THAT IS WHY THE SERIES IS SO
SUCCESSFUL WILL BE GREAT.
LET'S BRING IN KELLYANNE CONWAY,
COUNSELOR TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
WELCOME BACK.
>> GOOD MORNING.
BRIAN: FIRST OFF ON THE
PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO DELAY
THE RAIDS ON PEOPLE ALREADY BEEN
ADJUDICATED, SHOULDN'T BE IN THE
COUNTRY TO BEGIN WITH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN
THE LAST TWO WEEKS?
YOU ARE IN THE CAPITOL, BUT
YOU'RE ALSO A REALIST.
WHAT IS GOING TO CHANGE IN TWO
WEEKS?
>> THIS IS ALL UP TO THE
DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS.
THE PRESIDENT, I, AND OTHERS WHO
SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF MADE CLEAR
FOR A YEAR PLUS, THEY CAN SOLVE
SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH ONE
SIMPLE SESSION IF THEY WOULD
COME TO THE TABLE.
THREE QUICK THINGS, THEY CAN
REFORM THE ASYLUM LAWS, GIVE US
A FIX ON THE FLORES SETTLEMENT,
WHICH IS A COURT DECISION THAT
PREVENTS US HOLDING CHILDREN
OVER 21 DAYS.
WE HAVE TO RELEASE THEM INTO THE
INTERIOR.
NO ONE CAN GUARRANTY WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN YOU RELEASE THEM
INTO THE INTERIOR.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE
TRAFFICKED, IF THEY'RE VIOLATED,
IF THEY'RE KILLED.
IF THERE ARE WORSE, AND SO, THE
THIRD THING IS THE TBPRA.
KIDS ARE RECYCLED.
YOU GRAB THE HAND AFTER CHILD AS
A FAMILY UNIT YOU HAVE A BETTER
CHANCE OF COMING OVER THE
BETTER.
IF THE PRESIDENT COULD DO IT ON
HIS OWN HE WOULD HAVE DONE IT
LONG TIME AGO.
PRESIDENT WITH HEALTH CARE,
OTHER PIECES OF IMMIGRATION,
TRADE, ANYTHING HE CAN DO
ADMINISTRATIVELY ON HIS OWN HE
DOES.
WE NEED CONGRESS TO COME TO THE
TABLE.
WE HAVE HELP WITH MEXICO.
THAT IS GOING MUCH BETTER NOW
THAT MEXICO IS HELPING US.
YOU SEE THE CRISIS AT THE
BORDER.
I SAW THAT LEADER McCARTHY IN
THE HOUSE SAID EVERY MEMBER OF
CONGRESS SHOULD HAVE TO GO VISIT
THE SOUTHERN BORDER TO SEE WHAT
IS HAPPENING THERE.
I THINK THAT IS A FABULOUS IDEA.
THEY RAN DOWN THERE A YEAR AGO
TO MAKE A POLITICAL POINT.
THEY SHOULD SEE THE HUMANITARIAN
NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS WE HAVE
AT HAND.
PRESIDENT IS TELLING CONGRESS
COME TO THE TABLE.
HE SPOKE WITH SPEAKER PELOSI AT
LENGTH ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
HE AGREED TO TAKE A TWO-WEEK
PAUSE.
YOU SEE WITH TERRORISTS AND
MEXICO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WHEN
PRESIDENT SPEAKS OTHER PEOPLE
SEEM TO SNAP INTO ATTENTION.
I HOPE THAT HAPPENS HERE.
CONGRESS HAS TO GET THIS DONE.
THIS IS THEIR JOB.
STEVE: KELLYANNE, SPEAKER PELOSI
SAID DEMOCRATS WILL PASS PART OF
THE EMERGENCY BORDER FUNDING
BILL, THE HUMANITARIAN PART, IT
DOESN'T ACCORDING TO WHAT WE
HEARD, DOESN'T INCLUDE THE
ASYLUM STUFF OR CLOSING
LOOPHOLES YOU JUST DETAILED.
IF TWO WEEKS FROM LAST FRIDAY,
NOTHING IS DONE ON THOSE, ARE
THEY GOING TO TAKE THE I.C.E.
