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concluded our negotiation with canada, with mexico. we have done the deal and signed a deal with south korea, which a lot of people said would be impossible. it's a good deal. it was a horrible deal. it's a good deal. i think a lot of this has to do with the fact that already companies are moving back into our country that have left our country in some cases. in some cases they're moving back because they want to be here, but in many cases these are automobile companies that have left and gone to other countries and now they're coming back to the united states. so it's nice to see. one of the things that's so beautiful to watch is 3.2% wage growth. that hasn't happened in so long for our country. that's an incredible thing. that means people are actually getting more money, taking home more money and that's something that's really nice to see. a lot of you have been following me when we were on a thing called a campaign, that was an exciting campaign, a great campaign. and i used to talk about wages going down, not going up, but going down for years, 19 years and now they just we
concluded our negotiation with canada, with mexico. we have done the deal and signed a deal with south korea, which a lot of people said would be impossible. it's a good deal. it was a horrible deal. it's a good deal. i think a lot of this has to do with the fact that already companies are moving back into our country that have left our country in some cases. in some cases they're moving back because they want to be here, but in many cases these are automobile companies that have left and gone...
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or steel barrier along mexico is going nowhere. plus the president admits he thinks this trip will not change to quote him, a damn thing. worst of all, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will not get paid tomorrow and when tomorrow ends, it will mark the moment when this shutdown has become the longest in u.s. history. now, one possible exit strategy here for the president declaring a national emergency. the president said today and quoting him, i probably will do it, maybe definitely. sounds like a definite maybe, just in case, though, he has brought his white house lawyers with him on board air force one. and remember who's going to build the wall, mexico. that is how trumped revved up crowds both during and after the campaign, but today came this. >> mexico is paying for the wall indirectly and when i said mexico will pay for the wall, in front of thousands and thousands of people, obviously they're not going to write a check but they're paying for the wall indirectly -- >> obviously he says. quick fact check here, the president says his trade deal with mexico will pay for
or steel barrier along mexico is going nowhere. plus the president admits he thinks this trip will not change to quote him, a damn thing. worst of all, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will not get paid tomorrow and when tomorrow ends, it will mark the moment when this shutdown has become the longest in u.s. history. now, one possible exit strategy here for the president declaring a national emergency. the president said today and quoting him, i probably will do it, maybe definitely....
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want to bring you back in focusing on the white house meeting this hour. trump tweeted mexico is paying for the wall via the reworked trade deal. this tweet is not accurate at all. first, the trade deal with canada and mexico still has to be approved by congress. is he right by how much of at wall being ren open vated or built? what's his take on that? >> that's something that the white house has to but i think it goes back in general to what he said now and what he's been tweeting about. he's trying to put focus on that that he pa made, is the chance for even if it means leaving lots of government workers without paychecks. so he's drawing a line in the stand. he's showing some willingness to talk and work with democrats if he can, but whether it's undermining his vice president or going over the funding that he wants over and over again, and right now the signals is he's not willing to compromise on that wall. >> he may have undercut himself that through this reworked trade deal mexico is paying for the wall. then why would o. to build those steel slots he's now been talking ab
want to bring you back in focusing on the white house meeting this hour. trump tweeted mexico is paying for the wall via the reworked trade deal. this tweet is not accurate at all. first, the trade deal with canada and mexico still has to be approved by congress. is he right by how much of at wall being ren open vated or built? what's his take on that? >> that's something that the white house has to but i think it goes back in general to what he said now and what he's been tweeting...
deal with canada and mexico is going to pay for the wall. that doesn't explain why the government is shut down if that is going to pay for the wall. that's a trade deal that has not been passed by congress yet. that has stumped not only lawmakers but aides here at the white house said they do not understand what the president means when he says that. he also made a few remarks about these negotiations after that two-hour meeting with democrats as you were saying about building the wall out of steel because he said he believes he's done so much for steel companies. of course i raised a question that's not what the president told his supporters he would build on the campaign trail. one of the big parts of that is how that wall is going to get paid. he promised repeatedly mexico is going to pay for it. now he's saying mexico will either pay through the trade deal that hasn't passed yet but square it with the fact that the government is currently partially shut down over a demand to have the american taxpayer pay for the wall. one more thing i do want to note, he did say daca was part of
deal with canada and mexico is going to pay for the wall. that doesn't explain why the government is shut down if that is going to pay for the wall. that's a trade deal that has not been passed by congress yet. that has stumped not only lawmakers but aides here at the white house said they do not understand what the president means when he says that. he also made a few remarks about these negotiations after that two-hour meeting with democrats as you were saying about building the wall out of...
