PLAYED BACK AND APPARENTLY HE TOLD THE POOL THAT HE WILL HAVE
A NEW NAME IN A WEEK OR TWO, BUT
WE KNOW THAT THE FIRST PERSON
NICK AYERS TURNED HIM DOWN.
AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE
OVAL OFFICE AND THE DRAMA
UNFOLDING.
UNFOLDING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO HAVE
NANCY PELOSI WITH US, AND CHUCK
SCHUMER WITH US, AND WE HAVE
BEEN ACTUALLY WORKING VERY HARD
ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, AS YOU
KNOW, WE JUST HEARD WORD AND GOT
THE WORD THAT MITCH McCONNELL
AND THE GROUP WILL BE PUTTING IT
UP FOR A VOTE.
WE HAVE GREAT DEMOCRAT SUPPORT
AND GREAT REPUBLICAN SUPPORT,
AND SO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO GET -- HOW LONG,
NANCY
NANCY NANCY?
NANCY? >> A LONG TIME.
>> MANY, MANY YEAR, AND IT IS
LOOKING LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE
PASSING HOPEFULLY, AND FAMOUS
LAST WORD SS ON THE VERY
BI-PARTISAN WAY.
BI-PARTISAN WAY. IT ISSING SOMETHING THAT-- IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY
PROUD OF AND AGAIN TREMENDOUS
SUPPORT FROM THE REPUBLICANS AND
THE DEMOCRATS, AND I BELIEVE IT
IS GOING TO BE GETTING A GOOD
VOTE.
VOTE. WE WILL SEE SOON ENOUGH, BUT IT
IS UP SHORTLY, AND LOT OF YEARS
WAITING FOR THAT.
AND ANOTHER MOVE IS THAT THE
FARM BILL IS MOVING UP, AND THEY
WILL BE VOTING ON FRIDAY OR
CLOSE.
CLOSE. >> SOON.
>> SOON. >> AND WE THINK THAT THE FARM
BILL IS IN A GOOD SHAPE AND A
LOT OF GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING
WITH IT, AND THE FARMERS ARE
WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND AGAIN,
THAT IS QUITE BIPARTISAN.
IT WILL HAPPEN SOON AND THE WALL
THAT IS THE EASIEST ONE OF ALL,
ISN’T IT, CHUCK?
>> IT IS CALLED FUND INGING THE
GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. >> AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE
WALL IS GOING TO BE BUILT, AND
WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
IT IS NOT AN EASY SITUATION,
BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A
DIFFERENT VIEW THAN I CAN SAY
THAT THE REPUBLICANS, AND WE
HAVE GREAT REPUBLICAN SUPPORT,
AND WE DON’T HAVE THE DEMOCRAT
SUPPORT, BUT WE WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT NOW, AND WE WILL SEE THAT
ONE THING THEY DO HAVE TO SAY IS
TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF THE WALL
HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUILT, AND LOT
OF WALL WHEN YOU ARE INCLUDING
THE RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING
FENCES AND THE WALLS, AND WE
HAVE RENOVATED A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT AND WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF
WORK IN SAN DIEGO, AND BUILDING
NEW WALLS RIGHT NOW, AND RIGHT
NEXT TO SAN DIEGO, WE HAVE
COMPLETED A MAJOR SECTION OF THE
WALL.
WALL. WALL.
WALL. IT IS REALLY WORKING WELL.
SO A LOT OF WALL HAS BEEN BUILT
AND IT IS WORKING WELL, AND WE
DON’T TALK ABOUT IT, BUT WE
SHOULD, BECAUSE BIG SECTIONS OF
THE WALL BUILT.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE IT, AND ONE
WAY OR ANOTHER IT IS GOING TO BE
BUILT.
BUILT. I WOULD LIKE NOT THE SEE A
GOVERNMENT CLOSE ORGING OR SHUTD
AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPEN SS
OVER THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
THE WALL IS IMPORTANT TO US, AND
I MIGHT PUT IT A DIFFERENT WAY.
BORDER SECURITY IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THE BORDER SECURITY
LOOKING AT THE CARAVANS ARK AND
WE SHUT IT DOWN.
WE HAD NO CHOICE.
