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Bill last night, actually two of these packages. and i want to stop right here and break down how surprising it is that republicans and democrats during this incredibly divisive time in washington were actually able to come together and get something done and ton top of that were able to pass something that both sides were able to claim had various wins in it. you have to keep in mind just one year ago that was the time where a debate over border wall spending shut down the government for the longest amount in time of nur nation's history. let's talk about this. one thing we know there is that...

Lot of these aides weren't giving it a whole lot of thought, feeling like they're powerless to do anything until the report comes out. they've of course gained out what they would do based on what mueller may find. but at this point, they've all gone in for their interviews. the president has responded to those questions, and it's all in mr. mueller's court to decide what this report is going to say. >> jill, real quickly, i saw you were nodding in agreement. >> yeah, that's very much the case. you know, the televisions of the west wing are always on, but that was definitely the story that had...

You know, the televisions of the west wing are always on, but that definitely was the story that had everybody's attention today. there are also a slew of other things that the white house is dealing with right now, venezuela, the trying to convince republicans not to break with the white house and try to overturn the president's emergency declaration on border wall spending. they've got all of these immediate fires to put out. and at this point, as we're in the third year of the administration, you know, we've got staffers and those who remain who are used to dealing with the inevitable quest...

Separation of powers is that he is ding dong ditching congress and our courts and the american people. he's throwing the emergency bomb and then running off to mar-a-lago. we have courts inundated with lawsuits and now that the becomes the campaign issue where he is in control of the narrative. he's done a masterful job of shifting the narrative from his loss of negotiations for the border wall spending from his $5.7 billion down to $1.4. he lost and this is his way of deflecting. >> alex, if i can also just jump in on that as far as how the democrats handle it, look at all the money where he ...

Nancy pelosi is being held hostage by the leftwing of her party. that's not necessarily the case. nancy pelosi made clear from the beginning that she will not be offering any funding for a border wall, certainly while the government shutdown continues. democrats instead are calling on the president to reopen the government and then allow for negotiations on border security and immigration only after the government has reopened. as you mentioned, democrats now offering an additional $1 billion in border related spending. none of that going towards the wall. that funding would go partly for infr...