a couple of examples of why about what donald trump has said about mitch mcconnell. >> mitch mcconnell is a disaster. the guy is a disaster. the old crow. >> he had to get to the old crow. >> the old crow. the old, broken down crow. mitch mcconnell is the least popular politician -- >> you had the old crow come out and say we don't have good candidates. >> yeah. >> that's mitch mcconnell, who's the worst thing we have in the republican party. he's absolutely the worst. >> this is the guy who is -- seems to be headed for the republican nomination and the top republican in the united states senate and has been for some time. >> you watch this dynamic, report on this dynamic every day. >> and donald trump has attacked mitch mcconnell's wife we should point out. >> who used to work for him. >> yes. >> in deranged and racist terms. >> yes. >> so with mitch mcconnell and donald trump obviously their relationship has completely soured since january 6th. it is hard to imagine that if donald trump becomes president that mitch mcconnell can remain or would want to remain as gop leader. there are

i've got to tell you, i do think this is it for mitch mcconnell. i think he's either going to retire or someone will replace him. if you're going to retire, at least go out with some dignity. mich mcconnell is a cynical guy, but there's a few thing he cares about, and i would hope he finds some backbone in the next few weeks instead of getting run over by a third rate real estate guy out of new york. it's crazy how pathetic mitch mcconnell looks right now. >> i was going to say he can take a page out of mitt romney's book as he lev leaves the senate and standing up what he believes is the right thing to do. thank you for your time tonight. >>> up next on alex wagner tonight, a peek inside the courtroom where donald trump testified today. we'll get the latest from someone who was inside next. e l someone who was inside next. >>> all right, so former president donald trump took the stand today to defend himself i guess arguably in the civil trial to decide how much he should have to pay for defaming writer e. jean carroll. trump's testimony only laste

and mitch mcconnell has always been a power player. like him or not, he has always been somebody that has control of that republican conference, and it feels like he is in charge. he is not in charge now. he has been run over. the party did not follow what he wanted to do over the past two years. he got in touch with what the base wants. obviously, he's aging. and so, i think, for a variety of reasons, mitch mcconnell just does not have the juice anymore. i hope he finds. it i've got to tell, you if this is it -- i do think this is it for mitch mcconnell. i do think that either of it -- he's either going to retire someone will replace him. and if you are going to retire, at least go out with some dignity. mitch mcconnell is a cynical guy, but these few things that he cares. about i would hope that he find some backbone in the next few, weeks instead of getting run over by a third rate real estate guy out of new york. and it's crazy how pathetic mitch mcconnell looks right now. >> i was gonna say, you can take a page out of mitt romney'

tammy bruce, mitch mcconnell finally throwing in the towel. after howling conservative senator said you can't have this terrible deal, couple things, work permits for illegal migrants, 5,000 per day, influx of 5,000 per day is okay. i guess that less than 10,000 a day. increase number of visas for family of high school labors -- high sc skill labors and betts betsy mccaughey on show last night, talking about her great column, illegals who want to flying they don't need a picture i.d. card, no i.d. cards just go ahead and next thing they will vote. tammy, welcome to the show. >> thank you first time, i appreciate it. larry: all it is all. >> you know you mentioned jean baptiste i think of paris, i get distracted. larry: i knew him, he wrote in 1801. >> there you go, 5 thousand a day does not sound like much, wouldn't 50 thousand a month -- 150 thousand a month, you think about who is already here, numbers that have happened. we're still talking about incentives, the idea is someone can get in, maybe i can get in we can make if happen. the the c

i wouldn't sleep well at night if i were messing with mitch mcconnell. k that -- if the steel get scuttled for whatever reason, i think that mcconnell wrote in classic mcconnell fashion, find a way to get out a knife in the phone booth, and drop some -- on the floor. >> robert, you agree? >> yeah, absolutely. and i think one of the things that mitch mcconnell and others are going to start talking about, because -- as you rightly mentioned, aid to ukraine is set up in this. and so, the winner in this deal also is vladimir putin. something i think you hear a lot about also in the state of the union, also by joe biden. and i think also by republicans that are concerned about what happens if our aid stops and russia's victorious in ukraine. what does that mean for the rest of europe and what does that mean for the rest of the world? all of that is bad. >> all right, mark, new topic. you have got a new piece out in vanity fair this week, laying out the race to be donald trump's running running mate. explain this. because, in the last 48 hours, people like to s