WE SHUT IT DOWN, BUT IT COULD BE
EASIER IF WE HAD REAL BORDER
SECURITY.
SECURITY. I WANT TO PAY MY RESPECTS TO THE
BORDER PATROL AGENTS AND
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. THEY HAVE BEEN INKREDCREDIBLE.
THE I.C.E. AGENTS AND OFFICE S
HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE, AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY THE MILITARY.
THEY WENT IN AND THEY HAVE DONE
AN INKREDCREDIBLE JOB.
THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY
SPECTACULAR, AND LOT OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WANT TODED TO COME IN
THE COUNTRY AND REALLY THEY WERE
GOING TO BE COMING IN NO MATTER
HOW THEY WANTED TO COME N AND
THAEY WERE GOING TO BE COMING IN
EVEN IN A ROUGH WAY, AND MANY OF
THE PEOPLE ARE LEAVING NOW AND
GO ING BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES,
HONDURAS, GUATEMALA AND
EL SALVADOR AND THEY ARE LEAVING
AND IT IS GETTING A LOT LESS
CROWDED THERE IN MEXICO.
AND SO SOME OF THEM WILL STAY IN
MEXICO AND THE MEXICAN
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
US VERY WELL, AND WE APPRECIATE
THAT, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
COMING INTO OUR COUNTRY, AND WE
CAN’T LET PEOPLE COME IN THAT
WAY.
WAY. THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE WALL, AND
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM TO LET
YOU KNOW HOW POSITIVE IT IS, AND
THE FARM BILL AND HOW POSITIVE
THAT IS AND I WILL TALK ABOUT
THE WALL.
THE WALL. I WILL TELL YOU THAT SITIT IS A
TOUGH ISSUE, BECAUSE WE ARE ON
VERY OPPOSITE SIDES OF -- I
THINK THAT I CAN SAY BORDER
SECURITY, BUT CERTAINLY THE
WALL.
WALL. A LOT OF THE WALL IS BUILT, AND
IT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE.
I ASKED FOR A COUPLE OF NOTES ON
THAT, AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT
SAN DIEGO, ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING
DROPPED 92% ONCE THE WALL WAS
UP.
UP. EL PASO, ILLEGAL TRAFFIC DROPPED
72%, AND THEN ULTIMATELY 95%
ONCE THE WALL WAS UP.
IN TUCSON, ARIZONA, ILLEGAL
TRAFFICKING DROPPED 92%.
YUMA, IT DROP DPED, AND WHEN I S
DROPPED THE ONLY REASON THAT WE
HAVE PERCENTAGE IS BECAUSE THEY
WALK AND GO AROUND THE AREAS
THAT ARE NOT BUILT.
THEY DROPPED VIRTUALLY 100%
WHERE THE WALL IS.
SO IT IS EFFECTIVE.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW
EFFECTIVE A WALL IS, JUST ASK
ISRAEL.
ISRAEL. 99.9% EFFECTIVE.
99.9% EFFECTIVE. OUR WALL WILL BE EVERY BIT AS
GOOD AS THAT IF NOT BETTER.
SO WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON
THE WALL, AND WALL IS BUILT, AND
LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THAT
AND A LOT OF THE WALL IS
RENOVATED.
RENOVATED. WE HAVE HAD WALLS THAT ARE IN
BAD CONDITION AND NOW IN A-1
TIPTOP SHAPE, AND SOME OF THE
WALL IS REINFORCE ED BYD BY THE
MILITARY.
MILITARY. OUR MILITARY HAS DONE A
FANTASTIC JOB, AND THE WALL IS
GOING TO BE BUILT.
BUT WE MAY NOT HAVE AN AGREEMENT
TODAY AND WE PROBABLY WON’T, BUT
WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT ON THER
THING -- ON OTHER THINGS THAT
ARE VERY GOOD.
NANCY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY
SOMETHING?
SOMETHING? >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, FOR
MEETING WITH YOU, TO MEET IN A
BIPARTISAN WAY TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE REALIZE THAT
WE NEED TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT
OPEN, AND THAT A SHUTDOWN IS NOT
WORTH ANYTHING, AND THIS WE
SHOULD NOT HAVE A SHUTDOWN.