you're seeing there on the other side is mexico and to give you some perspective, brooke, this is a plot of land that is owned by one family and a lot of these little properties are rented out and the family that owns all of this and just so the people understand, they're already a number of projects that have -- where money has been earmarked to continue either replacing existing border fence or to create new border fence and this is one of those areas, brooke, that would be affected by some of the projects that are already in the pipeline and the family that owns this is concerned as you look back over this way, that a border wall would be constructed back over there in the distance which essentially would cut off a number of people, several hundred in this particular area alone that would leave them between a border wall and this river and mexico, so essentially -- and this has happened a number of times since president george w. bush began constructing border fences creating what is a no man's land. there's a great deal about property rights and how all of this is going to unfol
you're seeing there on the other side is mexico and to give you some perspective, brooke, this is a plot of land that is owned by one family and a lot of these little properties are rented out and the family that owns all of this and just so the people understand, they're already a number of projects that have -- where money has been earmarked to continue either replacing existing border fence or to create new border fence and this is one of those areas, brooke, that would be affected by some...
known international terrorists organizations operating in mexico and there's no credible information that any member of a terrorist groups has traveled through mexico to gain access through the united states but yet the administration, the vice president this morning still pushing this number of almost 4,000 known or suspected terrorists trying to enter the u.s. in 2017. you heard john carl from abc challenge the vice president on this 4,000 number and the vice president responded with this, quote, yeah, but 3,000 special interests individuals he called them, people with suspicious backgrounds that may suggest terrorist connections were apprehended at the southern border. that's why the vice president said in response to john carl's fact checking on the fly. so we were thinking what is a special interest individual. it does not mean they have a connection to terrorism and it also means that they could have come from a country like iran, afghanistan, some of these other places that are of concern to national security officials but it doesn't necessarily mean that that individual speci
known international terrorists organizations operating in mexico and there's no credible information that any member of a terrorist groups has traveled through mexico to gain access through the united states but yet the administration, the vice president this morning still pushing this number of almost 4,000 known or suspected terrorists trying to enter the u.s. in 2017. you heard john carl from abc challenge the vice president on this 4,000 number and the vice president responded with this,...
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million bribe to the former president of mexico. his former chief of staff is calling the allegations false defamatory and absurd. she has been in the courtroom from the very beginning. so maria, have we heard anything directly from him? >> reporter: he has himself yet to respond to this latest jaw dropping allegation he described him as one of the most trusted men of el chappo. he told u.s. prosecutors he paid $100 million to former mexican president. he said this payment came in october 2012 when he was the president elect of mexico and he heard from el chappo directly. he directly called him asking him for money saying that he would let him cop ome out of hig if he did this. pretty shocking. former chief of staff has denied these allegations. >> thank you. back to one of our top stories this remarkable request. it could mean there is no state of the union address. we'll take you live to the white house. red lobster's new weekday five days.s here: five deals. for fifteen dollars get a different deal every weekday til six pm like endless shrimp monday admiral's feast tuesday four cou
million bribe to the former president of mexico. his former chief of staff is calling the allegations false defamatory and absurd. she has been in the courtroom from the very beginning. so maria, have we heard anything directly from him? >> reporter: he has himself yet to respond to this latest jaw dropping allegation he described him as one of the most trusted men of el chappo. he told u.s. prosecutors he paid $100 million to former mexican president. he said this payment came in...
