doing this for quite a while, and i think people in his administration have been advising him of the risks of this, and he finally said, enough is enough. we've got to do something. so, look, his brand is to do something. politicians get to office and then just go, oh, we can't do that. no one likes it. people in my own party won't like it. they just don't do anything, and that's why donald trump got elected. >> the question is, mike -- i understand where you're coming from -- is it the right thing to do? there's nothing wrong with saying, hey, listen, he's bringing light to it. it's an issue for him. but this isn't the way to do t. i wish he would think of some other way to do it rather than this one. there's absolutely nothing wrong with that because even the folks in his own party -- >> what other -- >> you said he's not getting help from democrats. on this issue, he's not getting help from republicans either. >> or he could maybe, you know, work with the countries that are sending all of these refugees. >> i got to get elaine in before we run out of time. elaine, you say that these spontaneous policy proposals are usually more of a short-term