[000:00:00;900] >> TODAY'S DATE 24 OF THE [000:00:03;136] GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE LONGER [000:00:03;903] SHUTDOWN IN U.S. HISTORY. [000:00:06;306] AS THE DEBATE OVER GOVERNMENT [000:00:07;741] FUNDING CONTINUES YOU CAN FOLLOW [000:00:08;508] THE STORY ON THE C-SPAN [000:00:11;144] NETWORKS. [000:00:11;678] LATER TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL [000:00:12;512] BE SPEAKING AT THE 100th [000:00:14;114] ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE [000:00:14;748] AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION [000:00:17;117] IN NEW ORLEANS. [000:00:18;651] IT STARTS AT 12:40 P.M. EASTERN. [000:00:21;654] LIVE COVERAGE ON C-SPAN2. [000:00:22;322] TOMORROW THE SENATE JUDICIARY [000:00:24;824] COMMITTEE BEGINS ACCOUNT [000:00:26;493] INFORMATION FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL [000:00:27;794] NOMINEE WILLIAM BARR. [000:00:28;361] THAT STARTS AT 9:30 A.M. EASTERN [000:00:30;130] BY VON C-SPAN3. [000:00:34;334] -- LIVE ON C-SPAN3. [000:00:36;369] BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FARM [000:00:37;270] BUREAU CONVENTION TO NEW [000:00:40;040] ORLEANS, PRESIDENT TRUMP SPOKE [000:00:40;740] WITH REPORTERS OUTSIDE THE WHITE [000:00:44;277] HOUSE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT [000:00:46;279] SHUTDOWN, BORDER SECURITY, AND [000:00:47;714] HIS PAST MEETINGS WITH RUSSIAN [000:00:48;515] PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN. [000:00:57;223] >> GOOD MORNING. [000:00:59;559] BEAUTIFUL HERE IT YOU TO FULL. [000:01:03;163] TOO BAD THEY TOOK THE SNOW OFF [000:01:05;365] THE GROUND. [000:01:05;765] TOO BAD. [000:01:06;132] IT WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL LAST [000:01:10;804] NIGHT. [000:01:11;104] I'LL BE GOING TO NEW ORLEANS [000:01:14;040] RIGHT NOW. [000:01:14;741] I'M GOING TO BE SPEAKING FRONT [000:01:15;809] OF OUR GREAT FARMERS. [000:01:16;443] I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. [000:01:18;311] I DID IT LAST YEAR, AND I LOOK [000:01:19;779] FORWARD TO IT SO WE'LL BE BACK A [000:01:21;981] LITTLE BIT LATER. [000:01:23;883] I BELIEVE, I DON'T KNOW IF THE [000:01:25;351] WEATHER CHANGES THINGS, BUT THE [000:01:29;556] CLEMSON CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, THE [000:01:30;623] NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM WILL [000:01:31;424] BECOME TONIGHT. [000:01:31;891] IT WILL BE EXCITING, VERY GREAT [000:01:35;128] TEAM, AND UNBELIEVABLE TEAM. [000:01:35;829] THEY WILL BE COMING TONIGHT AND [000:01:37;897] I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SERVE [000:01:39;799] McDONALD'S, WENDY'S AND BURGER [000:01:42;202] KING WITH SOME PIZZA. [000:01:42;902] I REALLY MEAN TO. [000:01:43;436] IT WILL BE INTERESTING AND I [000:01:45;605] WOULD THINK THAT'S THEIR [000:01:46;272] FAVORITE FOOD. [000:01:48;308] SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS BUT [000:01:50;477] THEY'RE COMING TONIGHT, THE [000:01:51;611] NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, SUBJECT TO [000:01:52;345] THE WEATHER. [000:01:55;782] [INAUDIBLE] [000:01:57;650] >> SO I'VE BEEN HERE ALL [000:02:00;753] WEEKEND. [000:02:01;087] A LOT OF THE DEMOCRATS WERE IN [000:02:02;388] PUERTO RICO CELEBRATING [000:02:03;923] SOMETHING. [000:02:04;290] I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THEY'RE [000:02:05;125] CELEBRATING THE SHUTDOWN. [000:02:09;162] WE HAVE A VERY BIG CRISIS, A [000:02:11;064] HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ON THE [000:02:11;731] BORDER. [000:02:12;065] EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. [000:02:12;599] THEY