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Gains more and more leverage and control over the president. >> this is donald trumps big con. you played it over and over again. he made a promise, and he caught the headlines. he will get rid of the debt and have smaller deficits. well, you know, the bill will come due. but were living in a time now where there will be no acknowledgment of that. trump will never acknowledge the real numbers. the republicans will never acknowledge the real numbers. where are doles of the world? theyve gone away...

Down and the russians are doing nothing. >> and when you have john bolton meeting with president putin, obviously a significant moment, the two of them talked a little this morning about what they want to potentially get out of this. listen. >> to hope again that we can discuss terms to be taken by both sides based on mutual respect. >> it is great to be back in moscow. and very much look forward to discussing with you as ive had the opportunity to do with your colleagues how to improve russian/...

Starting a trade war and this is what those of us who favor free-trade have been warning about all the time. 31% tariffs on harley-davidson harley-davidsons, is hardly responsible for their decision to move, and the president made a statement which was factually incorrect that harley-davidson was closing the mystery plant in order to expand into asia. the fact of the matter is, those two decisions were unrelated to one another. and whether or not -- he says hes going to tax motorbikes coming int...

Problems, he certainly created this problem. >> this is his policy. >> jeff sessions, the attorney general announced it back in march, were going to use this as leverage, quoting the bible a week ago, ripping children from their mothers arms. ive got to say, ive never heard romans quote kwoo it that way, but i know slave masters quote thad verse to justify slavery. segregations quoted that verse to justify segregation. i didnt think people still twist words of the bible. then he went on cnn and ...

Jesus said it, ill say it. let those who have ears to hear, hear, but thats just the reality. what donald trump said last night was a lie. the obama administration did n have this policy. this is a policy of donald trump to use the separation of 3-month-old children from their mothers as leverage in negotiations with democrats, true or false? >> well, the way in which trump having pushed this zero tolerance policy so hard until it produced a political firestorm and then saying this is really all...

Aside. lets try to take a crack at solving this problem. >> richard: all for it. >> melissa: i believe that. democrats have a unique opportunity, one or two could come in and demand something to get on board. they have a lot of leverage. what would make sense to ask for? what change would you ask for if you were a democrat to try to get on board and get something done since democrats would have so much leverage if they volunteers to help? >> richard: i think a compromise bill would strip out all...

The next congress. >> melissa: so given that, jessica, they have to pass that not to have nancy pelosi win at the same time. >> jessica: they have to do more than that. >> melissa: so maybe it changes the point then. it seems like democrats would not want to get on board because they would want nancy pelosi in charge opposed to what i said in the beginning because a few democrats would have a ton of leverage if they said i will get on board if you do this. i mean, what would be a bill -- what wo...

>> this wasnt the solution. thats my point. thats my point, corey. >> let me tell you what the solution is. >> hes making it worse. >> chris, let me tell what the solution is. democrats and republicans have to get together. senate cant get it down without nine democratic votes. men and women in congress need to serve the problems. >> republicans wont put up a bill -- other than ted cruz and even that has add-ons, nobody on the republican side, unless you throw a camera in their face and say how ...

President trump sending a message to congress just this morning an hour ago on twitter. he says republicans should stop wasting their time on immigration until after we elect more senators and congressmen/women in november. so what does that mean? is immigration reform dead for now? lets get the bottom line with cnns political commentator david axelrod. >> it is. you dont even need an expert like axelrod. >> all right, im going. >> see ya later. weve spoken to lawmakers this morning who didnt kn...

Court. 75% show. programs exist to get it over 90%. those are the facts. now feelings. take a look at these kids, please. ive got some at home that look just like this, about the same ages. so do many of you. these kids arent allowed to see their mom, their lawyer? you know theyre isolated, afraid. thats the ugly truth. i cant believe we arent better than this. kids taken from their parents, scattered across the country, crowded into tight spaces, overwhelmed staffs, the military building camps ...