chuck schumer: elections have consequences. president trump: that is why the country is doing so well. nancy pelosi: he is representing -- we have to have an evidence-based conversation about what does work, what money has been spent, and how effective it is. this is about the security of our country. we do not want to have that mischaracterized by anyone. president trump: i agree with that. nancy pelosi: let us have a conference -- a conversation, not in public, but a conversation about what really works and what the american people deserve from us at this uncertain time in their lives. chuck schumer: we should not shut down the government over a dispute. you want to shut it down, you keep talking about it. president trump: last time coming you shut it down. i do not want to do what you did. chuck schumer: you said 20 times i will shut down the government. president trump: you want to know something, i will take it. you know what i will say, yes, if we do not get what we want, whether it is through you, the military, through a

is chuck schumer running d.c. at this point? if they can get a compromise, we are chuck schumer so you have to get rid of your wall. you have to get rid of that portion of the negotiation or nothing else will pass. i don't think that trump cares as much about the shut down as democrats want to make it to be. he said in a meeting with them on camera last week, hey, i will gladly shut down the government. i will gladly make this my shutdown. and we saw him go reverse a little bussing and the democratic shutdown but at least we know he's not afraid to let this span out a little bit. >> real quick, chuck schumer related to this. does it matter we are not talking about how much we, the taxpayers, will be spending on the wall rather than mexico? >> it should be an issue. i don't think it will be with donald trump 's voters. it is one of us think that we would hear them going away from, we'll talk about that anymore of this being a mexico built wall. democrats are keeping the trump and republicans in getting the funding they need to de

chuck schumer should have actually put that in writing. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer should have cosigned a letter to the president before they even arrived there saying that. they should have put their position for funding the government in writing and added a note to it saying, that the wall should not be part of the budget because the president said mexico will pay for the wall. they should have forced donald trump to say in the oval office today, mexico will not pay for the wall. that's why i need democratic votes in the senate to pay for the wall, and that's why i'm angry, and that's why i'm out of control, and that's why i'm saying i would be proud to shutdown the government. democratic leadership made the mistake long ago of releasing donald trump from his promise to force mexico to pay for the wall. the most painful thing that donald trump could possibly have heard in that room today is mexico will pay for the wall. the chant that he led and lived by on the campaign trail would have been the most painful thing that the democrats

and offering chuck schumer a way out. and you heard the president talk about how much he likes what they have ak kccomplished on th border so far, and chuck schumer gave him the exit ramp right there, if you like what you have done so far, we will fund you exactly what you have, and if that is the exit ramp, he blew right past it. so as we go into the nextt two years we will see the dynamic play over again, if nancy pelosi is going to to be the speaker again, and likely she will, and play hardball, and chuck schumer with the less position will look for the compromise points on the opportunity to make a deal and get out of that room. >> and the point that they have not spent the $1.3 billion they got last year which is a fact of the life of the budget and the way that spending goes on up there. and thank you, garrett haake. it is going to be a wild ride for the next couple of weeks. >>> coming up, a breaking news on the deal with the russian operative and prosecutors. that is coming up next on "andrea mitchell reports" onl

lou: our top story president trump meets with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi. it took no time for the leaders of the radical dems to insult the president in the oval office and again make clear they have no intention of securing the border, no matter the welfare of the nation. >> you have the white house and you have the summit and you have the house of representatives. you have - you should pass it. >> we do not have the vote, nancy. >> but no, in the house. president trump: excuse me, but ian

you have chuck schumer who said 1.3. we've had a senate appropriations bill month ago that was 1.6 billion. all the numbers floating around, i think we're going to end up in that range. to try to figure out how to split the difference between zero and $5 billion and to be able to resolve this. but the key issue is everyone wants resolution for exactly what it means when you talk about border security. what is fencing, what is land ports of entry, what's technology, what's staffing. i think there's a general agreement now that we need do border security. now's figuring out how much for each amount. >> reporter: say you come up with a magic number between $1 million and $5 billion. how can you count on the president's word that, yes, he's going to agree to the deal, there is a deal you'll sign on to. he reneged on the deal wednesday and blew it up. here we are. >> we have the without, senate, and house of representatives, all -- the white house, senate, and the house of representatives, all involved in the conversations. t