KNOW IT. [000:02:14;234] AND MANY OF THEM ARE SAYING WE [000:02:16;970] AGREE WITH YOU. [000:02:17;804] MANY OF THEM ARE CALLING AND [000:02:19;339] MANY OF THEM ARE BREAKING. [000:02:21;708] SOME REPUBLICANS ARE ROCK SOLID. [000:02:22;475] WE'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR [000:02:23;443] BORDER. [000:02:23;776] MANY OF THE PEOPLE, THEY ARE ALL [000:02:26;379] GOING TO GET THEIR MONEY. [000:02:27;213] MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT [000:02:28;615] BEING PAID RIGHT NOW ARE IN [000:02:30;984] TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH US. [000:02:32;919] YOU SAW THE BORDER PATROL AGENT. [000:02:34;320] YOU SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. [000:02:36;656] THEY ARE IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH [000:02:38;558] US. [000:02:38;892] SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT ALL GOES. [000:02:40;026] I WILL TELL YOU THIS. [000:02:42;929] WE HAVE A PRIORITY. [000:02:44;030] IT'S THE SAFETY OF OUR NATION. [000:02:44;764] THE SOUTHERN BORDER HAS BEEN [000:02:46;666] HORRIBLE FOR DECADES, AND IT'S [000:02:50;603] NOW BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF [000:02:51;671] OUR COUNTRY, IT'S NOW AT A LEVEL [000:02:53;640] THAT WE CANNOT PUT UP WITH. [000:02:56;876] THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TO DO [000:02:57;644] SOMETHING. [000:02:58;011] WE NEED THE VOTES OTHERWISE WE [000:02:58;811] CAN SOLVE IT. [000:03:00;747] WITHOUT THEIR VOTES. [000:03:01;748] THEY NOW CONTROL THE HOUSE. [000:03:02;482] THE HOUSE. [000:03:02;882] LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN LEAD. [000:03:03;616] I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY CAN LEAD [000:03:05;451] THAT WE WILL SOON FIND OUT. [000:03:08;621] [INAUDIBLE] [000:03:11;024] >> WHAT DID YOU SAY? [000:03:15;195] [INAUDIBLE] [000:03:16;829] >> WELCOME THAT WAS A SUGGESTION [000:03:17;664] SUGGESTION THAT LINDSAY MADE BUT [000:03:20;200] I DID, I DID REJECT IT, YES. [000:03:22;135] I'M NOT INTERESTED. [000:03:23;069] I WANT TO GET US ALL. [000:03:24;003] I DO WANT YOU JUST DELAYED. [000:03:25;238] I WANT TO GET IT SOLVED. [000:03:28;374] [INAUDIBLE] [000:03:32;912] >> I JUST DON'T KNOW ANYTHING [000:03:33;846] ABOUT IT. [000:03:34;214] I READ IT THIS MORNING. [000:03:35;548] IT'S A LOT OF FAKE NEWS. [000:03:38;651] THAT WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING. [000:03:39;819] IT WAS ACTUALLY A VERY [000:03:41;988] SUCCESSFUL MEETING, AND HAVE [000:03:42;722] THOSE MEETINGS WITH EVERYTHING. [000:03:43;957] I JUST KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. [000:03:47;427] IT WAS A VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL [000:03:49;462] MEETING. [000:03:49;796] WE TALKED ABOUT ISRAEL. [000:03:50;730] WE TALKED ABOUT THE PIPELINE [000:03:53;533] THAT GERMANY IS PAYING RUSSIA A [000:03:56;736] LOT OF MONEY, I DON'T THINK IT'S [000:03:58;605] APPROPRIATE. [000:03:59;005] WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. [000:03:59;572] TALKED ABOUT MANY SUBJECTS. [000:04:00;974] BUT I THOSE MEETINGS ONE-ON-ONE [000:04:01;874] WITH ALL LEADERS INCLUDE THE [000:04:05;044] PRESIDENT OF CHINA, INCLUDING [000:04:06;846] PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN AID. [000:04:10;516] WITH THIS MEET ALL THE TIME, NO [000:04:11;784] BIG DEAL. [000:04:15;355] [INAUDIBLE] [000:04:16;556] I NEVER WORKED FOR RUSSIA AND [000:04:19;659] YOU KNOW THAT ANSWER BETTER THAN [000:04:22;095] ANYBODY. [000:04:22;428] I NEVER WORKED FOR RUSSIA. [000:04:23;096] NOT