Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190102:14:07:00
No discussions up until this point, and now there's this briefing. how do you see this from a strategy standpoint? >> well, look, i think the democrats are in the cat bird seat. they're in a much stronger position. this is an unpopular shutdown and most americans subscribe the blame to trump, not the democrats. i think they're in a very strong position. i think all the arguments from their perspective are to wait, let the pressure increase, and cut a deal that's favorable to them. if i were a democrat, i would say the one thing i would really drive for is some kind of agreement in writing that...