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Little bit on "morning joe." you can sign up for the news line, signup.axios.com. that does it for me. "morning joe" starts right now. >> it was one of those split screen moments for america. on one side, house speaker nancy pelosi and ushering in one of the most diverse lawmakers in history. on the other, president trump recommitted to the government shutdown over his demand for a border wall. just look at the imagery. it speaks volumes at the start of this new congress. but so do the policies for the economy, for congressional investigations, for politics, and for the very direction of where...

Law. it is about politics, one upsmanship. a lot of people aren't making money in this exercise in power flip playing. >> susan paige, let's take moment to talk about history made yesterday with nancy pelosi sworn in nor the second time as speaker of the house and in so many ways, it was an incredible day for women. but i'm fascinated with the dynamic that is now sewed up between nancy pelosi and this president which i think could have pitfalls if, for the president in the days to come as we deal with this shutdown showdown. >> you know, it's so interesting. because donald trump as president h...

>> she's credible and she's been on the national stage for quite some time now. she's that have been defined as shrill. she's working on all the things that men work on as they develop their stature and credibility on the national stage and it is going to be a big reset for her, and i believe she's got the strength, the warmth, the confidence, but also the experience and the mistakes to step up and really make a case for credibility. >> we'll agree to disagree. >> let's bring in two other names, too, susan page, you've got kamala harris, who's about as tough as anybody can be, a prosecutor, an...

Mind you, he takes no questions while there. >> right, mike barnicle, i understand politicians playing to their base. at times when i was in politics, i played to my base. every politician plays to their base. that's why they're called their base. here, the base is 25%. i know we're showing a poll that says 35% of americans support funding for the wall, but only 25% support donald trump's shut down over the wall. that's a radically shrinking base. i go back to these senators who have to run statewide. they can't hide themselves in, you know, a deep red congressional district. they've got to go...

But so do the policies for the economy, for congressional investigations, for politics and for the very direction of where this nation chooses to go. >> it's quite a picture. >> quite a picture. quite a split screen. welcome to "morning joe." >> the diversity at that donald trump press conference. >> you wonder, is it planned or wow? >> i think probably not. >> it's friday. it is friday, january 4th. quite a day. with us we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. >> he could have been in that picture there on the side. >> he could a. not sure by donny deutsche is here. associated editor. >> we a...