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Rand Paul: John Lewis’ Status as a Civil Rights Icon Doesn’t Make Him ‘Immune from Criticism’
Source
CNN

Name: CNN

URL: http://www.cnn.com/

Show
State of the Union

Name: State of the Union

URL: http://sotu.blogs.cnn.com/

Persons
Jake Tapper

Name: Jake Tapper

Employment: CNN

Position: Anchor

, Rand Paul

Name: Rand Paul

Employment: U.S. Seante

Position: Senator

Event
Event location
Bowling Green, Ky.

Name: Bowling Green, Ky.

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Uploaded
01/15/2017 11:28 am
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Duration
0:03:49
Views
137
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Transcript
RUSH TRANSCRIPT TAPPER Just ░░░░░░░░ days away from the ░░░░░░░░ s first day in ░░░░░░░░ and replacing and repealing ░░░░░░░░ is his top priority ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ are getting an idea ░░░░░░░░ might be in a ░░░░░░░░ bill Senator Rand Paul ░░░░░░░░ of Kentucky has written ░░░░░░░░ first draft of a ░░░░░░░░ of legislation and is ░░░░░░░░ to share it with ░░░░░░░░ Senator thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ sharing it with us ░░░░░░░░ it Paul Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me Good morning TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ want to get to ░░░░░░░░ bill in a second ░░░░░░░░ big story going on ░░░░░░░░ weekend Martin Luther king ░░░░░░░░ Congressman John Lewis obviously ░░░░░░░░ that President Elect Trump ░░░░░░░░ his view is not ░░░░░░░░ because of the Russian ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump took to ░░░░░░░░ on Saturday and attacked ░░░░░░░░ He wrote quote John ░░░░░░░░ should spend more time ░░░░░░░░ fixing and helping his ░░░░░░░░ which is in horrible ░░░░░░░░ and falling apart not ░░░░░░░░ mention crime infested rather ░░░░░░░░ falsely complaining about the ░░░░░░░░ results All talk talk ░░░░░░░░ No action or results ░░░░░░░░ and then later in ░░░░░░░░ day President Elect Trump ░░░░░░░░ he should focus on ░░░░░░░░ burning and crime infested ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ can use all the ░░░░░░░░ I can get Senator ░░░░░░░░ you make and have ░░░░░░░░ a concerted effort to ░░░░░░░░ out to communities of ░░░░░░░░ as senator and as ░░░░░░░░ presidential candidate I went ░░░░░░░░ you when you went ░░░░░░░░ Howard university What s ░░░░░░░░ response to what President ░░░░░░░░ Trump tweeted at John ░░░░░░░░ Paul You know I ░░░░░░░░ worked with John Lewis ░░░░░░░░ met him several times ░░░░░░░░ have worked with many ░░░░░░░░ of the black caucus ░░░░░░░░ many Progressive Democrats frankly ░░░░░░░░ the idea of criminal ░░░░░░░░ reform so I think ░░░░░░░░ have a good relationship ░░░░░░░░ him but I would ░░░░░░░░ be one and I ░░░░░░░░ appreciate him being a ░░░░░░░░ rights icon but I ░░░░░░░░ also say that that ░░░░░░░░ t make us immune ░░░░░░░░ criticism or debate so ░░░░░░░░ Lewis isn t in ░░░░░░░░ position where there can ░░░░░░░░ be a healthy debate ░░░░░░░░ and force because he ░░░░░░░░ a civil rights icon ░░░░░░░░ t make him I ░░░░░░░░ but I would say ░░░░░░░░ of this bickering back ░░░░░░░░ forth what I would ░░░░░░░░ to find out is ░░░░░░░░ we can still do ░░░░░░░░ justice reform and I ░░░░░░░░ been talking to Democrats ░░░░░░░░ how we get more ░░░░░░░░ on board I was ░░░░░░░░ we didn t get ░░░░░░░░ through you know when ░░░░░░░░ Obama was in but ░░░░░░░░ think there is still ░░░░░░░░ chance to reform our ░░░░░░░░ justice system and I ░░░░░░░░ to work with John ░░░░░░░░ and others on that ░░░░░░░░ And a last question ░░░░░░░░ this and I went ░░░░░░░░ get to ObamaCare and ░░░░░░░░ of the issues people ░░░░░░░░ taking issue not whether ░░░░░░░░ Lewis is immune from ░░░░░░░░ he s a partisan ░░░░░░░░ and saying the president ░░░░░░░░ is illetting certainly room ░░░░░░░░ criticism Saying his district ░░░░░░░░ crime infested and referring ░░░░░░░░ man who you referred ░░░░░░░░ as an icon as ░░░░░░░░ talk and no action ░░░░░░░░ think on Martin Luther ░░░░░░░░ weekend that struck a ░░░░░░░░ of people as a ░░░░░░░░ tone deaf including many ░░░░░░░░ Paul But I think ░░░░░░░░ gets one sided sometimes ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Sessions you know ░░░░░░░░ hearings there were three ░░░░░░░░ American legislators Cory booker ░░░░░░░░ Lewis and I think ░░░░░░░░ Richmond came forward and ░░░░░░░░ to testify against Jeff ░░░░░░░░ is but there were ░░░░░░░░ three African Americans who ░░░░░░░░ worked with him and ░░░░░░░░ him for years and ░░░░░░░░ who testified in his ░░░░░░░░ so I think we ░░░░░░░░ t when things involve ░░░░░░░░ it gets very very ░░░░░░░░ All of us or ░░░░░░░░ of us want to ░░░░░░░░ considered the racially insensitive ░░░░░░░░ it s a very ░░░░░░░░ important subject but I ░░░░░░░░ we shouldn t we ░░░░░░░░ t ignore that people ░░░░░░░░ partisan John Lewis is ░░░░░░░░ partisan I have a ░░░░░░░░ deal of respect for ░░░░░░░░ but he s a ░░░░░░░░ and I disagree with ░░░░░░░░ on issues I should ░░░░░░░░ able to honestly disagree ░░░░░░░░ him and not have ░░░░░░░░ come to be I ░░░░░░░░ no appreciation for civil ░░░░░░░░ icon because of this ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ part that I think ░░░░░░░░ sometimes unfair in this.”
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