ALL OF IT. ANYWAY, WE'LL BE TALKING TO THEM SHORTLY. GREAT TALKING TO THEM SHORORTLY. GREAT SHOW. I'LL TALK TO.

YOU TOMORROW. THANKS A LOT.

ALL RIGHT.

LOTS TO COVER.

THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT

THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT ATTORNEY GENENERAL PAM BONDI WAS ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI WAS GIVEN SOME VERY. SPECIFIC GIVEN SOME VERY. SPECIFIC MARCHING ORDERS. MARCHING ORDERS.

WHEN SHE TESTIFIED ON

WHEN SHE TESTIFIED ON CAPITOL. CAPITOL.

HILL TODAY.

I MEAN, ORDERS.

LIKE, DONON'T ANSWER MANY.

LIKE, DON'T ANSWER MANY. QUESTIONS OR ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OR ANY QUESTSTIONS, PASS THE BUCK TO THE FBI, WHICH. PASS THE BUCK TO THE FBI, WHICH.

I WOULD NOTOTE SHE OVERSEES.

I WOULD NOTE SHE OVERSEES.

THAT'S UNDER.

THAT'S S UNDER.

THE.

D DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

AND WHEN ALL ELSE.

AND WHEN ALL ELSE..

FAILS, LAUNCH PERSONAL.

F FAILS, LAUNCH PERSONAL. ATTACKS AGAINST THE SENATOR ATTACKS AGAINST THE SENATOR QUESTIONING G YOU. THAT SEEMED O QUESTIONING YOU. THAT SEEMED TO BE THEHE STRATEGY. BE THE STRATATEGY.

BUT WHATEVER.

STRATEGY WAS.

GIVEN TO.

GIVIVEN TO.

HER BY THE TRUMP.

TEAM AND THEY GAVE HER R SOME TEAM AND THEY GAVE HER SOME DIDN'T SEEM TO REALLY Y LAND. DIDN'T SEEM TO REALLY LAND. WELL, I MEAN, HERE WAS ONE WELL, I MEAN, HERE WAS ONE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ATTORNEY EXCHANGE BETWEEN ATTORNEY GENERAL BONDI AND DEMOCRATIC GENERAL BONDI AND DEMOCRATIC SENATOR.

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE ABOUT.

TRUMPMP'S RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUMP'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD. CHILD.

SEX.

PREDATOR.

JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

THERE'S BEEN PUBLIC THERE'S BEEN PUBLIC REPORTING THAT JEFFREY EPSTEIN REPORTING THAT JEFFREY EPSTEIN SHOWED PEOPLE PHOTOS OF SHOWED PEOPLE PHOTOS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH HALF NAKED PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH HALF NAKED YOUNG WOMEN. DO YOU KNOW IF THE YOUNG WOMEN. DO YOU KNOW IF THE FBI FOUND THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS IN FBI FOUND THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THEIR SEARCH OF JEFFREY THEIR SEARCH OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S SAFE OR PREMISES OR EPSTEIN'S SAFE OR PREMISES OR OTHERWISE? HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OTHERWISE? HAVE YOU SEEN ANY SUCH THING? SUCH T THING?

YOU KNOW, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE, YOU KNOW, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE, YOU SIT HERE AND MAKE SALACIOUS YOU SIT HERE AND MAKE SALACIOUS REMARKS ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO REMARKS ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO SLANDER PRESIDENT TRUMP LEFT SLANDER PRESIDENT TRUMP LEFT AND RIGHT. WHEN YOU'RE THE ONE AND RIGHT. WHEN YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WAS TAKING MONEY FROM ONE WHO WAS TAKING MONEY FROM ONE OF EPSTEIN'S CLOSEST CONFIDENCE, OF EPSTEIN'S CLOSEST CONFIDENCE, I BELIEVE I COULD BE WRONG. I BELIEVE I COULD BE WRONG. CORRECT ME. CORRECT ME.

THE QUESTION IS, DID THE FBI THE QUESTION IS, DID THE FBI FIND THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT FIND THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED PUBLICLY BY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED PUBLICLY BY A WITNESS WHO CLAIMED JEFFREY A WITNESS WHO CLAIMED JEFFREY EPSTEIN SHOWED THEM TO HIM? YOU EPSTEIN SHOWED THEM TO HIM? YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, OKAY? OKAY?

I MEAN.

IT WAS A VERY SPECIFIC.

QUESTION ONCE SHE SHOULD QUESTION ONCE SHE SHOULD KNOW THE. KNOW THE.

ANSWER TO.

SO FIRST.

S SO FIRST.

