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Hate the band. thats the democrats with immigration policy. they were all for everything is -- everything trump was for but now that he is bored, they are against it. i think there will be another shutdown. >> juan: the president is holding out as a point of leverage the idea that he might declare a national emergency. you have senator rubio, senator blunt yesterday on the sunday shows the same they dont like it because conservatives think it would set a precedent for future presidents to declar...

He reopened the government he was a wimp the president was. the president is quoted by the "wall street journal" saying of ann coulter i hear she has become very hostile. maybe i didnt return her phone call or something. brian: i just think the president cares way too much about people in the media. he is president. he is not a candidate. he has got to make some tough decisions and he is not an absolute monarch. there are times you have leverage. there are times you dont. this was a time in whic...

Assessment of where this was all falling as we are now in this period before the next potential shutdown. >> i dont think the president at this point has a lot of leverage. he was clearly blamed for the shutdown people clearly didnt like it. they never do, they never have, no shutdown to force a policy action or change has ever worked. this one didnt and i suspect he knows that and i suspect he doesnt want to have to shut the government down again either. the question is whether nancy pelosi wil...

Particularly since we instituted the iran sanctions. weve been careful making sure the costs dont impact the american consumer. gas prices are almost as low as they have been in a very long period of time. these refineries impact a specific part of the country. as you said, were comfortable that they have enough supply that we dont expect any big impact in the short term. >> do you think it emboldens your position? you think the united states can take advantage of the low gas prices on the hole?...

Table no negotiate border security. but marco rubio says theres no upside to a shutdown. >> i dont think shutdowns are good leverage. its a lesson i have certainly learned in my time here. theres been two shutdowns since the time i have been here. the agressor in neither one was the winner. >> harris: raj patel who worked on the obama and clinton campaigns and hal lambert, creator of the make america great again fund and former chair for senator ted cruz in the 2016 presidential campaign. good t...

Announcement. blasting trump as a, quote, wimp for caving and admitting he broke his wall promise. >> crazy that i expect the president to keep the promise he made every day for 18 months. >> youre finding out he is a lying con man. what was your first clue? >> okay, im a very stupid girl. fine. >> some conservatives on fox news say it looks like trumps false pledges on the wall came from the wrong place, that he cared too much about people in the media criticizing him while lou dobbs says that ...

But the president is indicating that he may want to do it again with the shutdown. he would not rule out the shutdown, calling it is certainly an option. it is unclear that the president can count on the support of his party the next time around especially key senate republicans did not like it the first time around. >> what did this shutdown establish? >> well, hopefully it teaches gerch that shutdowns are not good leverage in negotiations. i think it is important to freight from taxes from the...

Vernacular is not kme vernacular is not kmemz rit with the presidency. >> mulvaney was on the sunday shows saying the president is willing to shut it down again. >> theyre aware of the fact this is not a good moment for them, the presidents base is upset and the presidents poll numbers and his standings with independent voters and other people who voted for him 2016, his standing is down with them they will say this isnt a retreat. they will attempt to reframe this so say hes stepping back to ha...

Up and running after five weeks. >> the clock is reset in the battle over the border wall. president trump gave in. >> backed down. >> backed down at least for now. >> end of the shutdown widely seen now at pointless. >> what was actually accomplished >> i would say absolutely nothing. >> this is just the next step in the negotiation. >> i give president trump a lot of credit. >> people will be surprised how much this white house is willing to do. >> i dont think shutdowns a good leverage. >> sh...

Is not kmemz rit with the presidency >> mulvaney was on the sunday shows saying the president is willing to shut it down again. >> theyre aware of the fact this is not a good moment for them, the presidents base is upset and the presidents poll numbers and his standings with independent voters and other people who voted for him 2016, his standing is down with them they will say this isnt a retreat. they will attempt to reframe this so say hes stepping back to have better leverage to negotiate ge...