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They did oppose what the president is doing. so a lot of questions about not exactly not just how he s going to pay for it, but whether he can get support from his own party and congress more broadly to get behind it. and if he doesn t get that package through congress, wolf, it s an open question whether or not he can build a wall and whether he can fulfill one of his main campaign promises, wolf. manu, thanks very much. manu raju reporting from philadelphia. joining us now, tony wayne. ambassador, thanks very much for joining us. a pleasure to be here. what s your reaction? you were a u.s. diplomat in mexico, you served there. your reaction to this rapidly escalating feud between the u.s. and mexico right now, between these two presidents. well, it shows the danger of having foreign policy by short public announcements. this is a country that is our second largest buyer of u.s. products. we have $1 million a minute in trade. we have a million border ....
He said, quote, i m prepared to do what s right. what do you think rubio s end game is here? that remains to be seen. i think it s important to note he hasn t said he s not going to vote for tillerson and he s asking simply the hard questions. look, at this stage of the game, after the hearings that we ve seen, i think any republican that opposes tillerson s nomination is on an island against many gop heavyweights when it comes to national security. look at those that have supported tillerson. we ve had stephen hadley, robert gates, condoleezza rice and heavyweights with foreign policy with the faith and confidence they need to support tillerson and his experience in not just the private sector but his experience in building national and global relationships which are critical to this role. russia is the key factor and the key issue but you have to look at the full context of this experience that it s a reason why so many in the gop and as we saw in manu s piece, cory booker ....
Line as secretary of state. if you want a better deal with russia, you better punch russia in the face. reporter: but tillerson s nomination may be saved by democrats on the committee who are still open to backing him. could you vote for tillerson? i m not ruling that out at all. manu raju reporting if rubio decided to come out against tillerson, would be lining up with gop foreign policy hawks like john mccain and lindsey graham and a decision by the three of them to oppose tillerson to doom the nomination and should all band together in opposition? which is not a gwyniven. we don t know. let s talk. alice, rubio also said in that with manu this week when manu said, are you prepared to be the sole republican in committee to block this and slow it down? ....
Stiff democratic opposition and not any and some opposition within their own ranks. a lot of questions going forward here, carol. absolutely. manu raju reporting live this morning. politicians aren t the only people torn over obama care, doctors are weighing the pros and cons and ultimately they think the solution begins and ends with them. dr. sanjay gupta has more for you this morning. hi, sanjay. good morning, docs are divided on this issue like most of the country. there s no question about it. but you re right, i think they say, look, somewhat less control of government. we like that but also want less control with third party payers and systems all together. and i had a chance to talk to one of the doctors, take a listen. all yours. i love medicine. medicine is great. when you sit in the exam room and interact with the patient and operate and you do those things that we were trained to do. it s awesome. when i have to deal with all of ....
Booker does not have to actually answer questions from his fellow senators after he makes his remarks. he can actually step away from the panel. unlike other witnesses who testify before the committee. but i can tell you, i talked to a number of republicans about his decision to testify and it s raising a lot of eyebrows, surprise, given how unusual this is, given this is known as the world s most exclusive club. rarely do you see this kind of effort and one reason why today s hearing has not been so contentious, a lot of people here are friends with jeff sessions. wolf? manu raju reporting for us. thanks very much. let s get more on all of this. senator chris coons of delaware is joining us, a key democrat on the judiciary committee. senator, thanks very much for joining us. thank you, wolf. i want to talk to you about today s confirmation rahearings obviously you were there. quickly i want to see if you have reaction to cnn s breaking news about a briefing that the president- ....