TRUMP. HE IS A SYMPTOM, NOT THE CAUSE.
>> WELCOME BACK "HARDBALL."
PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERED THOSE
POIGNANT REMARKS ABOUT THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. OBAMA WARNED SUPPORTERS THESE
ARE EXTRAORDINARY AND DANGEROUS
TIMES, KNOCKED TRUMP FOR
ATTACKING THE PRESS AND FOR NOT
STANDING CLEARLY AND
UNEQUIVOCALLY TO NAZI
SYMPATHIZERS.
SYMPATHIZERS. THE CONTRAST COULD NOT BE MORE
BETWEEN THESE TWO GUYS.
>> POLITICS AND DIVISION WILL
WORK, WILL DOING ANYTHING TO
HAND ON TO THEIR RECENT GAINS.
>> THEIR POLICIES ARE HORRIBLE.
THEY ARE FOR OPEN BORDERS,
MEANING LET ALL THE CRIME COME
IN.
IN. AGAINST SO MANY THINGS THAT YOU
WANT.
WANT. >> IT SHOULDN’T BE DEMOCRATIC OR
REPUBLICAN PUBLISH STORIES WE
DON’T LIKE.
DON’T LIKE. >> IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND IT
IS REALLY SAD FOR THE MEDIA AND
THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA.
>> YOU NEED TO VOTE BECAUSE OUR
DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON IT.
>> THEY LIKE TO USE THE IMPEACH
TRUMP.
TRUMP. MAX
MAX MAXINE WATERS IMPEACH TRUMP.
>> YOU KNOW HE IS BACK IN THE
FIGHT AGAIN AND I THINK HE WAS
CAREFUL TODAY.
CAREFUL TODAY. AND THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS
WARY.
WARY. HE HAS SEEN WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU START GETTING TRASH TALK
WITH HIM, HE TRASH TALKS TO YOU
YOU LOOK SMALLER.
>> I DON’T THINK THAT IS THE
CASE WITH OBAMA.
OBAMA IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF
PLAYER ON THAT SPACE.
WE SAW THAT WHERE HE
SYSTEMATICALLY DEACONCONSTRUCTED
SYSTEMATICALLY DEACONCONSTRUCTED DONALD TRUMP IN FRONT OF DONALD
TRUMP.
TRUMP. IT IS A HIGHBROW APPROACH FOR
SURE, BUT NO LESS BITING.
THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO DO
ONE, ENGAGE THE BASE, BUT ALSO
BE THAT VOICE, THAT IS A COUNTER
VOICE OF WHAT IS OUT HERE NOW.
WHO IS THAT INDIVIDUAL?
IT IS NOT CORY BOOKER, IT IS NOT
KAMALA HARRIS.
KAMALA HARRIS. NO LEADER THAT CAN STAND AND
MAKE A CASE ABOUT A DIFFERENT
AMERICA.
AMERICA. AN AMERICA THAT WE THOUGHT WE
KNEW.
KNEW. >> AND I AM NOT SAYING THAT THE
FORMER PRESIDENT HAS A GLASS
JAW, BUT I HAVE WATCHED THE
TRUMP METHOD DRAW THE OTHER
PERSON INTO THE PIT WITH YOU.
GET THE OTHER GUY OR WOMAN TAKE
SHOTS AT YOU AND GET THEM AT
YOUR LEVEL.
YOUR LEVEL. >> I DON’T THINK OBAMACARES.
THERE IS A MUCH HIGHER CALLING
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. HE DOES NOT SEE HIMSELF AS THE
FACE OF THE OPPOSITION, YOU MAY
RECALL WHEN PRESIDENT CLINTON,
THE TWO YEARS AFTER HE WAS
PRESIDENT, HE TOOK ON THAT ROW.
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS NOT DOING
THAT.
THAT. BUT WHEN HE DOES SPEAK, HE DRAWS
A LOT OF ATTENTION.
HE IS TRYING TO UNITE THE PARTY
AND THE COUNTRY.
HE DOESN’T CARE IF PRESIDENT
TRUMP TWEETS TO HIM.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP WASTED NO
TIME IN RESPONDING TO THE
REMARKS.
