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This was day 313 of the trump administration. It brings two new reports that offer a glimpse into the president s thinking as he tries to pass his tax bill, as he faces a growing russia investigation and a new look at several Sexual Harassment accusations that women have made against him. Well get to all of it here. The first report of the Washington Post boils down to something near and dear to the president s heart and thats branding. It says this, quote, trump has sought to paint the rosiest picture of his presidency and character and has tried to will others to see it his way, like the big...

News headquarters here in new york. This was day 313 of the trump administration. It brings two new reports that offer a glimpse into the president s thinking as he tries to pass his tax bill pr, as he faces a growing russia investigation and a new look at several Sexual Harassment accusations that women have made against him. Well get to all of it here. The first report of the Washington Post boils down to something near and dear to the president s heart and thats branding. It says this, quote, trump has sought to paint the rosiest picture of his presidency and character and has tried to will...

Government open. we don't know whether they are serious about that or whether they do see some advantage in a confrontation that leads to a government shutdown that one side will try to blame on the other. not so important if we get to the final outcome. we just doesn't knn't know what outcome will be. >> sam, do you think we see a government shutdown, a first ever when the white house, senate and house are controlled by the same party? >> i honestly wouldn't be surprised because i think trump has it within himself to do this. again, he controls all the powers. if he wants a deal, it's there. ...

Now it's not even talk. >> nicole wallace later said it was staged like an eighth grade play. if the empty chairs were at all ambiguous as a visual, for those who missed the point, there were name placards for both schumer and pelosi both absent. our fanl, peter baker, correspondent for the "new york times," ashley parker, white house reporter for "the washington post," one of the authors of the piece we just quoted and sam styne, all three are msnbc political analysts. peter, i'd like to begin with you. can you shed some light on the thinking of this man who you so closely study, especially i...

Some way. it shouldn't be a surprise to anybody. this is something we knew before the election. >> sam, i am not a mental health professional, i may need one before this is over. i've heard them talk about that they have not treated the president but this is one of the markers of narcissism, needing your world to adhere to your story, all of it has to be together as a package going forward. the problem is on a tay like today with all of this happening, if the north koreans had figured out a way to straighten out the track of a missile like today's, we may be yanked into a very different story....