Dem. Sen. Kaine: Trump Has Made ‘Concerted Effort’ to Divide People Based on Race

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We traveled ░░░░░░░░ Richmond late last week ░░░░░░░░ talked with Virginia Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Tim Kaine at the ░░░░░░░░ s black history and ░░░░░░░░ center of Virginia about ░░░░░░░░ And how Virginia and ░░░░░░░░ country are recovering one ░░░░░░░░ after Charlottesville You have ░░░░░░░░ that Virginia has a ░░░░░░░░ of scar tissue when ░░░░░░░░ comes to race But ░░░░░░░░ feels on many of ░░░░░░░░ issues that it s ░░░░░░░░ much an open wound ░░░░░░░░ has actually changed since ░░░░░░░░ I think what has ░░░░░░░░ is Charlottesville was shocking ░░░░░░░░ was shocking that local ░░░░░░░░ like a Jason Kessler ░░░░░░░░ have called this unite ░░░░░░░░ right People from out ░░░░░░░░ state would come in ░░░░░░░░ is a local guy ░░░░░░░░ of the people arrested ░░░░░░░░ violence were out of ░░░░░░░░ who came in to ░░░░░░░░ their hatred and bigotry ░░░░░░░░ was shocking What I ░░░░░░░░ that has changed good ░░░░░░░░ in Virginia Margaret people ░░░░░░░░ up and saying we ░░░░░░░░ not going to let ░░░░░░░░ state be defined this ░░░░░░░░ Energetic activism it was ░░░░░░░░ most directly in the ░░░░░░░░ elections in November of ░░░░░░░░ We elected a statewide ░░░░░░░░ including second African American ░░░░░░░░ Fairfax Elected more members ░░░░░░░░ the lower legislative house ░░░░░░░░ any year since the ░░░░░░░░ who was elected of ░░░░░░░░ people that got elected ░░░░░░░░ this energetic turn out ░░░░░░░░ of the 15 were ░░░░░░░░ African American Asian American ░░░░░░░░ American immigrant born LGBT ░░░░░░░░ it was a real ░░░░░░░░ coalition of who the ░░░░░░░░ of today is Brennan ░░░░░░░░ Cory Stuart wants to ░░░░░░░░ confederate Again look who ░░░░░░░░ last year Wasn t ░░░░░░░░ people who want to ░░░░░░░░ backwards who were winning ░░░░░░░░ Charlottesville was a shock ░░░░░░░░ what I think it ░░░░░░░░ created is an energy ░░░░░░░░ people of goodwill standing ░░░░░░░░ and staying there will ░░░░░░░░ be hate Hate will ░░░░░░░░ define who we are ░░░░░░░░ re on a path ░░░░░░░░ progress Brennan When you ░░░░░░░░ mayor of Richmond you ░░░░░░░░ with some of these ░░░░░░░░ about how to confederacy ░░░░░░░░ the time Brennan This ░░░░░░░░ the capital of the ░░░░░░░░ Is it troubling that ░░░░░░░░ monuments are still standing ░░░░░░░░ doesn t trouble me ░░░░░░░░ they re still standing ░░░░░░░░ means we have to ░░░░░░░░ be in dialogue about ░░░░░░░░ way to represent Brennan ░░░░░░░░ rallying point for unite ░░░░░░░░ right rally was yet ░░░░░░░░ the removal of Robert ░░░░░░░░ Lee That was not ░░░░░░░░ Margaret I want to ░░░░░░░░ you Charlottesville was not ░░░░░░░░ statutes it was about ░░░░░░░░ and bigotry and division ░░░░░░░░ was not a save ░░░░░░░░ statue rally it was ░░░░░░░░ the right rally Statues ░░░░░░░░ t make you mark ░░░░░░░░ chanting Jews will not ░░░░░░░░ us they don t ░░░░░░░░ you say blood and ░░░░░░░░ from Nazi youth rallies ░░░░░░░░ that s important about ░░░░░░░░ the fact about statues ░░░░░░░░ the gravity Brennan Nationwide ░░░░░░░░ is conversation generally about ░░░░░░░░ From President Trump himself ░░░░░░░░ makes the argument that ░░░░░░░░ unemployment rate jobless rate ░░░░░░░░ African American community is ░░░░░░░░ a record low He ░░░░░░░░ says statistics make the ░░░░░░░░ that he s improving ░░░░░░░░ for the African American ░░░░░░░░ and for minority Do ░░░░░░░░ think he has created ░░░░░░░░ opportunity No I think ░░░░░░░░ s been a failure ░░░░░░░░ unemployment rate is low ░░░░░░░░ that s good it ░░░░░░░░ coming down when he ░░░░░░░░ office that s good ░░░░░░░░ give him that He ░░░░░░░░ t get all the ░░░░░░░░ because it was coming ░░░░░░░░ significantly when he took ░░░░░░░░ But how about gaps ░░░░░░░░ income They are significant ░░░░░░░░ about gaps in wealth ░░░░░░░░ are significant And what ░░░░░░░░ think I m most ░░░░░░░░ about with this president ░░░░░░░░ his pension to divide ░░░░░░░░ to attack people because ░░░░░░░░ re immigrants To attack ░░░░░░░░ of their religion attack ░░░░░░░░ To use vulgar language ░░░░░░░░ describe countries where people ░░░░░░░░ who might be Latino ░░░░░░░░ African There is a ░░░░░░░░ effort that he is ░░░░░░░░ engaged in to divide ░░░░░░░░ including dividing based on ░░░░░░░░ no Where was that ░░░░░░░░ obvious no where Than ░░░░░░░░ the aftermath of Charlottesville ░░░░░░░░ somebody drove a car ░░░░░░░░ a crowd in Columbus ░░░░░░░░ between his election and ░░░░░░░░ he was inaugurated and ░░░░░░░░ somebody happened to be ░░░░░░░░ from the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ called it terrorism and ░░░░░░░░ to Columbus to comfort ░░░░░░░░ who had been injured ░░░░░░░░ somebody of a middle ░░░░░░░░ background drove a car ░░░░░░░░ a crowd in Barcelona ░░░░░░░░ called it terrorism But ░░░░░░░░ this happened in Charlottesville ░░░░░░░░ miles from the White ░░░░░░░░ in the home of ░░░░░░░░ American president suddenly he ░░░░░░░░ well there s good ░░░░░░░░ on both sides He ░░░░░░░░ not distinguish who was ░░░░░░░░ the right side and ░░░░░░░░ was on the wrong ░░░░░░░░ in a white supremacist ░░░░░░░░ rally that was infuriating ░░░░░░░░ really saw that for ░░░░░░░░ it was because a ░░░░░░░░ that s been scarred ░░░░░░░░ we have with the ░░░░░░░░ of racism and hatred ░░░░░░░░ slavery when we have ░░░░░░░░ who can t call ░░░░░░░░ out it was outrageous ░░░░░░░░ people who came to ░░░░░░░░ to demonstrate their hatred ░░░░░░░░ m sure had those ░░░░░░░░ before there was a ░░░░░░░░ But he s stoking ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ very damning that Brennan ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ do you think he ░░░░░░░░ stoking that Do you ░░░░░░░░ he s racist I ░░░░░░░░ t know him I ░░░░░░░░ no idea about who ░░░░░░░░ is as a person ░░░░░░░░ it s a sincere ░░░░░░░░ or whether he thinks ░░░░░░░░ gets him some political ░░░░░░░░ or gain I don ░░░░░░░░ know the answer But ░░░░░░░░ don t know which ░░░░░░░░ those two is worse ░░░░░░░░ it s not your ░░░░░░░░ but you do it ░░░░░░░░ try to get a ░░░░░░░░ edge and try to ░░░░░░░░ division in some ways ░░░░░░░░ s every bit as ░░░░░░░░ bad as holding views ░░░░░░░░ are bigoted or race ░░░░░░░░ Do you think embracing ░░░░░░░░ politics something that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ yourself should be doing ░░░░░░░░ don t call it ░░░░░░░░ politics L Is critique ░░░░░░░░ political correctness It s ░░░░░░░░ quality Jefferson put a ░░░░░░░░ in to the declaration ░░░░░░░░ Independence as America s ░░░░░░░░ star Now he was ░░░░░░░░ imperfect person he was ░░░░░░░░ sighted enough to see ░░░░░░░░ hold these truths to ░░░░░░░░ self evident We have ░░░░░░░░ be true to the ░░░░░░░░ principle We have to ░░░░░░░░ division and embrace equality ░░░░░░░░ s not identity politics ░░░░░░░░ s not political