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Interested in achieving that mission right there. but at the end of the day it's going to be very hard to actually achieve any progress here when it comes to beating him in a gop primary. i would also point out that the white house is clearly nervous about the economy which is supposed to be their strongest selling point heading into the election. publicly, they're expressing confidence but privately, they're talking about ways to shore up the economy through a number of proposals. and so i think you're seeing trump feeling the heat and that's why he's lashing out on twitter and trying to line...

New year's eve but making it about voters is a really wise idea. >> one thing that also characterizes this field is you have folks thinking about it, howard schultz among them. there was talk about how trump was an unconventional candidate. what is the potential of the success of an unconventional democratic candidate? >> if you're talking business men, i just don't think there is room for that in the democratic party at this particular point heading into 2020. if you look at schultz and bloomberg who announced he is not running and where favorable ratings were in iowa. they are quite low. and...

Unfortunate unfortunately, kislayak didn't give us his version or any insights there. it was interesting to watch his back and forth. i thought it was most sort of telling that he's upset about the sanctions bill. he's upset about the sanctions bill. trump's upset about the sanctions bill. and i can't imagine mitch mcconnell is happy to be at this point heading into the midterms, having passed no other legislation, other than a sanctions bill that handcuffs his own president. >> in north korea, it seems that kim jong-un is starting to respect the united states. >> kim jong-un, i respect the fa...

Congress were able to do, the one thing the president has been able to accomplish is signing that tax cut, legislation right before christmas time. he described it as a christmas gift to the american people. and we've really seen the economy improving under his watch. you know, people as they filed their tax returns, you know, americans across the country did see that bump in their returns. that's the kind of thing that really matters to people. that said, you've got the mueller investigation. you've got other concerns about the president. all of the foreign policy decisions that are going on,...

I am told at the moment senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is not considering that. there is a house pass bill, it is four-year extension, six year extension of the children -- that hasn't been negotiable. how has that shifted, it is somewhat of an open question. at this point heading into this vote, doesn't appear to be an alternative. and by all accounts right now, things are very much headed to a shutdown at midnight. >> i want to go quickly to the white house and cnn jim acosta. what are you hearing? >> reporter: he met with the senate majority leader. he was on the phone with paul rya...