>>> THE PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS
>>> THE PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS
SAID HE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND
MAKE A DETERMINATION IN THE
AFTERMATH.
IT’S THE SAME THING HE SAID LAST
NOVEMBER.
HE WANTS A FREE ELECTION, FAIR
ELECTION AND WANTS CONFIDENCE IN
THE ELECTION RESULTS
PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU HAVE
STATES LIKE NEVADA DOING MASS
OUT VOTING AND WHEN THEY TRIED
THIS PAL BOTS WERE IN TRASH
CANS, PINNED TO DARTBOARDS.
WITH THAT BEING THE SYSTEM, THE
PRESIDENT WANTS TO TAKE A HARD
LOOK AT THIS AND MAKE SURE THEY
ARE FAIR ELECTION RESULTS AND
NOT SUBJECT TO FRAUD.
>> WHAT WAS THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESS SECRETARY BEING PRESSED BY
REPORTERS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S
COMMENTS THAT THE ONLY WAY HE
COULD LOSE THE ELECTION WERE IF
IT WERE RIGGED.
SHE DECLINED TO SAY TRUMP COULD
LEGITIMATELY LOSE THE ELECTION.
THOSE BRIEFINGS ARE PAINFUL.
IT’S HARD TO CALL THEM
BRIEFINGS.
>> BUT, BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT
BRIEFINGS.
>> THEY’RE NOT.
>> SHE CONTINUES TO DO WHAT HE
DOES.
LET’S GET TO OUR GUESTS.
WE HAVE MEMBER OF THE ARMED
SERVICES AND HOMELAND SECURITY
COMMITTEES, DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSWOMAN ELISSA SLOTKIN OF
MICHIGAN AND U.S. NAVY VETERAN
AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE ARMED
SERVICES COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSWOMAN MIKIE SHERRILL OF
NEW JERSEY.
I GUESS, ELISSA SLOTKIN, I’LL
START WITH YOU.
A LOT TO TALK ABOUT, THE
PRESIDENT COULD POTENTIALLY USE
THE MILITARY DOMESTICALLY, BUT I
WANT TO START WITH HIS PLANS TO
GO TO KENOSHA, DESPITE THE
GOVERNOR SAYING, NOT SUCH A GOOD
IDEA.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT AND DO
YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT COULD
MAKE MATTERS WORSE?
>> LISTEN, THE MEASURE OF ANY
LEADER IS DO THEY UNIFY PEOPLE
OR DIVIDE PEOPLE?
DO THEY CALM THE WATERS OR DO
THEY MAKE THE WATERS MORE
TROUBLED?
I THINK IN THIS CASE WE HEAR
FROM THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF THAT
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF ACTIONS
HIS VISIT WOULD MAKE MORE
TROUBLES.
SO I THINK THE PRESIDENT SHOULD
DO THE RIGHT THING, RESPECT THE
LOCAL LEADERS.
HE’S ALL -- WHEN IT’S IN HIS
FAVOR HE’S ALL ABOUT TALKING
ABOUT LOCAL LEADERS.
LET THEM MAKE THE DETERMINATION
OF WHAT WILL BE TROUBLESOME FOR
THEIR COMMUNITY AND I THINK HIS
VISIT IS A MISTAKE BY THAT
MEASURE.
>> WE HEAR CONCERNS WHEREVER WE
CAN, I’M SURE YOU DO, TOO, IF
DONALD TRUMP LOSES HE’S SOMEHOW
GOING TO GET THE MILITARY TO
LINE UP ON HIS SIDE AND KEEP HIM
IN POWER BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
I’M DEEPLY SKEPTICAL OF THAT,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN WHAT GENERAL
MILL
MILLIE SAID AFTER THE JUNE 1st
DEBACLE.
WE’VE GOTTEN SOME REASSURANCES.
>> WE ASKED SOME FOUNDATIONAL
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR MILITARY AND
OUR SECRETARY-GENERAL.
I SERVED IN THE NAVY FOR ALMOST
TEN YEARS AND YOU NEVER TAKE
ANYTHING LIKE THIS FOR GRANTED,
WHETHER IT’S RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
OR FLYING IN FOREIGN AIR, YOU
MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS
THE RULES.
I WAS PLEASED THAT GENERAL
MILLEY RESPONDED TO OUR
QUESTIONS AND GAVE US THE ANSWER
WE THOUGHT HE WOULD.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY REASON TO
BELIEVE -- BY THE WAY, I’M SO
GLAD THAT YOU AND OVER LEADERS
ARE TAKING THE APPROACH THEY’RE
LEADING.
WE SHOULD ASSUME ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING BECAUSE I PERSONALLY
BELIEVE THIS PRESIDENT WOULD DO
WHATEVER HE THOUGHT HE COULD GET
AWAY WITH.
