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Today's scheduled roundtable discussion on border security, right here at the white house. melissa, that comes up at about 2:30 this afternoon. also, their piece to be a bit of a pivot taking place in at least the way the white house is talking about this wall issue. maybe a little bit less about the wall or fence, and more about the consequences of illegal immigration as it is seen through the eyes of the women and men who face the real dangers serving this country along our southern border. that, as the president took his message of support to the lone star state yesterday, where he was aske...

This in 2006 when donald trump wasn't president. now he's president and schumer doesn't want the wall. >> sean: he supported it, ellery supported the wall, obama supported the wall, so they are the ones politicizing the whole wall issue. obama voted for a $25 million wall, the president is asking for 5 billion. p >> sean: while they couldn't even show up and show the vice president or the president the respect for even negotiating the issue which i think speaks volumes about them. >> they ought to put an alternative on the table. a dollar is not a serious response. you put a real offer on the ...

The most generous nation in the world and letting people. last year, i.c.e. agents saved many from assault. you sought chuck schumer for this in 2006 when donald trump wasn't president. now he's president and schumer doesn't want the wall. >> sean: he supported it, ellery supported the wall, obama supported the wall, so they are the ones politicizing the whole wall issue. obama voted for a $25 million wall, the president is asking for 5 billion. >> sean: while they couldn't even show up and show the vice president or the president the respect for even negotiating the issue which i think speaks...

President, about the tax cuts, regulation, some of the things he has done o that front, he was complimentary. but his personal style left wanting. you disagree with that? >> i yes, listen, neil, we are a big party, there's room for disagreement. but i think there's an opportunity right now to contrast what the republicans are putting forward versus the democrats. the president is asking for $5 billion for border security to stop the immigration problem that we have that is persisting for decades. nancy pelosi has been there three decades, hasn't solved it. the democrats saying we aren't going ...

The markets are saying, not worried about a shutdown, okay with everything else. what do you think? >> yeah, i mean, i think that the shutdown potentially, obviously is a political one, not a financial one. remember, we went through this again in 2013, neil. it really shaved off about half a percent from gdp. it's not terrible it wasn't catastrophic either. this is discounting the shutdown, although there is showdown there, there could be with mortgage applications slowing and publicly funded companies not getting the capital they need. at day 17, it could be an issue down the road if we don't...