Tony Perkins: Antifa ‘in Many Ways’ Is ‘the Face of the Left’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HILL President ░░░░░░░░ trying to rally his ░░░░░░░░ rather at a dinner ░░░░░░░░ evangelical supporters this week ░░░░░░░░ that event he painted ░░░░░░░░ stark message for Republicans ░░░░░░░░ quote they meaning Democrats ░░░░░░░░ overturn everything we ve ░░░░░░░░ and will do it ░░░░░░░░ and violently There is ░░░░░░░░ he said when you ░░░░░░░░ at Antifa these are ░░░░░░░░ people Someone in the ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Perkins You were ░░░░░░░░ that meeting PERKINS Thank ░░░░░░░░ HILL The president gave ░░░░░░░░ comments his stark warning ░░░░░░░░ out of his touting ░░░░░░░░ number of accomplishments for ░░░░░░░░ Christians warning things will ░░░░░░░░ violent if Republicans were ░░░░░░░░ successful PERKINS Well thanks ░░░░░░░░ the question I know ░░░░░░░░ has been some audio ░░░░░░░░ s been out there ░░░░░░░░ of a little snippet ░░░░░░░░ what the president had ░░░░░░░░ say I think it ░░░░░░░░ important to the know ░░░░░░░░ she said in the ░░░░░░░░ of what he said ░░░░░░░░ did go through a ░░░░░░░░ of what s been ░░░░░░░░ under this administration as ░░░░░░░░ pertains to religious freedom ░░░░░░░░ the freedom of religious ░░░░░░░░ He talked about the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment which is in ░░░░░░░░ ways symbolic He talked ░░░░░░░░ the Johnson Amendment he ░░░░░░░░ about HHS mandate you ░░░░░░░░ The Little Sisters of ░░░░░░░░ Poor the nuns being ░░░░░░░░ to fund contraceptive That ░░░░░░░░ gone He talked about ░░░░░░░░ freedom of religion in ░░░░░░░░ nation s military those ░░░░░░░░ are important to Evangelicals ░░░░░░░░ he said look this ░░░░░░░░ not a time to ░░░░░░░░ complacent I think that ░░░░░░░░ the message received by ░░░░░░░░ in the room that ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ is just going to ░░░░░░░░ If there is a ░░░░░░░░ over in the House ░░░░░░░░ the elections they all ░░░░░░░░ consequences we know that ░░░░░░░░ stuff could ends And ░░░░░░░░ could be overturned very ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ just going to trickle ░░░░░░░░ Because we see the ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ he did make a ░░░░░░░░ to Antifa which in ░░░░░░░░ ways has become the ░░░░░░░░ of the left HILL ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and political candidates ░░░░░░░░ m going to stop ░░░░░░░░ for a second there ░░░░░░░░ s a reach to ░░░░░░░░ Antifa is now the ░░░░░░░░ of the left I ░░░░░░░░ that would be a ░░░░░░░░ of a stretch PERKINS ░░░░░░░░ I think well I ░░░░░░░░ t know You talk ░░░░░░░░ violence violence is on ░░░░░░░░ left Antifa You don ░░░░░░░░ see evangelicals rising bumping ░░░░░░░░ HILL The far right ░░░░░░░░ what we have seen ░░░░░░░░ Charlottesville and other places ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ there PERKINS I will ░░░░░░░░ you this evangelicals don ░░░░░░░░ embrace them or want ░░░░░░░░ to do with them ░░░░░░░░ is the base of ░░░░░░░░ president N Terms of ░░░░░░░░ In terms of silencing ░░░░░░░░ who want to engage ░░░░░░░░ the political process we ░░░░░░░░ that We believe everybody ░░░░░░░░ America should have a ░░░░░░░░ to be in the ░░░░░░░░ When you suppress people ░░░░░░░░ their views that s ░░░░░░░░ have you violence You ░░░░░░░░ the violence on the ░░░░░░░░ coming forth HILL Look ░░░░░░░░ president is the one ░░░░░░░░ says both sides he ░░░░░░░░ the one that said ░░░░░░░░ sides So it is ░░░░░░░░ is not and I ░░░░░░░░ lent there I do ░░░░░░░░ to move on PERKINS ░░░░░░░░ me be very clear ░░░░░░░░ we don t believe ░░░░░░░░ is any room for ░░░░░░░░ in our republic when ░░░░░░░░ comes to shaping the ░░░░░░░░ of our country HILL ░░░░░░░░ think many Americans will ░░░░░░░░ you saying that hearing ░░░░░░░░ from you.”