mitch mcconnell has no working relationship with donald trump. he outsourced the political partnership between senate republicans. the key here is senator mcconnell says he will back the nominee. if donald trump, who looks like the favorite wins the nomination, it seems like he will get that pro forma endorsement from mitch mcconnell, even though they could not be more different and are unaligned on big issues. >> will the former president care if mitch mcconnell endorses him? >> i don't even know if that is an endorsement trump would want. he has been calling for mcconnell to go. he encouraged rick scott to challenge mitch mcconnell last year. rick scott did but lost handily. that has created an ongoing split in the republican party in the senate. i don't know if trump wants that endorsement, and i do not know if mitch mcconnell will serve another term as leader. we will see this come to a head in the next couple months. if anyone tells you what will happen, they are lying to you. >> over to the house side, among republicans, who has the most en

mitch mcconnell has always been a power player.ou like him or not, he has always been somebody that has control of that republican conference and feels like he's in charge. he's not in charge now. he has been run over. the party did not follow what he wanted to do over the past two years. he's out of touch with what the base wants. obviously he is aging. and suffering for a variety of reasons he doesn't produce any more. i hope you find. it if this is, i do think this is it from mitch mcconnell. i think he's gonna retire or someone will replace him. if you're going to retire, at least go out with some dignity. mitch mcconnell is a cynical guy but there are a few things he cares about, and i would hope that he finds some backbone in the next few weeks instead of getting run over by a third rate realest eight guy out of new york. it's crazy how pathetic mitch mcconnell looks right now. >> i was gonna say, he can take a page out of mitt romney's book as he leaders senate in standing up for what he believes is the right thing to do. ti

different and they are totally unaligned on big issues. >> will the former president care if mitch mcconnellhim? >> look, i really know if that's an endorsement trump would want. this point is been calling for mcconnell to go as leader for several years. he encouragednn rick scott senar from florida to challenge mitch mcconnell last year. rick scotttt did challenge but lost handily, yet just the challenge and the backing of ten other senators has kind of created an ongoing split in the republican party in the senate. i don't know that trump wants that endorsement added don't know that mitch mcconnell is necessarily going to serve another term as leader if trump as president or the nominee so we'll see is all come to that in the nexthe few months at a poliy if you don't tell you what's going to happen they are lying to you. >> moving over to the house side, four republicans, who who has the most endorsements? >> trump has an even stronger, a handful of members have endorsed ron desantis or nikki haley, but at this point trump now has the backingi of the top the republican leaders, tom emmer t

have they not met mitch mcconnell.is to deny president obama a secon term. they live in a party where the republican nationally committee is weighing a resution to just declare trump a winner. >> i know both of these people pretty well, i have worked with them closely. as we say in vermont, let's see how this sugars out. when donald trump becomes a nominee and it's a straight-up choice, i don't think the problem is going to be what liz cheney or mitt romney are doing. i think they're going to do the right thing here. just think, mitt came out in the spring of '16 and denounced trump. and i don't think it's an exaggeration to say he was surprised that so few people followed him. and he was the first senator ever in the history of the united states to vote to impeach a member of his own party. and you know, i think he goes to bed at night and he sleeps well. he's been threatened, as has liz cheney. they have both received serious physical threats and dealt with it, but they're examples of quiet courage. i think they'll e

mitch mcconnell has the thickest skin in washington. >> reporter: it is possible donald trump and other conservatives could try to sideline mcconnell if the former president returns to the white house. neil: the one video, john thune behind mcconnell has refused to say donald trump is my guy, staying out of this but a lot of the powers that be are. i wonder what you make of that. >> you have more senate republicans say of the writing is on the wall, he is going to be the nominee. john cornyn who hopes to succeed mitch mcconnell as the senate republican leader at some point, he endorsed donald trump this week. >> reporter: you are right. neil: leadership is close to watch. brent velicovich, the house armed services critical house foreign affairs, the central figure, maybe stuff gets done in the trump administration if it comes to that. on whatever we do on the border, the word is they are not a fan of what they are kicking around right now so don't do anything. keep them true and how do you feel about that? >> don't think that's true, donald trump wants to secure the border. what he want

