that in a conference call yesterday trump told supporters, and we quote, "we're going to stay out for a long time if we have to. we'll be out for a long time. people are very impressed with how well government is working with the circumstances that we're under." that does underscore his past comments on government shutdowns and how much he has become associated with this particular one. >> when the government is -- they talk about the government shutdown, they're going to be talking about the president of the united states. who is the president at that time? they're not going to be talking who the head of the house was, the head of the senate. >> we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> so i would have no problem doing a shutdown. it's time we had proper border security. >> this would be a very good time to do a shutdown. >> i am proud to shut down the government for border security. so i will take the mantle. i will be the one to shut it down. >> does the buck stop with you over this shutdown? >> the buck stops with everybody. >> so you get the drift there.