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Democratic party the tail sort of dragging the or wagging the tail of the dog makes it easier, i think, where the democrats in the red states have an easier time to vote for the nominee. >> melissa: making it sound like it is a done deal no matter who it is? >> i mean, it ought to be. these are exceptionally qualified people, people that will follow in the same model as justice gorsuch. and i think that, you know, anyone in the gorsuch model -- >> melissa: he is laughing. >> he will bring over democrats then. >> melissa: if it is a forgone conclusion then shouldn't the republicans go for the f...

But sheaunched it for co-education in afghanistan during the war. but that is the major public policy besides literacy. but for her to come out with this kind of ant is extraordinary. >> yes. and obviously something her husband concurs in. for me, a republican senator, it's a 50-49 senate. republican senators and house members have to say this is unacceptable. we can have a broader debate, you can be hawkish in terms of different policy debates. but fix this thing now. if a couple of republican senators said that and said they would stop voting for president trump, in 30 house members said tha...

Moing. that is, president trump seemed from his tweets to be unhappy with this policy. maybe they can negotiate. but this morning, the attorney general gave a speech, the secretary of homeland security gave a speech, and trump tweeted, they both defended the theyidn't sa this isn unfortunate side effect of the policy and we're going to work on fixing it. they didn't say that. they doubled down in full defense of the policy, and president trump this morning eslated it , you know, if u're agast this policy, you're for crime and terrorism. >> and he misstated germany's situation. he said gemi jge...

Now. >> and will heard yesterday on msnbc making it clear, this is a policy that is completely discretionary. let's watchful. >> of course. this is a policy that could be changed by this administration. this could be changed by the white house, by the people implementing this policy at the department of justice and health and human services. >> what we're seeing is that the president does believe his voice and his supporters being energized is going to carry the day. that he can claim that this is up to the democrats to fix. >> well, that's the strategy that he's using, that he's saying that h...

The united states. he said it makes him sad. what is sad is that he doesn't understand that this is a policy that is 100% under his control and he could endt right now. >> kristen welker rejoining us from the white house. t clear he doesn't understand? how much leeway do we give the president for not understanding his own policy? or is it something being done deliberately? >> reporter: i think there's a deliberate element, andrea. what strikes me about what we are answering, the comments we just heard from president trump, the tweets throughout the morning, this is traditional donald trump. he...