ayman jeffers. >> reporter: part of the standard playbook. over the past several years, we've seen it again and again. when he wants to pressure republicans on capitol hill he turns onallies in the business community as you say the business roundtable and urges business to make his case up on capitol hill. he says he does not want to see a government shutdown over an issue if they don't come together on a deal. here is how the president made the sales pitch today. >> two years ago republicans shut down the government because they didn't like obama care. today some are suggesting the government should be shut down because they don't like planned parenthood. that's not good sense and it's not good business. the notion that we play chicken with an $18 trillion economy and global markets that are already skittish all because of an issue around a woman's health provider that receives less than $0.20 out of every $1,000 in the federal budget, that's not good policymaking. >> but guys, with the rise of donald trump and the campaign trail among repub