$60 billion out of the t.a.r.p., that was tremendously unpopular last year, saved a million jobs in michigan and elsewhere in the midwest. yesterday he visited a chrysler plant and a gm plant and here is what he had to say. you now have all those u.s. auto companies showing a profit. they ve rehired 55,000 workers. reporter: and, alex, of course the president this week, he has more fund-raising on the schedule coming up. he s going to be going to atlanta. he s going to be going to chicago. he ll be making speeches around that. the focus from here on out to november is going to be the economy. the president hammering home the fact that he s taken some unpopular steps that are bearing fruit. a lot of republicans are saying, look at the scoreboard, mr. president, 9.5% unemployment, slow gdp growth, where are the grounds and that is where this election battle will be fought.
the president hammering home that concept. it s something we ll hear more about in the months to come. sandra: what can you tell us about a potential deal to protect those dreamers? it s a math problem, right? democrat you want to protect the dreamers. if you re a republican you want to protect the dreamers. do you come to a compromise on the 1.8 million the president talked about last night or do you hold your ground and refuse to give in to demands about border security? the president said they deserve a pathway to citizenship but also added this. they aren t the only ones who have hopes and aspirations. president trump: my duty and the sacred duty of every elected official in this chamber is to defend americans, to protect their safety, their families, their communities, and their right to the american dream. because americans are dreamers, too. what a line. americans are dreamers, too.