>> so -- >> those are kind of -- that's how it lays out. >> so as julia kayyem, our national security analyst here said, the u.s. military being deployed on the border is unlawful. and if they are deployed to go to mexico, that would be an act of war, molly. that's why mexico actually had to call the u.s. state department over trump's border comments that they were certainly unsure about what the president was talking about. >> well, the white house staff itself was unsure what the president was talking about. he confused everyone with these pronouncements and i really find the politics of this perplexing, because the border is an area where if he wanted to, trump could be claiming victory. and this actually was a big talking point at the white house last year, was pointing at the incredible decrease in border crossings, the decrease in illegal immigration to this country, and saying, see, this is something that the president has already accomplished. instead, he's saying, look how i've failed to get my wall. look how i've failed to secure