>>> IS THE PRESIDENT INCLINE TODAY ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT AND
MOVE ON AND TRY TO FIND MONEY
ELSEWHERE AND MOST LIKELY
DECLARE AN EMERGENCY I THINK IS
GENERALLY THE PLAN.
BUT WE REALLY DON’T KNOW UNTIL
YOU GET THE DETAILS OF THE BILL.
>> DISCUSSED THAT WITH YOU THE
NATIONAL MEDICAL IS STILL ON THE
TABLE?
TABLE? >> DEFINITELY ON THE TABLE.
I WILL LET HIM TELL YOU WHETHER
OR NOT HE’S GOING TO DO.
BUT HE’S VERY INCLINE TO GO NO
ROUTE.
ROUTE. >> JUST A CASUAL TOSS-OFF
REFERENCE IN THE HALLWAY THERE.
LINDSAY GRAHAM SAYING HIS BUDDY
THE PRESIDENT IS INCLINE TODAY
ACCEPT A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT TO
AVOID THIS LOOMING SHUTDOWN AND
PERHAPS DECLARE A NATIONAL
MEDICAL TO FUNDS HIS BORDER
WALL.
WALL. TODAY MULTIPLE SOURCES TOLD NBC
NEWS THE PRESIDENT IS, IN FACT,
LIKELY TO SIGN THAT DEAL.
THEY ALSO QUICKLY CAUTIONED
THERE IS NOTHING SET IN STONE
BECAUSE THIS WHITE HOUSE HAS YET
TO SEE ANYTHING IN WRITING AMONG
OTHER THINGS.
OTHER THINGS. WE JUST LEARNED THE FINAL TEXT
OF THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN
COMPLETED AT LONG LAST.
WE ARE WAITING FOR IT TO BE
RELEASED.
RELEASED. SENATE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE FIRST
ON THE BILL TOMORROW THEN THE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. THIS MORNING TRUMP SAID THAT HE
WOULD BE SCANNING THE COMPROMISE
FOR ANY HIDDEN SURPRISES.
>> WE HAVEN’T GOT 10 YET.
WE’LL BE GETTING IT.
WE’LL BE LOOKING FOR LAND MINES,
BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE THAT, YOU
KNOW.
KNOW. IT’S BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN BEFORE
TO PEOPLE.
TO PEOPLE. BUT WE ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.
AND GOING TAKE A LOOK AT IT WHEN
IT COMES, I DON’T WANT TO SEE A
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN. SHUTDOWN WOULD BE A TERRIBLE
THING.
THING. >> NBC NEWS REPORTS THIS
COMPROMISE AGREEMENT, QUOTE,
PROVIDE NEARLY $1.4 BILLION FOR
55 MILES OF NEW BORDER FENCING.
WHICH COULD INCLUDE STEEL SLATS
AND OTHER EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES.
DURING AN AFTERNOON EVENT WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT, TRUMP AGAIN
REPEATED HIS CLAIM THE WALL IS
BEING BUILT.
BEING BUILT. >> THE WALL IS VERY, VERY ON ITS
WAY.
WAY. IT’S HAPPENING.
IT’S HAPPENING. AS WE SPEAK.
WE ARE BUILDING AS W WE SPEAK IN
THE MOST DESPERATELY NEEDED
AREAS AND IT’S A BIG WALL.
IT’S A STRONG WALL. A
IT’S A WALL THE PEOPLE AREN’T
GOING THROUGH VERYL EASY.
IT’S GOING TO HAVE TO BE IN
EXTREMELY GOOD SHAPE TO GET OVER
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CLIMB
MOUNT EVEREST A LOT EASIER I
THINK.
THINK. >> NOT EVEN AGREES WITH THAT.
TODAY ANN COULTER FOR ONE WAS
BACK AT IT TROLLING THE
PRESIDENT, QUOTE, ANNOUNCING THE
TRUMP BORDER TRELLIS, NOT JUST A
GARDEN TRELLIS, IT MIGHT EXTEND
FOR YARDS AND YARDS.
AND LET’S NOT FORGET THERE IS
STILL RICK WILSON’S COMPROMISE
SUGGESTION I’VE FREEDOM DITCH.
WITH US TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF IT.
FILL UP RUCKER FUEL IT’SER PRICE
WINNING WASHINGTON BUREAU.
AND ELIZA COLLINS WHO COVERSIN
CONGRESS FOR A LIVING.
WHAT IS GOING ON DO YOU THINK
INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE?
