Hardball with Chris Matthews, Jan. 08, 2019
Duration: 44 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Politico: House GOP support for shutdown eroding
Politico is reporting that support among Congressional Republicans for the shutdown is eroding -- with 15 to 25 moderate House members expressing a desire to vote with Democrats to open the government.
Rep. Nadler: Trump lying to Americans about national emergency
Congressman Jerry Nadler warned the President not to usurp the authority of Congress by declaring a National Emergency to fund his wall.
Rep. Jeffries: Trump’s National Emergency is presidential fiction
In response to the Trump mulling a national emergency, House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries tweeted: "There is a national emergency in America. It's called Individual one.”
Leon Panetta on Trump’s Oval Office Address: A misuse of power
The Washington Post reports the Oval Office address will lay the groundwork for declaring a national emergency writing "Trump hopes to use his bully pulpit to convince voters that the situation at the border is dangerous enough to necessitate construction of the wall."
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