Trump says he won't be extorted by Democrats, pushes off negotiations amid shutdown
Way Too Early with Ali Vitali
MS NOW, Ali Vitali
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🗓️ 3 November 2025
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| 0:00.0 | I happen to agree to something else. I think we should do the nuclear option. This is a totally different nuclear, by the way. It's called ending the filibuster. Did you see John Thune said today they're not going to do that? I know John doesn't. Well, John and a few others. But you know what? The Republicans have to get tougher. If we end the filibuster, we can do exactly what we want. We're not going to lose power. The theory is, oh, then we'll do it. But then when they get into power someday, they'll do it. That's true. But you know what? So you think John did? We're here right now. No, I like John Thorne. I think he's terrific. But I disagree with him on this point. President Trump there again pushing for the end of the filibuster in his interview with 60 minutes. |
| 0:40.1 | It comes as we enter day 30. them on this point. President Trump there, again, pushing for the end of the filibuster in his interview with 60 |
| 0:39.7 | minutes. It comes as we enter day 34 of this government shutdown. And the question is, will |
| 0:44.3 | there be any progress this week on reopening the government? The president was also pressed |
| 0:49.4 | in that interview on his administration's crackdowns on immigration. The question is, |
| 0:53.4 | how does he feel about the continued use of aggressive tactics by ICE agents? |
| 0:57.9 | It comes as voters head to the polls tomorrow in two key gubernatorial races, as well as the mayoral race in New York City. |
| 1:04.6 | The question is, how will the Trump administration's policies impact these contests? |
| 1:08.8 | It's way too early for this. |
| 1:19.3 | Music policies impact these contests. It's way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that applauds the 55,000 New York City |
| 1:24.3 | marathoners yesterday, especially as I am someone who believes that I don't run |
| 1:28.2 | unless I'm being chased. So kudos to all of you. I'm Ali Vitale on this Monday, November 3rd, |
| 1:33.7 | we'll start with the news here in Washington. In a new interview, President Trump continued |
| 1:38.0 | to place the blame for the ongoing government shutdown on Democrats, but offered few solutions |
| 1:42.6 | as we reached day 34 of this standoff. |
| 1:47.0 | Well, what we're doing is we keep voting. I mean, the Republicans are voting almost unanimously |
| 1:51.9 | to end it, and the Democrats keep voting against ending it. You know, they've never had this. |
| 1:57.4 | This has happened like 18 times before. The Democrats always voted for an extension. |
| 2:01.8 | Always saying, give us an extension. We'll work it out. They've lost their way. They become crazed |
| 2:07.7 | lunatics. And all they have to do, Nora, is say, let's vote. I'm not going to do it by being |
| 2:16.2 | extorted by the Democrats who have lost their way. There's something wrong with these people. So then what happens on November 15th when the troops don't get a paycheck? Schumer is a basket case and he has nothing to lose. He's become, I just left Japan, he's become a kamikaze pilot. Sounds like it's not going to get solved the shutdown. It's going to get |
| 2:34.4 | solved. Yeah. Oh, it's going to get solved. How? We'll get itself. Eventually, they're going to have |
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