence saying the wall is coming. >> last week president trump signed into law border wall funding that will provide for nearly 100 miles of border wall. let me make you promise, when it comes to building the...

Something on daca recipients. hes looking across the sea here, republicans and democrats, not putting some of those national security issues on the table. >> listen, i share that frustration. i feel like ive been banging my head against the wall. new member of congress for the last year trying to fathom whats going on. i thought the administration unveiled generous framework on immigration with respect to the daca recipients as well as border security. i can tell you, you never get 100% what you...

Thats existing designs. well keep close on it. im sure it will come up again. thats coming your way hopefully within the hour >> lets bring in republican congressman mike gallagher a member of the house homeland security committee and armed services committee and marine in his past. i want to start with that military veteran part of you. whats your fake on spending money after a decade of no raises for men and women in the military. spending that money now to build the wall? >> i support the adm...

Problematic. theres long standing rules and laws that restrict reprogramming of federally appropriated dollars by a president. what does that mean? the congress sets aside $700 billion for the military. you cant just take part of that and use it for something else thats not military related. others have argued this. the president is the commander in chief. that means well, border defense is part of national security. that falls outside of congresss purview, he can do with the money what he like....