and how has this fake crisis turned into a national emergency compared to the other times that this has been used? >> well, don, let's just set aside the fact this is very typical step for an autocrat in a democracy that wants to take it into a dictatorship. we've seen this in other democracies. so let's just set that aside. is he abusing our power? absolutely. as i said the national emergency act was adopted to deal with nixon's abuses of power. and this is exactly what has from an inattention to the law by congress, they've allowed to happen. >> doug, weigh in here. because two years of republican control, weeks of a shutdown and still no declared emergency. the spending bill gives $1.375 billion for a barrier. trump wanted $5.7 billion. it's also getting less funding than was put on the table before the shutdown. doesn't this show you he's only