When he announced his candidacy in June of 2015, Donald Trump said this.

If you can't make a good deal with a politician, then there's something wrong with you.

You're certainly not very good.

Well, there appears to be something wrong with President Donald Trump.

In December, he refused to sign a compromise budget bill and instead he shut down the federal government.

Weeks later we are in the middle of the longest shutdown in US history

with no apparent deal in sight.

The president, through all of this, has not exactly looked like a master dealmaker.

And his behavior has only made a solution seem further away.

When Trump claimed he'd apply his business tactics to government, was that empty political rhetoric?

Or are we actually getting exactly what he promised?

This is Radio Atlantic. This week's guest is Maggie Haberman, New York Times White House correspondent, Trump

Whisperr National Treasure.

Maggie, my friend, it is great to see you.

It's great to see you.

And we're in person.

This is not in years, has this happened?

It has not happened.

Finally, the universe has allowed us to be in the same space.

Very exciting.

So as we speak is Thursday morning it looks like federal workers are

going to miss another paycheck tomorrow. Two Senate bills to end it are up for a

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