SHE AVOIDED ANSWERING A VERY SHE AVOIDED ANSWERING A VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION. THEN N SHE SPECIFIC QUESTION. THEN N SHE TRIED TO REDIRECT BY ATTACKING. TRIED TO REDIRECT BY ATTACKING.

SENATOR WHITEHOUSE.

AND DID YOU NOTICE THTHAT. AND DID YOU NOTICE THAT. BINDER OF NOTES THAT SHE. KEPT BINDER OF NOTES THAT SHE. KEPT CONSULTING. CONSULTING.

DURING THAT EXCHANGE?

APPARENTLY THEY WEREN'T JUST APPARENTLY THEY WEREN'T JUST MEANT TO. HELP HER ANSNSWER THE. MEANT TO. HELP HER ANSWER THE.

QUESTIONS.

WHICH THEY Y CLEARLY DID. WHICH THEY CLEARLY DID.

NOTOT DO.

NOT DO.

EAGLE EYED PHPHOTOJOURNALIST. EAGLE EYED PHOTOJOURNALISTS. SPOTTED T THAT SOME OF THOSE SPOTTED THAT SOME OF THOSE NOTES. NOTES.

WERE FULLLL OF. PRE-SCRIPTED WERE FULL OF. PRE-SCRIPTED ATTACKS ON. ATTACKS ON.

PEOPLE LIKE SENATOR PEOPLE LIKE SENATOR WHITEHOUSE. AND THEN ONCE SHE WHITEHOUSE. AND THEN ONCE SHE SEEMED TO RUN OUT. SEEMED TO RUN OUT.

OF ATTACKS, SHE JUST. OF ATTACKS, SHE J JUST.

SAT.

THERE STARING BLANKLY, THERE STARING BLALANKLY, SAYING NOTHING. AND THAT WASN'T SAYING NOTHING. AND THAT WASN'T THE ONLY WAY SHE. THE ONLY WAY SHE.

EVADED QUESTIONS. I MEAN, EVADED QUESTIONS. I MEAN, THIS WAS. THISIS WAS.

MANY HOURS OF. MANY HOURURS OF.

A HEARING TODAY. A HEARING TODAY.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WE ON MUMULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WE ALSO. ALSO.

SAW HER PASS THE BUCK TO THE SAW HER PASS THE BUCK TO THE FBI MANY TIMES. FBI MANYNY TIMES.

JUST LOOK. JUST T LOOK.

WHAT. HAPPENED WHEN MULTIPLE SENATORS. ASKED PAM BONDI. ASKED PAM BONDI.

ABOUT. ABOUT.

REPORTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SPIKED AN. INVESTIGATION INTO. INVESTIGATION INTO.

T TRUMP'S BORDER CZAR, TOM T TRUMP'S BORDER CZAR, TOM HOMAN, AFTER. AND WE. HOMAN, AFTER. AND WE.

ALL REMEMBER THIS. ALL REMEMBER THIS.

INSNSANE STORY. INSANE STORY.

HE ALLEGEDLDLY ACCEPTED. HE ALLEGEDLY ACCEPTED.

A $50,000 CASH BRIBE IN A A $50,000 CASH BRIBE IN A PAPER BAG FROM UNDERCOVER PAPER BAG FROM UNDERCOVER AGENTS. AGENTS.

IS THERE A TAPE IN THAT HAS IS THERE A TAPE IN THAT HAS AUDIO AND VIDEO OF THE TRANSFER AUDIO AND VIDEO OF THE TRANSFER OF THE 5 50,000? OF THE 50,000?

YOU WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO YOU WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO DIRECTOR PATEL ABOUT THAT. DIRECTOR PATEL ABOUT THAT.

N NO, I'M. I'M TALKING TO YO. NO, I'M. I'M TALKING TO YOU.

WILL YOU SUPPORT A REQUEST WILL YOU SUPPORT A REQUEST BY THIS COMMITTEE TO PROVIVIDE BY THIS COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THAT TAPE OR TAPES TO THE THAT TAPE OR TAPES TO THE COMMITITTEE? YES OR NO? COMMITTEE? YES OR NO?

SENATOR SCHIFF, YOU CAN TALK SENATOR SCHIFF, YOU CAN TALK TO DIRECTOR PATEL ABOUT THAT. TO DIRECTOR PATEL ABOUT THAT.

WHAT BECAME OF THE $50,000? WHAT BECAME OF THE $50,000? DID THE FBI GET IT BACK. DID THE FBI GET IT BACK.

MR. WHITE HOUSE? EXCUSE ME, MR. WHITE HOUSE? EXCUSE ME, SENATOR WHITEHOUSE, YOU'RE SENATOR WHITEHOUSESE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO TALK TO THE FBI. WELCOME TO TALK TO THE FBI.

