the government hostage. we need to reopen the government. and then we can sit down and try to reach an agreement. there s been no sitdown yet, this is just negotiations by tv spotlights. it does sound like trump is conceding on the definition of his border wall. he s asking for 5.7 billion for physical barriers, this will not be a wall from sea to sea. he wants improved drug protection technology at the border, he wants to invest more money in people who can help secure the border, they can help process immigration cases in the past. your party has supported this type of thing, and has supported some fencing in areas where it might make sense. why is this offer such a nonstarter? well, that s right, but we re not going to negotiate with the government shutdown, we need to open the government and then we ll sit down and talk. the idea frankly that he would offer a temporary protection