negotiated process, we re giving that a shot. so is that a threat hanging over the democrats? i never threaten anybody. but i am allowed to do that. to be clear, the president says he s willing to keep the government partially shut down for years if congress doesn t fund his wall. at at the same time, he claims he doesn t need the funds, and he doesn t need congress. we re going to try to solve that riddle in a few minutes, which brings us to the version of president trump we also saw today, who seemed as if he was looking for an off ramp or at least a cease fire. he also said he s convening a working group to try to figure out a way for both sides to get on the same page, in washington speak have a commission. and he also seemed to be laying the groundwork for a potential detaunt as congress awaits the supreme court s decision on daca. he sounded awfully confident that the shutdown would be over in a matter of days, perhaps that january 11th payday is lingering in his head. it g