Boris sanchez joins me from the white house where President Trump will remain until the new year. Boris, the president just tweeted on the whole shutdown. What did he say . Reporter thats right, martin, we were waiting for it, anticipating the tweets that come when he is here at the white house alone. As you know, the president deciding to spend the holiday here not with his family, the first lady melania is in palm beach for new years eve. The president tweeted a few moments ago about the shutdown. He writes, quote, i am in the white house waiting for the democrats to come on over and make a deal on Border Security. From what i hear, theyre spending so much time on president ial harassment that they have little time left for things like stopping crime and our military. Two quick points there. The incoming acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney spoke with reporters at the white house, he was asked if there was a plan for democrats to visit the white house, he said they were not invited. H
Law enforcement people that i dont know that work days and nights to make this happen. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this happen. Ed it so difficult to watch. Ive interviewed some of the relatives of other angel families and they tell me that they want the public to know this is an example of families being separated forever compared to the temporarys family separation at the border that the left has attacked the president about again and again. Im sorry for those that are being affected. But look at my family and thousands of other angel families that are permanently separated and permanently affected by the lack of keeping sovereignty of our nation. I met henry come in again for martha maccallum. Heres what we know about the man accused of gunning down officers singh on christmas night during what should have been a routine dui stop. 33yearold Gustavo Perez arriaga is a mexico, in the u. S. Illegally. He was arrested twice before and yes, as known g
Security. At the left calls for open borders two of californias top cops are echoing donald trump and turning a Police Officers tragic murder into a wakeup call that did save lives. The state department offering new support to the former marine held as a spy in moscow. More on the effort to clear his name and bring him home. Fox and friends starts right now. I will be there for you looking for a good time live from the streets of new york city, the sun has yet to rise but it will be a good day, it is 2019, day 3. A new beginning for all of us, you are watching fox and friends first this thursday morning. Thank you for starting your day with us. Lets begin with the situation room showdown. Did you see this picture, Donald Trump Holding firm on the border wall after democrats are accused of derailing the high level briefing and still no deal is the partial Government Shutdown enters day 13. Dont lose 8 or live in washington with democrats about to take over the house. We are getting read
Washington with more, hi, garrett. Hey, oh good afternoon, lawmakers tell us there hasnt been any Real Progress to end shutdown and some are expect to go drag on for at least another week or two. Capitol hill has essentially been a ghost town the last couple of days with both sides digging in and new congress on wednesday, most lawmakers headed home and leaving it up to leadership to work out a deal but so far Democratic Leaders refusing to negotiate with white house and white house blaming squarely on nancy pelosi. Not enough time spent securing our border and while she may have the votes, its a thin majority if she does and shes not going to cut any deal with republicans until she has that speakership secured. Democrats are expected to attempt to move a bill to fund the government next week after they elect a new speaker on wednesday. That bill is not expected to include funding for the president s wall, though, which is why a number of Top Republicans expect shutdown to last for a w
This is the tweet from the president inside the white house from just a couple of hours ago. He wrote, quote, any deaths of children or others at the border are strictly the fault of democrats and their pathetic immigration poiltlicies that al people to make the long trek thinking they can enter our country illegally. They cant. If we had a wall, they wouldnt even try. That wall the president is referring to and arguing about the dollar amount he wants to build it is the reason the government remains partially shut down right now. With hundreds of thousands of american federal workers wondering when theyre going to see their next paycheck. Its now been eight days. The new year is about to start. Theres no realistic end to the shutdown in view. And the president of the United States right now is out of sight inside the white house, tweeting that democrats are to blame when kids at the border die. Lets go to cnns sarah westwood. She is at the white house. Sarah, the president and his pol