of the 12 republican senators who defied him? i would not say he s happy. i think the tweet is exactly where we saw things. i have a bunch of phone calls from my former colleagues and saying it s a big constitutional issue or i m worried about where the money is going. mort was concerned about where the money will be coming from, will they lose money from their states and districts but some folks voted one way for one reason they might ve also voted for a different reason. bottom line is this. this was a border security issue. from october we started having this discussion. this was a border security vote. it is up to them to go back and tell the voters rights more important to overturn the president then it was to secure the southern border. the question i don t think anyone has asked, if you would do this it would be great. get one of the 12 senators in here. ask do you think there s an emergency on the southern border? they have to say yes.
there to overme. well, neil override me. well, neil, it s more about the constitutional issue here, the president taking the power of the people s congress. we specifically acted on the border security issue. with we voted the way we did. now the president, through executive order, is trying to change that. so it was not really about the border wall. it was more about the constitutional responsibilities of the legislative branch of government and the executive taking over that power. neil: do you think there is a crisis at the border, that it is an emergency? i don t think it come comes within the definition of the executive power of the president in an emergency situation. this is a situation that s been building for a long time. congress specifically acted. the president didn t like the way we acted, but we did act, and we are the legislative been. of government. so branch of government. no, i don t think it qualifies.
foe kissicusing on this in the to 2020. disagreed with him on ukes him a mpolicy, but it is the first time it has reached his desk for a veto, we ll see him seize on this and the border security issue, blaming democrats since we re in an era of divided government and he can put the issue on speaker nancy pelosi, blame her for this and i think we ll see him do that. franco, last word to you here. this is president trump s bread and butter issue. border security and immigration is what he launched with his 2016 campaign. we ve seen many times in the past when president trump is in an uncomfortable position, he goes back to this including when he came under great controversy for the family separation policies. there s no question that this is going to continue to be a very
we passed it. the president signed it. it s the law. we appropriate the funds article one. the legislature is responsible for the appropriations bills and appropriations of our nation. the president is required to follow that. so this is not even a close call. the emergency declaration is not for this type of a purpose. i think everyone really understands that. that s why so many republicans have problems supporting the president on this issue, even if they may support the underlying policy that is the border security issue. i m quite confident that when the vote is taken today the majority will override the president. you say so many republicans. right now all we know is that it is these five republicans which leaves you with 46 senators not checking the president on this. i think if you talk, even senator mcconnell acknowledged this is not what should be happening. he will vote with the president but he knows it is wrong.
incompetence. the state of the president s foreign policy is incoherent. the state of our union is in need of drastic repair. bill: tough talk there chuck schumer reading from the floor of the senate. some democrats on the offensive ahead of tonight s address. katie hill is a newly elected california democrat and how are you doing and welcome back to america s newsroom. i m great. how are you? bill: this will be your first on floor of the house, correct? yes, i m excited. bill: we had sarah sanders on. most ears will be trained on the border security issue. now, about 10:00 last night speaker pelosi put out a long email. in that email there were a list of things that democrats are pursuing. they go the following. funding for humanitarian assistance, funding for additional immigration judges. 1,000 new customs officers, new imaging and cutting edge technology. two weeks ago the president