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Blame could shift. >> let me speak to the american people. thank you for having me. i dont think their memory as short as the presidents memory. first of all, moving past last week -- and youre right, glaringly in the oval office, loudly in the oval office, shouting in the oval office, the president said ill take charge of this shutdown. ill take ownership of this shutdown. how many times did he say it? he said to chuck schumer, dont worry about it, chuck, i wont blame it on you. but more import...

Were looking at other departments for the money. if he agrees to the cr, which would continue funding the govrt -- government at the current levels, the sky high spending from congress which he ran against when he was running for president, its going to continue. he loses, and the democrats will win everything they want. >> people who voted for him and wanted wall and went to the polls to vote for that wall, they want to know how hes going to do this. and they want to know why he seems to be sof...

Dont blink on this? >> i dont know if we get all the credit. president trump demonstrated that hes got a mind and will of his own. neil: and he was of a mind before to sign onto that idea, this temporary, continuing resolution and then something changed, right? . well, dont forget that he also said that he was-- before that he said he wanted border wall funding for like two and a half years. neil: very true. >> and we get to this point and hes saying, ill own the shutdown, but he was only going ...

Saying nothing that hasnt been said but theyre fearful. >> number of republican lawmakers railing against all the chaos, saying hey yeah, going to vote to extend the cr, add $5 billion towards it? could argue that republicans capitulated to the president and paved way for him to act as chaotically as he has. wrote trump had no power to force this shutdown on his own. congressional republicans are choosing once again to indulge trump rather than serve the country.

Vote and 40 house members lost their seats. it was a losing strategy then. why does he think it will be a winning strategy now? bearing down on the base did not work for him then. why would it work now particularly shutting down the government? >> the base was waiting for the wall. that was the promise. the promised land and donald trump hasnt delivered on that with both chambers of congress for the past two years. what happened, everybody saying, oh, right wing radio and fox news that pushed hi...

To vote for them. they aare republican bills. but we are prepared to vote for them. we agree with some, not others. but that is the process. the president needs to come to grips with that. >> congressman, we appreciate you taking the time to join us. have a happy holiday. >> joy, thank you very much. joining me now, jennifer rubin and john harwood and dana milba milbank. none of this makes sense to me. there is already a senate bill passed that funds the government. house of representatives if...

Ocasio-cortez. >> does she hold office yet? >> shes clearly a leader of a committee. >> wait a minute. >> shes outspoken. shes not a leader. she ees outspoken. >> shes on their all the time. >> no. is that a problem? >> yes. medicare for all is a problem because its socialism. >> i dont have time for that right now. how does this play out? >> the wall will not be funded. it will go to the house in january and go to another c.r. which will allow for another year or two your. how about you, brian?...

Larger immigration package last year. >> you said i dont think the government will shut down. what changed between then and now? is it the president acting unpredictably? >> the president said for months and months he wants funding for border security and wall, whatever that may be. while at the end of it everyone is focused in on did he have a deal, did he not have a deal on the c.r. when he came through, hes been pretty clear for months on this issue. i think there are a couple issues here. on...

Or not they can get the 60 votes necessary to break a filibuster to move this cr forwards that include this additional $5 billion in funding for the presidents border wall. there is simply no evidence that those votes exist here in the halls of the capital. so it seems very unlikely it will happen. does it go back to the house and are we at square one? i think thats the question here this morning. >> when you talk about being a deal making president and the art of the deal, deal means compromise...

Explaining to the public how to get out of this. one republican senator, bob corker, said this shows the government being run by tyranny because two radio talk show hosts are driving the presidents agenda. >> it was just a couple of days ago that senator cornyn came out of this meeting with vice president pence saying he was assured the president would sign the clean c.r. as we know, mitch mcconnell wouldnt have entaktaken it to floor without confidence the president would sign it. thank you so ...