ONLY DID I NEVER WORKED FOR [000:04:25;898] RUSSIA, I THINK IT'S A DISGRACE [000:04:26;933] THAT YOU EVEN ASK THAT QUESTION. [000:04:27;934] BECAUSE IT'S A WHOLE BID THAT [000:04:30;069] HOAX. [000:04:30;370] IT'S JUST A HOAX. [000:04:33;773] -- BIG FAT HOAX. [000:04:36;442] [INAUDIBLE] [000:04:36;909] >> WHO? [000:04:38;845] [INAUDIBLE] [000:04:39;379] >> I DON'T, I HAVEN'T BEEN [000:04:40;880] FOLLOWING. [000:04:41;247] I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING [000:04:42;015] IT. [000:04:44;150] [INAUDIBLE] [000:04:49;055] >> A DEAL WITH WHAT? [000:04:52;191] [INAUDIBLE] [000:04:52;659] >> I DON'T KNOW. [000:04:54;961] THIS SHOULD BE THE EASIEST DEAL [000:04:57;764] OUT OF EVER SEEN. [000:04:59;299] WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BORDER [000:04:59;966] SECURITY. [000:05:00;400] WHO CAN BE AGAINST IT? [000:05:01;301] WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRUGS [000:05:04;871] POURING IN, HUMAN TRAFFICKERS [000:05:05;571] TYING UP WHEN, PUTTING TAPE ON [000:05:08;041] HER MOUTH AND POURING INTO OUR [000:05:09;642] COUNTRY. [000:05:09;976] WE CAN'T HAVE THAT. [000:05:10;977] WE CAN'T HAVE THAT. [000:05:12;278] WE HAVE DRUGS, WITH CRIMINALS [000:05:14;247] COME WITH GANGS AND THE [000:05:15;114] DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT TO DO [000:05:16;049] ANYTHING ABOUT IT. [000:05:16;816] THEY, THEY ALL TOMORROW. [000:05:18;918] BUT IT WASN'T MORAL THROUGH [000:05:22;689] PHYSICAL COME FIGHT CRITICAL, [000:05:23;890] SUCH AS GOING TO JUST GO WITH [000:05:25;658] YOU ALL RAISED THEIR HANDS TO [000:05:26;826] APPROVAL WALL. [000:05:27;260] ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS IMMORAL. [000:05:28;328] IT'S IMMORAL BECAUSE ONE REASON, [000:05:31;431] BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING [000:05:32;832] TO LOSE IN THE 2020 ELECTION. [000:05:34;600] THAT'S THE ONLY REASON TO THEM [000:05:35;635] AND TOMORROW. [000:05:38;071] [INAUDIBLE] [000:05:39;672] >> WHO DID? [000:05:41;374] [INAUDIBLE] [000:05:42;642] >> WHO CARES? [000:05:45;144] [INAUDIBLE] [000:05:49;382] >> WE ARE DOING VERY WELL WITH [000:05:51;818] THE CHINA. [000:05:52;418] THEY ARE HAVING A A HARD TIME H [000:05:54;387] HER ECONOMY BECAUSE OF THE [000:05:55;922] TARIFFS WE'RE DOING VERY WELL [000:05:56;689] WITH OUR ECONOMY. [000:05:57;957] WE ARE RECORDS, OUR UNEMPLOYMENT [000:06:00;760] JUST HIT A RECORD, ANOTHER [000:06:02;962] RECORD. [000:06:03;296] WE'RE DOING EXTREMELY WELL AS A [000:06:05;298] COUNTRY. [000:06:05;631] WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN ANY [000:06:06;866] COUNTRY RIGHT NOW ANYWAY IN THE [000:06:08;468] WORLD. [000:06:09;068] CHINA WANTS TO NEGOTIATE. [000:06:10;002] I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH [000:06:12;805] PRESIDENT XI BECAUSE IT'S GOOD [000:06:13;706] TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH [000:06:14;874] RUSSIA AND CHINA AND JAPAN AND [000:06:18;611] INDIA, AND I'VE RELATIONSHIPS [000:06:20;246] WITH ALMOST EVERYBODY AND THAT'S [000:06:22;749] A GOOD THING, NOT A BAD THING. [000:06:25;451] I THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE [000:06:26;853] ABLE TO DO A DEAL WITH CHINA. [000:06:27;920] I CAN TELL YOU, WE'RE GETTING [000:06:33;226] THINGS THAT BEFORE HE BECAME [000:06:34;794] PRESIDENT HE WOULD HAVE HAD NO [000:06:36;496] CHANCE OF GETTING. [000:06:37;096] THEY WOULD'VE LAUGHED AT YOUR [000:06:37;897] PRESIDENTS FACE. [000:06:42;702] [INAUDIBLE] [000:06:46;639] >> THE PEOPLE THE START OF THAT [000:06:47;907] INVESTIGATION ARE McCABE, WHO [000:06:51;844] IS A PROVEN LIAR AND WAS FIRED [000:06:53;045] FROM THE FBI. [000:06:54;447] OUR LESA PAGE, WAS FORCED TO [000:06:58;684] LEAVE THE FBI COMMANDER LOVER, [000:06:59;685] PETER STRZOK, WHO WE GOT THEIR [000:07:04;557] TEXT MESSAGES AND WHAT THEY SAID [000:07:05;591] IN THOSE TEXT MESSAGES WERE [000:07:07;627] SHOCKING, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT [000:07:08;428] BIAS. [000:07:10;596] ALSO COMEY. [000:07:12;131] I GUESS THEY STARTED IT BECAUSE [000:07:15;568] I FIRED COMEY, WHICH WAS A GREAT [000:07:17;403] THING IT DID FOR OUR COUNTRY. [000:07:18;738] SO THE PEOPLE DOING THAT [000:07:21;474] INVESTIGATION WERE PEOPLE THAT [000:07:22;241] HAVE BEEN CAUGHT THAT ARE KNOWN [000:07:25;378] SCOUNDRELS. [000:07:25;778] I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THEY ARE [000:07:28;781] DIRTY COPS, AND I'LL TELL YOU [000:07:29;749] WHAT, IT IS SO UNFAIR WHAT'S [000:07:32;418] HAPPENED TO THE FBI IN TERMS OF [000:07:35;121] THE MEN AND WOMEN WORKING IN THE [000:07:38;958] RANK-AND-FILE OF THE FBI. [000:07:39;625] I KNOW MANY OF THEM. [000:07:40;193] THESE ARE GREAT PEOPLE AND THEY [000:07:43;029] ARE SO EMBARRASSED BY THEIR [000:07:45;097] LEADERSHIP, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN -- [000:07:45;898] I'VE NEVER SEEN A TURNAROUND IN [000:07:50;436] A BUREAU OR AGENCY LIKE I HAVE [000:07:51;537] WITH THE FBI. [000:07:53;806] THEY ARE SO EMBARRASSED. [000:07:55;007] I THINK 12 PEOPLE NOW HAVE BEEN [000:07:57;944] TERMINATED, AND OTHERS IF YOU [000:07:58;811] LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING, OTHERS [000:08:00;112] ARE GOING TO GO. [000:08:02;648] WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FBI. [000:08:03;416] SO WHEN YOU SAY SHOULD I HAVE [000:08:05;818] CONFIDENCE IN THE FBI OR [000:08:08;688] INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES WHEN I SEE [000:08:11;390] ALL OF THESE PEOPLE COME WHAT I [000:08:12;992] SEE LISA AND HER LOVER AND THEIR [000:08:15;528] NOTES AND TEXT GETS CAPTURED AND [000:08:18;564] YOU SEE WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT ME, [000:08:20;633] HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH [000:08:22;635] INVESTIGATIONS. [000:08:23;102] LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. [000:08:25;004] WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT, YOU HAVE [000:08:26;072] AN ANGRY COUNTRY BECAUSE THE [000:08:28;174] WHOLE THING AS A HOAX. [000:08:29;609] IT'S A BIG HOAX AND IT'S VERY [000:08:30;843] BAD FOR OUR COUNTRY. [000:08:31;911] SO WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE FBI I [000:08:35;548] HAVE DONE A GREAT SERVICE FOR [000:08:36;682] OUR COUNTRY WHEN I FIRED JAMES [000:08:38;918] COMEY. [000:08:39;218] BECAUSE HE WAS A BAD COP AND HE [000:08:42;388] WAS A DIRTY COP, AND HE LIES. [000:08:43;756] HE REALLY LIES. [000:08:44;524] AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO -- WAIT A [000:08:48;728] MINUTE. [000:08:49;795] AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE A [000:08:51;564] LOOK AT THE CROOKED HILLARY [000:08:52;398] CLINTON INVESTIGATION WHERE THEY [000:08:55;167] BROUGHT UNDER JULY 4 WEEKEND, [000:08:59;639] JULY 4, THEY DIDN'T SWEAR HER [000:09:00;406] IN. [000:09:00;673] THEY DIDN'T DO ANY TAPES. [000:09:01;941] THEY DID DO ANYTHING. [000:09:02;742] THEY JUST LET IT GO. [000:09:05;578] SHE USUALLY SAID TO MOSES THAT I [000:09:06;812] DON'T KNOW, SHE DID KNOW [000:09:09;916] ANYTHING. [000:09:10;283] JUST LIKE JAMES COMEY A WEEK [000:09:11;450] AGO. [000:09:11;717] HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY CONGRESS, [000:09:14;787] AND YOU