PETE HEGSETH (FOX & FRIENDS WEEKEND CO-HOST): I was struck by a very prudent approach, I think, on the government shutdown. He's -- we don't know where he would come down on that. He wants to shut it down, I think that's his impulse, to get that wall. But clearly the 2018 midterms are a big factor, and the discussions with fellow Republicans have said, “Let's wait until after the elections to have the wall fight.”

Previously:

Fox & Friends suggests Trump pay for the wall through corporate sponsorships

Fox's Brian Kilmeade: Not funding Trump's border wall would be “anti-American”

Tucker Carlson: In terms of border security, “Why not just build a big concrete wall with guard towers and dogs?”