There is some pessimism earlier this morning. The pessimism has overcome any another mitchell that was there. Senior democratic aides told us the negotiations have broken down because they cant reach a compromise on immigration enforcement. But in return, they want to put a cap on i. C. E. s ability to detain People Living in the country illegally. Republicans want to increase that number. And that impasse has stalled the negotiations. Senator richard. Shelbyshellare you senatorshe they can make a deal. We have problems with the democrats dealing with i. C. E. Detaining criminals that come into the u. S. They want a cap on them. We dont want a cap on that. Reporter the president tweeted i dont think the dems on the committee are being aloud by their leaders to being allowed by their leaders to make a deal. Congress will not be able to pass a deal, there could be another Government Shutdown saturday. Friday is the deadline. Jon tester says hes hopeful they will be able to get this done.
And global stocks follow u. S. Markets higher after signs of a strong christmas retail season. But there are warning signs for the president bubbling under the surface. The New York Times notes there are economic warning signs for President Trump in the midwest related to manufacturing numbers in states that are key to his reelection. The times also points out that President Trumps trade deals raise rather than remove economic barriers and that thats a significant shift in trade policy. And the outlook for farmers isnt as rosy as team trump hopes to convey. I want to bring in heather long, chris lu, and anna egerton. Welcome to all of you. Heather, let me start with you. All week ive been talking about these recordbreaking stock markets, the percentage gains on the dow, the nasdaq, the s p 500, which are the best since 1997 or so, depending on what happens in the next few days may even be stronger. You combine that with a gdp growth rate thats not bad. And someone who didnt look under
Such a great honor he vowed to invite kim to the white house asap. North korea has not agreed to give up its Nuclear Weapons, and just last month they fired off short range missiles violating u. N. Resolutions. And i wonder if it family of Otto Warmbier, the Young American man who was sent home in a vegetative state to his desperate family a year after finally being released from imprisonment in north korea, i wonder if they thought trumps handshaked photoop with his beloved friend kim jongun to be a great honor. Also other than the photoop, what was the point . Joining me now is evelyn farkas, sumi terri and malcolm nance thank you all for being here. Evelyn, my understanding was that there was no staff work that was done before this photo opportunity. As the Washington Post reports it was really a Television Show, a bit of what the post reports in saying trump scored his biggest live show yet in north korea, a handshake with north Koreas Kim Jongun and then a short stroll together. O
It. Keeping them honest, what about the socalled gaffe was no gaffe at all. What if the president said to Abcs George Stephanopoulos days ago was, and i know it sound crazy, the truth. Tonights tweet is fresh evidence of that. Quoting now, thank you Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell of understanding the Democrats Team of not playing it straight on the ridiculous witch hunt hoax in the senate. Thats the president thanking the Senate Majority leader for blocking legislation that would have required any offers of campaign help from foreign agents to the fbi. Senate republicans killed it yesterday afternoon. It was done and done quietly all things considered, meaning the president didnt need to say a thing let alone just as the whole story was dying down, but he did. The fact that he did is pretty telling. It suggests that this mornings socalled walkback which you will see in a moment might not count for so much, and what the president really, truly believes is what he originally said
Questions and private doubts inside the west wing broke at the end of the day after what some were calling a walkback. A cleanup of a gaffe. What if this socalled gaffe was no gaffe at all. What if the president said to abc George Stephanopoulos days ago was, i know this sounds crazy, the truth. Tonights tweet is fresh evidence of that. Quoting now thank you senator Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell for understanding the democrats game of not playing it straight on the ridiculous witch hunt hoax in the senate, thats the president thanking the Senate Majority leader for blocking legislation that would have required reporting of any offers of campaign help from foreign agents to the fbi. Senate republicans killed it yesterday afternoon. It was done and done quietly, all things considered. Meaning the president didnt need to say a thing, let alone just as the whole story was dying down. But he did. And the fact that he did is pretty telling. It suggests that this mornings socalled walkback,