are not there for the path that he's chosen. even prayer isn't going to get him over the finish line. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell once pledged he'd not hold votes that weren't passable. what happened to that pledge? why hold a vote if you know the measure is doomed from the beginning? >> because there's pressure coming from his -- from other republicans, especially those up for re-election in 2020. this is a good step. it is a signal that at least there's a conversation that's going to be had. it is the only off-ramp for the president, to have this settled between mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi. at this point, i'm just hoping that leader mcconnell just has a little sliver left in him of what it is to be a public servant, not just be a political pawn for the president. >> david, i want to play something that trump's top economic adviser said today. before i do that, are you at all surprised that, so far at least, your party appears to be totally