McConnell: ‘I’ve Negotiated’ the Only Bipartisan Bills During Obama Era

BASH: “Let's talk about your relationship with the president."

MCCONNELL: "The first two years he had huge majorities in the House and Senate. The last four years they controlled the Senate. They guaranteed he never got anything he didn't like. Now he needs to talk to us and that's good because when American people elect a divided government they're not saying they don't want anything done. What they are saying is they want things done in the political center, things that both sides can agree on. We talk about the things where there may be some agreement.”

BASH: “There has to be some level of trust, right?"

MCCONNELL: "Um-hum."

BASH: “Is there? Do you trust the president as a negotiating partner?"

MCCONNELL: "I think the only agreements that have been made during these years on a bipartisan basis I negotiated: December 2010 two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts; the August 2011 budget control act, and December 31st 2012 fiscal cliff deal. So I’m not opposed to negotiating with the administration. In those particular instances the president sort of picked the vice president to do it. So I don't object to negotiating with him. I’ve done it in the past."