THE REPORT TO YOU. CAN'T YOU THE REPORT TO YOU. CAN'T YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION? ANSWER THIS QUESTION?

THEY REPORT TO YOU. THEY REPORT TO YOU.

THAT'S A STATEMENT OF FACT. THAT'S A STATEMENT OF F FACT. THE FBI IS PART OF THE THE FBI IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. I'M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. I'M GOING TO KEEP STATING THIS, , B. GOING TO KEEP STATING THIS, BUT.

PAM BONDI WOULD LIKE PAM BONDI WOULD LIKE EVERYONE. EVERERYONE.

TO PLEASE FORGET THAT SHE'S TO PLEASE F FORGET THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY. THE ONE.

IN CHARGE OF ALL OF THIS. IN CHARGE OF ALL OF THIS. AND THAT'S REALLY SORT. AND THAT'S REALLY SORT.

OF A THEME TODAY. OF A THEME TODAY.

THAT STRUCK ME. I MEAN, THAT STRUCK ME. I MEAN, CONSIDER BONDI'S ANSWER TO THIS CONSIDER BONDI'S ANSWER TO THIS QUQUESTION ABOUT THE TRUMP QUESTION ABOUT THE TRURUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO DEDEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD TO DEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUGUARD TO AMERICAN CITIES. ER

THEY'RE GOING TO TRANSFER TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD UNITS TO TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD UNITS TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. WHAT'S THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. WHAT'S THE RATIONALE FOR THAT? THE RATIONALE FOR THAT?

YEAH, CHAIRMAN, AS YOU SHUT YEAH, CHAIRMAN, AS YOU SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, YOU VOTED DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, YOU VOTED TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, AND YOU'RE SITTING HERE, OUR AND YOU'RE SITTING HERE, OUR LAW ENENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARENT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AREN'NT BEING PAID. THEY'RE OUT THERE BEING PAID. THEY'R'RE OUT THERE WORKING TO PROTECT YOU. I WISH WORKING TO PROTECT YOU. I WISH YOU LOVE CHICAGO A AS MUCH AS YU YOU LOVE CHICAGO AS MUCH AS YOU HATE PRESIDENT TRUMP. HATE PRESIDENT TRUMP.

I MEAN, WHAT SHE WAS. ASKED I MEAN, WHAT SHE WAS. ASKED ABOUT THIS. ABOUT THIS.

ADMININISTRATION'S HIGHLY ADMININISTRATION'S HIGHLYLY CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO DEPLOY AMERICAN TROOPS IN DEPLOY AMERICAN TROOPS IN AMERICAN STREETS, SOMETHINING AMERICAN STREETS, SOMETHING THAT WAS ONLY. THAT WAS ONLY.

RECENTLY RULED. RECENTLY RULED.

ILLLLEGAL BY THE LAW IN ILLLEGAL BY THE LAW IN ANOTHER AMERICAN CITY, YOU ANOTHER AMERICAN CITY, YOU WOULD THINK THE NATION'S TOP WOULD THINK THE NATION'S TOP LAWYER WOULD HAVE A VIEW, EVEN LAWYER WOULD HAVE A VIEW, EVEN IF SHE LEGALLY DEFENDED IT. WHO IF SHE LEGALLY DEFENDED IT. KNOWS? NOPE, THAT'S NOT WHAT KNOWS? NOPE, THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE HAD. JUST AVOID THE SHE HAD. JUST AVOID THE QUESTION AND BLAME. IT'S A. QUESTION AND BLAME. IT'S A. STRATEGY THAT. MIGHT WORK IF STRATEGY THAT. MIGHT WORK IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE NO POWER. IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE NO POWER. IF YOU'RE THE PARTY OUT OF POWER YOU'RE THE PARTY OUT OF POWER TRYING TO HOLD TO ACCOUNT THOSE TRYING TO HOLD TO ACCOUNT THOSE GOVERNING. .

