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Know, he needs to have a foil. he did better when -- as matt said. its a binary choice. trump or clinton. he did better when it was, do you want hillary or me? it was one or the other. i think he enjoys having the foil of the media right now. thats really all he has. with democrats taking over the house and congress, hell be able to run against them and say youre in charge, too, now. and if he is smart politically, i think hell start to do that and hell also, as we know, just sort of be consumin...

Former vice president. and bernie sanders who almost became the nominee and very competitive in 2016. so i think it will come. i think that it is important. one of the things i am excited about this 2020 democratic presidential primary is that its going to be big, yes, but its going to be diverse. youre going to have the kamala harris, elizabeth warren and so forth in that primary. and once it gets started and once people start hearing from them, i think those numbers will shift a bit. >> who do...

Senate. he is in for an onslaught from the democratic house. we are not mentioning the other investigations going on. he believes they can be a useful foil. he thinks he can run against them on issues of the wall, if he doesnt get it now. it can be something he uses for his base. this is what you wanted. the democrats are saying no. try to use that propelling himself into 2020. >> the conversation we have surrounding the shutdown is who is at fault for the shutdown. the president is calling this...

Behind the art of the deal, may be about to get his first taste of truly hostile negotiations on capitol hill. the presidents frequent democratic foil, nancy pelosi, will claim the speakers gavel when she returns to the house in january. and the president is also likely to face a series of investigations in the new year planned by house democrats. joining me, nbc news capitol hill producer and reporter alex, frank thorpe and producer mariana sotomayor. this is the great team that brings you all ...

He did better when it was, do you want hillary or me? it was one or the other. i think he enjoys having the foil of the media right now. thats really all he has. with democrats taking over the house and congress, hell be able to run against them and say youre in charge, too, now. and if he is smart politically, i think hell start to do that and hell also, as we know, just sort of be consuming the democratic primary like the rest of the country is on television. >> changing the channel. >> youll ...

When hes attacking. >> when he has a foil. >> a one on one, i think -- you can correct me if im wrong. i think early on he did well because of the crowded field of republicans. i think one of one with kasich is tougher than you might think. >> he does extremely well at creating a hand full of moments in a debate that get replayed over and over again. he never wins the debate. he wins the coverage of the debate. and i think he actually is pretty good about that even when its a one on one like wit...

Referee of the democratic primary. >> for the next year its going to be nancy pelosi with chuck on the side. mostly pelosi. >> he didnt have a good first matchup. >> he didnt. its going to make the nexther. >> which will make the next one easier. >> theres a -- we can have a debate about pelosis long-term effectiveness. she might be uniquely qualified to -- think about her generation, and trump is from her generation. shes dealt with men like him her whole life. >> and a woman who grew up in bal...

The numbers are not in his favor, theyre clearly saying its his fault, so well see how much hell withstand the lower poll numbers. when it tips into his base, thats when it will happen. >> when you hear mulvaney trying to drive a wedge between the democrats when it comes to that vote. >> he may get people to believe that, its sort of inside baseball. speaker pelosi went about getting her votes one at a time. she has the votes, theyre secured. but not only that, there isnt a challenger to pelosi....

More than it ever has. >> sounds like well have a fight and a foil and possible a foe in 2019. basil and boyd will be joining us later in the show. thank you so much, kimberly, a pleasure speaking with you. >> thank you. coming up, new details on secretary nielsen as she makes another stop at the southern border today. how will dhs respond after the deaths of two migrant children? stay with us. dren stay with us but we still had to have a cigarette. had to. kayla: do you know how hard it is to...

>> speaking of that politics game, kimberly, weve already seen the lacks of ann coulter, rushasting the president over border funding. how politically damaging would that be for the president if he doesnt get what hes asking for? >> im not sure that it will be more damaging than its already been. recall that the president has had two years of full republican control of the congress. and he has not been able to effectuate that. i think the only plus here for the president is that he loves a fight...