so i couldn't disagree more with mitch mcconnell on that point. is he suggesting that we must act to do it. no, mr. mcconnell. joe biden must act. he has the power. he just doesn't want to do it. >> laura: so this means senator ron johnson, holly, rand paul, you, vance, i mean, there is a core grouch senators who are still standing up for the american workers, they -- y'all got to stick together. and everyone can call their senator and respectfully let their voice be heard. senator, i understand that you have decided whom you are going to endorse in the republican primary. are you going to share it with us tonight. >> yeah. i have made that decision. and as i get that that, i want to be clear, this is a choice. the american people have a choice to make. in this circumstance, they have a rare historically unusual chance to choose between two presidents. they have a chance to choose between order and lawlessness. the opportunity of putting america first or america last. i choose first and always to put america first. look, whether you like donald tru

we saw mitch mcconnell seen a statement _ saudi.en a statement that - saudi. we saw mitch mcconnell seen a statement that he - saudi. we saw mitch mcconnell seen a statement that he is - seen a statement that he is hopeful these operations marketing during shift in biden administration's approach to iran and the houthi and also to restore deterrence and change the calculus of iran. do you think it will do that? unfortunately i have a pessimistic view of that as mentioned earlier i think the houthis still maintain capability. houthis still maintain capability-— houthis still maintain capability. what about deterring _ capability. what about deterring iran? - capability. what about deterring iran? i - capability. what about deterring iran? i don'tj capability. what about - deterring iran? i don't feel there has been a deterrence from iran, necessarily. naturally of course we have also struck against houthi or iranians based attack in iraq and syria and so there is a back—and—forth but i think iran acts as a spoiler. it tries to spoil,

. >> slams mitch mcconnell for fostering border talks. >> sadly mitch mcconnell's enemies are conservativesn the senate and house republican leadership. >> house speaker mike johnson opposes the senate package. cruz owe could you seed the g.o.p. brass waging war on the speaker. aligning, instead, with senate majority leader chuck schumer. >> republican leadership is like charlie brown with lucy and the football. and over and over again they run for the football and over and over again lucy schumer pulls it away and republican leadership lands on their as. >> democrats worry that the right might kill the bill even before there is a bill. >> attempts to sabotage negotiations before they even finish must be shunned by the manimembership of this body. >> other republicans are bewildered that their colleagues would undermine lead g.o.p. negotiator james lankford of oklahoma. >> for anybody to think that james lankford, from a ruby red state, with the subject matter expertise that he has on the border is going to do something soft, it is beyond my comprehension. >> some republicans say democrats

. >>> in washington now, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is reportedly shifting his stance on the bipartisan national security package that he once publicly supported. that bill currently links southern border security measures to foreign aid to ukraine, israel, and taiwan. in a closed door conference meeting yesterday the minority leader reportedly said that gop opposition to border provisions may now make it harder to pass foreign aid funding if they are indeed linked. a source familiar with the ongoing negotiations tells nbc news there is concern that a significant number of gop members are simply not interested in striking a deal when it comes to immigration. my friends at punch bowl news also reporting that mcconnell doesn't want to take the immigration issue away from former president trump's presidential campaign. mcconnell per punch bowl reportedly told republicans we don't want to do anything to undermine him, we're in a quandary. this is a moment to remind everyone that mitch mcconnell despite his vocal opposition to some things donald trump has done has said he will

mitch mcconnell was telling leaders behind closed doors, republican leaders behind closed doors the politicsn this have changed. initially mcconnell was one of the senators pushing for a border deal tied to money for ukraine's fight against russia and israel's fight against hamas and gaza. now it seems like there is less and less of an appetite by republicans on capitol hill to do that all together. they are, there is a thought now that they should just be pushing for border money. everything else can wait or be done separately. larry? larry: peter the sound didn't come through so much here for the john kirby quote. was that saying that the federal government could seize the texas national guard or stop the texas national guard? i kind of missed that point. >> reporter: question. somebody asked if the president was going to federalize the guard and kirby's answer, he didn't say no. he have said i don't have any decisions with respect to that and to speak for the president. he does not have anything on that. but they're down there, these texas national guard guys. their orders are to lay out

