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Thats been 18 days with no communication. and as mike was pointing out earlier, this is not a problem of the house. the house has already passed a bill. its a problem of the senate and the senate neetsds to find the votes in order to pass this bill. the senate democrats have staunchly refused to pass the republican bill that gives no more than $5 billion for this border wall funding and thats really chuck schumer saying no way, i dont want to pass this so to say its somehow nancy pelosis fault i...

Includes $1.3 billion for border/barrier construction simply must be con connected jekd. >> the key for democrats, schumer, pelosi and their caucuses is to frame this not as a border wall but for border security. constructing a -- lets be generous, a 17th century wall makes no sense at this point. we have 21st century technology. as well as democrats stand firm that were willing to give you money but not for a wall, i think they win this issue. >> if the president doesnt get funding for his bord...

All for show. today msnbc reported mike pence told chuck schumer even though trump had been publicly demanding $5 billion for the wall hed take half of that. $2.5 billion. what do you say, chuck? schumer rejected the offer. doesnt exactly sound like trump is in a position of strength, does it? remember polls show most americans oppose trumps wall and that more americans blame trump for the shutdown by a wide margin which should not come as a surprise given that he would take the blame for the sh...

Southern border with mexico if he doesnt get funding for his wall and acting chief of staff mulvaney says take his threats seriously. >> reporter: shutting down the southern board. is the president seriously willing to do that? >> yes, yes, he it. all options are on the table. >> democrats taking control of the house next week arent interested in the options the without put on a table including an offer from vice president pence last weekend who told schumer the white house is willing to xep $2....

>> well, its interesting. what weve been hearing from the white house over the last 24 hours, ive been hearing conversations with people today is that they are trying to sort of pin a lot of the blame on nancy pelosi and say hes not going to deal until she gets the speaker vote so shes the obstructionist here, even more so than senator schumer. the leader for the democrats in the senate. but the reality, as you point out is that nancy pelosi was strengthened by that meeting that she and schumer ...

Than a border funding and shutdown. congressman israel can speak to this better than i can, but the fact that theres that clip of donald trump with that meeting with pelosi and schumer saying he would be proud to shut down the government, thats going to be in probably every campaign ad that we see going forward, and i dont think this is something as a political matter that pelosi is going to be too disappointed by. >> morgan, think about it. the walls unpopular, the president has claimed the shu...

So at this point, is donald trump hostage to the base? is that what this is all about? and he isnt going to consider the 800,000 employees who have done honest work and theyve done their job and want their paycheck as expected. it is really about the symbolism of the base as his political strategy? >> hes always been hostage to the base, elise. from the beginning of this presidency. every time he thought he had a meet with pelosi and schumer in the first year of the administration. made a compro...

Directly arent in the blame game. they just want the government re-open. and they are anxious about the future. so its not like this is new. there have been a number of government shutdowns since the republicans took over congress in 2010. but they are worried about longevity and uncertainty. what do they do in terms of their household finances, their plans. and by the way, they take pride in going to work and doing the work. >> holidays are an expensive time. and that check coming up, i imagine...

Brown, a congressman says they could hear hearings over the syria pullout, and this policy, all these policy decisions are going to get a much more folsom public hearing. >> yeah, the jim mattis hearing will be interesting. there are interest elements, president trump trying to drive a wedge between schumer and pelosi, and we are starting to hear aides echo this, and the president is trying to control that narrative if he can find a way to divide democrats maybe it makes it easier for him to div...

>> the president is frustrated and he wants to take over the conversation. he wants to push this idea that he is doing things. that he is seeking to get something done. he wants to reassure his supporters and base that he is trying to do everything he can and sees that as a key promise and he doesnt want to suggest he is backing off. you are seeing the effort to frame the shut down he would be happy to take the mantle for as a responsibility now of others. you saw that with not just the presiden...