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To house hundreds of young migrant children in houston where -- and this is the important part -- city leaders denounced the move tuesday. . city shelters do require some local licensing. there is some state licensing involved. that might be a new possible leverage point when this federal government is trying to create what are basically baby jails in texas. >> i cant stress strongly enough. im in contact with a lot of folks that are organizers. the outcry over this is like nothing people have s...

>> the reality again, is that the president could change this by picking up the phone. this was an administrative policy change, now could congress in theory do something about it? yes, but theres really no clear path forward. democrats are arguing that essentially the president is holding these kids hostage and this is a repeat of what he did with dreamers, created a crisis, created a vulnerable population, and then used that as political leverage to turn around and try to push through the othe...

This to set an example. thats one of reasons why i asked the question about the pawn issue. are these issues being used as a pawn. it goes down the line about trying to fix the broken immigration system, immigration reform. the homeland security sed says no the kids arent being used as a pawn. sarah huckleby sanders says oh we want to do everything, its all or nothing to create the wall. its leverage -->> its leverage to get the wall. >> and these kids are used as pawns, they say one thing do an...

And make those chains more costly. they can excerpt political leverage on things like north korea. the u.s. needs china to play ball to did he nuclear ice north korea. >> do you think its a coincidence that kim jong-un is in china? >> i dont. what will be interesting is how they enforce their supply chains. manufacturing jobs are still up. the other thing is theres never a good time for a trade war. this is as good a time as any? >> why? >> because growth has been good. lots of things are in the...

Deterrent, it doesnt seem to be working. an uptick in families showing up at the border. the deterrent isnt working in the two and a half months. >> the biggest deterrent would be to build the wall, which was the signature issue of the 2016 campaign which congress is not cooperating on. >> again, is that what is happening? this is a bargaining chip for the building the wall or whatever else the president actually wants with immigration? >> look, i think it has evolved. if you see the interview w...

Hostage by democrats. the logic they employed were were not holding these poor innocent victims hostage but if we dont get what we want were going to continue. so they are using them as leverage. this is one issue ive covered for 35 year. its frightening. both parties have punted this issue for years. whether you think about the country, you think of the foundations of our republic and how theyre treating these people. these kids have to endid you ever. -- some of them end up dead, i see them st...

Crime. this administration is saying they dont care if its man, woman, cat, dog, child, adult. theyre going to look at it as a crime. theyre trying to put teeth in this to set an example. but thats one of the reasons i ask the question about the pond issue. are these kids being used as a pawn, because it is trying to fix the broken immigration system, immigration reform. and homeland security had said, no, the kids arent being used as a pawn. but sarah huckabee sanders says no, the kids arent be...

Im talking to here. this $200 billion in tariffs is a big, new number. it is big. the market hates it and it shows where the president is heading here. who has more leverage? china or the u.s.? >> i think china does. the reason is this is, i think, more of a threat to president trump politically than anything else. his poll numbers have risen because of a growing economy in the united states. but all kinds of people from manufacturers to farmers are being hurt by these sanctions by this trade wa...

April asked the question and others followed up on it. it is a pawn, it is leverage. those are things that came out today because sarah did not want to speak to that is the fact who did have to speak to it had to own up to it and take the heat for it. i think sarah is tired of taking the heat for it. >> i have to end this right now. good luck over there at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. when we come back, all the republicans who are standing up to the president and telling him to stop his zero tole...

That briefing starts, im always the guy that says where are you. they say if i tell you theyll youll tell somebody else. well, yes. someone confided many n me they were looking for someone to speak to this issue. sarah already tried to handle that, we saw how that ended. the homeland security secretary came out as well, she botched it as well. they chose to decide if its a crime. they have a choice. you can treat it as a crime or a civil penalty. if you treat it as a civil penalty you dont separ...