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Think you knowhen he says the way to deal with the big drug crisis is the border. it's coming from the medicine cabinets and pharmacies. people are dying. shouldn't republicans and democrats talk about the opioid problem, not just the wall which won't do a thing for this. >> there's multi plank strategy. you're right there's synthetic drugs and other things happening. putting more teeth with money, i would agree with that. with addiction. states are doing that. new hampshire did it, bunch of the republican governors are coming forward. i don't doubt that donald trump is going to come forward w...

Favorable view, is it actively engaged and what is the white house view? >> thanks. the opioid problem is a major problem. one of the thing s the health issue is to make sure that we're looking at border and the flow of heroin through our southern border is something the president, that's part of his whole strong immigration stance, having the wall built and having additional assets on the southern border will go a long way to stem the flow of illegal drugs up through the states. it was obviously, as you mentioned, a big issue that he made in new hampshire throughout the primary. it continued ...

That's important on a go-forward basis. and we have to secure our border. we have a border security problem. we have security concerns given this age of terrorism, given the fact that we have drugs coming across our border, we have an opioid problem. there are lots of reasons why our focus first is on border security. >> that was paul ryan, pressed repeatedly as you heard about that controversial immigration executive action taken by president trump late on friday. the house speaker calling the roll-out confusion regrettable, in his words, but expressing confidence in the department of homelan...

Completely agree osomethin, som we agree on is we need to secure our border. the physical barrier on the border is all about. we have security concerns given this age of terrorism and the fact we have drugs coming across our border, an opioid problem. lots of reasons our focus is on border security. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> all right. we're going to break away from this press conference. it was the gop weekly leadership press conference. let's talk about what just transpired. i want to bring back in our panel. politics editor at the root.com, jason johnson. columnist for the daily beast, ...

Trying get lives back together say we have no more cure or treatment for you, i have tell victim of black lung, sorry, i can't do this to west virginia, repeal, repeal. >> nothing on the table. >> i'm one willing to repair. i vote for repair and fixing. let me see it it. in good conscious i can't throw it out. >> come back we'll talk about the opioid problem. >> yes, it's awful. >> nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. andrea mitchell about the unverified claims about donald trump. >> was it a mistake for the