was the president was growing worried there were going to be things in the bill that caught him off guard. that was his concern when you showed that clip of him signing the 800 page bill. the white house knew the top lines. but they were going through this. they weren't sure what the restrictions would be on the money they do have for the wall in here, what kind of wall they could build. you have seen disagreement between democrats and republicans on what exactly they would be able to do. that was a concern for the president. you heard him say that. that was a big concern for them. this lobbying from his own staffers helped push him over the line. >> originally, after we got the report that the appropriators have come up with some sort of compromise, sean han. >> dale: hannity said it was a garbage compromise. >> that's what the white house was telling those hosts when they were trying to convince them to spin it more positively this could be a win.