Made what sounded like concession on his wall. The big beautiful concrete wall over and over again while running for president. Listen. The plan includes 5. 7 billion for a strategic deployment of physical barriers, or a wall. This is not a 2,000 mile concrete structure from sea to sea. These are steel barriers in high priority locations. Unfortunately, we are no closer to a deal because even before the president went before the cameras, democrats had rejected his proposal calling it a nonstarter. So this latest back and forth dashes the hopes of 800,000 workers desperate for a breakthrou breakthrough. What exactly democrats rejecting . Walk us through trumps proposal. Well, President Trump rolling out tonight what he describes as an attempt to break the log jam that has allowed this Government Shutdown to stretch nearly a month now. This would get him 5. 7 billion in funding for his border wall as well as funding for other Border Security priorities. Like more Border Patrol agents, mo
Their opening offer in the negotiations and it provides 14 billion to Border Protection and customs. The proposal funds smart and effective Border Security would costly physical barriers. And the confrontation has begun. Are you closer or further apart on immigration deals now . With respect to the committee . I would say were the same, im hearing they wont do a wall. I think it is bad politics. I think them doing this is not proper security. You can have the other things, but they only really work if you have the physical barrier. Youre going to have a nice little what for the 12,000 people walking in from honduras. I want to explain my math a little bit. February 18th is the day were looking at. The president keeps talking about the 15th, but you cant show up with a deal on that friday. It has to pass through congress and it has to get the president s signature which is why a lot of think are thinking eight days to go, but from what the think said today you may be thinking were going
That was ben smith, the editorinchief of buzzfeed, speaking on the phone with Rachel Maddow last night, making the rounds and cleaning up on aisle six. His publications bombshell report just 24 hours earlier claiming that donald trump as president directed Michael Cohen to lie to congress about the trump tower moscow deal blew up the political world and prompted democrats to call for the president s impeachment. Late last night a spokesman for special Counsel Robert Mueller took the extraordinary step of refuting parts of the report, prompting even members of the media to doubt the entire reports credibility. Joining me now, maya wiley, ellie mistell, mimi roca, paul butler, and nbc News Reporter ken delaney. Ken, im going to start with you on this. Obviously much consternation across the media world about this buzzfeed report. Let me read you the full statement. Buzzfeeds description of specific statements to the special counsels office and characterization of documents and testimony
I tried to get him to run. If and when hes tapped as a running mate for whoever is the nominee, what grounds would he say no . Im excited about this. Its pretty obvious his not running for president is just so obviously positioning himself for Vice President that i can do a good ten minutes on that. The horse race will kill us all, my friend. Thank you, rachel. Thank you, lawrence. Behawe have breaking news. Robert mueller in consultation with the House Oversight Committee Elijah Cummings will likely restrict some of Michael Cohens testimony to that committee when Michael Cohen appears in a hearing on february 7th. A person close to Michael Cohen and familiar with what Michael Cohen will tell the Committee Says he plans to describe President Trump as quote a madman. And that person said the testimony will give you chills. The withdrawing from the United States from nato and he has been on that brink of doing exactly that for a year. A year that has been apparently terrifying for Senior
To agree with him on the necessity of a barrier on the southern border and came to us and said, look, we agree with you, youre winning the battle on the importance of a barrier on the southern border but we simply cannot work with you while the government is open. Cnns Boris Sanchez joins us at the white house. Boris, mulvaney probably meant to say while the government is closed, not open. That notwithstanding, hes claiming a number of democrats are telling him in private, in secret, dont tell anybody that they agree with the president and his stance on the border wall. Have you heard of any democrats who have done that . Reporter not a huge number, ana. Just one democrat voted last week for that white house plan to reopen the federal government and fund at least a portion of the president s border wall. That was joe manchin of west virginia. Other than that, a number of democrats have said that they would not oppose some form of barrier, but none of them have essentially come out to s