donald trump said mexico was going to pay for the border wall, not the american taxpayers. mick mulvaney said this border wall is secure. they are going to dig their heeling in and are not going to pay for that wall. >> and the they are suing the employees for having to work without being paid. >> unfortunately during the '13 shutdown i was considered essential and had to work even on weekends. there wasn't a lot of sympathy for government employees. ultimately we still have the question of what is that tipping point going to be. we know it's going to be political pressure and which side feels the most political pressure. if you're nancy pelosi, you've had a great benefit in donald trump taking the blame of the shut down on him. that has set the things against republicans to the point that mitch mcconnell doesn't want to be seen publicly a whole lot because he doesn't want to answer a lot of questions because donald trump basically sold senate republicans out. they voted on a deal they thought the white house would accept and that hasn't been accepted by the white house yet. how long doe
donald trump said mexico was going to pay for the border wall, not the american taxpayers. mick mulvaney said this border wall is secure. they are going to dig their heeling in and are not going to pay for that wall. >> and the they are suing the employees for having to work without being paid. >> unfortunately during the '13 shutdown i was considered essential and had to work even on weekends. there wasn't a lot of sympathy for government employees. ultimately we still have the...
wall down on the border with mexico. i will tell you standing here in the rose garden, this was pretty remarkable to watch because as the president was moving through those prepared remarks, there were moments in which and i suppose we know this because we've been following this man for some time now, he can't help himself and was going off of those prepared remarks, going off of that teleprompter and ad libbing about what he sees as a crisis on the border, talking about women having their mouths duct taped, suggesting that if a wall is built on the southern border with mexico that the amount of drugs coming in would be cut as he said by a number that people don't really have a firm understanding of. and so the president was making some of these claims that he often makes when he talks about immigration, when he talks about the border in inscripted segtds and he was injecting some of those remarks as he was reading off the teleprompter here. i think that shows you where the president's head is right now. he just can't give up on this wall. he just can't quit this wall and i thin
wall down on the border with mexico. i will tell you standing here in the rose garden, this was pretty remarkable to watch because as the president was moving through those prepared remarks, there were moments in which and i suppose we know this because we've been following this man for some time now, he can't help himself and was going off of those prepared remarks, going off of that teleprompter and ad libbing about what he sees as a crisis on the border, talking about women having their...
u.s.-mexico border? >> you know, normally we see the president communicate by and large tweets, but he's taken a different approach recently. starting last week, we saw him hold a cabinet meeting which really was a 90 minute press conference. and then he headed to the white house briefing rhy ining room. we saw him in the roese garden. so i think he clearly wants to own the message in a different way and try to sell the american public on this border wall. i don't think that it has been clear where pin opinion is and i think the president is trying to get public opinion on his side. we don't know where it is, so it will be an interesting test. >> in terms of tomorrow night and the primetime address, do you think this is a sign that he is leaning toward carrying through on this threat to declare a national emergency? >> you know, the president has said privately that he wants his aides to find a way out without looking like he is could be seeding to democrats. and a national emergency would be a way to him to do this.be seeding to democrats. and a national emergency would be a way to
u.s.-mexico border? >> you know, normally we see the president communicate by and large tweets, but he's taken a different approach recently. starting last week, we saw him hold a cabinet meeting which really was a 90 minute press conference. and then he headed to the white house briefing rhy ining room. we saw him in the roese garden. so i think he clearly wants to own the message in a different way and try to sell the american public on this border wall. i don't think that it has been...
. scalise, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lieu han, the gentleman woman from wyoming, miss cheney, the gentleman. from new york, mr. jefferies, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. walker, the gentlemenwoman from massachusetts, miss clark, the gentleman from alabama, mr. palmer, the gentleman from missouri, mr. smith and the members of the california delegation, ms. waters, mr. call vert, ms. eshue, miss lofgren, miss sherman, miss lee, miss in a politano, miss davis, mr. schiff, miss nunez, mr. sanchez, mr. costa, miss matsui, miss speier, mr. hunter, mr. mcclintok, mr. chu, mr. berra, mr. cardennias, mr. lowenthal, mr. peter, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mrmr. mrmr. ing a -- mr. agular, mr. gomez, mr. cox, ms. hill, mr. levin, ms. porter, mr. ruda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >>> in -- this is the moment, the this is the first person in this decade to return to the speakership in the house of representatives, nancy pelosi in her bright raspberry dress today. happy new year to both of you ladies. dana, i can still see s
. scalise, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lieu han, the gentleman woman from wyoming, miss cheney, the gentleman. from new york, mr. jefferies, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. walker, the gentlemenwoman from massachusetts, miss clark, the gentleman from alabama, mr. palmer, the gentleman from missouri, mr. smith and the members of the california delegation, ms. waters, mr. call vert, ms. eshue, miss lofgren, miss sherman, miss lee, miss in a politano, miss davis, mr. schiff, miss...