BUT HERE'S THE. THING DEMOCRATS ARE NOT IN THING DEMOCRATS ARE NOT IN CHARGE OF THE FEDEDERAL CHARGE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT ALL. REPUBLICANS GOVERNMENT AT ALL. REPUBLICANS ARE. THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF A ALL ARE. THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF ALL OF IT. THE WHITE HOUSE, THE OF IT. THE WHITE HOUSE, THE SENATE, THE HOUSE, THE JUSTICE SENATE, THE HOUSE, THE J JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TO SAY NOTHING. OF DEPARTMENT, TO SAY NOTHING. OF THE SIX THREE CONSERVATIVE THE SIX THREE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY ON THE SUPREME COURT, MAJORITY ON THE SUPREME E COURT, THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING. AND YET THEY HAVE EVERYTHING. AND YET THEY HAVE STILL BUILT THEIR ENTIRE STILL BUILT THEIR ENTIRE GOVERNING AND PUBLIC GOVERNING AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PHILOSOPHY. IT COMMUNICATION PHILOSOPHY. IT SEEMS, AROUND PLAYING THE SEEMS, AROUND PLAYING THE VICTIM IN ALMOST EVERY VICTIM IN ALMOST EVERY SITUATION, LIKE THEY ARE SITUATION, LIKE THEY ARE OBSERVERS OF THE PROBLEMS OBSERVERS OF THE PROBLEMS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD. HAPPENING IN THE WORLD. INCLUDUDING THE ONES THEY CREAT. INCLUDING THE ONES THEY CREATED. I MEAN, PERHAPS THE SAME I MEAN, PERHAPS THE SAME STRATEGIC GENIUSES WHO PREPPED STRATEGIC GENIUSES WHO PREPPED PAM BONDI FOR THAT HEARING HAVE PAM BONDI FOR THAT HEARING HAVE BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE WHITE BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE WHITE HOUSE STRATEGY AROUND THE HOUSE STRATEGY AROUND THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. MAYAYBE THT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. MAYBE THAT COULD D EXPLAIN IT, BECAUSE COULD EXPLAIN IT, BECAUSE REPUPUBLICANS HAVE SPENT A WEEK REPUBLICANS HAVE SPENT A WEEK POINTING FINGERSRS AT DEMOCRATS, POINTING FINGERS AT DEMOCRATS, EVEN THOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE EVEN THOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC ISN'T BUYING IT. IT'S PUBLIC ISN'T BUYING IT. IT'S NOT WOWORKING. I MEAN, IN POLL NOT WORKING. I MEAN, IN POLL AFTER POLL, AMERICANS BLAME AFTER POLL, AMERICANS BLAME TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS IN TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS BY WIDE MARGINS, POPOLL CONGRESS BY WIDE MARGINS, POLL AFTER POLL. WHICH MAKES SENSE AFTER POLL. WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE, AGAIN, THEY ARE IN BECAUSE, AGAIN, THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF BASICALLY EVERYTHING, CHARGE OF BASICALLY EVERYTHING, AND THEY AREN'T HELPING AND THEY AREN'T HELPING THEMSELVES WHEN THEIR ANSWERS THEMSELVES WHEN THEIR ANSWERSS MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. I MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSESE. I MEAN, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW, MEAN, FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW, AIRPORTS FROM BURBANK, AIRPORTS FROM BURBANK, CALIFORNIA TO NASHVILLE, CALIFORNIA TO NASHVILLE, TETENNESSEE ARE LITERALLY GOING TETENNESSEE ARE LITERALLY GOING DARK THANKS TO A SHORTAGE OF DARK THANKS TO A SHORTAGE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, WHICH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, WHICH HAS S PROMPTED DELAYS AROUND THE HAS PROMPTED DELAYS AROUND THE COUNTRY. TRUMP WAS ASKED ABOUT COUNTRY. TRUMP WAS ASKED ABOUT THOSE DELAYS EARLIER TODAY, AND THOSE DELAYS EARLIER TODAY, AND THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

ARE YOU. ARE YOU.

CONCERNED ABOBOUT THE DELAYS. CONCERNED ABOUT THE DELAYS. AT AIRPORTRTS AND HOW DO YOU SEE AT AIRPORTS AND HOW DO YOU SEE THIS SHUTDOWN? THIS SHUTDOWN?

OH, SURE. O OH, SURE.

I MEAN, IT'S THEY'RE ALL I MEAN, IT'S THEY'RE ALL DEMOCRAT DELAYS. DEMOCRAT DELAYS.

THERE ARE DELAYS AT THE THERE ARE DELAYS AT THE AIRPRPORT. THAT'S STANDARD. AIRPORT. THAT'S STANDARD.