chuck schumer was 1.$6 billion in funding for fencing. now the democrats are coming in with $1.3 billion. in other words they're getting further away from the president, there being cocky about it. you know what i will do? i will disarm you. i don't care if i get blamed for shutdown fight. i'm ready to shut it down. we'll see if he sticks to his guns. neil: well-put. good catching up with you even talking about a little italian sausage. you know one guy probably delighted all this is going down the way it is right now? the google ceo. it has taken attention off of him, very heated, sometimes nasty exchange before the house judiciary committee. just google the term, relief. after this. ♪ neil: all right. you missed a little drama at the white house today. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer having it out with the president over this funding for a wall. the president says, it's a deal breaker. he said he would even risk shutting down the government if he didn't get it. they would argue they would entertain the same if he does. obstinence can b

is chuck schumer going to force this? it confirms what president trump said in that oval office meeting. mrs. pelosi kept saying you don't have the votes in the house. he said the senate is our problem. at least now with the republicans, i think they still might have it with some democrats. a lot of democrats don't want to vote against. what that oval office meeting was about was president trump implying the democrats were against the wall. not everybody comes from a liberal safe district that wants to vote that way. liz: we'll be right back. we are staying in breaking news mode. heated action on the senate floor. >> it's an especially important step going into the next congress. look, if you're not the lead dog, the scenery never changes. that's why this is the view for every other full-size pickup. and this year, it's déjà vu all over again 'cuz only the ford f-150 gives you best-in-class torque, best-in-class payload and you got it, baby... best-in-class towing. this is the big dog! this is the ford f-150. it doesn't

the democratic minority leader, chuck schumer. we'll see if they have come up with some sort of procedural way to move forward. let's get some analysis from our correspondents and analysts and david chalian, it looks like a government shutdown at midnight seems pretty inevitable, unless the president of the united states flips again. >> yeah, and everything you heard from our reporters seems to be what they're trying to negotiate and hammer out here is more about process than substance. if it's not about the substance, i'm not really sure how we avoid a government shutdown at this point, because there is a pretty big substantive divide between where the president is at and where chuck schumer and the democrats are at. and those are the key components here at this point, wolf. i mean, it is odd, as i was listening to an interview with will hurd, the house members are holding in suspense, not knowing if they're going to get a bill back. the senate majority leader has been on the floor now for quite some time. but not yet making a st

. >> bret: you have chuck schumer saying we aren't doing it, you have senators over in the senate who lost or are stepping aside and they may decide they aren't going to do this. where's your optimism if you have any about getting it passed the senate to avoid a partial shutdown? >> if you listen to chuck schumer just a week ago he said he would fund the wall at 1.6, $1.8 million, is he now saying he would not do that? if i look at what he voted on a few years back, he funded and voted for a wall in that process as well. is he changing his position from the past? this is the challenge the american people have to understand. the republicans are in the majority but the rules say you have to have 60 votes in the senate. it comes down to does chuck schumer want to shut the government down over the idea of protecting our borders? think about the number of people who have been caught illegal, the number of criminals who have been caught, also the number of children who have been saved from human trafficking -- this is important. disaster relief for a number of those states who have been wai

first we heard from senator chuck schumer on the democratic side. and then mitch mcconnell making the case that this is not something that is controversial. it's something the chamber has voted in favor of in the past. asking them to do the same now. we will see what let's bring it back out to the couch as we watch the situation. morgan, i don't want tthat wheng about the generals and who was going to take over now at this point, you had a conversation with retired general last night. are you countable sharing that? >> morgan: we spoke this morning. he did say, i believe on fox news last night. but he's not going to take the job. there is still a lot of people that could be considered. jennifer griffin mentioned shanahan, the current deputy secretary and who has also been covered by the senate. another name i've heard is dan coats, who is the director of national intelligence. again, already confirmed. has a very long history. one name that has been out there that i think we should consider, is dave mccormick. he is the treasury official in the bush

and jim kesler is former legislative policy director to senator chuck schumer and senior vice president for policy and co-founder of the third way. gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> good morning. >> anita: so let me ask you about that article in "the new york post" that says you can blame the president all you want for the shutdown and as you heard him say, he would take all the blame. but that chuck schumer could end this thing tomorrow if he could just look past his hatred of the president and move one inch on funding for border security. jim, you know senator schumer very well. at some point, are people going to start pointing fingers at him? >> well, then let's get out of the make pretend world here because there was a 17 minute video that we all watched on live television where donald trump said "i will take the blame on this." schumer has tried on several occasions to reach agreement with donald trump on the wall. they had an agreement on $25

chuck schumer/(d) new york> "let's have the debate in private."president trump repeated several unsubstantiate d claims .... that ten terrorists had been apprehended at the border ... and that illegal immigrants spread disease... "look, we have to have the wall. this isn't a question. this is a national emergency. all the while refusing to budge on a compromise.and if it's not good border security, i won't take it. it is very good border security.and if it's not good border security i won't take it. afterwards senate minority leader chuck schumer said he wasn't impressed by what he called the president's temper tantrum. "the president made clear that he wants a shutdown. his position -- if he sticks to his position for a $5 billion wall -- he will get no wall and he will get a shutdown." "unfortunately, that the president choose to shutdown the government -- that we have a trump shutdown as a christmas present, as a holiday present to the ameri

you played the clip of nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. i was standing behind nancy pelosi when she claimed the president did not have the votes and he did. i watched nancy pelosi and chuck schumer with non-verbal cues back and forth to each other. this is a crisis. the president ran on that crisis. addressing that crisis. he's willing to take it on face forward for all to see. we have to fix it now. while your passion is shared by myself, the president and the american people, we need to focuseo that vitriol toward the folks in the senate who refused to address this problem and will not take a vote to protect the american people. judge jeanine: why woapt they take the vote? and why are they going home for christmas while the president is in the white house. >> he's not taking a vacation like the senators are. but i don't know why senate osmocrats are opposed to this. you played the clips of them in the past. hillary clinton, joe biden, barack obama, cluck schumer, they all voted for a fence in 2013. $230 billion we spend on opioid addicti

he just left a meeting at chuck schumer's office. we're not sure how long pence is going to stick around. he could be the tie-breaking vote if there winds up being a tie. right now in the senate, this motion to advance the package that combines wall funding and disaster funding is under water 44 yes votes to advance, 46 no votes. the majority leader merry christmas has left this vote open now for 3 1/2 hours. they're trying to get members who went home back here. he told us a little while ago that he's hoping to have an announcement soon. lindsey graham, tweeted that he's ready to dig in in the fight for border wall money. there's already some talk about needing to pair down the president's demand for $5 billion in border wall money. >> we have to ask the president exactly where his number is. you don't throw it up on the table. i believe that he's flexible if -- he would meet the democrats at least halfway. that's a good deal. >> the only way a deal can get done is if nancy pelosi and chuck schumer work it out with trump, who was no

you heard mick mulvaney putting the onerous on chuck schumer. it seems like he is taking a poke at chuck schumer's manhood. they are trying to divide the democrats. >> right. that's the strategy is to shift the blame. they are clearly having trouble in terms of messaging when it comes to the leverage. they have the upper hand here. the president two weeks ago said he owned the shut down and now he is trying to pin the blame on them and divide them. we have seen this before. whenever a party is making a demand, they made the demand for the dreamers to get the fix. they didn't get anything. democrats going into this fight for the next few weeks, they feel like they don't need to give more money. it's interesting that they say look, we are willing to compromise. we can take a smaller number, but for democrats, there is no incentive to give them that. the wall is unpopular. they are blaming republicans and there just isn't incentive for them. >> as i discuss with phil, this is not just a partisan fight, but having an impact on people's lives and liv