mexico to gain access to the u.s. in addition, the department of homeland security's own figures note that of the 2500 individuals on the terror watch list encountered traveling to the u.s., the vast majority attempted to enter by air. so frank cesno is with us, former cnn bureau chief. always a pleasure to have you on. good to see you. >> thank you. >> out of the gate here, has the press secretary lost all credibility? >> well, i don't know if she's lost all credibility, but she's lost a lot and always does anytime she or anyone engages in information that is false or so manipulative that it can be revealed to be wrong, false, incorrect with the 12r0ek ofstr fact. kudos to chris wallace who did what anyone should be doing when they are interviewing somebody in power like this, which is to be ready to respond. >> and where are we know when the white house is pushing these lies to make a case for policy? >> well, look, the first thing that i think we have to understand is the white house and every seat of power always will use facts selectively to persuade, to prevail, when there is a
mexico to gain access to the u.s. in addition, the department of homeland security's own figures note that of the 2500 individuals on the terror watch list encountered traveling to the u.s., the vast majority attempted to enter by air. so frank cesno is with us, former cnn bureau chief. always a pleasure to have you on. good to see you. >> thank you. >> out of the gate here, has the press secretary lost all credibility? >> well, i don't know if she's lost all credibility, but...
mexico, near mexico, is around 1,900 miles long. this border with canada is double that length, 4,000 miles and then when you look at the number of apprehensions that have taken place in the fiscal year, 2018, down in the south around a dozen people on the terror watch list were apprehended while in the first half of that period along this border, more than triple that amount around 41. now we've also seen cells, i.c.e. affiliated krelz -- isis affiliated cells, there was a young canadian who was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison in the u.s. for plotting attacks in the united states. so there is more of a threat from the canadian side of the border than from the mexican side but when you speak with residents here, people in vermont who live right up against this border, there's very little concern. they do tell us they feel very secure. take a listen. >> we have a lot of people trying to cross, but they don't make it very far. >> reporter: there's no fence, though. no wall. do you feel like that's needed? >> no, no. i don't think it's needed down there, either, but
mexico, near mexico, is around 1,900 miles long. this border with canada is double that length, 4,000 miles and then when you look at the number of apprehensions that have taken place in the fiscal year, 2018, down in the south around a dozen people on the terror watch list were apprehended while in the first half of that period along this border, more than triple that amount around 41. now we've also seen cells, i.c.e. affiliated krelz -- isis affiliated cells, there was a young canadian who...
of mexico and australia had leaked. he add an oval office meeting in 2017. contents of that leaked. there was great concern at the time. i haven't discussed this directly with him. >> thooshe's blaming it on haec but that raises a question about the fact he doesn't have anyone he can trust at the most senior levels of the government, but lawmakers are raising the question of whether they should be subpoenaing the translator's notes about eliot engel, the new chairman of the house foreign affairs committee said he's going to get to the bottom of what happened and call ed it vey disturbing. >> thank you very much for that. besides trump and putin, there's another person who knows what went on in those meetings. that's donald trump's interpreter. now lawmakers have to decide will they compel the ininterpretinterpreter to testify. committees meeting today to evaluate what options they have. democratic congressman eliot engel, the chair of the house foreign affairs committee telling cnn quote unquote all things are on the table. with me now, jerry connolly of virginia. a senior member o
of mexico and australia had leaked. he add an oval office meeting in 2017. contents of that leaked. there was great concern at the time. i haven't discussed this directly with him. >> thooshe's blaming it on haec but that raises a question about the fact he doesn't have anyone he can trust at the most senior levels of the government, but lawmakers are raising the question of whether they should be subpoenaing the translator's notes about eliot engel, the new chairman of the house foreign...
