PARTY. MICHAEL STEELE WHO I DON’T GET
TO SEE OFTEN ENOUGH.
HE’S PART OF MY NEW YEAR’S
RESOLUTION.
RESOLUTION. FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE RNC.
WHICH MEANS HE’S ALWAYS IN THE
HOT SEAT.
HOT SEAT. A FORMER TRUMP CAMPAIGN AIDE HAS
SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IN THE
SWEET SPOT HERE.
IF HE CUT A DEAL, THAT WOULD BE
BAD FOR HIS BASE.
CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHO
HIS BASE CURRENTLY IS?
BECAUSE HE COULDN’T CUT A DEAL
LAST YEAR BUT HIS OWN PARTY, THE
REPUBLICANS, DIDN’T GIVE HIM THE
MONEY.
MONEY. HE’S ALREADY LIED IN THE LAST
WEEK SAYING ALL THE FORMER
PRESIDENTS TOLD HIM THAT THE
WALL WAS A GOOD IDEA.
LAST I CHECKED, GEORGE BUSH IS A
REPUBLICAN AND IT’S A LIE.
THE PRESIDENT NEVER DID THAT.
SO WHO IS IT THAT’S TRULY
STANDING BEHIND HIM GOING WALL
OR NOTHING BROTHER?
>> IT’S A VERY, VERY SMALL
SLIVER OF PEOPLE.
WHO ALIGNED THEMSELVES, COME
HELL OR HIGH WATER, TO THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. WE SAW THE OPPORTUNITY WAS THERE
WITH THE SENATE BILL.
EVERYONE AGREED ON.
UNTIL HE HEARD RUSH LIMBAUGH AND
OTHERS.
OTHERS. SO THAT’S THE VOICE IN HIS HEAD.
>> HERE’S WHAT I DON’T GET.
IF THOSE PEOPLE ARE STAYING WITH
HIM COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, WHY
AREN’T THEY HELPING HIM HERE?
IF I’M RUSH LIMBAUGH AND I CARE
ABOUT THE PRESIDENT --
>> THEY TOLD HIM WHAT TO DO.
THEY SAID, YOU GET THE WALL.
YOU MADE THE PROMISE.
YOU KEEP THE PROMISE, ALL RIGHT.
AND THE WALL IS THE PROMISE THAT
WAS MADE.
WAS MADE. AND THAT’S THE BARGAIN FOR
EXCHANGE RIGHT THERE.
THAT’S THE WHOLE THING.
>> IS THAT HELPING?
>> THAT’S MY POINT, THEY’RE NOT
ACTUALLY HELPING.
ACTUALLY HELPING. >> THEY THINK THEY SAVED HIM.
THEY THINK THEY SAVED HIM FROM
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF. FROM GOING OVER THAT
ESTABLISHMENT CLIFF OF
NEGOTIATING A DEAL WITH THE
DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS. EVEN THOUGH EVERY REPUBLICAN IN
THE SENATE LIKED THE DEAL
BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS THE
BEST DEAL THEY COULD GET.
FOR A GUY WHO’S SUPPOSEDLY THE
BEST DEAL MAKER IN WASHINGTON,
D.C., HE WOULDN’T KNOW HIS WAY
INTO A GOOD DEAL IF HE JUST PUT
IT IN FRONT OF HIM AND SAID THIS
IS A GOOD DEAL.
THERE ARE ALWAYS VOICES IN HIS
HEAD OR EAR TELLING HIM
SOMETHING BETTER IS THERE.
THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING BETTER
THAT GETS HIM IN TROUBLE.
>> I’VE NOT HEARD LIFETIME
POWERFUL REPUBLICANS LIKE
McCONNELL DEMANDING WALL
FUNDING.
FUNDING. I WONDER, THOSE TRUMP VOTING
LAND OWNERS IN TEXAS, WHEN
IMMINENT DOMAIN COMES IN, WHEN
THEY GET THE LAND SEIZED.
>> HERE’S THE THING.
THE PART OF THIS THAT’S THE MOST
FRUSTRATING.
FRUSTRATING. A LOT OF THOSE FELLOW
REPUBLICANS -- FEDERAL WORKERS
ARE REPUBLICANS.
ARE REPUBLICANS. THEY ARE PART OF HIS BASE IN
SOME RESPECT.
SOME RESPECT. IT’S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO
SEE WHETHER THAT VOICE GETS IN
HIS HEAD.
HIS HEAD. >> IS RUSH LIMBAUGH STANDING
WITH THE PRESIDENT, TRYING TO
HELP HIM?
HELP HIM? MONEY FOR HUE MANMANITARIAN AID?
>> IT’S BEYOND WINDOW DRESSING.
WHAT’S SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED
BEFORE THEIR HORRIBLE POLICY OF
TAKING CHILDREN AWAY FROM
PARENTS.
PARENTS. TWO CHILDREN ARE DEAD.
NOW WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF?
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF? I MEAN, THAT IS JUST ADDING
INSULT TO INJURY AND SO CLEARLY
AN ATTEMPT TO BUY OFF NANCY
PELOSI AND CHUCK SCHUMER.
HEY, I GOT A MESSAGE FOR THE
PRESIDENT, IT’S A NEW DAY.
THEY DON’T COME CHEAP.
NANCY PELOSI AND CHUCK SCHUMER’S
GOT SPINES OF STEEL.
THEY CAN STAND UP STRONG.
I JUST WANT TO PUT IN CONTEXT.
>> MAYBE A WALL OF STEEL.
>> THEY BRING THEIR OWN STEEL.
IT’S NOT CONCRETE.
>> I LIKE THE STORY AROUND STEEL
THING.
THING. >> THIS IS PRETTY GOOD.
