Menendez: Trump ‘Lies’ and Plays ‘Fast’ with ‘Half-Truths’ About the Border

‘I hate to say this about the president of the United States, but he lies’

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HARLOW: "It is the case that, you know, a large portion of the majority of the fentanyl that's coming over, the heroin that's coming over from Mexico comes through those ports of entry smuggled in big trucks, et cetera with other items. Look, we know what the White House aim is here, and part of their strategy after the president's prime time address last night because Jim Acosta was told by his source that they will focus on Democrats calling this a manufactured crisis. And that they think that benefits the president's agenda because Democrats do agree, you among them, that there is a humanitarian issue here that we do have to improve border security. Do you think that was a misstep by some of your Democratic colleagues to call it a manufactured crisis?" 
MENENDEZ: "Well, I think what they were saying is that the president -- you know, I hate to say this about the president of the United States, but he lies and he is, you know, fast with the --" 
HARLOW: "But should the Democrats not --" 
MENENDEZ: "With half-truths at the end of the day."

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