WHAT DELAYS AT THE AIRPORTS? WHAT DELAYS AT THE AIRPORTS? THOSE ARE DEMOCRAT DELAYS. I THOSE ARE DEMOCRAT DELAYS. I GUESS HE WASAS TRYING TO BLAME GUESS HE WAS TRYING TO BLAME THINGS. BUT ALSO THOSE DELAYS THINGS. BUT ALSO THOSE DELAYS ARE STANDARD AND FINE. NOTHING ARE STANDARD AND FINE. NOTHING TO SEE HERE. I MEAN I DON'T TO SEE HERE. I MEAN I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF THAT. IT'S KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF THAT. IT'S LIKE HE'E'S TORN BETWEEN TRYING LIKE HE'S TORN BETWEEN TRYING TO BLAME DEMOCRATS FOR THE TO BLAME DEMOCRATS FOR THE SHUTDOWN, TRYING TO PRETENEND SHUTDOWN, TRYING TO PRETEND THAT EVERYTHING HAPPPPENING UNDR THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENING UNDEDR HIS LEADERSHIP IS HUNKY DORY. HIS LEADERSHIP IS HUNKY DORY. DELAYS ARE NORMAL. I DON'T KNOW, DELAYS ARE NORMAL. I DON'T KNOW, HE HAS NO IDEA. CLEARLY, THOUGH, HE HASAS NO IDEA. CLEARLY, THOU, HOW TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT HOW TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT HE IS THE ONE E IN CHARGE OF HE IS THE ONE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING. AND SO HIS BEHAVIOR EVERYTHING. AND SO HIS BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE MAP. I HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE MAP. I MEAN, YESTERDAY TRUMP CLAIMED MEAN, YESTERDAY TRUMP CLAIMED HE WAS F FINALLY NEGOTIATING WIH HE WAS FINALLY NEGOTIATING WITH DEMOCRATS OVER THE SHUTDOWN AND DEMOCRATS OVER THE SHUTDOWN AND SUGGESTED HE WAS EVEN WILLING SUGGESTED HE WAS EVEN WILLING TO W WORK WITH THEM ON THEIR KEY TO WORK WITH THEM ON THEIR KEY DEMAND TO RESTORE THE ACA DEMAND TO RESTORE THE ACA HEALTH CARE SUBSIDIES THAT HEALTH CARE SUBSIDIES THAT WOULD KEEP PREMIUMS FROM WOULD KEEP PREMIUMS FROM SKYROCKETING. SKYROCKETING.

WE ARE SPEAKING. WITH THE WE ARE SPEAKING. WITH THE DEMOCRATS, AND SOME. DEMOCRATS, AND SOME.

VERY GOOD THINGS. VERY GOOD THINGS.

COULD HAPPEN WITH RESPECT TO COULD HAPPEN WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH CARE. HEALTH C CARE.

WOULD YOU MAKE A. WOULD YOU MAKAKE A.

DEAL WITH. DEAL WITH.

THEM ONON THE ACA. THEM ON THE ACA.

SUBSIDIDIES? SUBSIDIES?

IF WE IF WE. IF WE IF WE.

MADE THE RIGHT. MADE THE RIGHT.

DEAL, I I'D. DEAL, I'D.

MAKE A DEAL. MAKE A DEAL.

