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i would like to welcome congressman bennie thompson.is the chair of the house homeland security committee. he joins us on the phone from mississippi. congressman thompson, how productive do you think a meeting like this could be between the white house and these companies in this climate? >> well, i think it's very difficult. first of all, you need all the stakeholders there. you have to have members of congress. you have to have the companies. you have to have advocates who monitor systems. we have to have all the players in the room. i just hope the white house is not trying to give the impression that they are concerned with in reality they have not provided the real leadership to address this issue. emily: what would the real leadership to address the issue involve? >> as i said, you need to bring all the stakeholders together to talk about what the challenges are. there is no question we don't have a point person in the white house, a main point person to address election security. we have a constant churn in our intelligence commu

congress must not fund this and democrat bennie thompson adding the trump administration has managedo find a new low in its continued despicable treatment of migrant children and families, terminating the florez settlement is illegal and goes against long-standing american values about the treatment of children but according to acting secretary of homeland security that is not what is happening, he says people are taking advantage of this agreement and adults accompanying minus are being released as well in the 20 day period creating incentives across the border illegally. >> now child should be in a pond in a scheme to manipulate the immigration system which is why the new rule to exploit children is a free ticket as one gentleman and told me, a passport for migration. >> reporter: the mexican government expressing his concern. the hill reporting mexico will, quote, evaluate corresponding legal alternatives. of approved by congress it will take effect in 60 days. >> reporter: democrats and the mainstream media quickly slamming the president's changes. >> i think the trump administra

congress must not fund this and democrat bennie thompson for mississippi adding the trump administrationhas managed to find a new low in its continued despicable treatment of migrant children and families. terminating the florida settlement is illegal and goes against long-standing american values about the treatment of children. so according to acting secretary of homeland security kevin mack alina and that's not what is happening. he says people are taking advantage of the floors agreement, adult accompanying minors being released at the same time creating an incentive to cross the border illegally. >> we have the prior experience that shows the average 50 days. that is intent for fair but expeditious proceeding. >> the mexican government looking at this expressing the concern, mexico will, quote, evaluate corresponding legal alternatives. if approved by congress it will take affect in 60 days. heather: thank you very much. jillian: democrats and the mainstream media slamming the president's changes. >> i think the trump administration people surround every single day thinking of new w

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insight from chairman nadler and we're also receiving input from folks like myself and chairman bennie thompson, homeland security and other people about what that looks like. but one thing is clear, the american people are fatigued. the recent shooting in ohio and el paso unfortunate shootings that were just two of over 250 mass shootings this year. and so we have a real problem with assault rifles. as a former police officer i can say i don't think that the average citizen should have access to those high-capacity magazines or assault rifles. >> we'll see what happens if anything. in the meantime, congressman, you serve on the intelligence committee. let me get your reaction from this tweet from the president. our intelligence has informed us that the chinese government is moving troops to the border with hong kong. everyone should be calm and safe. at first of all, have you been briefed on the situation in hong kong? >> yeah, i think that the administration has a responsibility to urge the chinese government to uphold the rule, the one country two systems compromise that has been enacted. i

joining us is benny thompson, democrat of mississippi and chairman of the house homeland security committee, thanks for being with us. first of all, what does it say to you that the president couldn't resist slamming puerto rico just as they were bracing for a potential hit from hurricane dorian? >> you know, that's who donald trump is. he's a bully. he talks about american citizens and it's all about him. in the time puerto rico is being faced with another disaster, he talks about the people there who are american citizens and in the midst of this he's diverting money that should go to the disaster relief effort to a manufactured crisis he created along border. so for the people in puerto rico, the virgin islands and not too long, florida, we'll get it right. maybe donald trump will come to his senses and understand as president of the united states, he's obligated to help americans in time of need. >> you say that aversion of these funds could have deadly consequences. how? >> well, there is no question. we in the midst of hurricane season. we have a number of disasters on going. who know

but while he is doing that, you know, congressman benny thompson is trying to do his best, in keeping the puerto rico tropic alive and making sure that anything that he can do, from the fema perspective, is going to happen. senator bernie sanders spoke about us this morning, on tweets, saying, look, president, enough is enough, get off your high horse, and start doing the work that you need to do. congresswoman, i got a call from a congressman a few hours ago. let me tell you what he is trying to do. this is the oldest trick in the book. he has stolen $155 million from emergency relief money to build his wall. a wall that will divide, and a wall that is frankly against the people of color and the latino population. so an insult from president trump is well received on my part, because that means he knows that i am nothing like him. >> so what you were talking about is the fact that the trump administration is shifting at least $155 million from a fema disaster relief fund, to support its immigration policies at the border. obviously, you, as you mentioned, you think that that is, that

they need to reach out to benny thompson, for example, congressman here in mississippi.ongressmen and senators, and say we need comprehensive reform. join with the president, let's get these problems solved. stuart: the left is describing these arrests overnight as horrendous and horrifying, other words to that effect. do you support these arrests? >> absolutely. as i said, i'm a former law enforcement officer. those i.c.e. agents took an oath to uphold the laws of the united states of america so they are doing their job. the people that were detained and many of them were detained and later released, as i understand this morning talking just this morning with our child protective services executive director, there are no children that are not back with their parents or back with a relative so many of them were processed and released, given a court date later. that's what the system was designed to do. oh, by the way, designed by the united states congress some years ago when president obama and president clinton was doing much of the very same thing in enforcing immigra

steve: and bennie thompson who heads up the committee on homeland security, you know, he is taking noteropical storm/hurricane down in the caribbean heading toward puerto rico. he said yesterday taking money from tsa and fema in the middle of hurricane seasonal could have deadly consequences. ainsley: just seems like common sense to want to know who is coming into our country. the president says he is not heartless. he just wants to make sure that rapists, killers, that drugs are not coming across our border. and look at some of these sanctuary cities. look at montgomery county in maryland. steve: just north of washington, d.c. u.s. ainsley: just this past month alone five individuals that are here illegally were arrested for sexual assault. that is one county alone. steve: latest is the man, 46 years old, arrested for sexual assault. ainsley: the one on the far right. sadly the details are not pleasant, but nonetheless, he crawled into the bed of a 16-year-old. ainsley: went through her window. steve: sexually assaulted her at knife point. now the montgomery county executive mark he wi

benny thompson from the great state of mississippi chairman says terminating the flores settlement is treatment of children. however, the president continues to insist this, frankly, is about deterrence and not cruelty. >> when they see you can't get into the united states or when they say if you do get into the united states they will be brought back to their country, it won't matter if they get in or not because we are doing that. they won't come. and many people will be saved. ngsd. >> and that's the idea, keeping people from coming here in the first place unless they do so lawfully. that is to say seeking asylum and in a third party country or coming through a port of entry or even applying, by the way in their countries of origin. don't forget very great day today here at the white house at 4:30. bob could you sey, 94 years young, former celtics standout will receive the presidential medal of freedom. i, for one, am looking forward to that. brian: important to bring up among the democrats using this -- among the people been on the couch against the flores easement amendment. he w