correctness ░░░░░░░░ s being true to ░░░░░░░░ fundamental Virginia and American ░░░░░░░░ that a quality is ░░░░░░░░ north star we should ░░░░░░░░ Brennan Advisors to the ░░░░░░░░ like Steve Bannon said ░░░░░░░░ Democrats talk and focus ░░░░░░░░ issues of identity issues ░░░░░░░░ race that it s ░░░░░░░░ political benefit because the ░░░░░░░░ is we re about ░░░░░░░░ improving people s lives ░░░░░░░░ nationalism That is going ░░░░░░░░ continue to win for ░░░░░░░░ I m not telling ░░░░░░░░ Republican or any elected ░░░░░░░░ what to say What ░░░░░░░░ am saying is as ░░░░░░░░ nation if we re ░░░░░░░░ committed to equality what ░░░░░░░░ we committed to We ░░░░░░░░ imperfect people We may ░░░░░░░░ get to a quality ░░░░░░░░ the pure sense of ░░░░░░░░ But that s got ░░░░░░░░ be our north star ░░░░░░░░ if somebody says that ░░░░░░░░ identity politics or that ░░░░░░░░ political correctness you say ░░░░░░░░ If we re not ░░░░░░░░ equality as a nation ░░░░░░░░ are we Of course ░░░░░░░░ are That s the ░░░░░░░░ foundation of who we ░░░░░░░░ Brennan The criminal justice ░░░░░░░░ democratic colleague Elizabeth Warren ░░░░░░░░ it s 100 racist ░░░░░░░░ to back There are ░░░░░░░░ challenges Brennan Do you ░░░░░░░░ her There is systemic ░░░░░░░░ inequities in the justice ░░░░░░░░ What I m saying ░░░░░░░░ have this policy we ░░░░░░░░ not living it perfectly ░░░░░░░░ any sphere criminal justice ░░░░░░░░ think would be one ░░░░░░░░ there is significant problems ░░░░░░░░ at the disproportionate incarceration ░░░░░░░░ Now to say the ░░░░░░░░ system is racist I ░░░░░░░░ fantastic professionals law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ judges prosecutors who are ░░░░░░░░ their best every day ░░░░░░░░ reduce inequality But if ░░░░░░░░ just look at the ░░░░░░░░ the outcome who is ░░░░░░░░ Brennan You have raised ░░░░░░░░ issue of race and ░░░░░░░░ as directly tied to ░░░░░░░░ the president discusses immigration ░░░░░░░░ national security What do ░░░░░░░░ mean by that Because ░░░░░░░░ makes the case this ░░░░░░░░ just about security this ░░░░░░░░ just about stopping child ░░░░░░░░ and he s about ░░░░░░░░ of law He used ░░░░░░░░ language to describe certain ░░░░░░░░ He uses unfair stereotypes ░░░░░░░░ me a break He ░░░░░░░░ suggest that everybody who ░░░░░░░░ to the border is ░░░░░░░░ member of ms13 give ░░░░░░░░ a break Statistics show ░░░░░░░░ is not true When ░░░░░░░░ perpetuates a stereotype that ░░░░░░░░ false you have to ░░░░░░░░ why are they doing ░░░░░░░░ And I think he ░░░░░░░░ stoking division And it ░░░░░░░░ against folks from third ░░░░░░░░ countries folks whose skin ░░░░░░░░ are different than his ░░░░░░░░ whose religion he doesn ░░░░░░░░ approve of Brennan The ░░░░░░░░ Court upheld travel ban ░░░░░░░░ was predominantly applies to ░░░░░░░░ countries Version three After ░░░░░░░░ one was struck down ░░░░░░░░ version two was struck ░░░░░░░░ They finally did a ░░░░░░░░ that could limp across ░░░░░░░░ finish line by 5 ░░░░░░░░ vote Even in that ░░░░░░░░ the court called out ░░░░░░░░ president s language Look ░░░░░░░░ burden that is on ░░░░░░░░ shoulder of any of ░░░░░░░░ in lead irrelevant ship ░░░░░░░░ is to try to ░░░░░░░░ this country together not ░░░░░░░░ people What I challenge ░░░░░░░░ president on is I ░░░░░░░░ t think he s ░░░░░░░░ like a fall guy ░░░░░░░░ s behaving as dividers ░░░░░░░░ have leaders at all ░░░░░░░░ to make plain that ░░░░░░░░ re all for nation ░░░░░░░░ commonwealth.