discuss how to restart these talks. because the reality is as of yesterday morning, they had stalled completely as you were just talking about. it is over this seemingly new issue of detention beds. i think we should point out this has always been a simmering piece of the negotiation all the way along. immigration advocates in particular backed up by democrats have been concerned very deeply about how the trump administration is enforcing immigration law in the interior of the country, and they almost view this as a more important policy piece even than the wall which is, of course, become something of a symbol of this president and everything that he stands for. but there is some risk for the democrats in bringing this up at the last minute. to a certain extent, it s harder to message than the wall, and the administration is taking a hard line, and they re arguing
kneeling. that became a viral moment. i think the policy piece is we don t know that. still questionable. one thing about beto that i ve heard just talking to a number of ted cruz allies in texas is they believe they didn t fully vet him during the senate race. he has not been as thoroughly vetted as candidates like elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. warren has been in the sights of the conservative movement for years and years. bernie sanders went up against the clinton machine that was effective at finding damaging information about him. beto has not been through that. he s seen as more of a black box when it comes to what might emerge. speaking of warren. your colleagues at the earth unearthed her texas bar registration. it was filled out in the eigh80. she identifies her race as american indian. she told the post she is sorry for furthering confusion on tribal sovereignty.
around saying how are we going to get out of this waiting period? is february 15th the day the president declares the national emergency? the president keeps hinting that s what he wants to do. he needs his money for the border wall. i m interested to see if the president gives a little bit on that. i think in terms of unity which the white house has everyone sized, the president is going to focus on. the question is how. it will take more than words to talk about unity, to bring back a spirit of unity to the country. so many people see this president as being disunifies. does he lead a pathway? let s see. if he spends a lot of time talking about the wall and he s tweeted about it today already. and he s going to talk about immigration. exactly. one thing not on the five things, idea he s going to talk about an initiative to solve the aids epidemic. that s a policy piece that the president sounds like based on our reporter is going to address tonight. if you look at history,
political witch hunts and the proper constitutional oversight of policy. let s not overlook all the good things that are happen tog this country under the president s watch and the policies he is advocating for since he has gotten into office. we have to be very careful. there is the politics part of this where chairman cummings is trying to do things to make sure his base sees them being aggressive towards the trump administration. then, there is the policy piece. where that tipping point is doing things that undermine all of the good that the president has been able to accomplish. sandra: some of the things elijah cummings had to say, he thinks trump is making a lot of money off of the job, he thinks the press is making a deal whether it is his self-interest or the country. that s a cheap shot for him to say. the president has donated his salary every quarter since he was in office. he divested from his company, letting his sons run it.
off today and saying you re wrong, you don t have the votes, let s vote tomorrow. does she know the republican side of the equation that well? even if not, it s a great calculated risk on her part because to the point, she s not running the house yet, she s not the speaker yet. so this is a great opportunity for her to say this is still under republican control, this is still on your watch, what are you really going to be accountable for? how are you really going to go about this? it s not just about building a wall. immigration reform is a comprehensive, complex policy piece that he s not been able to but they won t get it done that way either. i m not saying start with the wall. i m not saying start with the wall for the dreamers. in fairness, i ve been covering this for about 20 years, been in lots of different manifestations. if you talk to the men and women fighting the fight for us, you will hear them say barriers help, man, barriers help. i can t be everywhere but i need s