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The polling issue, he claims that he's got his own polls and he disputes the public polling that suggest that impeachment support in the country is actually on the rise. and so the president knocked that back in his own way saying that he believes that especially in battleground states he retains a lot of support and especially among republicans. but on other issues, the president was very forceful today and he seems to be shifting his strategy a bit to something we haven't heard him talking about as much in recent days and that is his focus on the original whistle-blower and a second whistle-...

>> joining us again from washington, national political reporter for "politico," elena schneider. welcome back. how could we see a potential impeachment vote against the president impact the senate republican caucus? >> well, as mitch mcconnell has indicated, he would be in a position where we be forced to take this up. and that would then put all of this senate republicans in the position of having to take a politically dangerous vote. and in particular, i'm thinking people like susan collins of maine, and corey gardner of colorado, and tom tillis of north carolina, and martha mcsally of ariz...

News poll showed 55% of americans approve of congress opening impeachment inquiry. talk to me about whether this apparent change, shift in public support let alone congressional support for impeachment inquiry is causing worry at the white house. >> reporter: for the white house, the figure they look at support for impeachment, not impeachment inquiry. that's according to a storied report by geoff bennett, kristin welker. they say he will be concerned for impeachment support, if it gets above 50%. house speaker nancy pelosi saturday talked a little about this. she thinks polls have shifted in ...

Could be swayed on the whole issue of impeachment following mueller's testimony on wednesday? >> i think the problem democrats have is that the resistance to impeachment is as much practical as ideological. barr's letter shaped the initial reaction. half of americans roughly in the cnn polling said the president obstructed justice. impeachment support has always been below the share who said he did something wrong. i think that's understanding the senate is unlikely to convict. now we are 15 1/2 months from the election. i think the best democrats can hope for is shifting the dynamic in the sh...

Going to screw up budget negotiations. >> yes, i know from speaking with republicans, and we all know, mcconnell is serious about getting the budget deal done with president trump when he knows it's pretty unpredictable. >> my favorite line of the day of mitch mcconnell, he goes i hope the secretary of treasury was representing the white house. because he'll take that deal if he was actually speaking for the president. which of course, nobody knows if he is. >> i think from talks i had, nancy pelosi and mcconnell have been pretty engaged and having fruitful discussions about the budget stuff. ...