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Defections when you and i preview this yesterday grew into a dozen republicans that crossed the aisle to vote against the emergency declaration, what can only be seen as a strong rebuke to donald trump. mitt romney says this wasn't about border security. >> it is a question about the balance of power that is court to the constitution. this is not about the president or border security. i support border security. i support the construction of a border barrier. >> reporter: chuck schumer was applauding his colleagues for their courage to oppose the president. >> my hope is republicans now see ho...

>> it is a question about the balance of power that is core to the constitution. this is not about the president or border security. i support border security. i support the construction of a border barrier. >> reporter: chuck schumer applauding his colleagues for daring to oppose donald trump. >> my hope is republicans see how this president is trampling on the constitution. understand it is possible, in fact courageous to stand up to him. and say there will be consequences for his actions. >> reporter: congress will vote to override the president's veto but it is not expected to have the 2 t...

Pick up enough votes to get 66 which i don't think they can do, same in the house of representatives to break the veto. i appreciate the president sticking to his guns and told them all along he is going to veto it but to carry it out still he is going to get the funding and they are not going to override the veto. jillian: donald trump says i look forward to vetoing the just passed democrat inspired resolution which would open borders while increasing crime, drugs and trafficking in our country. i think all the strong republicans who voted to support border security and our desperately needed...

Blocks his national emergency declaration for the southern border. it doesn't republicans joining all the democrats in the senate to stop that measure in its tracks. >> reporter: the president didn't wait for the resolution to reach his desk. moments after the vote he made his promise very well-known. he tweeted this, i look forward to vetoing the democrat inspired resolution which with open borders while increasing crime, drugs and trafficking in our country. i think all young republicans who voted to support -- desperately needed wall. what started as a small group group into 12 republicans ...

Democrats have a new line here. they're going back to their districts and they're getting hit pretty hard from a lot of their constituents about this issue of border security. they're weak on this issue, and, you know, i think trump in some ways is having the upper hand here because reinforcing in every statement he makes he is for border security and democrats are not. by the way, if democrats were for border security they would have funded it. >> they did fund it. >> they didn't fund the $5.5 billion that trump wants. >> separate from the conversation you're having on border security, it's a...