He also told the Dems exactly what happens next if they do not accept.
For mindless Americans, he looks like he is willing to negotiate and bend. It give him the moral ability to drop the military builds the wall hammer at the end of the week. Monday he is past the 30 day shutdown mark and can fire gov. employees. Dems have been outplayed all around, they either negotiate and a wall happens or they do not and a real wall happens. No matter what he can do what he wants with the firing of gov. employees.
“Build your enemies a golden bridge on which to retreat.” The Art of War~ Sun Tzu