GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THE FINAL SECONDS OF 2018.
THIS CLOCK IS GOING TO KEEP
COUNTING UP.
COUNTING UP. THE STALEMATE CONTINUES RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. NO PLAN TO GET SOME OF THESE
AGENCIES BACK UP AND RUNNING AS
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL
WORKERS ARE STUCK AT HOME.
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS THIS
MORNING ARE BECAMING DEMOCRATS
WHILE THE PRESIDENT’S SAYING HE
IS GOING TO TAKE SOME MAJOR
ACTION ON THE BORDER.
IF HE DOES NOT GET THE WALL
MONEY HE WANTS.
HANS, LET ME START WITH YOU.
WE’RE NOW SEEING AFTER A COUPLE
OF DAYS OF RELATIVE SILENCE OF
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS A FULL
COURT PUSH FROM THE PRESS
SECRETARY.
SECRETARY. AS THE PRESIDENT SAYS, HE’S
GOING TO SHUT THE WHOLE SOUTHERN
BORDER DOWN.
BORDER DOWN. >> TRYING TO EXPAND THE PLAYING
FIELD AND INCREASE THE COST FOR
DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS. THE PRESIDENT CLEARLY INDICATING
HE’S WILLING TO GO TO DRASTIC
MEASURES SHUTTING DOWN THE
BORDER.
BORDER. LOOK AT THE TWEET HE PUT UP THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. WE WILL BE FORCED TO CLOSE THE
SOUTHERN BORDER ENTIRELY IF THE
OBSTRUCTIONIST DEMOCRATS DO NOT
GIVE US THE MONEY TO FINISH THE
WALL AND CHANGE THE RIDICULOUS
IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE COUNTRIES
ARE SADDLED WITH.
THERE ISN’T A SPECIFIC NUMBER IN
THERE.
THERE. JUST THAT THERE’S MONEY FOR THE
WALL.
WALL. MOVEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
SAYING THEY’RE WILLING TO COME
DOWN FROM THE 5 BILLION.
THEY’RE NOT WILLING TO GIVE A
PRECISE NUN ON THAT.
LISTEN TO HOW MICK MULLVANEY
TALKED ABOUT WHAT THE STRATEGY
IS.
IS. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
>> THE ECONOMY --
>> ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE.
LISTEN, IT’S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN
GET THE DEMOCRAT’S ATTENTION.
THIS ALL COMES DOWN TO PELOSI’S
SPEAKERSHIP.
SPEAKERSHIP. I THINK LEFT TO HIS OWN DEVICES
THE SENATE DEMOCRATS WOULD CUT A
DEAL.
DEAL. IF SHE CUTS A DEAL OF ANY SORT
BEFORE HER ELECTION ON JANUARY
3rd, SHE’S AT RISK OF LOSING HER
SPEAKERSHIP SO WE’RE IN THIS FOR
THE LONG HAUL.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THE NEW
DEADLINE, WE WOULDN’T HAVE
ANYTHING UNTIL JANUARY 3rd.
AND THEN THE WHITE HOUSE SEES
SOME POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST THE
CONVERSATION, HALLIE.
CONVERSATION, HALLIE. >> HANS, THANK YOU.
THE HALLS BEHIND YOU ARE EMPTY.
THEY’LL STAY EMPTY FOR THE NEXT
ROUGHLY WEEK UNTIL JANUARY 3rd.
WHAT IS THE SENSE FROM DEMOCRATS
ON WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE’ KNEE
LINE IS?
LINE IS? THE IDEA THAT IT’S NANCY
PELOSI’S FAULT AND NOT CHUCK
SCHUMER.
SCHUMER. >> IT’S A TRANSPORT DEVICE,
DIVIDE AND CONQUER, TRYING TO
PUT A WEDGE BETWEEN SCHUMER AND
PELOSI.
PELOSI. IF PELOSI WERE TO COMPROMISE OR
SOMEHOW CUT A DEAL AND COME TO
THE PRESIDENT’S POSITION, HER
POSITION MAY BE THREATENED
HERSELF.
HERSELF. NANCY PELOSI EXPECTED TO GET
THAT NOD BUT SHE’S IN A STRONG
NEGOTIATING POSITION.
NEGOTIATING POSITION. ANYBODY, KNOWING THAT ON THAT
DAY, ON JANUARY 3, SHE HAS THE
VOTES, SHE HAS THE POWER TO PASS
SOMETHING CALLED A CLEAN
CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT WOULD
REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT, THAT
WOULD BE A SPENDING BILL.
THE PRESSURE REALLY AFTER
THURSDAY COMES DOWN ON MITCH
McCONNELL AND SENATE REPUBLICANS
TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO
DO.
DO. REMEMBER, THEY’RE P THERE’SGOING
TWO MORE IN THE SENATE.
AND CORKER AND FLAKE, TWO VOTES
NOT WITH THE PRESIDENT ON THIS,
NO LONGER HERE.
SO A VERY NEAR THING.
YESTERDAY WE HAD A BIT OF A DOG
AND PONY SHOW ON THE HOUSE
FLOOR, THE SENATE FLOOR.
IN FOR A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES
EACH.
EACH. THEY CUT OFF HIS MICROPHONE.
NOT THAT UNUSUAL, THE GOP
PRESIDING OFFICER.
PRESIDING OFFICER. AFTER, IN THE HALL WAY, WE ASKED
HIM WHAT WAS UP.
>> STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.
WE’RE GOING TO VOTE TO REOPEN
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
THAT’S WHAT REPUBLICANS WANT.
THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO DON’T SEEM
TO WANT IT ARE IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. >> IN THEORY, SOMETHING COULD
HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. IN REALITY, IT’S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN.