incoming house speaker nancy pelosi also took aim. >> a decision that is dangerous, and in the decision that is a christmas present to vladimir putin to give him lessons in syria but whatever it is, it's frivolous. unworthy of our men and women in uniform. >> president trump has announced a steel slap barrier instead of a wall hoping that language might be more palatable to moderate democrats, the president also citing tremendous dangers on the border including large-scale inflows of criminal and drug activity making a case for national security and that the military should build the wall. or steel slat barrier, whatever you want to call it. >> bret: will talk about that in just a minute. fears over a possible shutdown