. >> it's been more than three years since senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and trump spoke. ies to avoid you thorring trump's name at all. a feud stemming after the january 6th attack and trump's role in fueling it. the two may be forced to work together if he wins the white house. my new reporting about mcconnell and trump. the gop front-runner on the house easier. senator john cornin. this is real bad blood between trump and mcconnell and it's all about january 6th. >> the mob was if he had lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. there's no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. >> because mitch mcconnell is a loser is. mitch mcconnell is a disgrace. >> do you want to see a new republican leader in the u.s. senate? >> i believe we have to have that. no, we have to have that. >> and asking him again, he's gone on to blame his wife with racists posts, calling her saying she's a taiwanese immigrant. she calls her china loving coco chau. does mcconnell want to serve as republi

>> no, i think ultimately it's interesting that you played that footage of mitch mcconnell, because mitch mcconnell is the person probably most responsible in the republican party for the fact that donald trump is still this dominant figure. because, as we all remember, you floated the idea that he would vote to convict. and then at the last minute, kind of made up this cockamamie excuse to avoid doing it, because he thought he would take some heat from the base. and you probably thought donald trump would just disappear. a mistake that no one in the republican party has made to date. so i think that house republicans mostly, really firmly behind trump, there's a growing number of very pro trump senate republicans, but most of them just tolerate him. they need him to win, they need his money, and they're just going to abide by this and stay silent for as much as humanly possible. i'm sure for the msnbc reporters, if they were to grab these people, the republican senators, they'd say i didn't hear that. they would refused to comment on it, to avoid talking about it. because it's in their i

maria: so the problem is mitch mcconnell?rities of the american people, we need to be sure that mcconnell and all a of the senate republicans understand that the majority of american people say the number one problem in the united states whether they live in texas or somewhere else is that open border to the south because we're all feeling as you know in new york the pain of 10 million people arriving here i illegally over the last three years. maria: i spoke with lieutenant governor dan patrick yesterday and he said it's rippling through towns across our country. watch this. >> i've been studying this for 15 years. i track it by the year, pretty much. in 2016, we were averaging about 435,000 apprehensions most years. think about that. per year. and in december we had 300,000 alone. so under joe biden, we know the apprehensions, the people who come across the bridge and turn themselves in, want asylum, 90% don't call you phi for it, we'll be -- qualify for it, we'll be somewhere around 8 million with the got aways at the end

>> no, i think ultimately it's interesting you played that footage of mitch mcconnell because mitch mcconnell is probably the person most responsible in the republican party that donald trump is still this figure. because as we all remember he floated the idea to convict, and at the last minute made up this cockamamie excuse to avoid doing it and i think he thought trump would disappear. i think house republicanps mostly really firmly behind trump. there's a growing number of very pro-trump senate republicans, but most of them sort of tolerate him. they need him to win, need his money, and they're just going to abide by this and stay silent for as much as humanly possible. i'm sure for the msnbc capitol hill reporters if they were to grab these people, they would say i didn't hear that. they would refuse to comment on it to avoid talking about it. >> do you think that this -- trump has made hey of all these trials because he thinks it's good for fund-raising and burnishing his profile. that's a double-edged sword. but he's fund-raising off of this, and i wonder what you think the continuation

in the evening, a number of american media, citing their own sources , reported that senator mitch mcconnell, the leader of the republicans in the senate , told his fellow party colleagues at a meeting behind closed doors that he was no longer sure whether it was worth moving forward with this bipartisan agreement. to the security of the southern border of the united states, citing that his party was in a difficult position position through the 2024 political campaign . the american media write that this may be related to the pressure of donald trump on american lawmakers, ah, and his reluctance to solve this, this is the border issue now, because according to american journalists, they say, it could add points to joe biden before the election, and it is not in the interests of donald trump, they write about it. the american media now, what happened yesterday, an analyst, a political analyst of the foundation together, yes klein, comments to kateryna lisunova, come on let's listen senator mitch mcconnell, who has always been a very strong supporter of ukraine, just earlier this week said tha

