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A republican. i don't know. we talk about -- >> i am a conservative, not a republican. >> okay. does this administration have any leverage right now when it comes to this wall? as a conservative, how do you read it? >> well, i think that the thing -- right now, the problem of course is that you need 60 votes in the senate. so, you know, if mitch mcconnell had -- and i think it was smart that he didn't. but the only shot they had at building the wall, i think, the $5 billion, the full wall, just ended. >> when they had control of every aspect of the government. >> they would have had to have co...

Control of everything, and mitch mcconnell would have had to have gone nuclear, blown up the filibuster. i actually think it would have ultimately hurt republicans, but that was probably the only shot they had. >> okay. so, molly, let's talk about mitt romney, senator-elect now. his op-ed on trump. this is what he told jake tapper earlier today about 2020. >> i haven't decided who i'm going to endorse in 2020. i'm going to see what the alternatives are. by the way, i acknowledge the president was successful, and i was not. he did something i couldn't do. he won, and i recognize that and apprec...

>> sandra: saudi arabian prosecutors seek the death penalty against five suspects charged with killing "washington post" column shift jamal khashoggi. the october 2 murder in istanbul has strained u.s. relations with the kingdom. the senate blamed the saudi crown prince for the murder and the chamber passed legislation seeking to cut off american aid for the saudi-led war in yemen. >> president trump: with mitt romney, i would love him to be a team player, possibly he won't be. if he fought really hard against president obama like he does against me, he would have won the election. i think he ...

Joining me is utah's senator romney, who will officially be sworn in tomorrow. senator-elect, thank you for being here. >> thanks, jake. good to be with you. >> so why write this op-ed and why do it now? >> i actually wrote a very similar op-ed before i got into the primary in utah and laid out my views with regards to the president and his presidency. and noted that i will work with the president, as i would, frankly, with any president, which is on those areas where i'm in agreement, we'll be able to work together. where i disagree, i'll point that out. but in matters that relate to the divi...

How you're doing. you battled prostate cancer not long ago. obviously, your lovely wife ann has had her issues with multiple sclerosis over the years. how is your health? >> fortunately, we're doing very, very well. >> that's not -- >> we're doing very, very well, and in particular, she keeps very healthy and very strong. and i'm doing just fine, as well. >> senator-elect, i hope you'll continue to come here and talk to us. we really enjoyed it. thank you so much. >> thanks so much. >> appreciate it. >> thanks, good to be with you. >> we'll talk about what we just heard from senator-elect romn...