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Munich and one in brussels, is that i have the greatest respect for the team on national security that the president has assembled and i believe -- >> what about for the president? >> well then i also do say but i'm not sure who the president listens to. but the president has committed to rebuilding the military, and, frankly, the last eight years have been an unmitigated disaster as far as national security is concerned. look at the world. >> part of that is because of the see quester, right? >> yes. and that was an act of congress rather than the president of the united states. but withdraw ...

Things to fry. the game changed when republicans started to say, oh, let's defund obama care. the government shutdown may be temporary, but it looks like the see quester is here to stay. joining us now from washington is "huffington post" white house correspondent sam stein. sam, thanks for being here. >> of course. thanks for having me. >> i think it's very easy to paper over the sequester because the shutdown of the government is so much more dramatic, but the reality is democrats gave a lot when they agreed to this austerity level of funding. do democrats see it that way, that they've given...

Week caused by the see quester. apart from that, given how sluggish the recovery really is, who in their right minds would support the sequester that is already proving to be the worst self-inflicted wound that any nation could ever conceive for itself and its economy? >> well, you certainly are not mincing words, and i appreciate that because the economic logic of what you're saying is impeccab impeccable, so there must be politics in here. i know you're shocked. look. i've always thought that at least for some policymakers, and maybe most, that they're not thinking about economics. they're t...

The majority of republican voters support the president. >> i know what you are but what am i? >> congress has not been able to compromise. >> congress has to act. >> this was the president's idea. >> i know you are but what am i? >> the game of chicken. >> over the $85 billion see quester. >> this was the president's idea. where is this plan? >> the blame, they say lies with the president. >> ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. >> he has the upper hand on public opinion. >> 49% would flame congressional republicans. >> we have a strong leader. >> we have a problem on the

Don nol and the last word. >> how out of touch are the republicans? a new poll actually shows that the majority of republican voters support the president. >> i know what you are but what am i? >> congress has not been able to compromise. >> congress has to act. >> this was the president's idea. >> i know you are but what am i? >> the fwam game of chicken. >> over the $85 billion see quester. >> this was the president's idea. where is this plan? >> the blame, they say lies with the president. >> ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. >> he has the upper hand on public opinion. >> 49% would flame congressional re...