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U.s. president before he took the oath of office. do we have any indication of why this about-face? >> reporter: well, i think the reason why is because fundamentally he cannot have any kind of relationship with mainland china, with china proper, without accepting the one-china policy. so it would have been the nuclear option if donald trump had really carried through with his threats to use the taiwan issue as a negotiating chip. but certainly theyve taken the more steady route, the policy that...

Having a pitch battle with eu, basically saying you guys are either going to negotiate on our terms or were just going to start negotiating our own deal. so shes playing hard ball with the european union. also, talking before about how jerusalem is being used right now as a -- sort of a chip, a negotiating chip. and theyre going to push that off for several months. and so many things are negotiating chips. 40-cent tariff with china, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. nafta, not a negotiating chip....

I think part of the challenge for everyone here, including for us in the media, is trying to figure out what -- when we hear things from donald trump, are we hearing a policy statement or a negotiating position? because he really does seem to approach things on this sort of deal by deal by deal basis, and, i mean, he is a real estate guy still in some respects and it will be interesting to see how this sort of instincts that have gotten him this far in the business world and specifically the pro...

Territories so lets talk about -- >> its much more than that. what this resolution does is says that all of that territory, all the territory beyond the 67 line, which is one of our most famous called auschwitz borders. that means that the western wall, according to this resolution is occupied palestinian territory. >> doesnt the resolution saying of course with the idea that there will be negotiation for a peace subtlement. >> it says 1967 and any change has to be agreed by the palestinians. th...

Of americans that theyre saying the fate of these americans are not in any way tied into this. who are they kidding? they are using them right now basically as a negotiating chip, we know this. just get them out and they still have congressional oversight of the deal. get the americans -- i dont understand for the life of me what is so complicated, again, i know its against the narrative, why not just demand face to face with the iranian counterpart, secretary kerry, not were calling or asking d...

Care, which we also know majority of americans dont necessarily favor that, how can he possibly give away his most valuable negotiating chip which is to say im not going to negotiate with you over the, you know, raising of the debt ceiling, more the shutting down of the government because its not the way its ever been done before? thats not the way we do things. >> yeah. i mean, and its -- maybe it makes sense in some sort of political back room where people are afraid of being out flanked by te...

And having the room to negotiate, did the president leave himself no room to do that by giving away too much up front? or do you think the intent of this budget is, at this point, regarding these things, the buck has stopped there, there will be no negotiating on those issues? >> well, i think thats probably right. we -- we had a hearing the other day, in the budget committee, with the director of the office of management and budget, and basically he said, you know, the reason we put this change...

One thing before i go, ill just tell you, you guys, i think the debt limit is really going to play into this because the republicans see that as really their only negotiating chip they have here. if president obama wants to avoid a debt limit fight, he is going to have to give a lot on entitlements, and thats where i think the fight is going to become -- the tax issue is obviously still there, but they want to see in exchange for higher tax rates, some sort of entitlement cuts, and theyll try to...

Behind senator reids proposal. he too has reverses himself. >> this could be another negotiating chip in the fiscal cliff. harry reids threat. it could be something to try to get more tax increases out of the republicans. megyn: interesting. this is a huge deal back in 06. you havent heard as much about it now that the shoe is on the other foot. the democrats find themselves in the minority they play rue the day harry reid pushed this through. new questions how to tell if someone is too high to ...

The israelis are making, a very real threat. but i think its also a negotiating chip, a marker, the kind of thing that they might want to talk about if negotiates do resume. >> so, john, reaction from citizens on both sides? whats that been like? >> well, on the israeli side, even from people who represent the settler community, some half a million israelis who live within eastern jerusalem and the west bank. of course theres delighted that new settlements are coming. but they are frankly surpri...