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Policy guy. what is he known for in the world of business? bluffing. president trump is supreming talented at bluffing and walking away from deals. there aren't huge consequences. you know what else he knows how to do? get huge ratings. win attention. that is what he is doing at this very moment. there he is speaking at the pentagon. the first thing he wants to talk to you about is the shutdown. all eyes on the shutdown. >> hans nichols is with us. so is garrett haake and jeff ge benn bennett, i believe. what is the job he's trying to get done at the pentagon? >> official briefing inside the t...

>> how do you see it? >> i covered paul ryan when he was running with mitt romney in 2012 and one thing that's important, he said he hasn't even talked to his wife yet. if you know paul ryan well, one thing you know is he has a three young kids who are about to be teenagers so i think there's truth about it. these are conversations going on at home. the other thing i think you need to know about paul ryan is that he's a policy guy. i don't think he has a lot of appetite for the bickering that goes back and forth between segments of his own party and the house, this is a crowning achievement, s...

Moore was a mistake. maybe cochran was a mistake. could have a younger, more vibrant senator in there as well. plays both ways. >> right now we have to concentrate on getting 50 votes tax bill so american people can enjoy the fruits of it. >> laura: what about paul ryan next year he says last year is that because he sees a republican wipe out. >> i want to stop you right there. this story was a political story. president called paul ryan and say hey i need you to be partner of mine and drive the agenda forward. paul comes forward and say i want to say. i have committed to getting this agenda d...

Moore was a mistake. maybe cochran was a mistake. could have a younger, more vibrant senator in there as well. plays both ways. >> right now we have to concentrate on getting 50 votes tax bill so american people can enjoy the fruits of it. >> laura: what about paul ryan next year he says last year is that because he sees a republican wipe out. >> i want to stop you right there. this story was a political story. president called paul ryan and say hey i need you to be partner of mine and drive the agenda forward. paul comes forward and say i want to say. i have committed to getting this agenda d...

John boehner that this was not the job he wanted. he did take the job, but he has been having discussions with his close confidants about the possible of leaving congress at the end of this term. it's worth noting that the speaker earlier today walked out of the capitol said this. >> thank you very much. >> you are not quitting any time soon? >> the speaker's office saying he doesn't plan on leaving, but for the context here. this part is important. the speaker made clear repeatedly that his dream job is the house ways and means chairman. he was a policy guy and that's where he wanted to focus...