the border with mexico. people do not have the appetite for another shutdown. the party isn't with him and the people aren't with him. >> but, but, but, if i may, did you hear any wiggle room from nancy pelosi today when she was talking about -- a follow-up question where she talked about, again, it's a place where enhanced fencing normandy fencing would work. i don't know if this is like potat potat potat potato/potato? >> what we have been talking about for the last couple months is semantics. this may be what resolves this issue if not a declaration of a national emergency. it could be nancy pelosi, in fact, conceding maybe 1.3 billion or so on fencing of sorts and letting donald trump call the wall what he wants it to be. at the same time, there's not a lot of democrats to work with in determining, you know, what sort of vernacular would work for him. kellyanne conway told abby phillip a couple weeks ago, she said, the president's not the one calling it the wall, you guys are, you and the press corps and today he makes very clear that it is a wall, that physical barrier is not
the border with mexico. people do not have the appetite for another shutdown. the party isn't with him and the people aren't with him. >> but, but, but, if i may, did you hear any wiggle room from nancy pelosi today when she was talking about -- a follow-up question where she talked about, again, it's a place where enhanced fencing normandy fencing would work. i don't know if this is like potat potat potat potato/potato? >> what we have been talking about for the last couple months...
declare a national emergency on the issue of the u.s./mexico border. the point being even republicans are saying privately how can you justify something as a national emergency if it's something that the white house has been debating for months now rather than declaring immediately. my sources are also wondering if trump will say anything to this point in the state of the union in his address on tuesday or if in light of the sbelks chiefs, the assessment of the threat, he'll want to focus more on the state of the union address on justifying his decision to withdraw troops from syria. >> the president looking to justify his decision. the president can do what he wants, to a point. he's also, though a lead er tha doesn't like to be challenged. that's part of a healthy government. there's a little bit of pushback. there's questioning when it comes to policies. are you starting to see any changes looking in a the this in the way that other global leaders, other governments are now approaching dealing with the u.s. because of what they have to deal with. the public donald trump part versus
declare a national emergency on the issue of the u.s./mexico border. the point being even republicans are saying privately how can you justify something as a national emergency if it's something that the white house has been debating for months now rather than declaring immediately. my sources are also wondering if trump will say anything to this point in the state of the union in his address on tuesday or if in light of the sbelks chiefs, the assessment of the threat, he'll want to focus more...
that's double what the president was asking for for his border wall down on the border with mexico. now some of that will be recoupeded according to the cbo. once these federal workers start receiving their back pay, but at the end of the day, there is going to be a big hit to this economy and i suspect sarah sanders will be asked about t t that. that's the latest time estimate as to when this is going to get started and as you were just saying, it has been a long time since we've had a white house briefing over here in the briefing room. it's been 41 days. since december 18th. that was the last time she had a briefing. that's such a long period of time that we had a government shutdown, the longest in u.s. history in the middle of that time frame. and so there's going to be a lot of questions asked. it will be interesting to see just how long sarah sanders devotes to this briefing. some of the latest briefings we saw at the end of 2018 were running on average in the ballpark of 20 or 25 minutes. and so, that may go pretty quickly when we see her come to the podium in about half an hour
that's double what the president was asking for for his border wall down on the border with mexico. now some of that will be recoupeded according to the cbo. once these federal workers start receiving their back pay, but at the end of the day, there is going to be a big hit to this economy and i suspect sarah sanders will be asked about t t that. that's the latest time estimate as to when this is going to get started and as you were just saying, it has been a long time since we've had a white...
border wall, we know mexico won't be paying for it. puerto rico, california, texas could be paying for it. those folks are still suffering. californians are still recovering from the deadliest wildfire in state history. the campfire and the mud slides that followed and that's not sitting well with survivors or state lawmakers. so with me on the phone is jason plump. he lost his home when the entire town of paradise, california, was dedestroyed. thank you for jumping on with me today. just filling in people who are watching. you haven't been able to even go to work because the build. ing burned down. how do you feel about that? >> it's quite the gut punch to be in the town of paradise. everybody has been displaced. >> a gut punch. describe that more. are you sad, angry? >> i'm angry. this fire started on federal land. they just cut $2 billion for forest management while california is spending money on forest management and he wants to cut money. >> get your act together. it's a natural disaster that happen happened. i can't even go back to work because i'm so far displaced from my home.
