look, we re not disagreeing that much. but whatever semblance of a working relationship exists between the three of them, today it hit the buzz saw of base politics. the democratic base is not having any parts of a donald trump border wall. they will not allow him to claim victory on that, especially it derived from they say his thinly veiled anti-immigration pitch. so at this point both sides are dug in and there s no real off-ramp for either side, ali. that was pretty remarkable. i m wondering whether the white house thought that meeting was going to go that way or wanted it too because the entire world got to see that dysfunction straight up in person. jeff, thanks ve geoff, thank. geoff bennett at the white house. the resolution expires next friday or they would need a continuing resolution to keep it going. house majority leader kevin mccarthy announced today house republicans would be out of session this coming monday and tuesday, leaving only a total of five days to avert th