I JUST NOTICED AFTER JUNE 1st
THE WORDS IN NOT ONLY GENERAL
MILLEY BUT RETIRED ADMIRALS AND
GENERALS WHO HAVE SUCH A
POWERFUL IMPACT ON ACTIVE DUTY
GENERALS AND ADMIRALS THAT THERE
WAS NO WIGGLE ROOM HERE.
THAT THE MILITARY WOULD NOT GET
INVOLVED IN KEEPING ANY
PRESIDENT IN POWER IF THE VOTERS
VOTED THAT PRESIDENT OUT.
>> CERTAINLY, THAT’S MY
ANTICIPATION.
WE’VE HEARD FROM RESPECTED
MILITARY LEADERS THAT TAKE ISSUE
WITH THE PRESIDENT’S ACTIONS,
WITH OUR FEDERAL MILITARY, AND
THAT’S WHY REPRESENTATIVE
SLOTKIN TO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
PUT THIS ON THE RECORD, WHAT OUR
MILITARY DOES AND AREAS OUR
MILITARY SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED.
>> JONATHAN LEMIRE IS WITH US
AND HE HAS A QUESTION FOR
REPRESENTATIVE SLOTKIN.
>> CONGRESSWOMAN, GOOD TO SEE
YOU.
IT’S NOT A MILITARY MATTER, PER
SE, ALTHOUGH THE PRESIDENT HAS
RAISED THE POSSIBILITY OF USING
MILITARY ON AMERICAN STREETS.
LET’S REMEMBER, OF COURSE, WITH
THE INSURRECTION ACT EARLIER
THIS SUMMER HE VERY MUCH WENT
DOWN THAT ROAD AND RECEIVED
PUSHBACK FROM HIS ADD AM.
COULD YOU WEIGH IN, THOUGH, ON
WHAT YOU’RE SEEING IN CITIES
LIKE, SAY, PORTLAND, WHERE THERE
IS A SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL
PRESENCE ON THESE STREETS,
WHETHER IT BE FBI OR HOMELAND
SECURITY, AND WHETHER YOU THINK
THAT’S BEEN AN APPROPRIATE USE
OF FEDERAL RESOURCES IN THESE
JURISDICTIONS?
>> WELL, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I’M A
BIG BELIEVER IN OUR FEDERALIST
SYSTEM, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS
SHOULD BE CONSULTED AND THEY
SHOULD APPROVE WHEN YOU HAVE
FEDERAL OFFICIALS COME IN.
WE’VE SEEN OFFICIALS IN PORTLAND
TALK ABOUT HOW SOME OF THOSE
FEDERAL OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN
UNHELPFUL.
I CAN’T STAND WATCHING THE
VIOLENCE ON TV EVERY DAY IN
PORTLAND.
I THINK THERE’S LOTS OF WAYS TO
PROTEST WITHOUT IT COMING TO
VIOLENCE.
AGAIN, IT’S THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO CALM
THINGS DOWN.
I DON’T THINK IT LOOKS LIKE THE
FEDERAL TROOPS HAVE BEEN HELPFUL
IN THAT SCENARIO.
IF WE SEE IT CONTINUING RIGHT
NOW, THE VIOLENCE THERE EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
SO I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE VERY
IMPORTANT WE HOLD THE PRESIDENT
AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO THESE
STANDARDS, THESE VERY AMERICAN
STANDARDS.
THE BAR FOR PUTTING IN FEDERAL
TROOPS SHOULD BE VERY, VERY HIGH
AND IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL
OFFICIALS.
>> EVERY DEMOCRATIC LEADER I’VE
HAD ON THIS SHOW, CIVIL RIGHTS
LEADER I HAVE ON THIS SHOW, I’VE
ASKED THE SAME QUESTION.
I WILL ASK THE SAME QUESTION OF
BOTH OF YOU REALLY QUICKLY
BEFORE MOVING ON BECAUSE YOU
BROUGHT IT UP, REPRESENTATIVE
SLOTKIN.
REPRESENTATIVE SLOTKIN, WHILE
SUPPORTING THE MARCHES, DO YOU
DENOUNCE IN THE HARSHEST OF
TERMS ANY VIOLENCE, ANY LOOTING,
ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY THAT TAKES
PLACE IN ANY OF THESE MARCHES,
BE IT IN SEATTLE, PORTLAND,
KENOSHA, CHICAGO OR ANY OTHER
CITY IN AMERICA?
>> CATEGORICALLY.
IF YOU DESTROY PROPERTY, IT’S A
FELONY.
IF YOU PERPETRATE VIOLENCE, YOU
SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE OF
THAT.
REGARDLESS OF WHOSE SIDE YOU’RE
ON, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU THINK
