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Business, it's a very simple thing. we'll see what happens. but there's something pretty dramatic going to happen. we've told mexico the tariffs go on, and i mean it, too. >> so joining me to discuss all this, our cnn political analyst nathan gonzalez and martgaret taleb. margaret, is this what the president touts, his deal-making ability? >> going into iowa he'll say this is an example of tough negotiations and what he can get done. but the deal that was struck, mexico actually helped save the president from himself a little bit here politically at home. he had mounting pressure from republic...

The president said he's got to have the wall. we heard from lindsey graham today. there's no deal without a wall. where does it leave us? >> why would nancy pelosi ever give him any money for the wall? democrats disagree on whether there should be a wall or not. the president was very clear during the campaign about who was going to pay for the wall. mexico. not the united states taxpayers. not congress. the -- mexico. i don't know why democrats would ever let the president back down from that campaign pledge he made and agree to fund the wall they don't think should exist in the first place. ...

Really want from the donald trump they voted for. the famous deal making ability. where is it? we haven't really seen it over the course of his presidency. we are not seeing it now. there is no negotiation going on. just a president tweeting contradictory things. one day tweeting a picture of venetian blinds and saying no, no, it's still a wall. also saying we are not going to do anything until we know where he stands. we can't trust that he will do that from one day to the next. >> ve needian blinds that are pointy on the top. james mattis is leaving and john kelly at the end of the week. the...

That are hurt by the fact that they would have to pay more for steel and aluminum if they can't get the best price for those components of what eththey make overseas. the logic that trump is offering that we need to help these companies because they sell things to american companies is exactly the logic critics were using against his protectionist policies generally. >> marco rubio for one, republican, calling out the president's deal making ability. you have chuck schumer saying president got played. this is the type of insult that will no doubt infuriate president trump. this has been one of...

Ideally, as the "wall street journal" editorial not known for its liberal point of view said what happened to the president's deal-making ability? ability? i don't get it. he couldn't get the four pillars. it's not his fault. he got the two pillars. and the senate most likely would have agreed with that. you have an amendment in there that would have given him $25 billion for border security. and just in case, i thought to myself where well, they will stop that money from coming like they did george bush. not true. they put an amendment inside the collins and the collins graham bill that would...