>> AND DID YOU SAY TRUMP --
>> YOU HAVE A WHITE HOUSE, A AND
THE SENATE, AND YOU HAVE THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND
YOU HAVE THE VOTES, AND YOU
SHOULD PASS IT.
>> NO, WE DON’T HAVE THE VOTES,
NANCY, BECAUSE IN THE SENATE WE
NEED 60 VOTES.
>> AND BUT IN THE HOUSE.
>> BUT I CAN’T GET IT PASSED IN
THE HOUSE IF IT IS NOT GOING TO
BE PASSED IN THE SENATE, AND I
DON’T WANT TO WASTE TIME.
>> AND THE FACT IS THAT YOU CAN
GET IT STARTED.
>> THEN DO IT.
>> THE PROBLEM IS THE SENATE
BECAUSE WE NEED TEN DEMOCRATS TO
VOTE, AND THEY WON’T.
>> THAT IS NOT THE POINT, MR.
PRESIDENT, THE POINT IS THAT
THERE ARE EQUITIES TO BE WEIGHED
AND WE ARE HERE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION IN A FAIR WAY AND I
DON’T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD
HAVE THE DEBATE IN FRONT OF THE
PRESS, BUT THE FACT IS THAT YOU
COULD BRING IT UP IN IN THE
HOUSE IF YOU HAVE THE VOTES TO
SET THE TONE.
>> AND WE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE
GOING TO BE GETTING IT PASSED IN
THE SENATE, WE WOULD.
WE CAN GET IT PASSED VERY EASILY
IN THE HOUSE.
>> AND THEN YOU SHOULD DO IT.
>> I CAN, BUT IT DOES NOT
MATTER, BECAUSE WE NEED TEN
DEMOCRAT VOTES.
DEMOCRAT VOTES. >> AND LET US HAVE THE
CONVERSATION, AND WE CAN MEET
WITH THE PRESS AGAIN, BU TT THE
FACT IS THAT LEGISLATING WITH
WHICH IS WHAT WE DO, AND YOU
BEGIN TO MAKE YOUR POINT, AND
YOU STATE YOUR CASE AND THAT IS
WHAT THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS COULD
DO IF THEY HAD THE VOTES, THERE
ARE NO VOTES IN THE HOUSE, MA
JOR TI VOTES FOR THE WALL NO
MATTER WHERE YOU START.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> IF I NEEDED THE VOTES IN
HOUSE, I WOULD HAVE THEM IN ONE
SESSION --
SESSION -- >> THEN DO IT.
>> IT DOES NOT HELP, BECAUSE WE
NEED TEN VOTES IN THE SENATE.
>> DON’T PIT ON THE SENATE, AND
THE NEGOTIATION.
THE NEGOTIATION. >> AND LET ME ASK YOU THIS AND
WE ARE DOING THIS IN A FRIENDLY
MANNER, AND IT DOES NOT HELP TO
TAKE THAT VOTE IN THE HOUSE IF I
CAN’T WIN IN THE SENATE, BECAUSE
I WON’T GET THE VOTE IN THE
SENATE, AND I NEED TEN SENATORS,
AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
>> YOU HAVE WHITE HOUSE AND THE
SENATE.
SENATE. >> AND THE WHITE HOUSES IS DONE,
AND THE HOUSE WOULD GIVE ME THE
VOTE IF I WANTED IT, BUT I CAN’T
BECAUSE -- NANCY, I NEED TEN
VOTES FROM CHUCK.
>> LET ME SAY SOMETHING.
>> LET ME SAY THAT THE FACT IS
THAT YOU DON’T HAVE THE VOTES IN
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. >> WE DO.
>> WE DO. >> NANCY --
>> DO IT AND WE WILL FIND OUT.
>> AND WE NEED BORDER SECURITY.
>> OF COURSE WE DO.
>> AND A PEOPLE ARE POURING INTO
THE COUNTRY INCLUDING TERRORISTS
AND WE CAUGHT TEN TERRORISTS
OVER THE LAST VERY SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME, AND TEN, AND THESE ARE
SERIOUS PEOPLE, AND THE BORDER
AGENTS, AND ALL OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, BUT WE
CAUGHT TEN TERRORISTS AND PEOPLE
WHO WERE LOOKING TO DO HARM.