I MEAN, SOUNDS GOOD, RIGHT? I MEAN, SOUNDS GOOD, RIGHT? EVERYBODY WANTNTS THIS SHUTDOWN EVERYBODY WANTS THIS SHUTDOWOWN TO CLOSE. PEOPLE WANT THE ACA TO CLOSE. PEOPLE WANT THE ACA SUBSIDIES. THE OVERWHELMING SUBSIDIES. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF F THE COUNTRY WANTS MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY WANTS THEM TO BE EXTENDED. SOUNDS THEM TO BE EXTENENDED. SOUNDS GOOD. RIGHT? EXCEPT THAT CAME GOOD. RIGHT? EXCEPT THAT CAME AS NEWS TO SENATATORS OF BOTH AS NEWS TO SENATORS OF BOTH PARTIES BECAUSE IT WAS ENTIRELY PARTIES BECAUSE IT WAS ENTIRELY UNTRUE. AND AFTER HE WAS CALLED UNTRUE. AND AFTER HE WAS CALLED OUT ON THAT LIE, HE ABRUPTLY OUT ON THAT LIE, HE ABRUPTLY REVERSED COURSE, SAYING REVERSED COURSE, SAYING REREPUBLICANS WOULD NOT NEGOTIAE REPUBLICANS WOULD NOT NEGOTIATE AN END TO THE SHUTDOWN THAT AN END TO THE SHUTDOWN THAT WOULD EXTEND THE ACA PREMIUM WOULD EXTEND THE ACA PREMIUM CREDITS. LOOK, WE'VE TALKED CREDITS. LOOK, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT BEFORE. TRUMP ABOUT THIS A LOT BEFORE. TRUMP IS NOT A POLICY GUY OR A IS NOT A POLICY GUY OR A DETAILS GUY. APPARENTLY HE'S DETAILS GUY. APPARENTLY HE'S NOT A NEGOTIATIONS GUY EITHER. NOT A NEGOTIATIONS GUY EITHER. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR ONE WEEK IN IT REMAINS UNCLEAR ONE WEEK IN IF HE EVEN KNOWS WHAT THIS IS IF HE EVEN KNOWS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AND HOW TO BRING IT TO AN ABOUT AND HOW TO BRING IT TO AN END. AND THAT'S PRETTY PIVOTAL END. AND THAT'S PRETTY PIVOTAL FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE INVOLVED AND STATES TO BE INVOLVED AND UNDERSTAND AND KNOW HOW TO END UNDERSTAND AND KNOW HOW TO END THIS, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY HIS THIS, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS EFFECTITIVELY ADMINISTRATION HAS EFFECECTIVELY HANDED OVER CONTROL OF THEIR HANDEDED OVER CONTROL OF THEIR SHUTDOWN STRATEGY TO TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN STRATEGY TO TRUMP'S BUDGET. DIRECTOR AND ARCHITECT BUDGET. DIRECTOR AND ARCHITECT OF PROJECT 2025, RUSS VOTE. I OF PROJECT 2025, RUSS VOTE. I MEAN, TODAY WE LEARNED THAT MEAN, TODAY WE LEARNED THAT VOTES OFFICE IS NOW CIRCULATING VOTES OFFICE IS NOW CIRCULATING A MEMOMO ARGUING THAT THE A MEMO ARGUING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT HAVE TO ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES BACKCK PAY PAY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES BACK PAY FOR THE WORKRK THEY DO DURING TE FOR THE WORK THEY DO DURING THE SHUTDOWN. NOW, I SHOULD NOTE SHUTDOWN. NOW, I SHOULD NOTE HERE THAT IT IS TECHNICALLY HERE THAT IT IS TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL TO DENY THOSE WORKERS ILLEGAL TO DENY THOSE WORKERS THE BACK PAY THEY ARE OWED. IT THE BACK PAY THEY ARE OWED. IT IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE FAIR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE FAIR TREATMENT ACT, WHICH WAS SIGNED TREATMENT ACT, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY NONE OTHER THAN INTO LAW BY NONE OTHER THAN DONALD TRUMP DURING HIS FIRST DONALD TRUMP DURING HIS FIRST ADMINISTRATION. IN FACT, ADMINISTRATION. IN FACT, GUIDANCE PUT OUT BY THE WHITE GUIDANCE PUT OUT BY THE WHITE HOUSE PRIOR TO T TODAY SAID THAT HOUSE PRIOR TO TODAY SAID THAT ALL FURLOUGHED WORKERS SHOULD ALL FURLOUGHED WORKERS SHOULD GET AUTOMATIC BACK PAY. BUT GET AUTOMATIC BACK PAY. BUT WHEN AXIOS ASKED THE WHITE WHEN AXIOS ASKED THE WHITE HOUSE FOR COMMENT ABOUT THEIR HOUSE FOR COMMENT ABOUT THEIR PLAN TO DENY WORKERS THAT PAY, PLAN TO DENY WORKERS THAT PAY, A SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL A SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL REPLIED, QUOTE, OMB IS IN REPLIED, QUOTE, OMB IS IN CHARGE, REFERRING TO THE OFFICE CHARGE, REFERRING TO THE OFFICE RUN BY RUSS VOTE. I MEAN, AGAIN, RUN BY RUSS VOTE. I MEAN, AGAIN, WHAT YOU ARE THE WHITE HOUSE. WHAT YOU ARE THE WHITE HOUSE. IF I EVER TOLD A REPORTER THAT IF I EVER TOLD A REPORTER THAT OMB WAS THE FINAL CALL WHEN I OMB WAS THE FINAL CALL WHEN I WORKED IN THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT WORKED IN THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ESCORTED OUT OF THE HAVE BEEN ESCORTED OUT OF THE BUILDING. BUT TODAY, DONALD BUILDING. BUT TODAY, DONALD TRUMP WAS GIVEN A CHANCE TO TRUMP WAS GIVEN A CHANCE TO CLEAR ALL OF THIS UP WHEHEN HE CLEAR ALL OF THIS UP WHEN HE WAS ASKED DIRECTLY WHETHER HIS WAS ASKED DIRECTLY WHETHER HIS ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO DENY ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO DENY FURLOUGHED WORKERS, THEY COULD FURLOUGHED WORKERS, THEY COULD HAVE CLEARED IT UP. BUT INSTSTE, HAVE CLEARED IT UP. BUT INSTEAD, TRUMP JUST MADE EVERYTHING EVEN TRUMP JUST MADE EVERYTHING EVEN MORE CONFUSING BY SUGGESTING HE MORE CONFUSING BY SUGGESTING HE WOULD WITHHOLD BACKPAY ONLY WOULD WITHHOLD BACKPAY ONLY FROMOM SOME FEDERAL WORKERS, FROM SOME FEDERAL WORKERS, SPECIFICALLY THE ONES HE SPECIFICALLY THE ONES HE DOESN'T THINK DESERVE IT. DOESN'T THINK DESERVE IT.

