credit. jason carroll joins us live from the white house. we're learning more about the presidential phone call with vladimir putin. what can you tell us? >> rex tillerson, secretary of state, jake, was also on that call, and he described it as, quote, very constructive. he said there were a lot of detailed exchanges. meanwhile, this president is saying what this city needs is a good government shutdown. >> this is what winning looks like. >> reporter: president trump facing conservative criticism on the budget bill declared victory today. >> after years of partisan bickering and gridlock this bill is a clear win for the american people. >> reporter: this despite a pair of tweets this morning where the president said our country needs a good shutdown in september to fix mess. >> how can a shutdown be good? >> the president wants to see washington better, get better, get mixed. change the way it does business. >> reporter: the white house pointing fingers, claiming the democrats were actually the ones