is the one who's got to run for re-election in 2020. if he does decide. how does that help him with independents or conservative democrats who may not like the look of the 2020 democratic field but going to see him as someone who can't really get things done and goes to these unusual lengths like a national emergency. >> just the very fact he continues to dangle this idea of declaring a national emergency, he's been doing it for weeks now. now you have to add in another 19 days. doug, doesn't this undermine the argument that the situation is, in fact, an emergency? >> not only undermines that argument but also undermines the argument that donald trump was ever going to be the great negotiator. if he's using this an a negotiation tactic, that's one thing, but i would caution my republican friends that this is a road you need to be very careful going down. certainly donald trump isn't thinking about how this would impact future presidents. you cross a threshold if you use that. you're a republican who's a big believer in the 2nd amendment,