THROW THE IN ANTHEM CONTROVERSY
AND THINGS GET VERY HEATED.
TRISH: EVERY TIME I SING THAT
SONG, EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT
SONG, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM I GET
CHILLS.
REMEMBER WE'RE VERY, VERY LUCKY
TO HAVE BEEN BORN WITHIN THIS
COUNTRY, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY
THIS COUNTRY STILL DOES JOINING
ME FORMER GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS,
MIKE HUCKABEE.
YOU'RE A MUSICIAN TOO.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM, WHEN WE HEAR ALL THE
PLAYERS CREATING THIS RIDICULOUS
CONTROVERSY, ON FRANKLY THE
FOOTBALL TEAM'S TIME, AND
AMERICA'S TIME, SINCE THEY'RE
TUNING IN, WHAT GOES THROUGH
YOUR HEAD.
I FIND IT INAPPROPRIATE VENUE.
IT IS FINE TO PROTEST.
THIS IS AMERICAN AS IS THE FLAG.
AND PROTESTS A PART OF WHO WE
ARE.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT
THIS NATION.
THERE IS A TIME AND A PLACE.
IT IS NOT ON YOUR EMPLOYER'S
TIME.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS ULTIMATELY ARE
AT WORK WHEN THEY'RE IN THE
FOOTBALL FIELD.
THEY REPRESENT, NOT JUST
THEMSELVES.
BUT THEIR WOULDN'T HURT THEM
RESPECT THE FLAG AND MILITARY
AND FREEDOM THAT GAVE IT SO
THEM.
ON SUNDAY AFTER THE GAME, GO
PROTEST TO YOUR HEART'S CONTEND.
-- CONTENT.
TRISH: MAYBE YOU WANT TO PROTEST
THE PLATFORMS BUT MAYBE NOT ON
FIELD.
DID THE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION
ON EAGLES?
>> WE'LL FIND OUT.
I'M NOT SURE I, ANYONE WHO WILL
COME FROM THE EAGLES COME ON
DOWN.
AND HE TREATED THEM AS IF THEY
WERE ALL THE PRIME MINISTERS OF
MAJOR COUNTRIES.
FILL THEIR ARMS WITH WHITE HOUSE
SWAG.
TOUR THEM IN THE PRIVATE
QUARTERS OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
IN OTHER WORDS, GIVE THEM THE
DAY OF THEIR LIVES AND MAKE SOME
OF THOSE OTHER PLAYERS WISH THAT
THEY HAD COME.
AND JUST IGNORED THE ONES THAT
DIDN'T SHOW UP.
IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T, DON'T
SOMEHOW PUNISH THE GOOD PLAYERS
BECAUSE SOME OF THEM DIDN'T WANT
TO BE A PART OF IT.
BUT MAYBE WE'RE AT A POINT,
TRISH, WHERE ALL OF THE FOOTBALL
TEAMS AND STUFF GOING TO THE
WHITE HOUSE, IF THEY DON'T
REALLY WANT TO COME, DON'T GO.
JUST DON'T GO.
TRISH: I HAVE TO ASK, YOUR
DAUGHTER, SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS
DOING A TERRIFIC JOB --
>> THANK YOU.
TRISH: DO YOU TALK TO HER A LOT
ABOUT THIS STUFF?
GIVE HER SOME POINTS HERE?
>> WE TALK REGULARLY.
TRISH: MAYBE YOU COULD INVITE A
FEW EAGLE PLAYERS DOWN THERE,
SHOW THEM A GREAT TIME?
>> I HAVE A FEELING WHATEVER
DECISION SHE THOUGHT MIGHT BE
OVERRULED BY SOMEBODY DOWN THE
HALLWAY FROM HER OFFICE.
YOU KNOW, THE PRESIDENT REACTED
VERY VISCERALLY TO.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I THINK IT WAS DISRESPECTFUL OF
A TEAM TO SAY, NO, WE'LL ONLY
SEND A FEW TOKEN PLAYERS TO
REPRESENT US, NOT THE WHOLE
TEAM.
I COULD SEE WHERE HE WOULD SAY,
NOT JUST EVERY DAY YOU GET
INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE,
REGARDLESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE THE
PRESIDENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE VOTER FOR
HIM.
HE IS PRESIDENT.
OUR PRESIDENT.
IT IS OUR COUNTRY.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE.
