you see this thing play out. if we break down to what we re talking about here, i will do anything different from the president. i would have made it clear, $5 billion is not just for a wall. it is $5 billion is the cost of funding the top ten projects in a broader border security plan that was designed by the people who s job it is to secure our border. he said this was designed by the people. but the $5 billion, it is what it cost to fund the top ten projects in a much broader program. it will take multiple years. it is not unreasonable request. it is clear that the democrats rejecting to it they believe they can get the president to cave and guts him and make it easier to beat him in 2020. sandra: one the big questions heading into the president s address last night, senator, whether or not he would declare a national emergency. he did not do you think the
have been hearing over these last several weeks. there were no indications that there is wiggle room for either side to compromise here. i think the take asway that both republicans and democrats are dug in on their position. there is not a lot of political incentive for either side to cave. that said, we will see later on today, democrats will come here to have this conversation with the president. he said they were invited to come have this talk. we have already seen a couple rounds that didn t go anywhere. so will this time change? will this be productive? remember on friday you have that deadline for many federal workers to miss paychecks. so a lot of people are watching this one closely. thank you. some potential democratic contenders went online to respond to president trump last night, including former congressman beto o rourke who discussed the speech with his neighbors along the border in el paso, texas in a facebook live stream. where he used express it
imperious and narcissistic that he struggles to retain talented officials. he has no background in policy, nor any inclination to learn anything about it. so, he simply wings it. the result is that he has many balls up in the air and no clear plan as to how to catch them. he took us to the brink of war with north korea, hoping to get pyongyang to cave. when it didn t, he simply declared victory and moved on. he s begun a trade war with china with no clear sense of the deal he actually wants. he insults key allies for no reason and has no strategy. and now he has shut down the government with rhetoric that leaves him little room for a face-saving compromise. so far, the effects have mostly been bewilderment and a sense of unease as people try to understand where all this is leading and whether things will settle down. well, let me tell you, they won t. trump thrives in an atmosphere of chaos where all the attention is focused on him and nothing is
thoughtful policies of his own. his management style is so impeerious and narsest issic that he struggles to retain talented official. he has no background in policy nor any inclination to learn anything about it. so he simply wings it. the result is that he has many balls up in the air and no clear plan as to how to catch them. he took us to the brink of war with now, hoping to get pyongyang to cave. when it didn t, he simply declared victory and moved on. he has begun a trade war with china with no clear sense of the deal he actually wants. he insults key allies for no reason in service of no strategy. and now he has shut down the government with rhetoric that leaves him little room for a face-saving compromise. so far the effects have mostly been rewilleder men and a sense of unease as people try to understand where all this is leading and whether thing will settle down. let me tell you, they won t. trump thrives in an atmosphere
who want us to cave. i call the president at least once a week and just continue to encourage him. the first time that any administration has finally stood up to china after years and years of abuse and looking the other way. tucker: senator, thank you for all the work. i appreciate it. thank you for the attention you pay to this issue. tucker: it is time for this week s final exam, he has been a whirlwind of a contestants. she has won eight times in a row. can she win tonight and tie shannon bream s all-time record? you will find out after this break. don t go anyway. anywhere. his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive