own making. he was the one trying to repeal daca, it was a program that was somewhat successful, improving the livelihood of the recipients and he's offering something much lesser, lesser value doeemocrat and already tied up in the courts anyway and saying it is going to be the wall or bust, and from the standpoint of the democrats, this doesn't really improve things. >> look, this from mitch mcconnell, the republican minority leader, the senate, he says this, let's bring the quote to full so people can see this compromise, he says, in a divided government, means that everyone can't get everything they want every time. the president's proposal reflects that. it strikes a fair compromise by incorporating priorities from both sides of the aisle. natasha, important to point out, the white house never discussed these terms or items with democrats before announcing them. democrats, again, turning it down flat. do you believe he is negotiating here with the stronger hand or is it democrats?