Right now inside, as we're hearing from Senate Majority Leader John Thune here, talking about a potential shutdown. So it begs the question is what's changed? I think what's changed is President Trump is in the White House. That's what this is about. This is politics. And there isn't any substantive reason why there ought to be a government shutdown. This is something that has been done routinely, As I said, 13 different times when the Democrats have the majority. (00:12–00:18)
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Asserts that the government shutdown issue is politically motivated due to President Trump's presence in the White House.
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