Krauthammer: ‘When You Have a Public Monument, You Are Making a Public Statement’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HEMMER Laura ░░░░░░░░ did you think Was ░░░░░░░░ defending explaining Ingraham I ░░░░░░░░ to think about it ░░░░░░░░ way Is he advancing ░░░░░░░░ agenda with what happened ░░░░░░░░ afternoon I will say ░░░░░░░░ you had Gary Cohn ░░░░░░░░ about hitting the ground ░░░░░░░░ on tax reform spent ░░░░░░░░ whole day I wanted ░░░░░░░░ hear more That s ░░░░░░░░ And then we got ░░░░░░░░ on this horrific event ░░░░░░░░ the weekend which he ░░░░░░░░ made the statement about ░░░░░░░░ was really really good ░░░░░░░░ ve been more specific ░░░░░░░░ Saturday but when he ░░░░░░░░ we it must love ░░░░░░░░ other show affection unite ░░░░░░░░ It was great yesterday ░░░░░░░░ he is really torched ░░░░░░░░ people conflating Trump support ░░░░░░░░ white nationalists You can ░░░░░░░░ it and hear it ░░░░░░░░ his responses and I ░░░░░░░░ that He s not ░░░░░░░░ to win every debating ░░░░░░░░ People want to see ░░░░░░░░ calm president in the ░░░░░░░░ I think today he ░░░░░░░░ some points that were ░░░░░░░░ rights There was violence ░░░░░░░░ both sides in that ░░░░░░░░ Saturday Anyone who watched ░░░░░░░░ video could see it ░░░░░░░░ s not there to ░░░░░░░░ every point He is ░░░░░░░░ to calmly guide the ░░░░░░░░ through what at the ░░░░░░░░ is a very troubled ░░░░░░░░ Advance an agenda of ░░░░░░░░ empowerment streamlining regulations and ░░░░░░░░ very optimistic and positive ░░░░░░░░ the American spirit When ░░░░░░░░ does that I think ░░░░░░░░ s really positive Today ░░░░░░░░ think he got caught ░░░░░░░░ the pundit trap KRAUTHAMMER ░░░░░░░░ critique what he did ░░░░░░░░ on the grounds that ░░░░░░░░ distracts from the agenda ░░░░░░░░ was a tactical mistake ░░░░░░░░ believe is a copout ░░░░░░░░ Trump did today was ░░░░░░░░ moral disgrace What he ░░░░░░░░ is reverted back to ░░░░░░░░ he was on Saturday ░░░░░░░░ it very clear that ░░░░░░░░ he read on Sunday ░░░░░░░░ or Monday two days ░░░░░░░░ was a hostage take ░░░░░░░░ reading off a prompter ░░░░░░░░ these denunciations by name ░░░░░░░░ the KKK et cetera ░░░░░░░░ wasn t Trump speaking ░░░░░░░░ was the AIDS speaking ░░░░░░░░ reason it s a ░░░░░░░░ disgrace is this generation ░░░░░░░░ the last 50 60 ░░░░░░░░ all the modern presidents ░░░░░░░░ Wilson you could say ░░░░░░░░ exempt They understood it ░░░░░░░░ something unique about the ░░░░░░░░ of slavery and racism ░░░░░░░░ this country that we ░░░░░░░░ to cure this original ░░░░░░░░ It was not cured ░░░░░░░░ the Civil War as ░░░░░░░░ had hoped because it ░░░░░░░░ followed by 100 years ░░░░░░░░ state sponsored oppression The ░░░░░░░░ of rights this generation ░░░░░░░░ last 50 years have ░░░░░░░░ a splendid job and ░░░░░░░░ itself What Trump is ░░░░░░░░ here is the uniqueness ░░░░░░░░ white supremacy KKK nazism ░░░░░░░░ there were bad guys ░░░░░░░░ both sides That s ░░░░░░░░ the point This was ░░░░░░░░ instituted the riots began ░░░░░░░░ a Nazi riot riot ░░░░░░░░ rally The only killing ░░░░░░░░ occurred by one of ░░░░░░░░ pro Nazi people HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ you re looking for ░░░░░░░░ from this president come ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ you nuance KRAUTHAMMER I ░░░░░░░░ not asking for nuance ░░░░░░░░ You may not like ░░░░░░░░ they are saying and ░░░░░░░░ s hate speech and ░░░░░░░░ can disagree but we ░░░░░░░░ and died for it ░░░░░░░░ Racism is evil Those ░░░░░░░░ engage in violence are ░░░░░░░░ and thugs Charles assange ░░░░░░░░ Trump doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ If you are going ░░░░░░░░ say Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ or stupid who is ░░░░░░░░ a hostage take I ░░░░░░░░ you can tell our ░░░░░░░░ that I resent what ░░░░░░░░ said it was a ░░░░░░░░ what I said To ░░░░░░░░ what he did today ░░░░░░░░ what we were asked ░░░░░░░░ do I m not ░░░░░░░░ to pass moral judgment ░░░░░░░░ whether Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ on the same plane ░░░░░░░░ you are Charles I ░░░░░░░░ sure you are a ░░░░░░░░ person than he has ░░░░░░░░ had a moment today ░░░░░░░░ he could have been ░░░░░░░░ and could have gone ░░░░░░░░ the facts of what ░░░░░░░░ again if necessary address ░░░░░░░░ issue of the day ░░░░░░░░ is to get this ░░░░░░░░ going in this country ░░░░░░░░ caught in the trap ░░░░░░░░ the left which is ░░░░░░░░ the media wants us ░░░░░░░░ do is not going ░░░░░░░░ help a single black ░░░░░░░░ get a job a ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic person have a ░░░░░░░░ life We have to ░░░░░░░░ honest about the evil ░░░░░░░░ racism and also honest ░░░░░░░░ the evil of the ░░░░░░░░ left that is trying ░░░░░░░░ tear down history and ░░░░░░░░ free speech in the ░░░░░░░░ That s not defending ░░░░░░░░ Nazis not defending white ░░░░░░░░ stating a fact about ░░░░░░░░ KRAUTHAMMER I never said ░░░░░░░░ was defending neo Nazis ░░░░░░░░ are not discussing jobs ░░░░░░░░ are not discussing an ░░░░░░░░ We are discussing the ░░░░░░░░ role of a president ░░░░░░░░ speaking for the moral ░░░░░░░░ of a country going ░░░░░░░░ the way back to ░░░░░░░░ Lincoln Not comparing him ░░░░░░░░ me Comparing him to ░░░░░░░░ great predecessors and to ░░░░░░░░ modern predecessors who on ░░░░░░░░ like this would rise ░░░░░░░░ the occasion speak on ░░░░░░░░ of Americans and denounce ░░░░░░░░ He did that Yes ░░░░░░░░ that he tempered it ░░░░░░░░ He undid all that ░░░░░░░░ saying yes reading the ░░░░░░░░ yesterday what he really ░░░░░░░░ is there was anger ░░░░░░░░ evil on both sides ░░░░░░░░ Laura Missing the point ░░░░░░░░ Bill Your position is ░░░░░░░░ the statement as it ░░░░░░░░ made on Monday I ░░░░░░░░ the statement yesterday was ░░░░░░░░ and strong And it ░░░░░░░░ compassionate He should have ░░░░░░░░ it Saturday I have ░░░░░░░░ I idea why he ░░░░░░░░ t It s not ░░░░░░░░ the statues It s ░░░░░░░░ about people being offended ░░░░░░░░ the statues It s ░░░░░░░░ power and control What ░░░░░░░░ going on with the ░░░░░░░░ in this country people ░░░░░░░░ by the statues every ░░░░░░░░ People don t even ░░░░░░░░ what s on the ░░░░░░░░ Now it s become ░░░░░░░░ symbol Tear down statues ░░░░░░░░ them down Now what ░░░░░░░░ we going to put ░░░░░░░░ back to work White ░░░░░░░░ evil Violence evil Murder ░░░░░░░░ what happened to that ░░░░░░░░ woman evil He s ░░░░░░░░ out that it will ░░░░░░░░ be enough for the ░░░░░░░░ who despise him and ░░░░░░░░ agenda There are people ░░░░░░░░ the right and people ░░░░░░░░ the left who do ░░░░░░░░ want him to succeed ░░░░░░░░ matter what Did he ░░░░░░░░ tactical mistakes Yes No ░░░░░░░░ why he didn t ░░░░░░░░ on Saturday I will ░░░░░░░░ you why Because that ░░░░░░░░ not what s in ░░░░░░░░ heart You can read ░░░░░░░░ heart You really are ░░░░░░░░ phd Yesterday when he ░░░░░░░░ reading off a prompter ░░░░░░░░ was not asked to ░░░░░░░░ the press conference His ░░░░░░░░ was shocked he went ░░░░░░░░ this The reason he ░░░░░░░░ it he has a ░░░░░░░░ to make and he ░░░░░░░░ it very plain to ░░░░░░░░ country that what he ░░░░░░░░ in what he feels ░░░░░░░░ what he said on ░░░░░░░░ and not what he ░░░░░░░░ two days later Bill ░░░░░░░░ conversation will continue in ░░░░░░░░ moment We are going ░░░░░░░░ enter a part of ░░░░░░░░ debate is even more ░░░░░░░░ than what we ve ░░░░░░░░ already This is fascinating ░░░░░░░░ up when we continue.