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>> all right, the white house disputes that account and released this statement. quote, senator schumer's memory is hazy because his account of friday's meeting is false. and the president's position is clear we will not negotiate on the status of unlawful immigrants while senator schumer and the democrats hold the government for millions of americans and our troops hostage. lindsey graham agreece, the white house is at least partly responsible for the lack of an agreement. >> their staff is able to work on the issue. when he was told, $18 billion for the wall, he says that's too much. i think...

Response. >> i question senate democrats are united. there were five senate democrats that voted to keep the government open. we commend them and we think there are more today and hopefully they'll continue to see it is not wise to hope our troops hostage. >> will the president reach out to those who didn't vote for the c.r. >> the president has spoken to plenty of members in the party and met with schumer and continued to be -- >> and will he speak to members of the own party that didn't voe the c.r. >> the president has had conversations with those members too. i'll have to run, guys. >> tha...

>> the reality is that toeopen the government they need to get support from theocra dem so when is the president really start to try to make a deal? yesterday things completely fell apart so what's the president's idea? >> well i question senate democrats are really united in this keep in mind there are five senate democrats who voted to keep the government open and we commend them for that decision and we think there will be more today and hopefully that they will continue to see that it's not wise to hold our troops hostage. >> is the president calling members of the party in the senate who ...

So i think chuck schumer also has a base yesterday worry about. his base is just as concerned about the daca kids and their future as the republicans are about the wall and border security. democrats gave a little on border security and were willing to give the president some of what he wanted. but the republicans don't seem willing to give an inch.this is how i think this issue will be framed. >>julie: if you give an inch, they take a mile. it has to be resolved and it is a weekend so things are happening slowly. democrats need and they want an answer on daca. republicans are adamant that thi...

We had a majority vote in the house. we had a majority vote in the senate to keep the government open. not many people know it but there is a super majority rule in the senate and that's why government is closed. listen, daca is important. i want to see a solution for the young people who came over here. but i also want to make sure that other young people aren't put in jeopardy. but the bottom line is, four years ago, chuck schumer said, you know, this is holding the government hostage. that's what he's doing. he is holding our troops hostage. and again, there's no daca deadline in january. t...