>> THERE IS A REALIZATION THAT
THE 35 DAY SHUTDOWN OF DECEMBER
AND JANUARY WAS A POLITICAL
LOSER FOR HIM.
NOBODY IS ENCOURAGING HIM TO
HAVE A SECOND SHUTDOWN AND
CONTINUE THE FIGHT WITH CONGRESS
OVER THE BORDER WALL.
your local MINI dealer. WHAT THEY ARE PREPARING IS FOR
THE PRESIDENT TO SIGN THIS
SPENDING BILL ONCE IT REACHES
HIS DESK LATER THIS WEEK AND TRY
TO TAKE EXECUTIVE ACTION TO
SECURE MORE FUNDING -- MORE
FUNDING, MORE MONEY,
REALLOCATING MORE DOLLARS
TOWARDS THAT WALL.
AND PUT ON A PUBLIC RELATIONS
SHOW TO CHICAGO TRY TO CLAIM
THIS AS A VICTORY.
BUT THE PRESIDENT KNOWS IT’S NOT
ANYWHERE NEAR THE $5.7 BILLION
THAT HE WAS DEMANDING FOR
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. AND THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING OF
A POLITICAL DEFEAT FOR HIM.
NOT BEING ABLE TO GET MORE MONEY
FROM CONGRESS FOR THE WALL.
>> ELIZA, IS IT FAIR TO CAST
THIS AND HANNAH BAR BARRA BARBER
AND SAY FOLKS ARE ANXIOUS TO
PULL THE PIN OUT OF THIS
GRENADE.
GRENADE. GET A PASS AND TOSS IT DOWN
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. >> I THINK SO, THAT’S WHY YOU
ARE SEEING PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES,
SAYING, YEP, WE ARE OKAY WITH
THE DEAL EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN’T
SEEN THE TEXT YET.
WE ARE SEEING THE BILL RUSHED S
THROUGH.
THROUGH. OF COURSE IT HAS TO BE THEE ON
PRESIDENT’S DESK BEFORE FRIDAY
AT MIDNIGHT BECAUSE PART OF THE
GOVERNMENT WOULD LOSE FUNDING
AFTER THAT.
AFTER THAT. SO WE’LL SEE THE SENATE MOVE
TOMORROW, THEN THE HOUSE.
AND THEY ARE JUST KIND OF TRYING
TO MOVE THINGS ALONG REALLYLO
HOPING THAT THE PRESIDENT
DOESN’T CHANGE HIS MIND AT THE
LAST MINUTE, WHICH HE HAS DONE
BEFORE.
BEFORE. >> NOW, ELIZA, IT’S -- IF YOU
ARE A-- VIEWER OF BROADCASTS LIK
BILL MAR, YOU KNOW THE LEFT HAS
FUN REVVING TO PRESIDENT
COULTER, THERE IS THAT PRESSURE
ON THISR, PRESIDENT, ON THE RIGH
THERE IS ANN COULTER, SEAN
HANNITY AND OTHERS AT FOX NEWS
WHO HE LISTENS TO AND CARES
ABOUT.
ABOUT. AND THEN THERE IS MARK MEADOWSHE
OF THE HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS, LET
US IN ON THEIR THINKING AND HOW
THIS COULD STILL GNAW AT AND
INFLUENCE THE PRESIDENT?
>> THIS IS A GROUP THAT HELPED
HIM IN TO THAT TH*EURS FIRST
SHUTDOWN, THEY WERE ADVISING HIM
NOT TO TAKE A TEMPORARY FUNDING
BILL, THEY SAID YOU SHOULD SHUT
THE GOVERNMENT DOWN, THIS IS AN
ISSUE, YOU RAN ON THIS AS ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES YOU
RAN ON.
RAN ON. AND YOU REALLY NEED TO GO TO THE
MAT FOR THIS.
OF COURSE THE PRESIDENT TOOK THE
SHUTDOWN 35 DAYS 35 DAYS AND END
SIGNING THE TEMPORARY FUNDING
BILL THAT GROUP WAS CAUTIOUSLY
OPTIMISTIC SAYING, OKAY, SIGN
THIS BILL BUT YOU BETTER GET
SOMETHING THE NEXT TIME.
THEY ARE NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT
HE’S GOTTEN THIS TIME.
AND ANN COULTER, SEAN HANNITY
HAVE BEEN VERY FOCAL ABOUT THAT.
NOW, MARK MEADOW IS HIS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. BECAUSE HE IS A MEMBER OF
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. HE SAID HE WILL NOT SUPPORT THE
BILL ITSELF AND WE WANT AFTER IT
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
TODAY HE CHANGED HIS TUNE A BIT.
