Wasnt About Border Security News Today

Defections when you and i preview this yesterday grew into a dozen republicans that crossed the aisle to vote against the emergency declaration, what can only be seen as a strong rebuke to donald trump. mitt romney says this wasnt about border security. >> it is a question about the balance of power that is court to the constitution. this is not about the president or border security. i support border security. i support the construction of a border barrier. >> reporter: chuck schumer was applau...

>> it is a question about the balance of power that is core to the constitution. this is not about the president or border security. i support border security. i support the construction of a border barrier. >> reporter: chuck schumer applauding his colleagues for daring to oppose donald trump. >> my hope is republicans see how this president is trampling on the constitution. understand it is possible, in fact courageous to stand up to him. and say there will be consequences for his actions. >> ...

Pick up enough votes to get 66 which i dont think they can do, same in the house of representatives to break the veto. i appreciate the president sticking to his guns and told them all along he is going to veto it but to carry it out still he is going to get the funding and they are not going to override the veto. jillian: donald trump says i look forward to vetoing the just passed democrat inspired resolution which would open borders while increasing crime, drugs and trafficking in our country....

Blocks his national emergency declaration for the southern border. it doesnt republicans joining all the democrats in the senate to stop that measure in its tracks. >> reporter: the president didnt wait for the resolution to reach his desk. moments after the vote he made his promise very well-known. he tweeted this, i look forward to vetoing the democrat inspired resolution which with open borders while increasing crime, drugs and trafficking in our country. i think all young republicans who vot...

Democrats have a new line here. theyre going back to their districts and theyre getting hit pretty hard from a lot of their constituents about this issue of border security. theyre weak on this issue, and, you know, i think trump in some ways is having the upper hand here because reinforcing in every statement he makes he is for border security and democrats are not. by the way, if democrats were for border security they would have funded it. >> they did fund it. >> they didnt fund the $5.5 bill...