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Where we were making great progress. let's get back to the table. >> bill: what are key republicans saying about getting a deal as we head into tomorrow night's state of the union message? >> good morning. many republicans say they're sympathetic about the dreamers, young people brought to the country illegally but any deal must get at the root of the problem. security and fixing the system. >> we think it's in total alignment with what the american people want. i think the president has hit a brilliant sweet spot here and i can't imagine why democrats or any republicans wouldn't support this....

♪ >> i want to solve the daca problem, i would consider that a great achievement to solve the daca problem. these are good people that should be able to stay in this country. we will solve the daca problem but we also want to solve a tremendous problem on the southern border, which is crime. senator purdue, senator cotton, we have tremendous support to get something done. i think something will get done. >> harris: that of course president trump as his administration lays out a framework for dreamers. and includes a path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegals brought here as children it in ...

Represents what a lot of americans feel, which is pain, particularly after similar le charlottesville. calling them liars and saying the white house under cut them. >> senator lindsey graham under cut them. he was perfectly clear in statements to the press that his memory has not changes. that senator cannoten must have convinced him to retreat to his openness on a deal. he said i don't know where that guy is but i want him to come back. if you read between the lines, he is accusing senator purdue and cotton of making up a story and accusing senator durbin of creating a story and that is rea...

Out, which is pretty remarkable this morning to be saying that is what matters when chris elaborated is what matters, the sent is opt of it. let me ask you, wes, wise. why do you think senator purdue and cotton would go this far to protect the president on it? >> well, the senators are both allies of the president. >> okay. but to call their fellow it? senator dick durbin a liar. >> it is the depth of the partisan divide in our politics. it is pretty stunning to have sitting senators accuse their colleague and senior colleague of essentially making something up when reality, when on the record...

Senator purdue and cotton are not saying they heard exactly that, it is becoming a bit of a partisan football game here. >> you have heard the president say things that upset members of congress before. what do you make of that response? >> i think it is fascinating that we have senators and cabinet nebrasmembers willingly digging their hands in the sand about this. they say they don't remember hearing this in the meeting, and some senators saying they did. so is the party kind of -- i think it is so political at this point, but i just think you look at rand paul who is defending donald trump,...