we don't know mitch mcconnell a republican is this about haiblth interest of he has told people i hate him more than anybody is it because he hates interest of or hell bent on getting money to ukraine doesn't care what it means for to u.s. border. >> i have no idea fully sports, funding ukraine in conference we repeat plea talked about a lawless president if deal on border we have he enforcement mechanism to make sure he kaerz through on agreement my suggest tie funding to ukraine, to metrics to thresholds president has to meet in securing the border, and what we were told is that mcconnell told lankford negotiate or not on table, james never asked for it, that certain, didn't make me happy because we discussed that repeatedly there is a lot of support in conference mitch mcconnell on his own decided that was an't part of the negotiations the key piece perfect leverage we needed to actually have a bill that would secure the widespread, not provide immigration reform, amnesty, benefits for people coming in here, this is absurd >> do you think they have votes will they pass regardless of

mitch mcconnell has survived a long time.rategist and tactician, but what's his role here, and what's his power or lack thereof in the republican party? >> well, his power is that he still controls the republican senate and he has a lot of respect from his colleagues there, and i think it's becoming clear from people who really want to solve the problem on the republican side that this is an active and actionable solution that's on the table, and i think, again, i'd hate to be in a, you know, fight and fumble with mitch mcconnell, and that's where rick scott is right now. i'll take mitch mcconnell any day. >> mark mckinnon, always good to see you. >>> former president trump's meeting with the teamsters just wrapped up and he gave a brief statement afterwards. let me bring in nbc's garrett haake, what can you tell us. >> reporter: it's probably the lengthiest. he hit on a number of topics, including the border bill. the bill has not been made public yet, described it as a terrible bill, went on to say it would be a huge mistak

it is for mitch mcconnell.tunately, here i think that he does not necessarily represent the full republican party. i would say that i'm quite happy that i worked for richard burr and didn't go to commit donald trump in the second impeachment trial. butthis is the world of donald trump takes us. to the argument is essential that trump and his -- trump lawyers were making today that if a sitting president, say joe biden, wanted to assassinate a political rival, that would be okay if the senate felt like it was okay. clearly that's not just wrong but that's insane political theory. >> as someone who lives in washington, no one thinks seal team six would actually follow through with an order like that. but the idea that that was the prospect that was raised, that it's up to the senate and that body to hold president accountable. it's an extreme example but i go back to january 6th because a lot of people probably thought january six was never gonna happen. we're living with extremes and really being led by donald t

it is for mitch mcconnell. unfortunately, here i think he doesn't necessarily represent the full republican party. i'd say i'm quite happy that i worked for richard burr, who did vote to convict donald trump in the second impeachment trial. but this is sort of the world that donald trump takes us to. the argument essentially that trump and his lawyers -- or trump's lawyers were making today that is if a sitting president, say, joe biden, wanted to assassinate a political rival, who might his political rivals be, that would be okay if the senate felt that was okay. clearly that's not just wrong, that's clearly insane political theory. >> just as someone who lives in work work i wonder -- that moment, yes, it is a hypothetical. i think that's really important. no one thinks seal team 6 would actually follow through with an order like that. but the idea that that was the prospect that was raised, this idea that it's up to the senate, that body, to hold presidents accountable. >> well, it's an extreme example but i

even mitch mcconnell has surrendered to vladimir putin anti-semitic to donald trump. the floor speeches, the photo ops, constant attacks from republicans always done in bad faith. and everyone can see that this is not about securing the border. this was never about this was never about protecting our country. just like the basis in peace basis impeachment the maga republicans a pretend to care about, , it is always been about helping donald trump become president again. i want to be very clear. house democrats will fight with everything we have to make sure that that doesn't happen. vice chair ted lieu. >> thank it at the meeting we just had, chairman aguilar recognize three u.s. service members were killed and many were going to soar to support for amazing military and the families that were affected by this unjustified strike by iranian backed militants. now, terms of the economy, we had some amazing news this month or early this month s&p 500 hit a record high. last week the dow jones exceeded 38,000 for the first time in u.s. history. just yesterday the dow jones

