WAS GIVEN. >>> WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A
SOLUTION.
SOLUTION. WHETHER IT’S NORTH KOREA.
WHETHER IT’S SO MANY OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS.
LOOK, I’VE BEEN GIVEN A VERY
TOUGH HAND BECAUSE I CAME UP
HERE, WE HAD AN ECONOMY THAT WAS
GOING DOWN.
GOING DOWN. WE HAD AN IRAN PROBLEM.
WE HAD A MIDDLE EAST PROBLEM.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WAS GOING ON
IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
A LOT BETTER RIGHT NOW, A LOT
SMOOTHER RIGHT NOW THAN ANYONE
IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
ONE OF THE BAD CARDS WE’RE GIVEN
THIS IMMIGRATION MESS.
AND IT WAS MADE WORSE BY ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT CONTRADICTING
AND -- CONTRADICTING LAWS THAT
HAVE BEEN PASSED.
>> JOE.
>> JOE. >> DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. BUT LET ME JUST TAKE IT OFF AS
QUICKLY AS I CAN.
FIRST OF ALL, ON THE ISSUE OF
THE DAY, IMMIGRATION, WE’VE SAID
IT, IN FACT, WE’VE SAID IT
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, SAID THE
WALL MADE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE.
BECAUSE ACTUALLY IN THE LAST 2
OR 3 YEARS OF THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION, THERE IS
ACTUALLY A NET NEGATIVE FLOW
INTO THE UNITED STATES AND MORE
IMMIGRANTS GOING BACK INTO
MEXICO.
MEXICO. IN PART BECAUSE THEIR ECONOMY IS
STRENGTHENING, IN PART BECAUSE
OF NAFTA.
OF NAFTA. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT OUR ECONOMY.
WE HAD A SEVEN-YEAR RECOVERY.
THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OF BARACK
OBAMA’S PRESIDENCY, WE HAD A
RECOVERY, AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
THAT HAS CONTINUED AND LET’S ALL
BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
AS FAR AS IRAN GOES, WE’RE IN A
WORST SITUATION NOW.
I WAS AGAINST THE ITS RAN DEAL
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE FACT IS RIGHT
NOW IT’S JUST THE IRANIANS AND
THE EUROPEANS NOW ARE WORKING
TOGETHER AND WE’RE PUSHED TO THE
SIDE.
SIDE. WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY NEGOTIATED
OUR WAY OUT OF ANY RELEVANCE IN
THE FUTURE OF IRAN’S NUCLEAR
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. IF DONALD TRUMP THINKS RUNNING
AWAY FROM A PROBLEM IS THE
CORRECT ANSWER, SO BE IT.
I’VE HAD SO MANY FOREIGN POLICY
PEOPLE PREDICT TO ME AT SOME
POINT DONALD TRUMP WILL TURN ON
NORTH KOREA BECAUSE NORTH KOREA
GOT WHAT IT WANTED.
YOU BUILD UP TO A SUMMIT WHERE
THE NORTH KOREANS ARE SITTING
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES BECAUSE THAT SORT OF
CREDIBILITY IS ALL THEY EVER
WANTED.
WANTED. DONALD TRUMP GAVE IT TO THEM
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
SO IF THAT SUCCESS, THEN DONALD
TRUMP IS CERTAINLY GRADING
HIMSELF ON AN EXTRAORDINARILY
LOW CURVE.
LOW CURVE. AGAIN, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE
ECONOMY HAS BEEN GIVEN BETTER
FOR SEVEN YEARS.
IT’S BEEN GETTING BETTER ON A
STRAIGHT LINE.
STRAIGHT LINE. YOU KNOW, MIKA, ALSO AS WE SAY
AGAIN, THIS IMMIGRATION CRISIS
THAT DONALD TRUMP TALKS ABOUT IS
MADE UP.
MADE UP. >> YES, NO, AND YOU REALLY -- IT
DOES IMPACT THIS HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS, LET ALONE IMMIGRATION
CRISIS.