so on the other side you have chuck schumer saying literally zero dollars. let's not talk about this 1.3, 1.6 billion like it's wall funding. it's to fix and repair existing wall. it's not to build new fences, new wall, et cetera. it's explicitly restricted from that use. so far chuck schumer is willing to move to zero dollars and under the current procedural posture, it does require democratic votes to pass any budget agreement. and there is a fourth plan on the table, and it is of course the one the house passed that included the $5.7 billion. and my last point is it is very rich to hear chuck schumer say, oh, gosh, this isn't a good expenditure of $5 billion. i'm so glad chuck schumer has discovered frugality finally, but it's only on a program that is the president's campaign issue. and look, he got elected on this. >> nina -- >> it makes sense for the president to fight for it. >> does this mean that the government will remain closed unless there is specific wall funding, not border funding as, you know, part of this proposal, but it has to specifically

chuck schumer saying talks are ongoing. a short time ago he took to the senate floor and it did not sound like any deal was near here. >> we arrived where we are because president trump has been on a two-week temper tantrum, demanding the american people pay for a $5 billion that he promised mexico would pay for. it will not pass today, not tomorrow, not next week, not next year. mr. president, if you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall, plain and simple. >> despite schumer's words, the president tweeted he's working hard on nettigotiating. now about 420,000 have been affected and are working without pay and another 300,000 have been furloughed and are on unpaid leave. mike, we understand the vice president is on the hill, not too far away from where you're at. >> that's right. he's in the capitol now. a lot of moving parts to tell you about now. mike pence arrived with the acting chief of staff for president trump, mick mulvaney, in the capitol just about 15 minutes ago. they proceeded directly to the su

i prefer chuck schumer 2006 and 2009 to chuck schumer 2018 and 2019 where he has amnesia about how he voted for the secure fences act, how he said even happened border security is a -- enhanced border security is a good way to keep out illegal immigration. we have to be honest about the flood of drug and crimes and gangs. that's not most people. but we do know from the dhs statistics that a number of women are saying they're being assaulted. a number of people are saying they're being assaulted. the number of children and family units that our customs and border patrol are being asked to absorb is overwhelming the system. we have a congress that failed to close a loophole. they could close the loophole and not close the border. sandra: it sounds like there's room for compromise on the part of president trump. when i hear language from you, rather than talking about a fence or other border measures, john kellly was interviewed by the l.a. times and made a bit of news saying this on the wall. it's not a wall, he said. the president still says wall, oftentimes frankly he'll say barrier o

where are chuck schumer and nancy pelosi? >> sandra: and what options are on the table for a divided congress. we will discuss the showdown standoff with kellyanne conway, counselor to the president and get an update on the negotiations with steve scalise, the number three republican in the house. then, talks of recession amid strong holiday sales and concerns over the future of the fed chair. we will make sense of the recent market volatility with economist mohamed el-erian. plus, deaths on the border, to children in just over two weeks. >> certainly that's an absolutely tragic situation, something nobody ever wants to see happen. >> sandra: what changes need to come to care for the thousands of miners showing up at our southern border? end. >> our presence in syria was not open-ended and never intended to be permanent. >> sandra: president trump defends his decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria. we will ask our sunday panel about the pushback to bring them home. all right now on "fox news sunday" ." >> sandra: and hel

i think of obamacare for example in chuck schumer and president obama. they had a few things screwed up to begin with and the national left-wing media - they forget that though they? >> yes, it may be a reality check that we read a lot about the chaos at the white house in bumbling and whatnot but i would say right now he's in a position to to get signatures. lou: that's big news. they don't know how to write a real story with real reporting with real facts. it's lazy nonsense. i don't. >> not only to the house up the number $25.7 billion but funding and therefore fire relief and disaster relief and now you have every single democrat going on record to deny the funding to fix california and these other places. lou: almost $9 million in disaster relief as well. where to be go from here? the president appears to have the vote and now on to the senate and will be find out that there is rational dems who care about protecting america and defending our borders? >> one thing we will see is if it doesn't get done by midnight friday will be a question of whether

