saying, quote, it s despicable, simply despicable. biden also referred to trump s comments on fox earlier this week, when the former president was asked whether he wants to become an american dictator. here is what trump told fox. under no circumstances, you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. except for? he s going crazy. except for day one. meaning? i want to close the border, and i want to drill, drill, drill. that s that s not now, if there was any doubt about what trump meant, the host, sean hannity, gave him a few chances to step back from those extreme words, but trump did not. we love this guy. he saysays, you re not going to a dictator, are you, i said, no, no, no. except day one. we re closing the border, and we re drilling, drilling, drilling. trump has repeatedly promised to seek vengeance against his political enemies, promising to vastly expand presidential powers.
Reforms, adding into this mix, of course, this is now a Midterm Election years year. Things are not easy in an Election Year so that adds into this complicated agenda they have. Up here on the hill tomorrow white house aides will be meeting with top congressional leadership trying to work towards that Government Potential Shutdown Showdown that we might have in a couple weeks and this weekend, speaker of the house, paul ryan, and Mitch Mcconnell, will be heading to camp david to meet with the president about the legislative agenda ahead. Also changes in the senate. Al franken, minnesota senator, Stepping Down Today and then all eyes on utahs republican orrin hatch, will he run for an eighth term . What are we expecting . Thats right. This is frankens last official day. Tomorrow his replacement, tina smith, will be signed in. He steps down amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. That officially ends his term here in congress today. Of course utahs orrin hatch, this is a big ques
miles of new barrier on the border. you will remember nancy pelosi said not a dollar for a border wall. did the democrats cave on this agreement? i don t think anyone caved. i think people came to a negotiated compromise which is what the american people were asking for. fair point. sometimes compromise is necessary. you visited the border this weekend. i m curious what you found. we know many representatives on the border, i spoke to the republican mayor of el paso and your republican colleague on the border area. they will say a wall is not the most central issue here whmpt you are down at the border, did you see area wheres a wall would make a difference because the experience is that it does help in some areas. we spent a lot of time with customs and border patrol over the weekend. they gave us a tour where the
somewhat. he said in an interview on cnbc the other day that he has moved, republicans and congress, and are willing to move more. i think you know, y stiee a lot more motion to get to a deal. and it may not be possible to reach that agreement. but i don t think that they ve been completely unchanging in their position. i just want to remind all of the viewers, we have heard promises, and all sorts of statements from the president on everything from immigration to military spending. he is yet to follow through on anything he s ever said. do you think the immigration talks play a role in the mid term elections, grace? do you think it causes ripples? is there incentive for them to get this done, especially for republicans if they want it maintain control? well, i think there is some incentives to get this done. but it is a tricky issue. and i think that s why you saw democrats cave the last time there was a shut down. because wait that that was received nationally, was that democra
protected d.r.e.a.m.ers. the immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. the president held two meetings to discuss immigration reform. one with six conservative republicans and one with two red state democrats. at the white house, celebration. the president tweeting big win for republicans as democrats cave on shutdown. now i want a big win for everyone, democrats and republicans and daca and especially for the great military. see you at the negotiating table. let s discuss this with writer siraj. good morning. good morning. they settled on schumer sellout. what did the democrats gain, if anything, throughout the procedure and what is the long-term impact of what happened? well, right now, democrats have gained promises and reassurances from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell which in washington is next to