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The president's decision to suspend his proposed mexico tariffs at the president said it would up its efforts to stem the tide of illegal immigration. let's discuss. bill kristol, i know you're not one to give applause to the president. is this one where he deserves them? >> i mean, only insofar as he didn't do something that would be very damaging. though he's done some damage anyway by making everyone uncertain about the future with mexico and with other trading partners of hours. i was talking to a businessman in the midwest in chicago on friday who said, you know, are you really going to m...

Weeks he claims victory. i think the reason he decided to try this face saving measure was because i believe in the united states senate had we had a vote to overturn this veto, we would have -- excuse me, over turn the tariffs. we would have gotten a veto-proof majority in the united states senate. when the president's folks went down to capitol hill last week, they got an earful from senate republicans about the president's mexico tariffs. i can tell you, having talked to a lot of republican senators this was one thing they were willing to go to the mat on. i think the president decided to b...

Table on this and i commend president obrador for doing what he is doing now. in fact we put an amendment into the upcoming appropriation bills to redirect money at the southern border of mexico with guatemala to build a wall. and this is something we're going to help -- we've put in legislation to help mexico build this wall. >> but these -- >> -- because we want to give them the support -- >> there is a delay, so i apologize. when i'm jumping in you're not hearing me for another second. but when you talk about the tariffs, these are tariffs that cost american businesses and cost americans mo...

Chinese technology companies that might be banned from doing business in the u.s. that will be hitting at about the same time that the mexican agreement should be coming to fruition. what is going to happen? we don't know. the markets are going to remain very jittery because of that. >> i was going to ask if there is a connection between what happens with mexico tariffs and and what could happen with the trade talks with china. are there still open trade talks going on with china? >> there are. and both sides have reasons to make a deal. the u.s. growth story is probably going to get weaker in...

It. so it forces somebody like a president trump to finally take a firm and -- a firm stand and say enough is enough. fix this problem. >> you are right about -- >> i think we should always work to have zero. >> you are right about congress' inability to act on this. >> absolutely. >> and the numbers show there is not a year without 20,000 and the reason it is 10,000 a month in the last couple of decades. let's talk about the tariffs. while there were some republicans who disagreed with the tariffs, it is notable that both senators for florida, rick scott and marco rubio supported the tariffs....