along with fellow democrat chuck schumer... were key players at a white house meeting with the president on the budget and border security today. as steve nannes reports -- it was an oval office discussion that turned into a heated debate - all while the cameras were rolling. a stunning showdown in the oval officepres. donald trump: i am proud to shut down the government for border security as president donald trump and democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer appear to be at a stalemate over a spending bill... setting up a potential shutdown next week.sen. chuck schumer/-d- new york: the one thing i think we can agree on is we don't want to shut down the government over a dispute. and you want to shut it down. you keep talking about it. pres. donald trump: the last time chuck, you shut it down sen. chuck schumer/-d- new york: no, no no. at issue - how much money will be allocated for president trump's border wall. the president wants five billion dollarspres. donald trump: this is not a question. this is a national em

i could have debated chuck schumer for a long period of time. he was saying it's yours, it's your idea. i side i don't mind. i don't know. what do you think? what do you guys think? i don't mind having to issue of border security on my side. if we have to close down the country over border security, i actually like that in terms of an issue, but i don't want it to be an issue. i want it to be something the country needs. it's not an issue. it's something the country needs. it common sense. we need protection. we need border security. we need security from drugs pouring into our country. they're coming in through that southern border. we need the wall. we need border security and part of border security is a wall. i don't mind owning that issue. chuck's problem is that, you know, when we last closed down, that was his idea. honestly, he got killed. he doesn't want to own it. i said rather than us debating who is owning it, i'll take it. i'll take it. if we close down the country,ly take it because we're closing it down for border security and i t

>> i could have debated chuck schumer for a long period of time because he's saying it's your, it's your idea. then i said look, i don't mind. what do you guys think? i don't mind having the issue of border security on my side. if we have to close down the country over border security, i actually like that in terms of an issue. chuck's problem is that when we last closed down, it was his idea and honestly, he got killed. he doesn't want to own it. i said rather than us debating who's owning it, i will take it. i will take it because we're closing it down for border security and i think i win that every single time. >> all right, senator, do you agree with the president? >> i don't agree that we ought to shut government down. i think we ought to surprise ourselves and do something intelligent and try to keep it open. but having said that, what i think doesn't really matter. i don't think the president is bluffing. if i were playing poker with him today, and i looked across the table and saw the facial expression i saw today and the mannerisms and i didn't have the cards, would i fold beca

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it is a great honor to have nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. and we worked hard on a couple of things happening on criminal justice reform. we just heard word, got word that mitch mcconnell will be putting it up for a vote. we have great democrat support and criminal justice reform, something that people have been -- how long, nancy? many, many years. looks like it will be passing. famous last words on a bipartisan way. and it's something we are proud of. and again, tremendous support from republicans and tremendous support from democrats and i think it will get a very good vote. but it will be up for a vote shortly. a lot of years. the farm bill is moving along nicely and they will be voting on friday or so. but pretty close. and we think the farm bill is in good shape. a lot of good things happening with it. and our farmers are well taken care of. and it will be quite bipartisan and will happen pretty soon. and the wall, that will be the easiest of all. what do you think, chuck? senator schumer: it is called unding the government. president t

chuck schumer has said no. the american people she as a compromise. i she as a compromise, and so certainly if that's on the table, you would find a number of republican members encouraging the president to go ahead hand accept that. >> i want to ask you about something that happened earlier this year. there was a deal on the table, included 25 billion. >> right. >> now we're talking about 1.3, 25 billion for border security, including the wall in exchange for a number of changes to the immigration system. >> right. >> and -- and at least legal status for so call dreamers, children who come to america illegally with their undocumented parents. given where we are now, was leaving that on the table a mistake? >> i think given where we are today, it's all about trust, and part of that -- that deal was about securing our border, and if the democrats are not willing to put up even $2.5 billion or 2.6 billion, they were never serious about it. they were wanting the amnesty portion but not the border security portion, and when you look at, that that's one of

this whole deal right now is donald trump and chuck schumer. any deal has to be between those two because they have to have democrat votes in the senate, and that's until january 3rd. at that point democrats get even more leverage because nancy pelosi takes over the house. so if he wants to do a deal, he's not doing it with republicans. now he's said i'm going to do it with chuck schumer, and i guess we'll see how long it takes for him to figure out what he can accept from the senator from new york. >> there you go. so, kirsten, president trump couldn't get his wall during two full years of basically complete republican control of the government. how is that not a complete failure on his part? there was a deal on the table months ago. >> well, yeah. i mean he walked away from a deal. that's right. i think that he hasn't shown this, you know, so-called art of the deal that he has bragged about, these such the deal maker because he hasn't been able to get a core campaign promise done. it is always important to remember, though, that mexico was su

