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The president of the united states every day. this is somebody who said, in an unsolicited phone call explained what he is doing and why. it explained the president shifting his position. the president realizing, supporting nazis outside a sin dog is something his followers are not going to swallow. they go to the confederate fantasy as the professor put it. its about sta tus and so forth. steve bannon says he wants to talk about the economy and let the democrats and the left talk about race, on...

Says when he says it. remember, he often speaks to the audience that necessary front of and he was saying this and in a room full of network tv anchors. so it could actually look quite different on stage then what he said in that meeting. but it he were to go in and offer some sort of legal 12 sta tus. some compromise on immigration, would followers go with him? thats a big question. of course he campaigned on this idea of getting all the undocumented imgraduates out and building a wall, but hav...

Four or five years of legislative priorities packed into one year. and its smot surprising donald trump hasnt ever legislated before, and his senior aids have not either. his chief policy advisor was most recently a senate press secretary. this is not -- i could see where they might be getting lost in the details here, but youre talking about a lot of stuff to get done and very quickly were going to get into an election year where the senates up for grabs and 435 house members are seeking reelec...

Orders gets him in trouble with the left. so hes walking a narrow line here. i really do not believe there are -- he has the political goodwill inside the republican party right now to pass something like legal status for undocumented folks in the country who have not committed serious crimes. its a huge problem and if he says it tonight, its a week of soul searching within the republican party. >> weve seen on the republican side how this issue animates the base so much. what about the democrat...

Tonights address, republicans do too, but democrats are inviting many citizens, even noncitizens who in some way, shape, or form reflect some of the policies of president trump that democrats disagree with. so, this is statuary hall, clearly some of the decorations are moving through if youre able to see the big bouquet thats coming, but just this is a hub for tonights special address. on both the pageantry of a night like this as well as just simply moving people back and forth. steve. >> all r...

May be included in his speech tonight. legal status. not path to citizenship, but legal status. would that cause a revolt on the republican party? >> i hope t, eve, were not going to separate families. i have said it all along. people who are he illegally, theyve had children here. were not going to send mothers back to their country of origin and lead their children here, thats not what america is about. youre talking about there has to be some type of penalty, but a way to earn your citizenshi...

Story, a potential olive branch from donald trump to the opposition. according to his senior white house official. the president is open to legal status. jake, let me ask you, what do you make of this news? its sketchy. there are a lot of false starts when it comes to reporting on donald trump. but is this as potentially big as it potentially looks right now? >> i mean, this is the story of donald trumps presidency. he proposed a budget with $54 billion increase in defense spending, $30 billion ...