CRISIS. IT DOES IMPACT OUR NATIONAL
SECURITY AS WELL, OUR STANDING
IN THE WORLD, AS WE GO TO FINAL
THOUGHTS TO END THIS WEEK.
THIS PRESIDENT HAS CREATED A
NEGATIVE NEWS CYCLE HE CANNOT
TURN OVER WITH THE TWEET, THE
LIE, OR THE RELEASE OF A STOOGE.
IT WON’T WORK.
BECAUSE THIS IS MUCH BETTER THAN
HIM.
HIM. IT WON’T TAKE WEEK OR MONTHS TO
RECTIFY.
RECTIFY. IF ONLY.
IF ONLY. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LIFETIME
OF PAIN FOR THOUSANDS OF
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. AND IT WILL GO DOWN IN THE
RECORDS OF HISTORY.
THAT HE WAS THE PRESIDENT WHO
PUT OUT THIS CRUEL, HUMANE,
INHUMANE AND DERANGED POLICY
THAT TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN.
AND THIS IS NOT ONE THAT HE CAN
TURN OVER IN A TWEET OR DEFLECT
WITH A CRAZY STATEMENT OR HAVE
SOMEONE STEP UP AND LIE FOR HIM.
YOU SEE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
THE UNITED STATES LYING.
EVEN THOUGH EVERYBODY HAS TAPE
OF HIM SAYING EXACTLY THE
OPPOSITE.
OPPOSITE. YOU CAN GET YOUR STOOGES TO LIE
FOR YOU, BUT THIS NEGATIVE NEWS
CYCLE IS NOT TURNING OVER IN A
TWEET OR A LIE.
JOHN HELLMAN, FINAL THOUGHTS?
>> TO GO BACK TO JACOB AND JOE
SCARBOROUGH, AT THIS MOMENT,
THERE’S NO MORE URGENT THING IN
THE COUNTRY, URGENT, THEN THE
PLIGHT OF THESE KIDS.
IT IS ESSENTIAL.
WE MUST GET IN.
AND I BELIEVE THAT JACOB IS
RIGHT.
RIGHT. WE SHOULD NOT BE BROADCASTING
THE PROPAGANDA VIDEO.
WE NEED TO BAND TOGETHER AS A
PROFESSION AND DO WHATEVER WE
CAN TO DEMAND ACCESS TO THESE
FACILITIES SO WE CAN SHOOT THEM
WITH OUR CAMERAS.
>> NEWS EXECUTIVES SHOULD GET
TOGETHER TODAY AND BAN TOGETHER
ON THAT.
ON THAT. >> THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN IS
OBVIOUSLY PARAMOUNT BUT THE
POLITICS HERE, DESPITE WHAT THE
PRESIDENT SAYS THIS MORNING IN A
TWEET, REPUBLICANS SHOULD
ABANDON THE IDEA OF AN
IMMIGRATION FIX.
IMMIGRATION FIX. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING HE’S GOING
TO LET GO.
THIS ALLOWS HIM TO PERHAPS EVEN
CONTINUE TO, INCORRECTLY, BUT
BLAME DEMOCRATS FOR THE LACK OF
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS. HE’LL CONTINUE TO USE HIS
INCENDIARY RHETORIC GOING
FORWARD.
FORWARD. >> IT IS FOR THE SOUL OF
AMERICA.
AMERICA. YOU’RE EITHER VOTING FOR RIPPING
CHILDREN OUT OF PEOPLE’S HANDS
OR YOU’RE NOT.
IT’S ON US.
>> SO WE’LL END THE SHOW, JOE,
QUOTING MELANIA TRUMP.
SHE WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE
CHILDREN ARE DOING AND HOW
THEY’RE BEING REUNITED WITH
THEIR FAMILIES.
THEIR FAMILIES. WE, THE MEDIA, WANT TO KNOW
WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE.
WE WANT TO SEE THEM.
WE WANT TO SEE THE BABIES.
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS