That is not a message, frankly, that resonates any place in America. That's what the Republicans had to defend. And you know what? The American people said, no way. You're wrong. Even Donald Trump, interestingly enough, just acknowledged this morning that the shutdown has been, quote, worse for us Republicans than for them, and that Republicans are getting killed. That's Donald Trump. And he's right. He's right. The Republicans are getting killed because the American people understandably can't afford to see a doubling in their health care premiums in order to give tax breaks to billionaires. (07:45–08:00)
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Asserts that Donald Trump acknowledged the shutdown is worse for Republicans than Democrats.
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