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Night, they said we kind of expected to lose the house and this is fine for us if this does happen. we were expecting this. bracing ourselves for it and now president trump can have a foil in washington and can fight with someone who is not paul ryan, a member of his own party. >> whats strange about that it didnt work in 2018 so the fact that they want that continue to be their foil is a little bit odd. >> the thing about pelosi, nancy pelosi is someone who will cut a deal, someone who may run ...

That are in the weeds. >> democratic senator kirsten gillibrand of new york was asked if sexism might be playing a role in pelosis detractors, trying to push her out of the role. listen. >> well, there is a lot of sexism in politics, a lot of sexual bias in pretty much any industry you want to look at. probably know it in your own industry, and so im sure thats a factor, but i think she is qualified, and she is extraordinary and she is strong, and she will make a very effective speaker. >> im su...

To see nancy pelosi regain the gavel because she is a 29% approval rating. she will become president trumps foil. unlikeable. makes gaffes like seeing you need to mow the grass to fix the border problem and armageddon to give american people tax cuts. crazy things she has said over time. we would love to see her there. >> jon: she is a very capable leader. she can twist arms and cut deals like nobody else. >> right. when you strike at the king you must kill him, right? i think it will be difficu...

Is the president coming to realize that the next two years will be different from the first two years in terms of investigations, not being able to push legislation through congress with republicans controlling both houses? is that the realization here? >> i think it is hard to tell because in one sense he seems to have embraced split power on capitol hill saying he thinks he can negotiate with democrats. having democrats in charge of the house is not a result he wanted or one that will necessar...

Threading that needle thats a house democrat right now. so shes going to be a lightning rod. shes going to provide trump with a foil. but shes going to be the one whos going to be able to do those things. what house democrats have to do and ive said this over and over again. our leadership is older and many times our ideas get stale, okay? unless we create a second session plan and unless they create a -- >> she called herself a transitional figure. >> lots of young democrats coming in. >> theyv...

Obstruction and corruption. if they can silo that off and be organized, theyre ready to rock. >> amanda probably doesnt realize this, but this is where we kind of have, you know, the salvo. this is where we have the person who can get it done in nancy pelosi. that is the argument for nancy pelosi being speaker because she is the only person capable of threading that needle thats a house democrat right now. so shes going to be a lightning rod. shes going to provide trump with a foil. but shes goi...

Going to be? >> you know, the one thing that i know that he gets enthusiastic about is a good fight, and so youll see the president start picking fights with everyone inside the white house, outside the white house, in his own party, in the opposition. he likes a good fight. without the boogeyman, donald trump is nothing but someone who is just constantly down, down, down, and thats what youre seeing. during the rallies when he was in the midterm campaign season, he was enthusiastic because he c...

>> based on foxs reporting, there are dozens of topics democrats expected to target and they take control of the house in january. with subpoena power the democrats will have more leverage to make details of russias 2016 election interference public. but they also run the risk of overplaying their hands and becoming a foil for the president. shannon. >> shannon: catherine herridge, thank you very much. democrats, as captain said, preparing to take control of the house in january, warning tonight...

Isnt new to have a double standard. >> reporter: there are dozens of topics democrats are expected to target when they take control of the house in january. the subpoena power democrats will have more leverage to make details of russias election interference public but they run the risk of overplaying their hand and becoming a foil for the president. shannon: thank you. democrats prepared to take control of the house in january warning tonight subpoenas are coming. xe is publishing a list of top...

President shows no interest in saluting the flag and showing reverence for our troops and those who have served, and it might lead someone to conclude that his instinct to do that before was only political and not substantive. i hope he reverses that and he shows in the future at other future remembrances just how how much we honor not democrats or republicans but anybody who has had the courage to put the uniform on in service of our country. >> the ceremony were looking at, the sunday ceremony...