it is one mitch mcconnell.the senate minority leader for playing the administration like a fiddle. he is mvp in a terrible, terrible way. for having agreed with house republicans that yes, the only way to get the eu ukraine israel, taiwan borders of her 80, is if you attach more immigration stuff to it. but now that trump has come out and said, no i do not want this because it will take this issue off the table. mitch mcconnell is telling his fellow republicans, so maybe we don't get it. maybe the politics have changed. maybe the wind has shifted. so, for him to have wasted everyone's time like this? it's just truly phenomenal senatorial work on his part i would say. just the most mitch mcconnell that you can be is to take an issue that you actually care about and dump it because you think you might win in the fall. >> nobody knows politics quite like mitch mcconnell. that's one for you chris. >> can we do something joyful? >> yes. >> tara vanderveer, the stanford women's basketball coach. who is now the most w

that's john thune also. >> mitch mcconnell at one point. >> punch bowl news is also reporting that mitch he reportedly told republicans, quote, we don't want to do anything to undermine him. we're in a quandary. >> they're going to allow fentanyl to flow across the border over the next year and allow illegal immigrants to flow over the border for the next year, when they all were saying a week ago before donald trump stepped in, the best border security bill ever. now they're saying they're going to kill it. trump is saying i want to economy to crash too. >> symone sanders townsend joins us. what changed? >> mitch mcconnell in this private meeting said the quiet part out loud to republicans in the senate, that the politics have changed because donald trump coming out of new hampshire, in their eyes, is basically the nominee of the party. never mind that he has not reached the required number of delegates yet. never never mind nikki haley is still in the race and she sees a path. this is devastating. i was hearing about this last night and early this morning. i was shocked. i'm shocked fo

cnn's manu raju is on capitol hill this morning with this big statement by mitch mcconnell, manu. >> porter: yeah, no question about it. republicans are still trying to figure out what that means in the months ahead. mcconnell has been pushing hard to get this deal done because republicans have insisted, there must be a deal on immigration and the border fuirst before thy agree to more funding for ukraine at a critical time in the war against russia. but because trump has come out publicly and privately, lobbying against any sort of immigration deal that is not, quote, exactly what republicans have demanded, there are fears on capitol hill that that could scuttle the process entirely, derail this national security package, and that is the message that republicans are grappling with this morning, including one senator, mitt o'rromney, who sa he believes donald trump is urging members to kill this because he wants to campaign on the issue of immigration. >> do you think this is what he wants, the issue, donald trump? this is why he is doing in? >> i think the border is a very important

at the border the republican frontrunner can continue to use that as a campaign issue senator mitch mcconnell held a closed-door meeting with republicans and a source says he does not want to do anything to undermine trump. mcconnell told supporters they are still working on the deal and that trump's opposition to it is not anything new president biden was in wisconsin celebrating reports of a booming economy and had this to say about donald trump >> my predecessor recently said he was actually hoping for the economy to crash that's a quote hoping for the economy to crash. can you believe it i don't, he said, he's hoping, because he hopes it happens soon while i'm still president. that's what he's hoping for. america now has the strongest growth, the lowest inflation rate of any major economy in the world. >> reporter: and biden has made it clear he sees trump as the candidate he'll be facing in the general election a member of the republican national committee actually floated a drft resolution to declare trump the presumptive nominee, despite nikki haley showing no signs of dropping out. ne

history i was outspent 3 - 1 and i ended up winning by less than three points, mitch mcconnell spentmillion nationwide in senate races, due to how much he spent in texas, 0, not 1 penny i'm in a very tough reelection race in texas, the democrats, chuck schumer has made clear on the number one target the democrats intend to spend over $100 million to defeat in texas we just had a poll last week that showed a one point race and yet we can expect mitch again not suspended money to defend me which means the only way that we hold on as if the folks watching the show go to ted cruz.org right now, go online to ted cruz.org and make a contribution of five, ten, $100 because my race and my support is not from the big money special interest in washington, d.c. it is from constitutional conservatives across the country you go to ted cruz.org and to help give me the resources to withstand $100 million from the left wing democrats and marxist were trying to invade this country and destroy this country. mark: when we come back and you tell me why nikki haley is running for president what are the t

