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About previously happened two months ago and white house said they did not not only talk about china issues but a lot of other topics affecting our nation. >> in general, republicans understand the tariffs are attacks on american consumers and we dont want to see them in place long-term nor do i believe president trump does either. hes using tariffs as leverage in trade negotiations and use them as leverage in the situation brilliantly, quite honestly be safe. arthel: ron johnson on "fox news su...

Leverage in this situation brilliantly. >> brilliantly, michael? your thoughts? >> yeah. i think thats sloikt right. as a -- salt lake rigthats ex-. i think hes the president of the narrative, saw a bod bad story and wanted to change it. whether it was supporters saying they wouldnt have been agreed to if it werent for the presidents focus on removing border security, from the presidents point of view, were talking about his efforts to improve border security and protect the american people from...

This while he was in europe. he wasnt even a part of it. the big question for the administration officials was, if they reached this deal, would it be enough for the president to accept it given his hard-line rhetoric on this topic. and eventually, you know, it appears, you know, looking at what was agreed to, this is stuff that was talking about, the administration had been talking about for months, and it seems like the president chose to save face here considering how much blow back he was ge...

Is widely criticized by democrats, republicans, the business community. about threatening tariffs against mexico. the argument being in the end to only hurt american consumers and add tension to this really important trading agreement, trading partner, trading relationship between the united states and mexico. so the president is touting this as a major victory. heres what the backers are saying about the agreement, as well. >> he brought mexico to the table again. and what theyre talking about ...

And i think he used them as leverage in this situation quite honestly. >> if these tariffs had gone forward, the deal not struck on friday night with mexico, were gop senators ready to stand up against this president? >> i think we indicated we do not want tariffs long term with mexico. i think the caucus definitely supports the president to use the tariffs to get them to treat us fairly with reciprocal treatment. >> republican senator ron johnson hailed president trumps threat of tariffs as bri...

Secrecy rules. what happened now is because of this broad instruction that the white house has given witnesses not to comply with subpoenas issued by the house. it ramped up discussion of starting impeachment to have better arguments in court. they should have access to all the grand jury information. starting impeachment is going to give more leverage to the house. >> good to know. great to have you both. for more on the battle over the presidents culpability and criminality, we have tiananmen ...

Anything of any real consequence done. every now and then you get a bill. but its pretty -- theyre pretty few and far between and not tackling any of the really big issues whether infrastructure or immigration or public education and so on. >> let me ask you about a few quick tariffs. the president has used them -- i dont know if the word liberally is the right way to say it. but were in a trade war with china. hes now brandishing them to mexico, not as a matter of trade but to try and influence...

Help. i mean higher interest rates are a drag on the economy. throughout trumps presidency, you know, hes been fighting a fed. the fed has been raising interest rates and borrowing costs since mr. trump became president where mr. obama had a very accommodating fed. this will be a change for this president to have that advantage. arthel: uh-huh. thats good. let me ask you this, i mean, we talk about the presidents unpredictable style. some love it. and sometimes it does get results. does that sty...

The economy. but they are making a bet, though, that in the long-term using this as a leverage and paying this price in the short-term will get a better deal for american workers and american businesses on an going-forward basis. the way to look at this is the administration sees this as a short-term investment for a long-term gain. arthel: really quickly, 30 seconds, i want to end on a positive note. i want to point out that were saying quote only 75,000 jobs were added last month. if im one of...

Uses the threat of these tariffs to actually not just get them to the table but agree to finally do something, a positive step forward that will be a good thing. >> sandra: increased deportations. the numbers prove that. the president said it wasnt enough. he is pushing for the tariffs. >> i will be the republican on this panel and as a republican i would say oh my gosh, my fellow republicans in the u.s. senate are saying to president trump dont do this. do not use tariffs as part of your negoti...