that's nowhere near where chuck schumer and nancy pelosi want to go. is there any circumstances you can see in which democrats give more money for this border wall? >> i don't envision any circumstance where we allocate $5 billion or anything even close to that, because it will be a waste of taxpayer dollars. and what we saw earlier today was a complete embarrassment. donald trump is a performance artist. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are serious legislators. >> he showed up clearly wanting to perform, to put on a reality show for the american people and nancy pelosi and chuck schumer were there to get something done. and we continue to be here to get something done, to fund the government. that's our responsibility. and republicans right now have complete control of government. they need to be the individuals to get it done. but we want to do it in a responsible fashion. and if they need our votes, in order to fund the government, then we have to have a meeting of the minds in terms of our values. and i think it was donald trump who promised that mex

chuck schumer! why did you shutdown the government earlier this year question" if these terms are all going to remain the same, why did they shut down the government? jason chaffetz? >> jason: you can't simultaneously claim they want to maximize transparency and say "get out of the room, we don't want to talk anymore." i don't buy that, and i don't buy the democrat's money to secure the border. they wanted to shut down ice, they were encouraging of the caravan. it's absolutely 100% true. >> marie: the democratic caucus -- >> jason: it's you are the oneo entered scripted me >> marie: i'm going to interrupt you. the democrats do not support shutting down ice. individual members talk about it, but the caucus did not. >> jason: you don't hear any republicans talk about it. >> marie: they are not supporting the cat down my caravan. that has been repeatedly debunked on my predon't repeat it for our viewers, please. >> jason: i horribly believe, in my heart -- >> marie: you might feel it, but there's no ev

well, here's what nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, their offices, had to say in a joint statement. we gave the president two options that would keep the government open. it's his choice to accept one of those options or shut the government down. we saw that really extraordinary display in the oval office culminate with chuck schumer baiting president trump into owning the government shutdown should it happen. >> yeah, that was -- a lot of this was extraordinary, just in terms of what we were able to see in public. that moment in particular, i think, was striking. on that note, garrett, let me bring you in. let's try to understand exactly what the issue is here as it relates to the funding along the border. the democrats saying in this meeting that they're prepared to sign off on $1.3 billion for border security. they're stressing no wall, border security. the president, republican leaders saying $5 billion and a wall. of course, this is a president who campaigned onlt wa the wall. what exactly is the white house demanding here, and what are republicans willing to go along with him

chuck schumer, nancy pelosi and the hard left are the problem. chuck schumer said today, i demand that the president abandon the wall. if you want to know what this is about. they want to abandon the wall, we want to build it. judge jeanine: why does chuck schumer hate the president so much? >> i'm not saying he hates the president as a person. but he hates the president's agenda. he's cow the's kowtowing to thel left. the people voted for the presidented to build the wall. they are on the wrong side of this issue. the three people coming in behind me, these congressmen. they understand what 016 was all about. we did lose the house in 2018. but i promise you this. the issue of securing our border is alive and well. but cluck schumer tells the presidential he decide hands he abandon the wall. president trump should listen to your opening statement and i believe he'll. i have never seen the president more determined than to build this wall. merry christmas. judge jeanine: congressman jim jordan, and matt gaetz standing by to discuss this critical i

and we do know they did go into chuck schumer's office, the three of them, in there for a good 10, 15 minutes or so. and they have left his office, but it's unclear what kind of decision they came to. that comes after senate republicans were here at the white house earlier today, where we're told the president essentially dug in on his demands for a border wall, though he didn't offer specifics about what it is he wants, leading to a lot of question and essentially just a lot of chaos here in washington right now. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: washington in upheaval tonight as a partial government shutdown looms and the abrupt resignation of the defense secretary sinks in. president trump not looking to calm fears about either in front of the cameras today. >> i hope we don't. but we're totally prepared for a very long shutdown. >> reporter: just hours before a midnight funding deadline, trump making clear he wants to pin blame on democrats. >> totally up to the democrats as to whether or not we have a shutdown. we need border security. >> reporter: despite declaring this just

. >> i think chuck schumer, look, i think chuck schumer is taking the lead of the house in securing nancy pelosi and then they're going to decide what they want to do. i also think they believe that a government shutdown long term is not bad for the democratic party. they're going to keep pointing to donald trump saying this is his fault. the one caveat here is, if you talk to conservatives, you talk to trump supporters, you talk to the republican base out there, they see this as a real issue of national security. they're okay with a government shutdown to get the funding for the wall and to get this thing built. so you have two different sides here that look at this as actually a political opportunity for them. that's why i think this could go on for a long time. >> absolutely. i will say, though, the threat from the president now is a new one, though. it's now, i'm going to shut down the entire southern border. you being a texan, i don't know if that's something you would support. keith, i have to ask you one thing. one thing ben is pointing out, when you talk about political advantage,

chuck schumer, nancy pelosi and the hard left are the problem. chuck schumer said today, i demand that the president abandon the wall. if you want to know what this is about. they want to abandon the wall, we want to build it. judge jeanine: why does chuck schumer hate the president so much? >> i'm not saying he hates the president as a person. but he hates the president's agenda. he's cow the's kowtowing to thel left. the people voted for the presidented to build the wall. they are on the wrong side of this issue. the three people coming in behind me, these congressmen. they understand what 016 was all about. we did lose the house in 2018. but i promise you this. the issue of securing our border is alive and well. but cluck schumer tells the presidential he decide hands he abandon the wall. president trump should listen to your opening statement and i believe he'll. i have never seen the president more determined than to build this wall. merry christmas. judge jeanine: congressman jim jordan, and matt gaetz standing by to discuss this critical t

that is what democrats want and sound like what chuck schumer said. that's what you will see on repeat over the next couple of days. 11 days left is a lot of time in congress to get something done. they may get there. there is no question they are on an impasse. we will have to see as the messaging wars gear up over the next couple of day fist that starts to settle down. >> absolutely amazing. i totally agree. you could see chuck schumer saying i would be proud to shut down the government for border security. you could see chuck's face, thank you for that. let's talk about the big picture. phil mentioned the stakes. everybody was setting parameters for how they want to be held by their respective bases at least. that was incredibly obvious. a lot of theater here. >> phil got it right. the main thing about the shutdowns and you and i have been through multiple ones. republicans have gotten the blame for these and the president is right. the democrats were seen as the culprit in the last shut down and they backed off quickly. to get president trump to s

the senate minority leader chuck schumer. things became visibly tense after the president repeated his demands for more money to build a border wall and even threaten a government shutdown. >> i also know nancy is in a situation where it's not easy for her to talk right now. >> mr. president, please don't characterize the strength that i bring to this meeting as the leader of the house democrats. >> let me say something, mr. president, you just say my way or we'll shut down the government. we have a proposal that democrats and republicans will support to do a cr that will not shut down the government. we urge you to take it. >> if it's not good border security, i won't take it. >> it's very good border security. you're bragging about what has been done. we want to do the same thing we did last year this year. that's our proposal f it's good then, it's good now and it won't shut down the government. >> chuck, we can build a much bigger section with more money. >> let's debate in private. let's debate in private. >> if we don't

we are going to see a standoff between nancy pelosi and chuck schumer more than the president. heather: a lot of republican saying they are willing to back the president and put something forward right now with at $5 billion number in it. >> $5 billion is 1/10 of 1% of the budget. think of the waste in government, this is something with a proven effect, keep the country safe, keeps -- this is a common sense solution to a major problem we have and we will see the republicans will back the president on this. he shouldn't back down and it will be interesting to see how this plays out between nancy and chuck. shannon: new information being released, the wall act. >> the wall act, $25 billion, coming forth with this. it will include the wall, border checkpoints, technology, security. quite frankly at this time it is a better deal for nancy pelosi and chuck schumer to go forward with $5 billion. >>, and as you mentioned, fully fund the wall. thank you so much for joining us, we appreciate it. the time is 17 after the top of the hour. in the hot seat google's ceo grilled on capitol hi

