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Year with the threat to build the wall without congress if he need be. >> this is him quoting you, i want to check. that the shutdown could go on for months or even a year or longer. did you say that. >> i did. >> and thats your -- >> i did. >> is that your assessment of where we are? >> absolutely i said that. i dont think it will, but im still prepared. >> are you still proud to own the shutdown? >> i appreciate the way you say that. but once -- i am very proud of doing what im doing. i dont c...

Were going to be working very hard over the weekend, and well see if we can do something. so you can call it whatever you want. you can call it the schumer or the pelosi or the trump shutdown. it doesnt make any difference to me. just words. >> and for more im joined by the round table. christina greer is an associate professor of political science at fordham university. cary sheffield is founder of bold tv, and tim obrien is executive editor at bloomberg opinion. thanks to all of you for being ...

>> we told the president we needed the government open. he resisted. in fact, he said he would keep it closed for months or even years. >> im very proud of doing what im doing. i document call it a shutdown. i do it for the benefit and safety of the country. you can call it whatever you want. you can cause it the schumer or pelosi or trump shutdown. doesnt make any difference to me. just word shoes have you considered using emergency powers to grant yours authority to build this wall without con...

Happened in 86 that reagan actually signed into law that would give 2 million illegal citizenship, only about half of them accepted that now were at this place where 20 million. if we dont fix this now, and the president agrees with pelosi and schumer on this, were never going to get security. so this is the presidents stand, and i think theres a great opportunity here for opposite sides, a divided government to come together. give a little on each side. and lets secure the border, put america, ...

Citizenship, only about half of them accepted that now were at this place where 20 million. if we dont fix this now, and the president agrees with pelosi and schumer on this, were never going to get security. so this is the presidents stand, and i think theres a great opportunity here for opposite sides, a divided government to come together. give a little on each side. and lets secure the border, put america, our interests, our security first for once here. >> it does seem -- i think david, peo...

Were going to be working very hard over the weekend and well see if we can do something. so can you call it whatever you want. you can call it the schumer or the pelosi or the trump shutdown, it doesnt make any difference to me. just words. >> reporter: mr. president, my second question on federal workers, sir -- >> just one second, please. go ahead. >> reporter: it may be the same question. thank you, mr. president. two questions just to follow up on daca. are you open to a path to citizenship ...

A deal done. whats the point of your president in your own party wont negotiate. >> absolutely. you have seen that congressional leaders understand that they have to cut the deal directly with president donald trump. on wednesday i was at the white house and leaders came to the situation room for what was supposed to be a briefing that the white house wanted to give on immigration and what they are marketing as a crisis on the border. really pelosi and schumer kept interrupting top officials bec...

Or not. but he does have members in his own conference who are facing reelection in 2020. cory gardener, susan collins, people who want to vote to reopen the government. you saw a few republican defections in the house on the vote tonight, similar situation where these are people who dont like the idea of voting to keep the government closed for a border wall. so i think the pressure is going to mount and the question is going to be what is accomplished at this meeting at the white house tomorro...

About building a concrete structure at the southern border. >> what about, though, yes, heres the but -- prum did say, he confirmed what we heard from lead are schumer, they contend it was more contentious and lengthy at types, he said that he did -- hell allow the government potentially to be shut down for months or years. the president said he said that. how would you respond to the president sp. >> and thats very, very alarming. if were one of those 800,000 people worried about their next pay...

Point. pelosi and schumer come out, give a press conference that say we have reopened the government and havent given him his wall. and then president trump signs it and says, they gave me my wall! and it doesnt matter whats in the actual bill. democrats will say they didnt give him wall money, trump will say he did get wall money. thats how this ends. well get to that point when one side or the other feels some sort of political pain. and right now, neither side is feeling political pain. there...