>>> THIS IS AN HOUR BEFORE DONALD TRUMP WILL TAKE THE STAGE
IN CHARLOTTE AND OBVIOUSLY IT’S
ON THE SAME DAY THAT AUTHORITIES
ARRESTED A PERSON WHO TRIED TO
BOMB CNN.
BOMB CNN. ALSO THE PRESIDENT’S OBSESSION,
CNN.
CNN. TRUMP FANS ATTACK THAT.
THIS WAS TODAY INSIDE THE WHITE
HOUSE WHERE TRUMP CABINET MEMBER
BEN CARSON DID NOT CONDEMN WHAT
WAS BEFORE HIM.
>> THE ONLY THING YOU HEARD FROM
A BUNCH OF MEDIA IS CARSON WANTS
TO TRIPLE THE RENT.
WHAT A BUN MPCH OF CRAP.
>> GLOBALIST.
>> GLOBALIST. THEY LIKE THE GLOBE.
I LIKE THE GLOBE TOO.
I LIKE THE GLOBE TOO.
WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO.
>> A LOT OF PARTS OF THIS ARE A
TOUGH TOPIC.
TOUGH TOPIC. IN A MOMENT I’LL BE JOINED BY
CLARENCE PAGE.
CLARENCE PAGE. I WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE WELL
ESTABLISHED REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL
AND TRUMP SUPPORTER, FORMER
CHAIR OF THE NEVADA GOP.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ISN’T THIS THE WRONG TIME FOR
ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH DONALD
TRUMP, FAN, SUPPORTER, CABINET
MEMBER, THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF TO
BE DENIGRATING A NEWS
ORGANIZATION THAT WAS THE TARGET
OF THIS BOMBING?
>> WELL I DON’T THINK THERE’S
EVER A RIGHT TIME.
DUO HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO HAS
BEEN UNFAIRLY TREATED BY THE
MAJORITY OF THOSE IN THE MEDIA.
YOU ALSO HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO IS
GOING TO FIGHT BACK.
I DON’T THINK IT’S OKAY FOR
RHETORIC ON EITHER SIDE WHETHER
IT’S WITH MEDIA OR SAID
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. >> I’M TRY TO GET A STRAIGHT
ANSWER.
ANSWER. ARE THOSE CHANTS TARGETING
CNN --
CNN -- >> OF COURSE NOT.
YES, THEY ARE.
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. >> I WANT TO PLAY FOR YOU
SOMETHING ELSE THAT’S GOT A LOT
OF PEOPLE CONCERNED WHEN YOU
LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENED.
I SAID THIS EARLIER ON MY
BROADCAST, THE FBI, THESE PUBLIC
SER VANTSVANTS
SER VANTSVANTS SERVANTS, AT THIS VERY RALLY
I’LL SHOW YOU NEW REPORTING.
NBC NEWS TALKING TO SOME TRUMP
SUPPORTERS WHO DON’T BELIEVE
WHAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
OWN OFFICIALS ARE SAYING ABOUT
THIS SUSPECT.
THIS SUSPECT. TAKE A LOOK.
>> BARACK OBAMA, HE IS AND
HILLARY CLINTON PROBABLY SENT
HERS TO HERSELF.
>> YOU DON’T THINK THIS GUY SENT
THESE BOMBS?
THESE BOMBS? >> NO, PROBABLY NOT.
>> WHY?
>> WHY? >> THEY PROBABLY HAD IT DONE.
THEY MAY HAVE PAID HIM TO DO IT.
>> THAT’S OUT THERE.
THAT’S BEING MAIN LINED.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO
THOSE TRUMP SUPPORTERS WHO NOW
ALLEGE THAT THESE TARGETS SENT
THE BOMBS TO THEMSELVES CONTRARY
TO WHAT THE FBI HAS FOUND AND
PUT OUT TODAY?
>> I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE A
STEP BACK AND ONCE AGAIN LIKE
YOU SAID, APPLAUDS IFTHE FBI FOR
THEIR HARD WORK IN FINDING THIS
CRAZY PERSON.
CRAZY PERSON. THE PRESIDENT SAID IT HIMSELF.
FOR THOSE TRUMP SUPPORTERS WHO
ARE FOLLOWING LOCK AND STEP WITH
HIM, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO
TAKE HIS DIRECTION AND --
>> WE COVERED TRUMP A LOT AND
HE’S AROUND THIS.
I’M ASKING YOU AS A FORMER
CHAIR, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY
TO THAT PERSON WHO IS AT THAT
RALLY WHO IS ALLEGING THAT THE
TARGETS SENT THE BOMBS TO
THEMSELVES?
THEMSELVES? >> WELL, OBVIOUSLY YOU’VE GOT
PEOPLE WHO ARE FAR TO THE RIGHT.
PEOPLE THAT ARE FAR TO THE LEFT.
THERE ARE CONSPIRACY THEORISTS
ALL OVER THE GAMMET.