chuck schumer said there have been talks behind scenes. at the same time it's clear the democrats feel they do have the upper hand in these negotiations. it was just yesterday in a record duration five-hour vote on the senate floor while behind-the-scenes negotiations were going on with mike pence and jared kushner and mick mulvaney, the gavel cannot go down and it's clear they do not have the votes to pass $5.7 billion that the president wants for border wall or border slats or whatever the rhetorical device is they're using at this point is. as i mentioned, chuck schumer was on the senate floor giving his version of what's happening behind closed doors. >> the president's destructive two-week temper tantrum, demanding the american taxpayer pony up for an expense ive and ineffective border wall the president promised mexico would pay for. president trump, if you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall. >> reporter: democrats know that their base does not want that wall no matter how much it costs, $5 billion, $6 billion, 1.

rob: finding middle ground, donald trump meeting with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. jillian: could set the foundation for a deal to build the wall? brexit on the brink. teresa may all laying a crucial government vote. rob: the preceptor taking on an old rule to block the ongoing saga and make a political point. >> my own, my precious. rob: precious parody as "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ calling calling the ♪ rob: in midtown manhattan you are watching fox entrance first this tuesday morning. jillian: do you remember me? rob: you vaguely look familiar. jillian: let's get to this. a shutdown showdown set for the oval office today. rob: donald trump meeting with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi to talk border security as they reach a budget real by next week. jillian: griff jenkins in washington with what to expect. >> reporter: the deadline december 21st a week from friday. the second point, funding for the border wall, the president wants $5 million, democrats rejected that. this isn't the first time there was a meeting between the top two d

you kept hearing nancy pelosi and chuck schumer saying let's negotiate behind closed doors and not in front of the cameras. this is president trump's white house and he summoned the cameras and now you see the things that typically you hear about from sources behind the scenes play out on camera with the president vowing to shut down the government if he doesn't get the funding for his border wall. critics will say that's what chuck schumer wanted because he has the president on camera and he was saying i will take the responsibility for shutting down the government over the border wall. they want president trump to own the shut down and that's not what republicans on capitol hill were hoping to hear the president say s. no one thought this meeting was going to come up with a magical solution over whether or not they would agree on funding for the border wall. they did not think it was going to play out like that. you can see it on the faces of the white house aides. reporters left the room and it was total shock. >> indeed. we have a lot to discuss. we want to get more from a congres

were you gone chuck schumer didn't call you up, too? >> you know, i get lumped in there with everybody. they've always hated talk radio host does represent a unique medium where it's a constant conversation with the american people and frankly we're a megaphone for the american people in a message the american people are spending as we don't want american borders and even if that means the partial government shutdown. bob corker -- merry christmas to you all too. appreciate that. >> you always have unique perspective on this even as a democrat that the demagogy not the right by your leadership is not necessarily the right way to win this. >> what the president is doing is doing what is he is one thing to do. the talk radio hosts are the voices, the megaphones come in the speakers for his voice listening to exactly what his base is saying. democrats can do a lot of that. listen to what your constituents are saying is that of the and special interest groups are named. we have to get the grown people in the room and find a compromise to fi

president trump is working with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer later today. they're trying to strike a deal on border funding. the democrat leaders say they will offer $1.3 billion to fund the wall. that's a stark difference from the $5 billion that the president is requesting. so bottom line here, do you want the wall or not? >> so i wish the world was as crystal clear as you like to see it. i think the wall is a stupid idea and i think it's a symbol of division that we p don't need. i do think that we need to keep our borders safe on both sides. people forget about the border i live on. i don't think compromise is a dirty word. so let's see what happens. maria: you said it's a stupid idea. then what's your security net you said it was a stupid idea. >> we need more border crossings, need to use more electronics. there are documented studies that say we can keep the borders safer with a lot more advanced technology. i think all the wall is, it's a symbol of division or that people are going to be able to get around anyway. i do think we need to invest in kee