RAIDS OFF THE ICE?
>> THE PRESIDENT TOLD YOU HE IS
SERIOUS ENGAGING NEXT STEPS.
READY TO DO IT.
GOT A CALL FROM THE SPEAKER.
I GUESS THE QUESTION IS FOR
THEM, WHY?
IF YOU'RE FINALLY ADMITTING THIS
IS NOT A MANUFACTURED CRISIS, A
REAL CRISIS, REAL AND PRESENT
DANGER TO SO MANY INVOLVED WHY
ARE YOU GOING FOR HALF A LOAF?
IF YOU MEET THE HUMANITARIAN
NEEDS WHICH WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR
SINCE CONGRESS, DEMOCRATS HAVE
BLOCKED FUNDING 17 TIMES,
FUNDING FOR HHS IS RUNNING OUT
OF MONEY TO PAY PEOPLE AT
BORDER, TO MEET THE HUMANITARIAN
NEEDS.
THEY BLOCKED THE FUNDING 17
TIMES.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
TO MAKE OR SCORE CHEAP POLITICAL
POINTS?
IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT,
ADMIT WE HAVE A CRISIS, WHY
AREN'T THEY GOING ALL THE WAY?
THEY KNOW THAT THESE LAWS ARE
BROKEN.
CONGRESS IN THIS COUNTRY MAKES
THE LAWS.
THE PRESIDENT EXECUTES THE LAWS.
JUDICIARY INTERPRETS THE LAWS.
THEY HAVE TO COME TO THE TABLE,
DO FULL JOB, NOT JUST A HALF
JOB.
STEVE: OKAY.
RACHEL: PRESIDENT GIVING THEM
TWO WEEKS, NANCY PELOSI AND
DEMOCRATS TWO WEEKS WITH IRAN
PULLING BACK WHAT HE WAS GOING
TO DO WHICH WAS TO STRIKE BACK
AFTER THEY TOOK DOWN OUR DRONE.
NOW HE IS SAYING I'M GOING TO
IMPOSE MORE SANCTIONS, HOPING
THAT THAT MIGHT BRING THEM TO
THE TABLE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> WELL THE PRESIDENT SAID VERY
CLEARLY ON A DIFFICULT NETWORK
YESTERDAY HE DOESN'T WANT WAR.
HE DOESN'T WANT THIS TO
ESCALATE.
HE WOULD LIKE TO NEGOTIATE WITH
IRAN.
SO FAR IRAN SEEMS UNWILLING.
BUT THOSE SANCTIONS WILL
CONTINUE.
WE'RE A LARGE OIL EXPORTER,
ENERGY EXPORTER.
WE CAN'T GO ON TO HAVE NUCLEAR
BLACKMAIL AND DISRUPTION OF
GLOBAL OIL MARKETS AND REIGN OF
TERROR ON THEIR OWN PEOPLE.
THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO NEGOTIATE
BUT AT THE SAME TIME REMAIN
TOUGH.
HE UNDID THE TERRIBLE DEAL THE
LAST PRESIDENT PUT IN PLACE,
WHICH RESULTED IN THE U.S.
FORKING OVER PALLETS OF CASH,
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND REALLY
BAD DEAL.
AND WE'RE ALSO, WE ALSO KNOW
THAT ISRAEL IS OUR BEST FRIEND
IN THAT REGION AND WE'RE ALWAYS
LOOKING OUT NOR ISRAEL'S
INTEREST AS WELL.
AMBASSADOR BOLTON, HAS BEEN
THERE THIS WEEKEND.
BRIAN: YOU WERE IN THE EYE OF
THE STORM AS THEY ARE BLENDING
TOGETHER.
ETHICS COMMITTEE SAID YOU HAVE
MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF HATCH
ACT, YOU'RE MIXING POLITICS AND
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.
THEY'RE THREATENING TO SUBPOENA
IF YOU DON'T TESTIFY.
>> READ A QUICK TUTORIAL, NOT
CLEAR TO US IN THE WHITE HOUSE
COUNSEL THAT THE HATCH ACT
APPLIES TO ASSISTANTS TO THE
PRESIDENT.