REMARKS. >> I’M SORRY, I WATCHED IT, BUT
I FELL ASLEEP.
I FOUND HE IS VERY GOOD, VERY
GOOD FOR SLEEPING.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. HERE IS WHAT I THINK HE IS
DOING.
DOING. YOU GUYS ARE NOT GOING TO HELP
ME HERE, I CAN TELL.
I THINK HE IS TAUNTING OBAMA.
HE IS SAYING GET NASTIER THAN
THAT.
THAT. BECAUSE IF YOU GET NASTY, DON’T
GET TOO HIGH LEVEL.
>> THAT IS NOT OBAMA’S STYLE.
THEY CALL HIM NO DRAMA OBAMA FOR
A REASON.
A REASON. HE DOES HAVE A WAY.
AND WE HAVE SEEN IT.
WE HAVE SEEN THE FORMER
PRESIDENT TAKE ON ADVERSARIES IN
A WAY IN WHICH HE SCORES THE
POINT THAT HE NEEDS TO SCORE.
>> YOU LIKE WHEN HE MADE FUN OF
THE APPRENTICE.
THE APPRENTICE. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. HE HAS A WAY OF DOING THAT.
IS THAT ENTERTAINMENT FOR US?
POSSIBLY.
POSSIBLY. BUT I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING
MORE IMPORTANT HERE.
THESE LAST TWO WEEKS HAS BEEN A
REAL EXPOSING OF DEEP FISHSURES
IN THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE ARE
REALIZING WHERE WE ARE.
AND NOW THERE ARE VOICES THAT
ARE STARTING TO EMERGE, THIS
OP-ED.
OP-ED. NOW WE WILL SEE HOW IT PLAYS
OUT.
OUT. YOU MAY ULTIMATELY BE RIGHT, BUT
I GIVE OBAMA AN EQUAL FOOTING.
>> HERE IS WHAT I THINK OBAMA IS
DOING.
DOING. HE GAVE A POLITICAL SPEECH
TODAY.
TODAY. EVEN THOUGH YOU DON’T LIKE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY ON IMMIGRATION,
OR EVEN IF YOU DON’T LIKE THEM
ON REGULATION, YOU THINK TOO
MUCH BIG GOVERNMENT.
OR EVEN IF YOU DON’T LIKE ON
ABORTION ISSUES, HERE IS A
CHANCE TO PUNCH BACK ON TRUMP.
AN ANTI TRUMP OPPORTUNITY.
VOTE DEMOCRAT.
VOTE DEMOCRAT. >> HE GAVE AN ASPIRATIONAL
SPEECH.
SPEECH. THE CONTRAST IS INCREDIBLE.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE BACK YOUR
COUNTRY, YOU HAVE GOT TO VOTE.
WE GOT TO SEE TURNOUT IF WE ARE
GOING TO WIN BACK HOUSE SEATS.
>> IS HILLARY GOING TO RUN NEXT
TIME?
TIME? >> NO.
>> NO. >> I KEEP HEARING THESE RUMORS
THAT JOHN KERRY IS RUNNING,
BIDEN IS RUNNING.
I KEEP HEARING THIS.
>> SHE’S MADE IT CLEAR ON --
>> NONE OF THESE OLDER PERSONS
ARE GOING TO RUN.
>> WHAT I DO HERE IS ON THE LIST
YOU JUST MENTIONED, BIDEN IS THE
ONE THAT EVERYONE HAS AN EYE ON.
AND OF THAT LIST, HE IS THE
STRONGEST ONE TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND I THINK THE COUNTRY --
>> JANUARY.
>> JANUARY. >> AGE WON’T BE AN ISSUE IN THIS
NEXT BATTLE.
NEXT BATTLE. >> REALLY?
>> REALLY? HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING THESE
PRIMARIES.
PRIMARIES. >> WOMEN ARE RUNNING.
>> I DON’T THINK AGE IS GOING TO
BE A FACTOR.
>> YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
WANT SOMEBODY WHO IS EXPERIENCED
AND COME IN AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY
BACK.
BACK. >> THE TONY BENNETT MODEL, THE