and mitch mcconnell made that exact point as well.a normal case, as lisa knows well, this would be -- you would be viewed as waiving or forfeiting the argument that you have to have been impeached and convicted if you tell that tribunal no, no, no, you don't need to. i can still be criminally prosecuted. it's complete inconsistency and the judge was all over that and there was no good response from donald trump's counsel today on that issue. >> lisa, i want to hear from you on this. one of the things i heard you and chuck talking about today was that, you know, if that's true, if you can't be -- if you have to be impeached before anything can happen, then a president can commit a crime and then resign and avoid impeachment. >> that's absolutely right. the president can resign and automatically make his legal problems disappear. it is a nonsensical argument. first of all, it's practically nonsensible for the reasons you identified. but it is also a misread. it is structurally at odds with other separation of powers principles and it is

mitch mcconnell and jot doee biden must act. >> he has the power. he just doesn't want to do it. his this means senator ron john. hawley ramps you advance. i mean, there's a core group, ty of senators who are still standing up for the american workers. -got to togethethey all got tor and everyone can call their senator and respect decid fully, let their voice be heard. now, senator, i understand that you've decideedu are tod w you're going to endorse in the republican primary. are you going to shareyoth withs tonight? >> yeah, i have made that decision. and there't thto bs a get into . i want to be clear. thise americ is a choice. >> american people have a choice to make in this circumstance, they hrare. they have a rare, historically unusual chance to choose t between two presidents. they have a chance to choose between order and lawlessness. . >> they have an opportunity to choose betweethn puttingt or america first and america last. i choose first and always to put america first. >> whether you like donald trump or not, whether you agree with everything says or not, he's our o

where was mitch mcconnell and any, frankly in the senate leadership when the biden administration wasaking a laughingstock out of all of us on the issue of the border? anything drafted by some chamber of commerce flunky on immigration is meaningless. mayorkas will simply take the money and use it to settle migrants in the united states more quickly, more efficiently. isn't that great? so republicans should get out of these ridiculous negotiations. we invited senator lankford onto the show tonight. is he reportedly leading these talks but he could not join us. he did say though that once the full text is out, he is going to come here and answer all of our questions. i look forward to that interview. look, there is nothing personal toward him or frankly anyone. this is an issue of our country and its preservation. but we strongly recommend that lankford refuse to be the face of this. ask marco rubio how that worked out for him? what was that back in 2013? imagine this audience, the audience' reaction in a town hall in oklahoma city, remember, lankford is the senator from oklahoma. let's

where was mitch mcconnell? any senior leadership when the biden administration wasla making a laughing stock out of all of us on the border issue? so anything drafted by some chamber of commerce punky on immigration is meaningless. alejandro mayorkas will simply take the money andmo use it to settle migrants in the united states more quickly, moro efficiently. isn't that great ?kf republicans should get out of ridiculous negotiations. we invited senator lankford whoy is reportedly leading these nctalks but he could not join u but he did say once the full text is out, you will come heren s.and answer all of our questio. i look forward to thatankl interview. look, there was nothing personal towards him or frankly anyone. this is an issue of our countryr anond that is preservation. but we strongly recommend that langford refused to be the facke of the spirit asked marco rubio how that worked out for him, what was that 2019? imagin ie the audience in a town hall oklahoma city and langford was from oklahoma. let's s

no love lost between mitch mcconnell and trump especially on an issue like this. the fact he posted this at a time republicans have gotten more than -- >> i've never seen anything like this policy-wise. >> they're going to stick with him even if he is the reason this sinks? and is he the reason this sinks? >> he certainly has the political capacity to kill it in the u.s. house. he may have the capacity to kill it in the senate. i think it's really 50/50 right now whether this package moves forward. i think what the senate republicans are facing, even if you could pass this deal, immigration, ukraine, the whole thing, the prospect of failing in the house is high. then you have to come back and say what's our next play. the political reality here is that donald trump is the most influential policy person, i say policy in air quotes, in the republican party, and a lot of republicans will listen to him on it. he could never get this deal. no one could -- this is a unique moment to get everything republicans are going to get in this. and there are parole and asylum cha