I WAS TETHERING WITH HIM EARLIER
TODAY AND HE BASICALLY SAID IF
THE PRESIDENT WERE TO SIGN THIS
BILL, JUST AS LONG AS HE WAS
GOING TO DOS SOMETHING ELSE TOO
GET THE REST OF THAT MONEY,
POSSIBLY AN EMERGENCY
DECLARATION WHICH MEADOWS SAID
HE WOULD SUPPORTH OR REPUBLICAN
ARE TALKING ABOUT FINDING OTHER
FUNDS TO ALLOCATE.
CLEAR ON HOW THAT
WOULD BE.
WOULD BE. THE BASE WOULD FORGIVE THE
PRESIDENT ON THIS.
AND BASICALLY AVOID THEAV
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN. THEY ALL KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT
WAS BLAMED IN POLLING FOR THE
SHUTDOWN, SO MEADOWS IS SORT OF
GIVING TRUMP I AN OUT EVEN IF HE
DIDN’T PERSONALLY SUPPORT THE
BILL.
BILL. >> PHIL RUCKER, I WASN’T GREAT
AT GLOBES AND MAPS, BUT I KNOW
55 MILES AIN’T NO SEA TO SHINING
SEA.
SEA. >> DOESN’T GO VERY FAR.O
>> WHAT’S THE CHANCE THIS
WEEKEND WE’LL HEAR WORDS LIKE AN
EMERGENCY DECLARATION OR
EXECUTIVE ACTION.
EXECUTIVE ACTION. >> I THINK HIGH.
THE PRESIDENT TRAVELED DOWN TO
EL PASO ON MONDAY.
IT WAS A LONG TRIP ABOARD AIR
FORCE ONE ABOUT FOUR HOURS,
THREEOU TO FOUR HOURS EACH WAY A
ON BOARD THE TRIP WAS THE WHITE
HOUSE COUNSEL, WHITE HOUSE
LAWYERS DON’T USUALLY TRAVEL TO
CAMPAIGN RALLIES TO THE
PRESIDENT BUT THEY WERE ON BOARD
THE PLANE PRESUMABLY GOING OVER
THE PAPER WORK AND TALKING THE
PRESIDENT THROUGH WHAT HIS LEGAL
OPTIONS WOULD BE FOR ANY SORT OF
EXECUTIVE ACTION.
EXECUTIVE ACTION. IT’S A PRETTY COMPLICATED STEP.
IT’S NOT JUST FLIPPING A SWITCH.
BUT THERE ARE ALL DIFFERENT POTS
OF MONEY THAT HAVE TO BE
TRIGGERED AT VARIOUS POINTS AND
THERE IS A LEGAL PROTOCOL TO
PROTECT THE ADMINISTRATION FROM
A CHALLENGE IN THE COURTS AND IA
THINK THAT’S THE SIGN THAT THE
PRESIDENT IS PREPARING TO MAKE
AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT. AND I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED IF,
YOU KNOW, WHILE HE’S SIGNING
THIS BILL ON FRIDAY, HE’S
SIMULTANEOUSLY ANNOUNCING THAT
HE WILL WILL BE TAKING SOME SORT
OF EXECUTIVE ACTION.
THAT’S WHAT SOME OF HIS ADVISERS
ARE ENCOURAGING HIM TO DO.
AND IT’SE A WAY FOR HIM TO SHOW
HIS POLITICAL SUPPORTERS OUT IN
THE COUNTRY THAT HE’S GOING KEEP
FIGHTING FOR THE WALL.
>> SO, PHIL, WOULDN’T BE
SURPRISE TODAY TAKE ELIZA’S
POINT AND AND MA WE ARE READING
IN A COMPETING NEWSPAPER THAT
THE WHITE HOUSE IS CALLING
HANNITY AND DOCS TO TRY TO HALLE
SUPPORT AMONG PEOPLE
PEOPLE WHOSE OPINION MATTERS TO
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. >> IT MATTERS A GREAT DEAL TO
THE PRESIDENT AND PART OFER WHAT
THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO AVOID
IS MAKE THIS LOOK LAKE A DEFEAT
OR A CONCESSION TO HIS
SUPPORTERS AROUND THEN COUNTRY.
THEY HAVE BEEN HEARING IT ABOUT
THE WALL NOW FOR MORE THAN THREE
YEARS SINCE HE LAUNCHED HIS