TRISH: SINCE I HAVE YOU HERE, I
HAVE A BIG ISSUE GOING ON THE
TRADE FRONT, YOU HAVE BEEN,
REALLY OUT IN FRONT OF THIS
ISSUE, I GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR
THAT GOVERNOR, FROM THE EARLY
DAYS WHEN YOU WERE FIRST OUT
CAMPAIGNING.
>> YEAH.
TRISH: YOU HAVE MADE A POINT OF
SAYING THAT AMERICANS HAVE BEEN
SHORTCHANGED.
>> WE HAVE.
TRISH: BECAUSE OF SOME OF THESE
TRADE DEALS.
HOW ARE YOU REACTING TO WHAT
YOU'RE SEEING HAPPEN RIGHT NOW
IN CHINA WITH THEM SAYING OKAY,
WE'LL DO THIS, WE'LL DO THAT?
>> I THINK PRESIDENT IS GETTING
EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED BY SAYING
WE'LL PUT TARIFFS ON.
HE IS GETTING THEIR UNDIVIDED
ATTENTION.
NOW THEY'RE COMING BACK, WE'LL
BUY $70 MILLION WORTH,
$70 BILLION WORTH OF SOYBEANS
AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
WE'LL SWEETEN THIS POT.
WHY ARE THEY SAYING THAT?
BECAUSE THEY SUDDENLY SAY, WE
WANT TO BE GENEROUS?
NO.
THEY KNOW A TRADE WAR ULTIMATELY
DOESN'T HELP ANYBODY.
HOW DOES THE PRESIDENT AVOID A
TRADE WAR.
HE CREATES A SITUATION WHERE
THERE EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL OF
TENSION AND THEY KNOW HE IS
WILLING TO GO TO THE MAT TO
PROTECT AMERICA.
TRISH: THIS IS LEVERAGE?
>> TOTAL LEVERAGE.
TRISH: WE SAW KEVIN CORKE PUT UP
STAT, GREAT STATE BASICALLY.
WE MATTER MORE BECAUSE WE ARE A
BIGGER PERCENTAGE OF OVERALL
GDP.
EXPORTS THEY'RE SENDING TO US.
WE'RE NUMBER ONE CUSTOMER.
>> I LOVE TRADE.
IT IS TERRIFIC.
GREAT WAY FOR AMERICANS TO
PROSPER, TO HAVE JOBS.
BUT IT IS NOT FREE TRADE IF IT
ISN'T FAIR TRADE.
WE HAVE NOT HAD FAIR TRADE IN
LARGE MEASURE BECAUSE WE'VE LET
OUR TRADING PARTNERS WALK ALL
OVER US.
WE LET THEM DO IT WITHOUT ANY
REALLY ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY
THIS IS PRESIDENT.
PEOPLE ARE NOT USED TO THIS.
HIS WHOLE APPROACH TO THE
PRESIDENCY, IS NOT SO MUCH A
REPUBLICAN SLASH, CONSERVATIVE
APPROACH.
HIS CRITERIA, IS THIS GOOD FOR
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND IF IT IS, HE IS WITH IT.
IF IT ISN'T.
HE IS AGAINST IT.
IF IT DEFIES ALL CONVENTIONAL
WHICH IS MANY DO, HE SAYS I'M
GOING TO BE AN AMERICAN
PRESIDENT FIRST AND FOREMOST.
TRISH: VERY REFRESHING ABOUT
THAT.
I THINK BACK WHEN HE WAS FIRST
INVITED BY KIM JONG-UN, IN THAT,
INVITE AND HE DIDN'T CONSULT
ANYONE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
HE SAID, YEAH, TELL HIM I'LL DO
IT.
BY THE WAY A CEO WOULD DO IT, IF
I'M INVITED TO TAKE A MEETING I
WILL DO IT.
>> DONALD TRUMP IS RESULTS
ORIENTED.
HE IS NOT A PROCESS GUY.
HE IS A PRODUCT GUY.
CONGRESS IS ALL ABOUT PROCESS.
HOW DO YOU DO IT?
HOW DO WE GET THIS DONE.
HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE?
BUREAUCRATS ARE PROCESS PEOPLE F
YOU'RE AN EXECUTIVE, YOU'RE A
PRODUCT PERSON.
TRISH: YES, BOTTOM LINE.
>> WHEN WILL WE GET IT DONE?
WHAT WILL WE GET DONE?
WHEN WILL THE PRODUCT COME OFF