Marc Thiessen: Just Like Only Nixon Can Go to China, Only Trump Can Sign Immigration Reform

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Martha You ░░░░░░░░ Talk about it more ░░░░░░░░ Thiessen enterprise scholar and ░░░░░░░░ success you heard Ed ░░░░░░░░ up and you heard ░░░░░░░░ interview Something happened Marc ░░░░░░░░ the group that was ░░░░░░░░ general at the table ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday It seems to ░░░░░░░░ that then everybody went ░░░░░░░░ to their corners and ░░░░░░░░ heard you know they ░░░░░░░░ an earful from their ░░░░░░░░ and they said don ░░░░░░░░ you give in on ░░░░░░░░ and don t you ░░░░░░░░ up on that When ░░░░░░░░ get back in there ░░░░░░░░ better hold your ground ░░░░░░░░ you better fight this ░░░░░░░░ So now we are ░░░░░░░░ a situation where it ░░░░░░░░ like we are going ░░░░░░░░ have to do another ░░░░░░░░ to get through the ░░░░░░░░ bill the end of ░░░░░░░░ week and getting nowhere ░░░░░░░░ immigration which looked a ░░░░░░░░ bit promising on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ at least those in ░░░░░░░░ center It sure did ░░░░░░░░ I think you hit ░░░░░░░░ nail on out head ░░░░░░░░ you were talking to ░░░░░░░░ O Malley The Democrats ░░░░░░░░ t want the deal ░░░░░░░░ don t want a ░░░░░░░░ They want the issue ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States sat there with ░░░░░░░░ and he said not ░░░░░░░░ did he say he ░░░░░░░░ to legalize the dreamers ░░░░░░░░ 800 000 or so ░░░░░░░░ the dreamers he wanted ░░░░░░░░ go as far as ░░░░░░░░ immigration reform that would ░░░░░░░░ all 11 million illegal ░░░░░░░░ in this country He ░░░░░░░░ I will take the ░░░░░░░░ for both Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ if we can cut ░░░░░░░░ deal He wants a ░░░░░░░░ next change for that ░░░░░░░░ wants changes in immigration ░░░░░░░░ he willing to go ░░░░░░░░ legalize all 11 million ░░░░░░░░ That is an extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ for the Democrats to ░░░░░░░░ Martha Extension tonight in ░░░░░░░░ s piece he said ░░░░░░░░ will take the heat ░░░░░░░░ whof life has been ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s Martha You don ░░░░░░░░ think that s true ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s true I think ░░░░░░░░ happened Lindsey Graham and ░░░░░░░░ Durbin negotiated something They ░░░░░░░░ t include all the ░░░░░░░░ all the voice Goodlatte ░░░░░░░░ wasn t involved in ░░░░░░░░ they brought this deal ░░░░░░░░ the president that really ░░░░░░░░ t a deal and ░░░░░░░░ t what the president ░░░░░░░░ or indicated he was ░░░░░░░░ to do It got ░░░░░░░░ down The reality Martha ░░░░░░░░ George W Bush couldn ░░░░░░░░ pass comprehensive immigration reform ░░░░░░░░ Obama couldn t pass ░░░░░░░░ immigration reform Just like ░░░░░░░░ Nixon can go to ░░░░░░░░ only Donald Trump can ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive immigration reform into ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have to decide ░░░░░░░░ you want this issue ░░░░░░░░ 2018 or help these ░░░░░░░░ The way they are ░░░░░░░░ this leaking meetings attacking ░░░░░░░░ president Exposing what s ░░░░░░░░ in a private negotiation ░░░░░░░░ they are acting like ░░░░░░░░ that don t care ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrants they care ░░░░░░░░ the issue Martha If ░░░░░░░░ care about illegal immigrants ░░░░░░░░ care about the DACA ░░░░░░░░ Emily there is a ░░░░░░░░ forward Go ahead We ░░░░░░░░ to be fig a ░░░░░░░░ world in interpreting the ░░░░░░░░ of last week entirely ░░░░░░░░ here What was brought ░░░░░░░░ the president was a ░░░░░░░░ deal He said bring ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan deal that ░░░░░░░░ a number of pieces ░░░░░░░░ it including protections for ░░░░░░░░ kids and it was ░░░░░░░░ was brought to him ░░░░░░░░ then apparently someone in ░░░░░░░░ White House got to ░░░░░░░░ look it s not ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham the Republican ░░░░░░░░ went into that meeting ░░░░░░░░ has been leading on ░░░░░░░░ talks for at least ░░░░░░░░ months if not years ░░░░░░░░ s not like he ░░░░░░░░ not an ally of ░░░░░░░░ He is He went ░░░░░░░░ there and said I ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan deal on ░░░░░░░░ table Apparently the king ░░░░░░░░ deals does not understand ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan deal looks ░░░░░░░░ the fact that both ░░░░░░░░ gives a little Both ░░░░░░░░ did give a little ░░░░░░░░ Given a lot Agreeing ░░░░░░░░ protections for all the ░░░░░░░░ kids in protection for ░░░░░░░░ security chain migration and ░░░░░░░░ lottery I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ have to leave it ░░░░░░░░ I m way over ░░░░░░░░ No it is not ░░░░░░░░ true Martha Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Thanks.