border wall, we know mexico won't be paying for it. puerto rico, california, texas could be paying for it. those folks are still suffering. californians are still recovering from the deadliest wildfire in state history. the campfire and the mud slides that followed and that's not sitting well with survivors or state lawmakers. so with me on the phone is jason plump. he lost his home when the entire town of paradise, california, was dedestroyed. thank you for jumping on with me today. just...
toss around at the republican national conference in new mexico over the weekend. so that's something that's not being ruled out here at the white house. because of course, the president did take a hit. not just his base was upset believing he had caved to nancy pelosi's demands, but also moderate lawmakers, republicans, are frustrated as well because they feel like they had the longest government shutdown in history and there's nothing to show for it. now it's not even over yet either. we've got these three weeks where this bipartisan group of lawmakers are going to try figure out a way the hash out a deal to not only clear both chambers of congress, but also get the president's signature. something that's going to come back down to the president and nancy pelosi. as you noted, the president in the interview was expressing skepticism about the fact that in the next three weeks something is going to change and they're going to come to an agreem. now the president isn't the only person who's doubtful. essentially with these sides drawing red lines, the president saying he wouldn't acce
toss around at the republican national conference in new mexico over the weekend. so that's something that's not being ruled out here at the white house. because of course, the president did take a hit. not just his base was upset believing he had caved to nancy pelosi's demands, but also moderate lawmakers, republicans, are frustrated as well because they feel like they had the longest government shutdown in history and there's nothing to show for it. now it's not even over yet either. we've...
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about working people. he said mexico's going to pay for the wall. we're paying for his folly. i will also say that, you know, on the democratic side of this, there's got to be some ability to come up with some kind of creative solution at least to give people the sense that there's a way out of this. i appreciate the democrats not rewarding the president's temper tantrum, but there's got to be a tlird way out here and i think people are getting very frustrated and but this is a disaster. >> i'll come back to you in just a second. anna, i want to play you a sound -- yes, he said he could relate to these people that are hurting. now we've heard from two members of the administration and we're getting reaction as millions of people are frustrating. >> particular reports that there are some federal workers going to homeless shelters to get food. >> well, i know they are and i don't really quite understand why, because as i mentioned before, the obligations that they would undertake say of borrowing from a bank or credit union are in effect federally guaranteed, so the 30 days of pay that
about working people. he said mexico's going to pay for the wall. we're paying for his folly. i will also say that, you know, on the democratic side of this, there's got to be some ability to come up with some kind of creative solution at least to give people the sense that there's a way out of this. i appreciate the democrats not rewarding the president's temper tantrum, but there's got to be a tlird way out here and i think people are getting very frustrated and but this is a disaster....
you aware that most of the drugs coming into the united states particularly through mexico are entering through ports of entry? >> yes, but they also come elsewhere and so do illegal immigrants across the border -- >> on the subject of drug trafficking, are you aware that most of the drugs that are trafficked into the united states enter through points of entry? >> yes. >> have you recently or ever visited a point of entry, a port of entry? >> not recently. >> when was the last time? >> well, when i was attorney general. >> so couple decades ago. >> almost 30 years. >> i'd urge you to visit again if and when you are confirmed. i think you'll see that a lot has changed over the years. given status quo on marijuana and the fact that ten states including the district of columbia have legalized marijuana and given that the status quo is what it is and as you rightly describe, we have federal laws and various states that have different laws. if confirmed, are you intending to use the limited federal resources at your disposal to enforce federal marijuana laws in the states that have
you aware that most of the drugs coming into the united states particularly through mexico are entering through ports of entry? >> yes, but they also come elsewhere and so do illegal immigrants across the border -- >> on the subject of drug trafficking, are you aware that most of the drugs that are trafficked into the united states enter through points of entry? >> yes. >> have you recently or ever visited a point of entry, a port of entry? >> not recently....