the president. he has destabilized the market by i believe it s because we don t have a deal to trade with china and he s declared himself the president, we have the shutdown. the shutdown isn t that big a deal. there s a small sliver of difference between what s going on here and we aren t talking about money, but look, building the wall would be like hiring the pony express to deliver your christmas packages. we ve so gone beyond the technology. the wall is not an effective use to stop illegal immigration and by the way, visa overstays are the biggest source of illegal immigration and the biggest offender is canada. i love canada and canadian bus that s the truth so why aren t we outraged by canadian visa overstays? we re focused on the borders
this he can t lose it so he s obviously willing to shut down the government. he s probably willing to keep it shut down for a while and that s unfortunate. our economy right now is unstable. we saw that with the stock market and i think the longer that the government stays shut down the worse it is for not only families of federal workers but also our overall economic situation. ab, i want to ask you. this is also about leverage and the democrats will have more leverage after january 3. how do you see this playing out? that s what s so hard because to sort of see the pressure point, the breaking point, because he s enjoying the fight. democrats are saying you want to push it off until we have a house majority? not a problem with us, you ll have fewer votes then. and as i said, where does the pressure come from? republican members trying to win in 2020? it s interesting. the senator senator corker is right. the president was give an great