WE NEED THE WALL, AND WE NEED
MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING, WE
NEED THE BORDER SECURITY OF
WHICH THE WALL IS A PIECE.
AND CHUCK, DID YOU WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING?
SOMETHING? >> YES.
>> YES. WE HAVE A LOT OF DISAGREEMENTS
HERE.
HERE. THE WASHINGTON POST TODAY GAVE
YOU A WHOLE LOT OF PINOCCHIOS
BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT YOU HAVE
CONSTANTLY MISSTATED HOW MUCH OF
THE WALL IS BUILT, AND THAT IS
NOT THE POINT HERE.
>> THE WASHINGTON POST --
>> AND NOT ON THE BORDER
SECURITY BUT THE WALL.
WE NOT WANT TO SHUT DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT, AND YOU HAVE CALLED
20 TIMES TO SHUTDOWN THE
GOVERNMENT, AND YOU SAY I WANT
TO SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT.
WE DON’T.
WE DON’T. WE WANT TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT,
AND IF WE CAN’T COME TO THE
AGREEMENT, AND WE ARE HAVE
SOLUTIONS TO PASS THE HOUSE, AND
THE SENATE RIGHT NOW, AND WILL
NOT SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT, AND
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE URGING YOU
TO DO AND NOT THREATEN TO THE
SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT.
>> AND YOU DON’T WANT TO
SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT, CHUCK.
BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THAT YOU
DID, YOU GOT KILLED.
>> AND BY THE WAY, YOU JUST SAID
MY WAY OR SHUT DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. AND WE HAVE IS A PROPOSAL THAT
THE DEMOCRATS AND THE ARE
REPUBLICANS WILL SUPPORT TO DO A
CR THAT WILL NOT SHUT DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT, AND WE URGE YOU HAVE
TO TAKE IT
>> AND IF IT IS NOT GOOD BORDER
SECURITY, I WON’T TAKE IT.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
THE NUMBERS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE BORDER SECURITY AND THE
JOB --
JOB -- >> YOU JUST SAID THAT IT IS
EFFECTIVE.
EFFECTIVE. >> CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT
WITHOUT A WALL, THESE ARE THE
ONLY AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE THE
WALL, A
WALL, A WALL, AND WHERE YOU HAVE WALL,
CHUCK, IT IS EFFECTIVE, BUT
WHERE YOU DON’T, IT IS NOT
EFFECTIVE.
EFFECTIVE. >> LET’S CALL A HALT TO THIS.
WE HAVE COME IN HERE AS THE
FIRST BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, AND
ARTICLE I, THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH AND COMING IN GOOD FAITH
TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOU ABOUT HOW
T THE KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN.
>> OPEN.
>> OPEN. >> AND THE --
>> WE ARE GOING TO KEEP IT OPEN
IF WE HAVE BORDER SECURITY AND
IF WE DON’T, THEN WE WON’T KEEP
IT OPEN.
IT OPEN. >> AND I AM WITH YOU, THAT WE
WILL HAVE BORDER SECURITY.
>> AND YOU ARE BRAGGING ABOUT
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
>> BY US.
>> BY US. >> AND WE WANT TO DO THE SAME
THING LAST YEAR THIS YEAR, AND
THAT IS THE PROPOSAL.
AND IF IT IS GOOD THEN, IT IS
GOOD NOW AND IT WON’T SHUTDOWN
THE GOVERNMENT.
THE GOVERNMENT. >> AND CHUCK, WE CAN BUILD A
MUCH BIGGER SECTION WITH MORE
MONEY.
MONEY. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. LET’S DEBATE IN PRIVACY.
>> AND WE NEED THE BORDER
SECURITY, AND WE ALL AGREE THAT
WE NEED BORDER SECURITY.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. >> WE DO.
>> WE DO. >> SEE, WE GET ALONG.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, YOU ARE SAYING
BORDER SECURITY AND THE WALL.
AND CAN YOU HAVE BORDER SECURITY
WITHOUT THE WALL?
>> YOU NEED THE WALL.
THE WALL IS PART OF THE BORDER
SECURITY.
SECURITY. >> AND CAN YOU SAY WHAT IT MEANS
TO HAVE BORDER SECURITY?
