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>> no. i mean the facts are what they are. the president admitted he didn't have do this because it's not an emergency. he expected he expects to lose in court. he admitted there is no crisis on the border, and all the facts and his own border control agency and department of homeland security are providing all the evidence for this, and so clearly what the president is doing is more -- as i said, it's more theater in a way, but he's determined in many ways in undermining the constitution by trying to play to his shrinking base. but be that as it may, our purpose is to go into court and halt h...

The president from violating the constitution, the separation of powers from stealing money from americans and states that has been allocated by congress lawfully, and we're going to try to make sure we keep the president from continuing to play this theater by manipulating the office of the president to do his bidding simply because i think he's trying to essentially send a message to his base, a shrinking base that he fulfills his promises. >> all right, let's go to cnn's kristen holmes, live following the president, what is the white house doing to prepare for the legal and congressional ch...

His base, a shrinking base. nonetheless, a base on the wall. the house democrats are going to pass the appropriations bills. what about the republican senators? i really do think they are going to come under increasing pressure and be increasingly reminded they're not supposed to go there and duck out of the whole discussion, or rubber stamp whatever donald trump wants. the democrats, the house -- the house is going to pass these appropriations bills one by one. what is mitch mcconnell's position, we're not taking them up? they are kind of an equal part of the legislature and the legislature i...

There's no game or end game on trump's part. i don't think how he could see how he's going to win except to do that thing of appealing to his base which is smaller and smaller and shows no evidence. we were just talking about california being lost. appealing to the base shows no evidence of being a winning political strategy. great, this shrinking base continues to like you. how does that mean you're going to win an election again let alone a floor fight? >> i recall there was a time in the country where when the government was shut down people were annoyed. >> yeah. >> it seems as if as "the ...

Shrinking base to believe the message. this is what donald trump is all about. the problem is that on november 6th people voted to stop this type of hateful rhetoric, this type of hateful thing that donald trump does. >> yeah. and to come back just to the table for a second, the daily call did an interview with him. it was done in the style donald trump prefers. this is going to be something that happens with repeated need insight the white house. who do you feel are disrespecting the white house, sir? this kind of vibe is what donald trump is going for. presidents of the united states don't g...