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Asking him to postpone the state of the union, strongly suggesting that he do that. he fired a spit ball back today by canceling her trip and theres that level that we can talk about, but it is -- there are a couple of things that i think should be noted. one is, you know, leader mccarthy said how could she leave, the fact is the house has passed a bill that would open up the government and the senate a few weeks ago in a bipartisan way passed a bill that would open up the government, its really...

About funding a wall when border crossings -- >> forget it. the wall is irrelevant. they could have the debate and there have been votes on immigration bills and democrats should say this is our position. if it becomes a wall issue, its not 50/50, but 40/55, its not terrible for trump. hes cavalierly shutting down a huge number of government processes and functions because of petulance when were willing to debate the wall. nancy pelosi should promise that she will bring to the floor of the house...

It is interesting. of course elections have consequences but it doesnt mean people who oppose the presidents ideas have to give him what he wants because he won the election. i think what he might really be saying is elections have consequences when you run for re-election, and that he is now in a problem as we head to 2020, where if he doesnt deliver the wall or at least dig into the max, theres going to be a whole core of his base, supporters that voted for him because he promised to do it. >>...

Members of congress headed home. president trump tweeting democrats should come back to washington, work to end the shutdown while at the same time ending the horrible humanitarian crisis at the southern border. i am in the white house waiting for you. the president is demanding congress include funding for a border wall in any shutdown deal. but he says declaring a national emergency is not off the table to get the $5 billion down payment that he wants. house democrats passed smaller spending...

I dont think theres any danger. you might see it in the news sometimes, they caught people, people are crossing, but we have never seen that. >> reporter: she lived here all her life, says she doesnt agree with the picture of a crisis painted by the president. she feels border fencing is already sufficient to protect against human drug smugglers. >> crisis is something big, major, but i dont see that here. >> reporter: she agrees the partial shutdown has gone on long enough for employees and peo...

Todays scheduled roundtable discussion on border security, right here at the white house. melissa, that comes up at about 2:30 this afternoon. also, their piece to be a bit of a pivot taking place in at least the way the white house is talking about this wall issue. maybe a little bit less about the wall or fence, and more about the consequences of illegal immigration as it is seen through the eyes of the women and men who face the real dangers serving this country along our southern border. tha...

This in 2006 when donald trump wasnt president. now hes president and schumer doesnt want the wall. >> sean: he supported it, ellery supported the wall, obama supported the wall, so they are the ones politicizing the whole wall issue. obama voted for a $25 million wall, the president is asking for 5 billion. p >> sean: while they couldnt even show up and show the vice president or the president the respect for even negotiating the issue which i think speaks volumes about them. >> they ought to p...

The most generous nation in the world and letting people. last year, i.c.e. agents saved many from assault. you sought chuck schumer for this in 2006 when donald trump wasnt president. now hes president and schumer doesnt want the wall. >> sean: he supported it, ellery supported the wall, obama supported the wall, so they are the ones politicizing the whole wall issue. obama voted for a $25 million wall, the president is asking for 5 billion. >> sean: while they couldnt even show up and show the...

President, about the tax cuts, regulation, some of the things he has done o that front, he was complimentary. but his personal style left wanting. you disagree with that? >> i yes, listen, neil, we are a big party, theres room for disagreement. but i think theres an opportunity right now to contrast what the republicans are putting forward versus the democrats. the president is asking for $5 billion for border security to stop the immigration problem that we have that is persisting for decades. ...

The markets are saying, not worried about a shutdown, okay with everything else. what do you think? >> yeah, i mean, i think that the shutdown potentially, obviously is a political one, not a financial one. remember, we went through this again in 2013, neil. it really shaved off about half a percent from gdp. its not terrible it wasnt catastrophic either. this is discounting the shutdown, although there is showdown there, there could be with mortgage applications slowing and publicly funded comp...