Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181220:15:20:00
Republicans like john cornyn coming after him about syria. the president, i don't think, has any easy escape route. he put himself in a corner. when he had the meeting with nancy pelosi and he put himself in the corner with no escape route. >> the alternative, of course, is digging in and shutting the government down. >> then he's going to own it, the republicans are going to own the shutdown. >> there is polling that shows that most americans would blame the president and the gop for that. what is the worst loss for him? >> he's going to lose either way. he's going to get hurt. i don't see ho...