it s exactly 5:00 a.m. on wednesday, february 13th. happy birthday, mom. it really? my daughter s as well in two days. republicans are opening pushing for president trump to openly accept the border deal they negotiated. the president hinted he is leaning that way. i don t think you re going to see a shutdown. i wouldn t want to go to it now. if you do have it, it s the democrats fault. and i accepted the first one and i m proud of what we ve accomplished. so what exactly did the president accomplish? he originally wanted $5.7 billion for 234 miles of border barriers. last december, he turned down democrats offer of $1.6 billion for 65 miles of barrier. now republicans are urging him to take even less, $1.35 billion for 55 miles. but the president still has a
the real issue is her server. to be clear, mr. trump has no financial relationships with russian oligarchs? that s what i said. that s what my position is. okay. those are just three of the many times that then trump campaign chairman, paul manafort denied ties between trump, his campaign and russia. two days after the denials, an operative with ties reached out and manafort had an in-person meeting with him and another senior trump campaign aide. now manafort is heading back to court and robert mueller s office is asking questions about what they might have exchanged. hmm. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, february 13th. you guys know what tomorrow is. along with joe, willie and me, we have by the way, mike, i can t, you know, every year tomorrow is
wednesday, february 13th. last night, president trump tweeted his apparent approval for a congress am compromise that would ssavert a shutdown b seemed to act knowledge that it s $1.375 billion is far short from the 5.7 billion he was asked for quote, was just presented the concept and parameters of the border security deal by hard working senator vichd shelby. looking over all aspects knowing that this will be hooked up with lots of money from other sources. the white house official told nbc news earlier tuesday even in trump sign aufs on the agreement to keep the government opened, other options were on the table tore build a more substantial barrier. yesterday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and lindsey graham said trump will close the gap if funding for the wall, with i the president long said mexico would pay for by
meeting and now another senior aide an manafort is heading back to court and robert mueller s office is asking questions about what they might have exchanged. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, february 13th. you guys know what tomorrow is. along with joe, willie and me, we have by the time, mike, i can t you know, every year, tomorrow is a special day for me. no. this year this year, tomorrow is going to be, i think, more special than ever, what happens tomorrow on february the 14th. no, it will be. no. no, it s so special because, mike, my god catching. in fort myers, red sox are showing up. how exciting. i may even take my loved one, little jack over there, to watch
it s wednesday, february 13th. we have princeton professor and from the state department, elyse jordan and chief national correspondent, mark, and reporter for axios, jonathan swan, and reporter for washington post and moderator of the week on pbs and msnbc political analyst, robert costa. good to have you all on board this hour. joe, it s painful to watch on many levels. the wall also is so symbolic of this racist rant the president is on. it is. i go back to the fact donald trump had $20 billion in hand for the wall and border security. he said no to that deal. he then shut down the government over $1.6 billion, saying he needed his $5.7 billion, instead of $5.7 billion, they give him even less than the $1.6 billion