>> the president met defense secretary mattis and armed services chairmen for lunch last week and reports leaked out the white house was seeking $750 billion for the 2020 pentagon budget. a shocking figure when just last week the president said $700 billion was his top line. weeks before the president demanded a 5% cut from all government agencies. it's been to rebuild the military after years of budget cuts and caps. this year's defense budget is $716 billion. the pentagon was hoping for $733 billion for the 2020 budget. some political insiders have argued the president's choice of $750 billion is a negotiating tactic to get to that number of $703 billion and we've just heard the president tweet that if congress does not build the wall, the pentagon will do it. so it is clear that he is putting that number of $750 out