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Looking to 2020. they think they aren't going to win the election. they view this as an election point for them. i actually think it's bad politics but i'm not thinking about the politics. i'm thinking about what is right and what is wrong. and we need a physical barrier. >> sandra: those were the words of the president and really talking about how we got here and how it pertains to 2020. do you agree? >> i agree with him and i think senator schumer yesterday when he came out on the lawn and actually referred to politics instead of policy. when he -- it's indicative to me that's what they are ...

Comments indicate it is all about him. speaking before the meeting in the cabinet room, the president claimed the shutdown which started when he walked away from last month's bipartisan deal, was really about presidential politics. watch this. >> we're in the shutdown because of the fact that the democrats are looking to 2020. they think they're not going to win the election. i guess a lot of signs point to the fact that they're not going to win the election. i hope they're not going to win the election. but they view this as an election point for them. i actually think it's bad politics, but ...

They think they won't win the election. i guess a lot of signs point to the fact that they won't win the election. i hope they won't win the election. they view this as an election point for them. i'm not thinking about the politics. i'm thinking about what's right and what's wrong. and we noted a physical barrier. >> trump spent much of new years day slamming democrats on teritory with because they allocated no money for a new wall. he said they do not care about open borders. he later seemed to shift tactics saying border security and the wall thing and shutdown is not where nancy pelosi wan...

They view this as an election point for them. i actually think it's bad politics. i'm not thinking about the politics. i'm thinking about what's right and what's wrong. >> we asked the president to support the bills that we support that will open up government. we asked him to give us one good reason. i asked him directly. i said, mr. president, give me one good reason why you should continue your shutdown of the eight cabinet departments while we are debating our differences on homeland security. he could not give a good answer. >> welcome back to "morning joe." it is thursday, january 3rd. s...