IS IT THE WHITE HOUSE'S IS IT THE WHITE HOUSE'S POSITION THAT FURLOUGHED. POSITION THAT FURLOUGHED.

WORKERS SHOULD BE PAID. WORKERS SHOULD BE PAID.

FOR THEIR. FOR THEIR.

BACK PAY? BACK PAY?

I WOULD SAY IT DEPENDS. I WOULD SAY IT DEPENDS.

ON WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. ON WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE. THERE ARE SOME OUR PEOPLE. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE. PEPEOPLE.

THAT REALLY DON'T DESERVE. THAT T REALLY DON'T DESERVE.

TO BE TAKEN CARE. TO BE TAKEN CARE.

OF, AND WE'LL. OF, AND WE'LL.

TAKE CARE OF THEM IN A TAKE CARE OF THEMEM IN A DIFFERENT WAY. DIFFERENT WAY.Y.

SO NOT THE LAW. THE LAW SAYS SO NOT THE LAW. THE LAW SAYS YOU HAVE TO PAY FEDERAL WORKERS YOU HAVE TO PAY FEDERAL WORKERS THEIR BACK PAY AGAIN, A LAW HE THEIR BACK PAY AGAIN, A LAW HE SIGNED DURING HIS FIRST TERM. SIGNED DURING HIS FIRST TERM. RUSS SAYAYS NO FEDERAL WORKERS RUSS SAYS NO FEDERAL WORKERS ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR R BACK PA, ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR BACK PAY, AND TRUMP SASAYS HE WANTS TO USE AND TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS TO USE BACK PAY AS SOME KIND OF TOOL BACK PAY AS SOME KIND OF TOOL FOR RETRIBUTION. I SUPPOSE, FOR RETRIBUTION. I SUPPOSE, OKAY, THAT'S ALL BAD. MAYBYBE TE OKAY, THAT'S ALL BAD. MAYBE THE REPUBLICAN LEADER IN THE SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER IN THE SENATE CAN TELL US WHAT IS ACTUALLY CAN TELL US WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. PLEASE. HAPPENING. PLEASE.

I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE MEMO I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE MEMO SPECIFICALLY YET. MY ASSUMPTION SPECIFICALLY YET. MY ASSUMPTION IS, IS THAT. IS, IS THAT.

FURLOUGUGHED WORKERS WILL. FURLOUGHED WORKERS WILL..

GET WILL GET BACK PAID. GET WILL GET BACK PAIAID.

IT IS A LAW. IT IS A LAW.

THAT. THAT.

FEDERAL WORKERSRS WHO ARE FEDERAL WORKERS WHO ARE FURLOUGHEDED GET BACK PAY. WHAT FURLOUGHED GET BACK PAY. WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT TALKING A ABOUT IS THE PRESIDENT TALKING ABOUT THEN WHEN. H HE'S SUGGESTING THT THEN WHEN. HE'S SUGGESTING THAT SOME GROUPS MAY NOT GET PAID? SOME GROUPS MAY NOT GET PAID? IS THAT EVEN ALLOWED? IS THAT EVEN ALLOWED?

I DON'T I DON'T. I DON'T I DON'T.

KNOW THE ANSWSWER TO YOUR KNOW THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. QUESESTION.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THEIR LEGAL ANALYSIS.

I MEAN, WHAT THESE PEOPOPLE I MEAN, WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING ARE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHTHING THAT IS THE SENATE MAJORITY THAT IS THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, THAT WAS THE PRESISIDENT LEADER, THAT WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED D STATES. THEY'RE OF THE UNITED STATES. THEY'RE ABOUT AS CLEAR AS MUD. THERE ABOUT AS CLEAR AS MUD. THERE ARE LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN ARE LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF PARTY WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING, ARE ACTING LIKE EVERYTHING, ARE ACTING LIKE THEY ARE MERE SPECTATATORS TO AL THEY ARE MERE SPECTATORS TO ALL OF THIS, LIKE THTHEY ARE NOT THE OF THIS, LIKE THEY ARE NOT THE ONES IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THTHE ONES IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT AND NEGOTIATING A GOVERNMENT AND NEGOTIATING A WAY TO FUND IT. IT'S N NOT EVEN WAY TO FUND IT. IT'S NOT EVEN CLCLEAR THAT THE PRESIDENT REALY CLEAR THAT THE PRESIDENT REALLY KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING FROM KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING FROM MOMENT TO MOMENT, AND D DEMOCRAS MOMENT TO MOMENT, AND DEMOCRATS LIKE SENATOR MARARK KELLY HAVE LIKE SENATOR M MARK KELLY HAVE NOT BEEN SHY ABOUT POINTING OUT NOT BEEN SHY ABOUT POINTING OUT TRUMP'S APPARENT INABILITY TO TRUMP'S APPARENT INABIBILITY TO GRASP WHAT EXACTLY DEMOCRATS E. ARE FIGHTING FOR HERE.