>> IT’S AMORPHOUS, RIGHT?
SO SAN FRANCISCO IS 884,000
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. MIAMI IS ABOUT 450,000 PEOPLE.
ROUGHLY WE’RE TALKING TWO MILES
OR SAN FRANCISCO ARE WORKING
WITHOUT PAY.
WITHOUT PAY. UNCLEAR IF THEY’LL GET BACK PAY.
PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE.
HAPPENING IN SAN FRANCISCO, NO
ONE WAS GETTING PAID, PEOPLE
WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
>> I WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE
WALL, MICHAEL.
WALL, MICHAEL. SARAH SANDERS DID AN INTERVIEW
WHERE SHE DID SAY WE’RE THE ONLY
COUNTRY THAT VALUES LIFE.
IT MAKES ME THINK ABOUT THOSE
TWO MIGRANT CHILDREN WHO WERE
KILL
KILL KILLED.
KILLED. IF SHE’S TALKING ABOUT A
PRO-LIFE THING, WE WERE NOT THE
ONLY COUNTRY.
ONLY COUNTRY. I ONLY COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHO
SHE WAS TALKING TO WHEN SHE WAS
TALKING ABOUT THE BORDER WALL.
TALKING ABOUT TERRORISTS COMING
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
WATCH THIS.
WATCH THIS. >> NEARLY 4,000 KNOWN OR
SUSPECTED TERRORISTS COME INTO
OUR COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.
WE KNOW OUR MOST VULNERABLE
POINT OF ENTRY --
>> WAIT, I KNOW THE STATISTIC.
I STUDIED UP ON THIS.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THOSE 4,000
PEOPLE ARE CAPTURED?
AIRPORTS.
AIRPORTS. >> NOT ALWAYS.
>> AIRPORTS.
>> AIRPORTS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE
HASN’T BEEN ANY TERRORIST
THEY’VE FOUND COMING ACROSS --
>> IT’S BY AIR, IT’S BY LAND AND
BY SEA.
BY SEA. >> CHRIS WALLACE, YOU’RE A
NONTWITTER USING SAVAGE.
THIS MORNING, I’M STARTING MY
DAY WITH A LITTLE GRATITUDE.
MICHAEL, IF THIS IS A NATIONAL
EMERGENCY, WE KNOW NOT ONE
TERRORIST WAS STOPPED AT THE
SOUTHERN BORDER.
SOUTHERN BORDER. WHY LIE ABOUT IT?
>> BECAUSE THEY CAN.
>> TO WHO?
>> TO EVERYBODY.
>> BUT CHRIS WALLACE IS IN THE
HOUSE OF FOX AND CALLS HER ON
THAT NONSENSE.
THAT NONSENSE. >> AND YOU LOVE THE SORT OF
QUICK PIVOT TO, OH, THERE’S
AIRPLANES AND TRAINS.
THEY REVERT BACK TO THAT SPACE
WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT.
IF THERE IS SUCH AN EMERGENCY IN
OUR SOUTHERN BORDER, WHY WOULD
YOU WANT TO PROLONG THAT
EMERGENCY?
EMERGENCY? WOULD YOU CUT THAT DEAL NOW?
GO TO THE TABLE AND SAY IF THIS
IS SUCH A NATIONAL EMERGENCY,
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT
800,000 PEOPLE AIRPORT GETTING
PAYCHECKS THIS WEEK, THE FACT OF
THE MATTER IS IF WE’RE BEING
FLOOD P FLOODED BY 4,000
TERRORISTS, KNOWN AND IDENTIFIED
BY OUR GOVERNMENT, AND YOU’RE
SITTING HERE NOW, GOING TO DRAG
THIS OUT, THE PRESIDENT IN HIS
OWN WORDS SAYS A YEAR, ARE YOU
KIDDING ME?
KIDDING ME? THERE IS NO NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
EVERYBODY JUST CALM DOWN AND
REALIZE WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
HERE.
HERE. >> IT IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY OF
800,000 PEOPLE.
800,000 PEOPLE. >> THAT’S THE EMERGENCY.
>> THE BORDER IS NOT A NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. THEY WILL RAISE DRUGS POURING IN
OVER THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICS OF
THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY,
WHERE THEY SEIZE MOST OF THE
DRUGS IS ACTUALLY NOT AT THE
SOUTHERN BORDER, IT’S AT LEGAL
PORTS OF ENTRY WHERE THEY’RE
MIXED IN WITH OTHER ITEMS.
THAT’S WHERE THEY’VE SEIZED THE
VAST MAJORITY.
VAST MAJORITY. IT’S SOMETHING LIKE 70,000
POUNDS.
POUNDS. COMPARED TO 10,000 POUNDS AT THE
SOUTHERN BORDER.
SOUTHERN BORDER. IF THERE’S A DRUG EMERGENCY,
IT’S AT LEGAL PORTS OF ENTRY
THROUGH 18 WHEELERS.
THAT’S WHERE THE --
>> A BIGGER DRUG EMERGENCY WITH
OPOID ADDITION THAN WE DO WITH
WHAT’S COMING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN BORDER.
SOUTHERN BORDER. I APPRECIATE CHRIS WALLACE REAL
TIME FACT CHECKING SARAH BUT AT
THE END OF THE DAY THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO INSIST ON THE LIE
AND IT’S GOING TO TAKE THAT KIND
OF JOURNALISM TO PUSH BACK.
THE NUMBERS WE’RE PUTTING OUT
HERE ON THE BORDER IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT JOURNALISTS OR
ANTI-TRUMPERS ARE MAKING UP.
IT’S FROM HIS OWN GOVERNMENT.
>> I APPRECIATE WHAT CHRIS
WALLACE IS SAYING.