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Article of the constitution are very clear. the power of the purse belongs with congress. unfortunately, the president really hindered his case yesterday in making his announcement by telling the american people he quote really didn't have to do this. i don't think this is in the course of normal business. i expect he will face a lengthy and unsuccessful battle in the courts and courts of public opinion. >> justin, what do you think they make of the national emergency? it is all of the campaign promise. do they see this as a win? >> for the people that elected him and people who wut hput him o...

You do national emergency. and then other people say oh, if you use it for this, what are we using it for? we got to get rid of drugs and gangs and people. it's an invasion. >> president trump trying his n declaration which is facing a flood of legal challenges. joining me now is democratic strategist sarah riggs and justin saffe. good morning. sarah, what you do think? he pointed to past national emergency by past presidents. is that a fair comparison? >> no, it is not, phillip. you have seen bbipartisan suppot in past measures, but he will face opposition from within the party. certainly wit...

Deaths or climate change or health care. he set the precedent. that is hard to contain once it is opened. >> justin, the house expected to pass a resolution against the national emergency in the coming days. it is going for the senate republicans to take a side. how do you see that playing out? >> i think, look, if you have people of the same party, some republicans, the issue is institutional prerogative. there are some members of congress to jealously defend the power of the purse. appropriate trillions of dollars every year. i won't be surprised if some republicans protect and guard the pow...

Build the wall and what he believes is more border security. you have tens of thousands of people trying to get across the border illegally every month, he is within his right to declare a national emergency. the technical constitutional issue will be about the power of the purse. what power does the president of the united states have to direct funds when that power has been given to congress? that's the constitutional issue. >> speaking of congress and leaders in congress, sarah, i want to ask something about nancy pelosi said about donald trump's decision to declare a national emergency. le...

Before the b.p. oil spill, president obama's rating in florida was 50%, 45% disapproved. last month, a poll came out and showed his disapproval rating went up to 54% and only 40% of floridians now approve of the job that president obama is doing and his approval on the b.p. -- his response to the b.p. oil spill, 54% of floridians disapprove and only 37% approve of the job that he's done on the b.p. oil spill so this is all about protecting president obama's dropping poll numbers, looking forward to the 2012 presidential election and that's why he sent four communications and political people w...