Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20190126:05:12:00
And ultimately, he saw the polls, he saw he wasn't winning this. he saw the democrats weren't going to give in. he didn't have a choice. in the end, i think it was the right thing to do. i don't think he should be shamed for doing it. i don't think there's shame in making a deal. >> senator santorum, was it the right thing to do? politically, was it a mistake? >> kicking the can down the road is a reasonable course. it showed the president was willing to compromise. he is willing to concede to the other team's wishes in order to try to get a deal. to pick up on her point, it's important -- i h...