>> THE WALL IS PART OF THE
BORDER SECURITY, AND YOU CAN’T
HAVE VERY GOOD BORDER SECURITY
WITHOUT A WALL.
>> THAT IS NOT TRUE.
AND THAT IS A POLITICAL PROMISE,
AND BORDER SECURITY IS A WAY TO
EFFECTIVELY HONOR OUR ARE
RESPONSIBILITY.
RESPONSIBILITY. >> H AND THE EXPERTS SAY THAT
YOU CAN DO BORDER SECURITY
WITHOUT A WALL AND SOLVE THE
PROBLEM
PROBLEM PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. >> IT DOES SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> AND THIS IS SPIRALING
DOWNWARD WHEN WE CAME AT A PLASC
TO SAY HOW DO WE MEET THE NEEDS
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO HAVE
NEEDS.
NEEDS. THE ECONOMY HAS, AND PEOPLE ARE
LOSING THEIR JOB, AND THE MARKET
IS IN A MOOD, AND OUR MEMBERS
ARE --
ARE -- >> AND WELL, THE LOWEST
UNEMPLOYMENT IN 50 YEARS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. YES.
YES. >> AND SO THE REPUBLICAN PARTIES
ARE NOW LOSING THEIR OFFICE
BECAUSE OF THE TRANSITION AND
PEOPLE ARE NOT -- AND THE MORALE
IS NOT --
IS NOT -- >> AND EXCUSE ME, NANCY, DID WE
WIN THE SENATE?
WE DID.
WE DID. >> AND WHEN THE PRESIDENT BRAGS
THAT HE WON NORTH DAKOTA AND
INDIANA, HE IS IN TROUBLE.
>> WE DID.
WE DID WIN NORTH DAKOTA --
>> AND THIS IS UNFORTUNATE AND
WE CAME IN HERE IN GOOD FAITH,
AND WE ARE ENTERING INTO A THIS
KIND OF THE DISCUSSION IN THE
PUBLIC VIEW.
PUBLIC VIEW. >> AND IT IS NOT BAD, NANCY.
IT IS CALLED TRANSPARENTCY.
>> AND IT IS NOT TRANSPARENCY
WHEN WE ARE NOT STIPULATING TO A
SET OF FACTS AND WHEN WE WANTED
TO HAVE A DEBATE WITH YOU ABOUT
SAYING THAT WE CONFRONT SOME OF
THE FACTS.
THE FACTS. >> AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WE NEED
BORDER SECURITY, AND THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BORDER
SECURITY.
SECURITY. IF WE DON’T HAVE BORDER
SECURITY, WE WILL SHUT DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT, AND THE WALL IS PART
OF THE BORDER SECURITY.
AND WE LWILL HAVE A TALK, AND WE
WILL GET THE WALL BUILT, AND WE
HAVE DONE A LOT OF IT.
>> AND IS THAT PART OF IT --
>> IT IS A BIG PART OF IT.
>> AND WE NEED TO HAVE EFFECTIVE
BORDER SECURITY, AND NOT ALL
PARTS, BUT A CERTAIN PART OF THE
2,000-MILE BORDER WE NEED A WALL
WALL.
WALL. >> HOW MUCH MONEY?
>> MUCH UNDER BUDGET, AND WAY
UNDER BUDGET ON THE AREAS THAT
WE HAVE RENOVATED AND AREAS THAT
WE HAVE BUILT.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT IF WE GOT
$5 MILLION, WE COULD DO A
TREMENDOUS CHUNK OF WALL.
>> AND ARE YOUR GUESTS --
>> WE WILL SEE.
LOOK, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE WALL.
THIS IS NOT A QUESTION.
THIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
DRUGS ARE POURING INTO OUR KUN
ARE TRISHGS AND PEOPLE WITH
TREMENDOUSTRE
TREMENDOUSTRE MEN -- INTO TO OUR KUNCOUNTRY, A
PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL ISSUES ARE
COMING INTO THE COUNTRY, AND
POUR INGING INTO THE COUNTRY, AN
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE BORDER
SECURITY AND A WALL AS PART OF
THE BORDER SECURITY.