not nancy pelosi or mitch mcconnell. he could have wrought in the extra guard and ended it quickly. guest: the committee that investigated did a whole hearing before donald trump reased a video telling followers to go me. what happened during that has tarnished democracacross the world. they made that argument uneqvocally. host: congressional correspondent. you can follow him on social media. we always appreciate your time. coming up in about 30 minutes, we will be joined by larry, the director of the center for policy. we will take a look at campaign 2024. just over 300 days away, but first, more of your phone calls. any political issue he went to talk about, the phone lines are yours. the numbers are on your screen. ♪ >> c-span's campaign 2024 coverage conties with the presidential primaries. watch on c-span network as the first votes are cast in the upcoming election along with candidate speeches and results, beginning wi the iowa caucuses . campaign 2024 on c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> a healthy democracy does not just look at this. it lks like this where america

soil for the same token here you have mitch mcconnell who sat on the floor of the said this past weeke believes the president has the authority to do what he needs to do wishes he would've done more of it. he says quote in a statement this afternoon, mitch mcconnell that i iranian sponsors of this type of action and terrorism where american blood and a badge of honor. arthel: we are in a very tenuous situation, a quick answer for me. how much do you think politics will muck this up part in that expression. >> certainly republicans cast doubt on how confident and competent the president is in these foreign affairs you can see them in a presidential election year using this to portray the administration is as being soft on iran. and letting the situation get out of hand they have been hammering him for a while you do have politics on the other side of dale barbara lee a democrat for oakland running for the senate voted against the authorization to go into of afghanistan after 911 she said the violence is spiraling out of control she says we must have a cease-fire in gaza. >> all right c

mitch mcconnell has been the loudest opponent on the republican side of ukraine funding and he will be deal. it is a legacy issue for him. it looks like it will be president trump who wants to campaign on the bad situation at the border versus mitch mcconnell and the senate wanting this legacy issue which is more funding for ukraine. amna: would mcconnell delphi president -- defy president trump? reporter: he is not beholden to anyone. others are more skeptical. the house already passed a much tougher border deal and when speaker johnson came out he said the senate deal is not as tough as the house deal. reporter: and we should point out the fact that speaker johnson is in new york constant communication with donald trump. we know what is going on here. no matter what the senate comes up with, the house is not going to pass it. and certainly they won't come up with a bill that could garner a single democratic vote. amna: this is unfolding with the presidential campaign in the background and mr. trump being the presumptive nominee. what are the biggest takeaways coming out of the early

mitch mcconnell among them.hite house officials i spoke to last night after the meeting, they weren't as enthusiasm as schumer who came out trying to spin it. this is the closest we have been to a deal. but they think johnson will have to cave and make some compromise. the blowback would be so hard the other way if he doesn't, snow and mika. this isn't done yet, and we have a government funding shutdown deadline looming tomorrow night that's complicating things further. there is also a snowstorm coming to washington that will accelerate the timetable here. may not be able to have votes tomorrow. but they're not, to use the football analogy, they're not at the five yard line, but they're moving down the field fast. >> jackie alemany, thank you, as always. >>> coming up, andrea mitchell joins us with her reporting on the growing tension between president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we'll be right back. ahu. we'll be right back. is overwhelming. but i never just found my way; i made it. and

it's your verizon. >>> republican minority leader mitch mcconnell says a border deal with democrats is a pipe dream because it's an election year. a source familiar with the comments tells nbc news mcconnell told gop colleagues in a closed door meeting trump is a factor and when asked directly, he didn't deny it. joining us now, democratic congressman, jim himes. thank you for being here. it looked like the border deal was getting close in the senate. what happened to it in the house was another story, but it feels like there's a moment now where republicans say they really want a border deal. democrats are realizing that they need a border deal because politically speaking it's not so great in a lot of big democratic cities. why can't this be the moment that something happens? >> a big part of that is donald trump. if you think about the way this tragedy developed, and i'm not giving up just yet but i was in the room where the speaker of the house said to the national security adviser you must do a border deal in order to unlock ukraine. the national security adviser said we don't wan