IT DIDN'T. IT DIDN'T.

EVEN SEEM THE FEEDBACK WE EVEN SEEM THE FEEDBACK WE GOT. IT DIDN'T EVEN SEEM THAT GOT. IT DIDN'T EVEN SEEM THAT HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THESE HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THESE PREMIUM TAX CREDITS WERE. PREMIUM TAX CREDITS WERE.

SO THE FIRST STEP. HERE IS SO THE FIRST STEP. HERE IS THE PRESIDENT. THE PRPRESIDENT.

HAS TO UNDERSTAND. HAS TO UNDERSTAND.

WHAT'S GOING ON. WHAT'S GOING ON.

YEAH. T THE FIRST STEP HERE S YEAH. THE FIRST STEP HERE IS DEFINITETELY FOR THE PRESIDENT O DEFINITELY FOR THE PRESIDENT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. WHO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. WHO CAN DENY THAT IS A COMPLETE CAN DENY THAT IS A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF FACT. IT DOES NOT STATEMENT OF FACT. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT POLITICAL PARTY YOU MATTER WHAT POLITICAL PARTY YOU ARE FROMOM. IT'S NO SECRET THAT ARE FROM. IT'S NO SECRET THAT DONALD TRUMP SPENDS THE BULK OF DONALD TRUMP SPENDS THE BULK OF HIS FREE TIME WATCHING FOX NEWS. HIS FREE TIME WATCHING FOX NEWS. WE ALL K KNOW THAT. SO IT'S NO WE ALL KNOW THAT. SO IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT TRUMP SAW THOSE SURPRISE THAT TRUMP SAW THOSE COMMENTS BY SENATOR R KELLY AND COMMENTS BY SENATOR KELLY AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED POSTING IMMEDIATELY STARTED D POSTING ABOUT IT ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT IT ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT, SAYING, QUOTETE, WHY IS ACCOUNT, SAYING, QUOTE, WHY IS FOX NEWS AND PETER DOOCY FOX NEWS AND PETER DOOCY PUTTING ON DEMOCRAT SENATOR PUTTING ON DEMOCRAT SENATOR MARK KELLYLY TO TALK ABOUT MARK KELLY TO TALK ABOUT TOTALLY UNRELATED OR CHALLENGED TOTALLY UNRELATED OR CHALLENGED HEALTHTH CARE? REPUBLICANS ARE O HEALTH CARE? REPUBLICANS ARE SO TIRED OF THIS FIGHT WITH FOX TIRED OF THIS FIGHT WITH FOX ALWAYS TRYING TO BE SO ALWAYS TRYING TO BE SO POLILITICALLY CORRECT. THANK YOU POLITICALLY CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I LOVE THAT LAST PARART. MATTER. I LOVE THAT LAST PART. ALWAYS. LOOK, DONALD TRUMP IS ALWAYS. LOOK, DONALD TRUMP IS THE MOST POWERFUL MAMAN IN THE THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. OR ONE OF THEM. WORLD RIGHT NOW. OR ONE OF THEM. HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE LEADING HIHIS PARTY OUT OF LEADING HIS PARTY OUT OF SHUTDOWN FIGHT, AS ANY SHUTDOWN FIGHT, AS ANY PRPRESIDENT WOULD BE, BUT INSTE, PRESIDENT WOULD BE, BUT INSTEAD, HE'S ACTING LIKEKE HE ISN'T IN HE'S ACTING LIKE HE ISN'T IN CHARGE O OF ANYTHING. SITTING CHARGE OF ANYTHING. SITTING BACK A AND PLAYING ARMCHAIR BACK AND PLAYING ARMCHAIR CRITIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA, COMPLAINING ABOUT FOX NEWS COVERAGE. AND MEANWHILE, COVERAGE. AND MEANWHILE, DEMOCRATS ARE MAKING IT CRCRYSTL DEMOCRATS ARE MAKING IT CRYSTAL CLEAR TO ANYNYONE PAYING CLEAR TO ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE

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Trump spirals as shutdown calls for leadership skills he lacks, a problem endemic to his team

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