KNOW, , UNFORTUNATELY, [000:09:15;955] PEOPLE DIDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE THE [000:09:20;026] REPUBLICANS WITH PAUL RYAN [000:09:20;726] UNFORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T PUT [000:09:22;428] HIM OUT THERE. [000:09:22;895] BUT WHEN HE SAID WAS EITHER HE'S [000:09:25;998] A BAD LIAR OR HIS GROSSLY [000:09:30;102] INCOMPETENT. [000:09:30;603] UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE DIDN'T SAY [000:09:31;370] IT BUT YOU CAN READ THE [000:09:32;271] TRANSCRIPT. [000:09:34;707] [INAUDIBLE] [000:09:36;542] >> WHAT? [000:09:38;878] [INAUDIBLE] [000:09:41;113] >> YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL. [000:09:43;449] OKAY. [000:09:44;584] WE WILL SEE YOU IN -- WHAT? [000:09:46;686] [INAUDIBLE] [000:09:47;119] I'M NOT LOOKING -- THIS IS A [000:09:51;857] SIMPLE CUP YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO [000:09:53;593] PICK NOW, I HAVE THE ABSOLUTE [000:09:54;660] LEGAL RIGHT TO CALL IT, BUT I'M [000:09:56;329] NOT LOOKING TO DO THAT BECAUSE [000:09:59;198] THIS IS TOO SIMPLE. [000:10:00;633] THE DEMOCRATS SHOULD SAY WE WANT [000:10:03;002] BORDER SECURITY, WE HAVE TO [000:10:03;869] BUILD A A WALL OTHERWISE YOU [000:10:05;404] CANNOT BORDER SECURITY AND WE [000:10:06;272] SHOULD GET ON WITH OUR LIVES. [000:10:09;575] THE DEMOCRATS ARE STOPPING US, [000:10:10;576] AND THEY'RE STOPPING A LOT OF [000:10:11;611] GREAT PEOPLE FROM GETTING PAID. [000:10:12;812] ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS SAY, WE [000:10:16;215] WANT BORDER SECURITY. [000:10:16;782] THAT AUTOMATICALLY MEANS A WALL [000:10:19;986] OR A BARRIER. [000:10:20;419] THANK YOU. [000:10:20;820] I'LL SEE YOU IN NEW ORLEANS. [000:10:24;490] [INAUDIBLE] [000:10:37;036] [BACKGROUND SOUNDS] [000:10:40;373] >> OVER 100 NEW MEMBERS JOIN [000:10:42;775] EITHER THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE [000:10:44;944] OF THE 116th CONGRESS. [000:10:47;146] INDIANA VOTERS ELECTED [000:10:49;682] REPUBLICAN MIKE BRAUN TO THE [000:10:50;516] U.S. SENATE. [000:10:50;516] "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" [000:13:07;386] >> NEW CONGRESS, , NEW LEADERS. [000:13:08;187] WATCH IT ALL ON C-SPAN. [000:13:08;888] >> JACQUELINE SIMON IS AT HER [000:13:11;390] DESK ON DAY 24 OF THE ONGOING [000:13:13;526] GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. [000:13:14;059] SHE SERVES AS POLICY DIRECTOR OF [000:13:14;894] THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF [000:13:17;696] GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, THE [000:13:18;330] LARGEST FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONED [000:13:20;132] IN THE COUNTRY AND DID YOU THINK [000:13:21;433] THIS WOULD GO 24 DAYS? [000:13:23;836] >> Guest: IT WAS MY WORST [000:13:26;939] FEAR, BUT YES, , YES, I AM SURPD [000:13:28;274] IT'S GONEIS THIS LONG TRIP FOR W [000:13:31;310] LONG DID YOU THINK IT WILL GO? [000:13:32;545] HAD A CYST IN? [000:13:33;145] >> Guest: I HAVE NOT: IDEA HOW [000:13:34;180] LONG IT WILL GO.. [000:13:35;848] YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE DOES [000:13:38;117] SEEM TO BE SOME GOOD [000:13:44;690] POSSIBILITIES FOR FOR A SUCCESL [000:13:45;758] RESOLUTION TO ALL OF THIS IF [000:13:47;526] SENATOR McCONNELL ALLOWS THE [000:13:48;360] BOAT IN THE SENATE OF THE HOUSE [000:13:53;465] PASSED BILLS. [000:13:53;899] WHETHER THAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN [000:13:54;733] THAT WILL HAPPEN I DON'T KNOW. [000:13:55;968] >> Host: DO THINK THAT IS THE [000:13:57;369] MOST LIKELY PATHU AT THIS POIN? [000:13:58;671] WHAT ARE DOING FOR