Peter Baker: Dems Internal Debate Right Now Is to How To Be an Opposition to Trump

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WITT Okay ░░░░░░░░ we don t even ░░░░░░░░ to look to tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ it comes to Schumer ░░░░░░░░ s taking a lot ░░░░░░░░ heat from Democrats today ░░░░░░░░ as well for encouraging ░░░░░░░░ colleagues to advance that ░░░░░░░░ spending bill Schumer insists ░░░░░░░░ is playing the long ░░░░░░░░ saying a shutdown would ░░░░░░░░ Trump more power to ░░░░░░░░ the federal workforce Do ░░░░░░░░ think Schumer s calculus ░░░░░░░░ off for him BAKER ░░░░░░░░ look This goes to ░░░░░░░░ heart of The democratic ░░░░░░░░ Debate right now as ░░░░░░░░ how to be an ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump On ░░░░░░░░ one side you have ░░░░░░░░ lot of people in ░░░░░░░░ base and most senators ░░░░░░░░ nearly every house Democrat ░░░░░░░░ think that they need ░░░░░░░░ stand up to Trump ░░░░░░░░ this is the one ░░░░░░░░ they had in a ░░░░░░░░ a Congress where they ░░░░░░░░ t have the majority ░░░░░░░░ actually stop the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ doing what they want ░░░░░░░░ do But then you ░░░░░░░░ a handful of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ went Along with Schumer ░░░░░░░░ other Democrats who say ░░░░░░░░ let s let Trump ░░░░░░░░ himself Let s let ░░░░░░░░ self destruct And by ░░░░░░░░ a government shutdown we ░░░░░░░░ be turning the attention ░░░░░░░░ the blame to Democrats ░░░░░░░░ than Trump And so ░░░░░░░░ t go down that ░░░░░░░░ It s falling into ░░░░░░░░ trap So that s ░░░░░░░░ debate going on right ░░░░░░░░ among Democrats But it ░░░░░░░░ pretty heated and it ░░░░░░░░ pretty striking and it ░░░░░░░░ pretty fundamental.”