I DON’T THINK THAT WE REALLY
DISAGREE SO MUCH, AND I ALSO
KNOW THAT NANCY IN A SITUATION
WHERE IT IS NOT EASY FOR HER TO
TALK RIGHT NOW, AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT, AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND
THAT.
THAT. WE WILL HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION
AND WE LWILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
AND WE HAVE HAVE TO ARE HAVE
BORDER SECURITY.
BORDER SECURITY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, PLEASE DON’T
CHARACTERIZE THE STRENGTH THAT I
BRING TO THIS MEETING AS A
LEADER OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS
WHO JUST WON A BIG VICTORY.
>> ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.
>> YES, AND THIS IS WHY THE
COUNTRY IS DOING SO WELL.
>> AND THE CARDS OVER THERE ARE
NOT FACTUAL, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE
AN EVIDENCE-BASED CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT DOES WORK AND WHAT
MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT AND HOW
EFFECTIVE IT IS.
THIS IS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF
OUR COUNTRY AND TO BE TAKEN AN
OATH TO PROTECT AND DEFEND AND
WE DON’T WANT TO HAVE THAT
MISCHARACTERIZED BY ANYONE.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT.
NO SHGS, NO, I AGREE WITH THAT
>> AND SO WE WILL HAVE A
CONVERSATION WHERE WE DON’T HAVE
TO CONTRADICT IN PUBLIC THE
STATISTICS THAT YOU PUT FORTH,
AND INSTEAD CAN HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WILL
REALLY WORK AND WHAT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE FROM US
AT THIS UNCERTAIN TIME IN THEIR
LIVES.
LIVES. >> AND ONE THING THAT WE SHOULD
AGREE IS THAT WE SHOULD NOT SHUT
THE GOVERNMENT DOWN OVER A
DISPUTE AND YOU KEEP TALKING
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. >> AND THE LAST TIME YOU SHUT IT
DOWN, CHUCK.
DOWN, CHUCK. >> 20 TIMES --
>> I DON’T WANT TO DO WHAT YOU
DID.
DID. >> YOU HAVE CALLED 20 TIMES THAT
YOU WILL SHUTDOWN THE
GOVERNMENT --
GOVERNMENT -- >> AND OKAY.
YOU WANT TO PUT THAT ON ME,
FINE.
FINE. I WILL TAKE IT.
AND I WILL SAY, YES.
IF WE DON’T GET WHAT WE WANT,
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, AND WHETHER
IT IS THROUGH YOU OR THE
MILITARY OR ANYTHING THAT YOU
WANT TO CALL, I WILL SHUT DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT.
THE GOVERNMENT. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH.
FAIR ENOUGH. WE DISAGREE.
WE DISAGREE. WE DISAGREE.
WE DISAGREE. >> I AM PROUD TO SHUT DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT FOR BORDER SECURITY,
CHUCK, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF
THIS COUNTRY DON’T WANT
CRIMINALS AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE
LOTS OF PROBLEMS AND DRUGS
POURING INOUR COUNTRY.
SO I WILL TAKE THE MANTLE, I
WILL BE THE ONE TO SHUT IT DOWN,
AND I WON’T BLAME YOU FOR IT,
AND THE LAST TIME THAT YOU SHUT
IT DOWN, IT DID NOT WORK, AND I
WILL TAKE THE MANTLE TO SHUT IT
DOWN AND I WILL SHUT IT DOWN FOR
BORDER SECURITY.
BORDER SECURITY. >> AND WE BELIEVE THAT YOU
SHOULD NOT SHUT IT DOWN.
>> THANK YOU A VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. >> PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY OUT.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTED TO
HAVE IT, AND LOT OF MY FRIENDS
WANT IT, AND PEOPLE THAT CHUCK
AND NANCY KNOW AND THEY WANT THE
JOB CHIEF OF STAFF, AND SO WE
WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS VERY SOON.
WE ARE IN NO RUSH.
>> WHY?
>> WHY? WHY NO ARE RUSH, MR. PRESIDENT?
>> WELL, BECAUSE WE HAVE A
WONDERFUL CHIEF OF STAFF RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. WE ARE IN NO RUSH OVER A PERIOD
OF A WEEKER TWO OR MAYBE LESS,
WE WILL ANNOUNCE WHO IT IS GOING
TO BE, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF