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Reporters here on the north lawn when he said hes in effect usinthese child detainees as leverage, suggesting he will not change the policy unless democrats agree to his other immigration demands. now in just the last ten minutes, hes making that clear in a tweet. the president writing, why dont the democrats give us the votes to fix the worlds worst immigration laws? where is the outcry for the killings and crime being caused by gangs and thugs, including ms-13, coming into our country illegall...

If you watched her today, she looked like a zombie denying reality on behalf of the president. there is a brutal policy and it has to stop. >> she said two different things which clashed into each other. one was this is policy. she wants you to change the policy. it doesnt make logical sense whatever your motions are in this thing. >> the president has the absolute ability to stop separating families. he is basically engage flg state sponsored child abuse to use that as leverage to vote for a bo...

Point in our nation now as to whether were going to close the doors, you know -- >> but hold on, you could say i dont know anybody who agrees with it, but the president does. i dont hr much from mcconnell, from paul ryan. what do republican -- >> poor leadership. >> -- say to you? because ohio, when you talk about canada, ohios sent nearly 2 billion bucks worth of goods to canada in 2017. youve got dairy -- and the president said im doing this for the dairy farmers. if dairy is the issue, if the...

President canceled daca in order to use that program as leverage in order to get his wall. that didnt work. the courts intervened and so we saw in april of this year the administration now enact a new policy of criminalizing asylum seekers which by then necessitates them being separated from their children. >> michael steele, i feel stupid for how often i ask this question, but whats wrong with the republicans? >> theyve just been -- theyve been trump-etized. >> theyre traumatized? >> the realit...

Deterence. if its a family separation stands as a tough deterrent? >> could be a tough deterrent. a much faster turn around on asylum seekers. >> even though they say that is cruel and heartless. >> i think cruel and heartless, i wouldnt put it quite that way. the children will be taken care. theyre put into foster care or whatever. but the pig boibig point is th t elected to come to the united states. there is a technique that no one hopes will be used extensively or very long. >> zero toleranc...

>> certainly it all depends upon the details, kasie, but heres what really bothers me. the president came out a couple days ago and said that part of the value of hisolicy of separating kids from parents is it gives him legislative leverage. it is unacceptable in my mind, i think in the minds and hearts of any american that someone can justify a policy of deliberate harm to children, as a way to gain legislative leverage. we need to do right for these kids, regardless of any other pieces of immi...

When one party controls the presidency and both houses of congress. >> do you think the president, this administration, believes that ultimately the democrats will back down in order to stop this, the democrats will give him his border wall and will amend the visa lottery program, et cetera? >> i dont think people are going to do anything while hes holding children hostage. we are always willing to talk with him about immigration and -- >> do you think this is holding them hostage? >> i believe ...

If the democrats come to the table. everybody wants to do it. we want to do it more than they do. if they come to the table instead of playing politics, we can do it quickly. >> attempts to deflect blame on to democrats, the president is facing increasing pressure to end the policy, even those within the own republican party. in a statement today, nebraska senator ben sass wrote, family separation is wicked. it is harmful to kids. and absolutely should not be the default u.s. policy. americans a...

What do you do? there can be no dispute. children are suffering. >> republicans control the house, the senate and the white house. democrats have a little leverage if you will in the senate. ultimately, this is up to the republican party. theyre fear tfl president may criticize them or fearful the president may retaliate. this is inhumane. this is happening at the border of the united states. we may have to erect a tent city on our own land in the united states of america. the lack of courage fr...

You only put your kid in a boat if the water is safer than the land. and i think thats what youre seeing there, mariana. >> katy, weve seen babies in this shelter as young as 45 days old. to put a child through that at that age, a journey that takes a month, month and a half to get here, it is precisely what you were saying. fleeing extremely high levels of violence, but then being put in an impossible situation when they get here. >> geoff bennett, i want to bring it back to the political side ...