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days after hurricane harvey hit. on tuesday, you said if we have to close down our government, we are building that wall. well, i hope that s not necessary. let me just tell you, yeah, i hope that s not necessary. if it s necessary, we ll have to see. joining us now, indira lack shamanen. she s the chair in journalism economics at the pointer institute. also with us, jonathan allen and david jolly, former republican congressman from florida. indira, the president can t possibly go into september threatening a government shutdown. i think he s doing that to put pressure on congress to get money for his wall because he knows that the optics of not raising the debt ceiling at a time when texas desperately needs money for hurricane harvey relief is impossible.

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