trump who has landed in brussels. he s gotten off of air force one. it appears he s about to get in a car headed to the planning stages. it s now late evening in brussels. he will be meeting with nato leaders over the course of the next two days. we ll keep on eye on that for you as things develop. brett kavanaugh is making his rounds. he can only afford to lose one republican vote if all democrats vote to oppose his confirmation. democrats seem hopeful of swinging one vote. do you think there s any chance a republican votes with you on this? i do. they said no one would vote with us on aca, and there were a number of people. there are others in a real pickle. all right. that was schumer. garrett haake is here. he s just spoken to senator lisa murkowski. a lot of eyes on her as somebody who could have a lot of concerns
the conversation has been basically focused just on the southern wall and the other piece is just not there and the conversation from the white house, no one is dealing with the bigger issue. that s the major piece versus this expensive wall. that s why i m wondering, why is there and the money to accompany, the bigger piece on the immigration issue. the think the administration needs to have credibility on this before we start talking about immigration with anybody. we need to satisfy them that we have secured the southern border. folks say you have to secure the southern border first and that s what we re doing. i ll take one or two more. sir, i said several topics when i asked. i m sorry. i m sorry. i have to get it when i was get it. on aca, sir, is it more about the numbers or about the issue
the conversation has been basically focused just on southern wall and the other piece is just not there and the conversation from the white house. no one is dealing with the bigger issue, the main that s the major piece versus this expensive wall. and that s what i m wondering, why is there not talk about that and the money to accompany the bigger piece of immigration reform? i ll answer it the same way but a different way. i think that the administration needs to have credibility on this before we start talking about immigration with anybody. no o will take us seriously on immigration reform until we have satiied them that we have secured the southern border. people in my party say i with a nt to talk about immigration reform, but you have to secure the southern border first. one more on aca. i m sorry. i have to get it when i can get it. on aca sir, on aca, is it more about the numbers or about the issue when it comes to these
call this being pragmatic or practical but the rate is when you look at the affordable care act and 1.5 million people in florida on aca and half a million people in georgia and donald trump supporters on at the aca who covered through health care at aca and the reality is that you can t repeal it without in sop wme ways exacerbating your position and a lot of positions, building the wall and notions about changing trade policy and don t make sense in the actual administration. thank you for joining me this morning and sharing your thoughts, appreciate it. thank you, stephanie. we ll be back with more. you re watching msnbc, the place for politics. world ugly and messy. they are the natural born enemy of the way things are.