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Doesnt want a shutdown. donald trump is in charge. he said hes proud to have one and the democrats understand their base. each are playing to their own base right now and they have to figure out a way out of it. im not so sure that what we saw is always on display behind closed doors by the way because when -- and you tell me, phil, if you agree or disagree with me, but when schumer came out and said to donald trump when the president brags that he won in indiana and north dakota, hes in real tr...

>> i am proud to shut down the government for border security, chuck. because the people of this country dont want criminals and people that have lots of problems and drugs pouring into our country. so i will take the mantle. i will be the one to shut it down. im not going to blame you for it. the last time you shut it down, it didnt work. i will take the mantle of shutting down. >> good. >> and im going to shut it down for border security. >> but you shouldnt shut it down. >> the body language...

Thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me, kate. >> phil layatize out perfectly as always. reports are pelosi and schumer are going to go therein and talk to trump about $1.3 billion, the existing levels right now for a border fence. you previously called, and i want to headache sure i get it right, called the wall a 14th century solution to a 21st century problem. would you be okay with them agreeing to any money for any wall, fence. whatever you want to call it? >> our feeling about it is ...

Talks are deadlocked over funding for a border wall. democratic leaders plan to offer $1.3 billion, far short of the $5 billion the president wants to fund the wall. down from the $1.6 billion they offered earlier. in a joint statements, pelosi and schumer says this, his wall proposal doesnt have the votes to pass the senate. and should not be an obstacle to a bipartisan agreement. democratic leaders say the country cannot afford what they are branding a trump shutdown at this time. a bipartis...

Expenditure in this case. >> this is about having the conversation of a sufficient number to keep the border secure. i do believe that number is somewhere between the two. 1.3 and $5 billion. obviously. if you are going to follow this logic all the way through, schumer should just put zero because there is no money to put in. that is not a realistic position. thises about politics and the american people lose in that situation. >> i hear you blaming spending and say there needs to be an honest d...

Nancy pelosi indicated to the president that she said, you guys dont have the votes. the president said i do. this is something that i engaged with paul ryan. there were two bills that failed earlier this year, different types of bills but failed in the house of representatives that would have provided full wall funding. thats why democrats are the lynchpin right now, neil. unless republicans can put their money where their mouth is and move a bill like that, they have to have democratic votes. ...

1.3 billion and not a dime more than fiscal year 2018. what is different this time? well, democrats are about to take the house back. and pelosi speakership again and theyre feeling very emboldened going into todays meeting. issuing this statement saying this holiday season the president knows full well that his wall proposal does not have the votes to pass the house and senate and should not be on stack kel to bipartisan agreement and schumer had this to say. >> president trump wants to throw a...

Swig swagger. they are taking back the house. nancy pelosi is taking back the speakers gavel. pelosi and schumer issuing this statement this holiday season the president knows full well that his wall proposal does not have the votes to pass the house and senate and should not be an obstacle to bipartisan agreement. and schumer had this to say. >> president trump wants to throw a temper tantrum and shut down the government over christmas, over the wall. thats his decision. >> the house majority w...

Longer hold up legislation on criminal justice reform. today is also, of course, a do or die moment for president trumps border wall. he spent five tweets over the span of 50 minutes online touting the wall this morning, yet he also seemed to be undermining some of his own arguments, even suggesting hes lost the funding fight. our southern border is now secure and will remain that way. also, quote, if the democrats do not give us the votes to secure our country, the military will build the remai...

Now and will not shut down the government and thats what were urging you to do. not threaten to shut down the government. >> you dont want to shut down the government. the last time you shut it down, you got killed. >> let me say something, mr. president. you just say my way or well shut down the government. >> joining me now is susan paige, "usa today" washington bureau chief, nbc contributor jonathan kaypart. and nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker. watching what happened in the ...