so mia, the president characterized this vote as not only a loyalty test but as a vote about border security and crime. is this vote what it was about, in your opinion? i can tell you, especially for republicans, this was about this wasn t about border. it was whether they had a loyalty to the constitution of the united states and the platforms that they run on or if this is going to be about loyalty to the president. there is an old saying in law, what was meant to be used as a shield shall not be used as a sword. and the constitution is there to protect the american people. and what the what republicans had to make a choice about was whether they were going to support and preserve the constitution, which when you are sworn in, that s exactly what you do. you hold your hand up and swear to defend and uphold the constitution of the united states. so this was for the president probably about loyalty to him, but at that point, when you fail to actually secure the border
and i talked to a gop source close to the white house who said listen, whether the wall goes up or doesn t go up, this remains a potent issue for energizing the president s base. so of course he wants to veto this in front of the cameras. again, as we said, as soon as tomorrow, anderson. jim acosta, thanks very much. perspective from david urban, also cnn political analyst kirsten powers and former utah congresswoman mia love. so mia, the president characterized this vote as not only a loyalty test but as a vote about border security and crime. is this vote what it was about, in your opinion? i can tell you, especially for republicans, this was about this wasn t about border. it was whether they had a loyalty to the constitution of the united states and the platforms that they run on or if this is going to be about loyalty to the president. there is an old saying in law, what was meant to be used as a shield shall not be used as a sword. and the constitution is there to protect t