saying we aren t going to have a shutdown. it s a terrible idea, it s stupid. and they managed to work out a deal where there would be a simple majority vote that everybody knew was going to fail so people who wanted to go on record in favor of defunnding biden s vaccine mandate and the shutdown could be averted. but can mcconnell, you know can mcconnell completely clamp down on the section of the party that s giving him in the house? no. we know the answer. can he s still shows the ability to get thing done the way he needs to. he felt strongly and publicly that a shutdown over this was not a good idea, but if these team wanted to go to the board with their votes he would help them. up next, more breaking news. the prosecution resting in the trial of actor jussie smollett