IT IS NOT EVEN CLEAR WHAT THE
HATCH ACT ALLOWS.
I WOULD BE THE FIRST, WE THINK I
WOULD BE FIRST MEMBER OF THE
WEST WING TO BE HAULED IN FRONT
OF CONGRESS TO TALK ABOUT THE
HATCH ACT.
THE HATCH ACT MEANS YOU CAN'T
ADOVCATE FOR OR AGAINST THE
ELECTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
IF I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FAILURE
OF OBAMA-BIDEN CARE.
TALKING ABOUT THE FACT
28 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE NO
HEALTH INSURANCE.
THAT IS A FACT.
IF I'M QUOTING WHAT CANDIDATE
SAY ABOUT THE OTHER CANDIDATES,
I'M REPEATING THE NEWS AS I READ
IT THAT DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE MAD ABOUT?
THEY WANT TO PUT A BIG ROLL OF
MASKING TAPE OVER MY MOUTH.
I HELPED AS CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR
SUCCESSFUL PART.
CAMPAIGN, I HELPED MANY WAYS FOR
THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT,
OUR TWO GREATEST ASSETS, THEY
WON THE ELECTION OVER THE OTHER
TWO.
I HELPED BY BEING ON TELEVISION,
BEING ON RADIO.
I HELPED AND THEY WANT TO
SILENCE ME NOW THIS IS MY FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHT.
THEY WANT TO CHILL FREE SPEECH.
THEY COULDN'T BEAT HIM AT BALLOT
BOX.
THEY THOUGHT THE SPECIAL COUNSEL
WOULD DO THE JOB.
EVEN IF THE HATCH ACT APPLIES,
OUR POSITION I HAVEN'T VIOLATED
IT.
STEVE: WE HAD THE PRESIDENT ON
10 DAYS AGO, WE ASKED HIM
WHETHER OR NOT HE WOULD TAKE THE
ADVICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, FIRE
YOU.
NO, YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB.
ALL COMES DOWN TO FREEDOM OF
YOUR SPEECH IN HIS ESTIMATION.
>> MAKE CLEAR, WHITE HOUSE
COUNSEL'S OFFICE ISSUED 11-PAGE
LETTER ABOUT 12 DAYS AGO.
I WILL POST IT ON TWITTER.
TWITTER PEOPLE WANT TO READ 280
CHARACTERS.
EVERYBODY SHOULD READ THE
LETTER.
WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL'S OFFICE
MAKES CLEAR WHAT IS AND ISN'T
AFOOT HERE.
THE OTHER THING PEOPLE SHOULD
TAKE A LOOK AT CREW.
PEOPLE ARE RAISING MONEY ON
TWITTER FOR CREW.
THINKS OF ITSELF AS WATCHDOG
AGENCY.
GO LOOK WHO IS PART OF CREW.
IF THEY WANT TO BECOME HOUSEHOLD
NAMES.
I'M HAPPY TO HELP THEM OUT.
SEE IF THEY TAKE THE KLIEG
LIGHTS A LITTLE BIT.
THEY ARE A LEFT-WING PROPAGANDA
MACHINE.
PROVOCATEURS TRYING TO WEAPONIZE
THE HATCH ACT.
MANY WORKED FOR DEMOCRATIC
SUPPORTS IN THE PAST AND
LEFT-WING GROUPS IN THE PAST.
THEY DON'T LIKE THE FACT I'M SO
EFFECTIVE ATTAIN ANY PIECE OF MY
JOB.
BY THE WAY I HOLD FORTH ON
POLICY ON YOUR SHOW AND ON
WHITE HOUSE DRIVEWAY CONSTANTLY
TALKING ABOUT POLICY THEY DON'T
WANT TO COVER THAT.
TOO HARD TO UNDERSTAND.
TOO MANY SYLLABLES I GUESS.
BUT I'M THE ONE OUT THERE
TALKING ABOUT -- LOOK WHAT
PRESIDENT WILL DO AT 3.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TRANSPARENCY
AND HEALTH CARE.
BRIAN: WE HAVE TO RUN, HARD