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The Playbook Podcast

January 4, 2019

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

Government, Daily News, News, Politics

3.9699 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2019

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Speaker Nancy Pelosi signals no wiggle room on the wall, Fox News offers some insight into the administration's negotiating position and more in today's Audio Briefing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Good Friday morning. I'm Anna Palmer and welcome to your Politico Playbook audio briefing. Stay tuned after the show for a message from the American Petroleum Institute.

0:10.7

And I'm Jake Sherman Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to the Capitol Hill Press Corps around 7 p.m. And here's what she said about a wall. It's immoral. We're not doing a wall. Does anybody have any doubt about that? We are not doing a wall.

0:22.6

She also said the wall is a waste of money. A new White House position is emerging. Daca for wall deal is on the table.

0:29.2

Last night, there were two interesting segments on Fox News, which seemed to give great insight into the latest White House thinking on the immigration negotiations.

0:37.3

First, Sean Hannity said

0:38.8

the president was willing to put DACA on the table in the wall talks. President Donald Trump said

0:43.4

the opposite two days ago in his cabinet meeting, but we got word from Republicans last night

0:47.7

that the president is actually serious about talking about some sort of DACA for wall deal.

0:52.9

Democrats have rejected this, but this adds a new

0:55.3

wrinkle to the shutdown talks. Tucker Carlson interviewed Mike Pence and asked if the deal will

0:59.8

include any amnesty for people here illegally. Pence responded that border security was the focus,

1:05.9

but then also said there are a lot of different ideas, and the president expressed a willingness

1:10.0

to deal with dreamers in a compassionate way, and the president expressed a willingness to deal with

1:10.8

dreamers in a compassionate way, and it was on the table.

1:13.8

John Brezenhan and Burgess Ever got a quick hallway interview with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

1:18.1

McConnell told them Democrats are privately urging him to find a way out of the shutdown.

1:23.1

McConnell said it will be up to the president and Senate Democrats.

1:26.1

The Wall Street Journal has the market watch, reporting that global stocks regained ground

1:30.0

as China confirmed trade talks.

1:33.2

In today's big meeting, Hill leaders go to the White House at 1130 a.m. this morning.

1:37.4

As promised, the House passed a package to reopen the shuttered parts of government until September.

1:42.7

The House also voted to fund DHS through February

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