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On one issue and that is made it very difficult to discuss. we don't think the wall works as you know, a lot of republicans don't think it will work as well. as you know the republicans didn't offer a bill on the floor until december 20th, almost before the year was over. we are prepared and want to see good, effective border security. we want to stop drugs and illegal contraband from coming into the country. >> bret: here's the speaker and the majority leader today. >> a well is in immorality, it is not who we are as a nation. it is a wall between reality and his constituents, his supporters....

He's a member of the intel committee and the foreign affairs committee. he's a member of the expanded conference as well. thank you for being with us, congressman. just give us your reaction to what the president said there, the democrats don't care about crime because they're opposed to the wall. >> that's just not true. there is a very important distinction to be made between supporting border security, smart, effective border security like technology, more manpower, 21st century solutions, and the 17th century solution the president is asking for in a wall. and before the holidays, the sena...

Already voted for his order will make board of security. >> a wall is different. it's symbolic. i think that's where the horsetrading has to occur. security that is not a wall -- the president even changed the language of it. he's talking about slats, not a wall. >> bret: he tweeted a picture of what it would look like, slats. >> there will be a fudging of language, some money. to mollie's point, once the shutdown -- you feel the negative coverage he wants to show, i'm the hard charging. the candidate trump. that will matter going into that presidential election year. whether you know it or no...

Quotables." >> president trump just tweeting that secretary of defense james mattis will be retiring at the end of february. >> we know he has real disagreements with the president on syria and on the wall. >> we have won against isis. we've beaten them and we have beaten them badly. >> to say they are defeated is an overstatement and is fake news. >> sentencing of a former national security adviser michael flynn has been put off for another 90 days. >> maybe he did do those things but that doesn't have anything to do with the president directly. >> over my dead body. >> yes, i wore socks with...

It's only a game when they say you don't need the wall, you can look at their eyes and say they are not telling the truth. >> democrats are not budging on the wall. we favor smart, effective border security. there are not the votes of the republican house for the wall, there are not the votes in the senate for the wall, what's the end game here? >> bret: the house majority leader said he does have the votes in the house, we will see as they get ready to pass this piece of legislation. there you see what has been enacted already, about 75% of spending. were talking about that read part but it s...