WE KNOW WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A
DOUBT THAT FBI HAS TAKEN THIS
CRAZED INDIVIDUAL INTO CUSTODY.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MOVE ON
AND WE NEED TO --
>> THIS IS THE ISSUE.
I’M GOING TO BRING IN CLARENCE
PAGE.
PAGE. I TRY TO DEAL WITH THEM IN A
CIVIL WAY AND FORREAL.
HOW DO WE MOVE ON BEFORE SAYING
AND I’LL SAY IT, I’M NOT AFRAID
OF THAT PERSON.
YOU AND I HAVE DIFFERENT ROLES
BUT THAT PERSON IS WRONG.
THEY ARE WRONG.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> WILL YOU SAY THAT?
WHY IS IT HARD TO GET THERE?
>> IT’S NOT HARD TO GET THERE.
WE CAN’T CONTROL CRAZY.
WE CAN STILL SIT THERE AND TRY
TO EXPLAIN TILL WE’RE BLUE IN
FACE THAT IT’S WRONG.
IT’S WRONG WHETHER YOU’RE ON THE
LEFT OR THE RIGHT.
THAT KIND OF STIEMTATEMENT IS FL
OUT WRONG.
OUT WRONG. PEOPLE IN ROLES SUCH AS YOURS,
MINE, THE PRESIDENT’S THAT IT’S
OUR DUTY TO MAKE SURE WE TRY TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE LEAD BY
EXAMPLE.
EXAMPLE. I THINK THIS IS VERY HEALTHY
DISCUSSION THAT WE’RE HAVING AND
HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL LISTEN AND
DO THE SAME THING.
>> STAY WITH ME.
I WANT TO BRING IN CLARENCE
PAGE.
PAGE. HOW DO YOU VIEW THIS WHEN IT
COMES TO THE QUESTION OF
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP?
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP? WHAT I SHOWED HERE FROM BEN
CARSON FALL SHORT OF WHAT AMY
AND I TALKED ABOUT WHICH IS
STANDING UP.
STANDING UP. >> UNFORTUNATE THING ABOUT THIS
WHOLE EPISODE IS IT’S SHOWING US
WHO DONALD TRUMP’S TRUE BASE IS.
REMEMBER THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,
LIKE THE DEMOCRATS, REALLY HAVE
SEVERAL BASES.
SEVERAL BASES. TRUMP FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
HAS APPEALED TO THE BASELESS OF
BASE.
BASE. THOSE WHO ARE SO DISTRUSTING OF
THE SYSTEM AND SO RESENTFUL OF
IT THAT IN MANY CASES THEY
HADN’T VOTED IN YEARS, IF AT
ALL.
ALL. HE BROUGHT THEM OUT.
HE REALLY I CREASENCREASED THE V
OUTPUT, THE TURN OUT AMONG
REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS. THE PROBLEM THESE DAYS IS AMONG
REASONABLE, SANE, REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENTS IT’S HARD FOR THEM TO
CRITICIZE DONALD TRUMP WITHOUT
RISKING THEIR OWN POLITICAL
FUTURES.
FUTURES. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, WE SHOULD
BE LIKE WE WERE AFTER 9/11.
WHEN PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
BROUGHT THE COUNTRY TOGETHER
WITH HIS SPEECHES.
WHEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON BOTH
PARTIES CAME OUT ON THE STEPS
AND SANG "GOD BLESS AMERICA."
I HAVE MY DOUBTS WE COULD GET
BOTH PARTIES TO KOLCOME TOGETHER
THIS WEEKEND TO SING "GOD BLESS
AMERICA" BECAUSE THERE’S SO MUCH
TENSION AROUND THIS ELECTION.
IT’S IRONIC TO HEAR PRESIDENT
TRUMP BASH THE FBI ONE DAY AND
THEN PRAISE THEM WHEN THEY ARE
DOING THE JOB THAT THEY DO DO SO
WELL.
WELL. I THINK WE WOULD BE HARD PRESSED
TO FIND THOEDSSE MODERATE VOICES
I CAN’T REMEMBER AN ELECTION
I’VE BEEN MORE EAGER TO GET OVER
WITH.
WITH. >> AMY JUST BRIEFLY.
>> WITH THE OTHER GENTLEMAN JUST
SAID IS UNFORTUNATE THE FACT
THAT HE DOESN’T BELIEVE WE CAN
COME TOGETHER THIS WEEKEND.
>> I THINK HE’S SAYING THAT’S
THE CLIMATE HE THINKS DONALD
TRUMP HAS SET.
>> I THINK IF WE CAN GO OUT
THERE, PEOPLE SUCH AS HIMSELF,
MYSELF AND TRY TO CHANGE THE
NARRATIVE AND SAY, WE’RE EXCITED
ABOUT MOVING THIS NATION FORWARD
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. LET’S SEE HOW WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. LET’S SIT THERE AND WE CAN STAND