suffer when the government is shut down. i hope we can unwind some of of that rhetoric. the people both parties have used for years and years about how these are bad people. they work for us. >> another thing this week, mitch mcconnell said my god, do not give them another week off. don't make voting day a holiday. good lord, we wouldn't want to help out the federal workers. no way. that does it for us this friday. stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >> thanks, mika. i'm stephanie ruhle. this morning, i've got a lot to cover. starting with a defiant president trump getting a wide ranging interview on everything from the mueller probe to potential 2020 employees. plus, why he thinks the shutdown negotiations with speaker pelosi are a waste of time. >> she's just playing games. she'll be begging for a wall. she will say mr. president, please, please give us a wall. >> i doubt that. treasure trove.