CNN’s Lemon: Trump’s Language ‘Divides Us’ and ‘That’s Not What This Country Is Supposed to Be About’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LEMON This ░░░░░░░░ CNN tonight I m ░░░░░░░░ lemon Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for joining us on ░░░░░░░░ Friday If you had ░░░░░░░░ doubt at all that ░░░░░░░░ midterm elections just four ░░░░░░░░ away by the way ░░░░░░░░ it may be the ░░░░░░░░ important one of our ░░░░░░░░ well take a look ░░░░░░░░ your screen now Here ░░░░░░░░ the proof Not one ░░░░░░░░ two presidents out on ░░░░░░░░ campaign trail making their ░░░░░░░░ arguments Clip starts Trump ░░░░░░░░ re going to decide ░░░░░░░░ which party controls the ░░░░░░░░ States Senate It s ░░░░░░░░ very powerful vote And ░░░░░░░░ vote for Joe is ░░░░░░░░ vote for Schumer It ░░░░░░░░ a vote for a ░░░░░░░░ leader who will be ░░░░░░░░ good If that s ░░░░░░░░ you end up with ░░░░░░░░ s your fault not ░░░░░░░░ It shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ or Republican to say ░░░░░░░░ don t just lie ░░░░░░░░ impunity It shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ democratic or Republican to ░░░░░░░░ we don t just ░░░░░░░░ our political opponents trying ░░░░░░░░ use a justice system ░░░░░░░░ we don t threaten ░░░░░░░░ freedom of the press ░░░░░░░░ they say something we ░░░░░░░░ t like What a ░░░░░░░░ there Two presidents taking ░░░░░░░░ at each other President ░░░░░░░░ of course mocking former ░░░░░░░░ Obama s name It ░░░░░░░░ no surprise that Joe ░░░░░░░░ is holding a rally ░░░░░░░░ weekend with Barack H ░░░░░░░░ I watched him speak ░░░░░░░░ He had a very ░░░░░░░░ crowd They don t ░░░░░░░░ about that Barack H ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ huh The 44th president ░░░░░░░░ the 45th a liar ░░░░░░░░ we have not seen ░░░░░░░░ way we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ now is politicians just ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly baldly shamelessly lying ░░░░░░░░ making stuff up That ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ now all the time ░░░░░░░░ t be bamboozled Don ░░░░░░░░ be hoodwinked When words ░░░░░░░░ meaning anything when truth ░░░░░░░░ t matter when people ░░░░░░░░ just lie with abandon ░░░░░░░░ can t work Let ░░░░░░░░ compare and contrast their ░░░░░░░░ ratings shall we President ░░░░░░░░ at 40 in the ░░░░░░░░ Gallup poll The former ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama at 63 ░░░░░░░░ both have seen their ░░░░░░░░ of hecklers Let s ░░░░░░░░ compare and contrast their ░░░░░░░░ We re okay We ░░░░░░░░ okay We re okay ░░░░░░░░ know what This is ░░░░░░░░ I look forward to ░░░░░░░░ having a few hecklers ░░░░░░░░ get me back in ░░░░░░░░ mood You know I ░░░░░░░░ that You always got ░░░░░░░░ have a few in ░░░░░░░░ to know that you ░░░░░░░░ on the campaign trail ░░░░░░░░ know what they used ░░░░░░░░ do to guys like ░░░░░░░░ when they were in ░░░░░░░░ place like this They ░░░░░░░░ be carried out on ░░░░░░░░ stretcher folks I d ░░░░░░░░ to punch him in ░░░░░░░░ face I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ If you see somebody ░░░░░░░░ ready to throw a ░░░░░░░░ knock the crap out ░░░░░░░░ them would you Seriously ░░░░░░░░ So the last one ░░░░░░░░ a president who in ░░░░░░░░ of encouraging violence himself ░░░░░░░░ actually tried to blame ░░░░░░░░ for political violence I ░░░░░░░░ he forgot that this ░░░░░░░░ was targeted along with ░░░░░░░░ Democrats by an alleged ░░░░░░░░ who is a Trump ░░░░░░░░ And in case you ░░░░░░░░ this is all just ░░░░░░░░ in case you think ░░░░░░░░ s all just talk ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t affect ░░░░░░░░ people here are some ░░░░░░░░ that will show you ░░░░░░░░ it s affecting everyday ░░░░░░░░ These are teachers at ░░░░░░░░ elementary school in Idaho ░░░░░░░░ for Halloween as a ░░░░░░░░ of Mexicans and as ░░░░░░░░ Trump s promised wall ░░░░░░░░ Make America great again ░░░░░░░░ superintendent ended up apologizing ░░░░░░░░ their costumes and their ░░░░░░░░ today saying quote we ░░░░░░░░ better than this that ░░░░░░░░ was deeply troubled by ░░░░░░░░ he called the clearly ░░░░░░░░ and inappropriate costumes If ░░░░░░░░ our president had the ░░░░░░░░ of that school superintendent ░░░░░░░░ Idaho It s no ░░░░░░░░ that this is happening ░░░░░░░░ this president who don ░░░░░░░░ forget started his campaign ░░░░░░░░ this Clip starts Trump ░░░░░░░░ Mexico sends its people ░░░░░░░░ re not sending their ░░░░░░░░ They re bringing drugs ░░░░░░░░ re bringing crime They ░░░░░░░░ rapists Clip ends LEMON ░░░░░░░░ that kind of language ░░░░░░░░ that divides us That ░░░░░░░░ not what this country ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be about ░░░░░░░░ on Can t we ░░░░░░░░ just admit that That ░░░░░░░░ not who we should ░░░░░░░░ We aspire to live ░░░░░░░░ to the words that ░░░░░░░░ men are created equal ░░░░░░░░ by their Creator with ░░░░░░░░ rights to life liberty ░░░░░░░░ the pursuit of happiness ░░░░░░░░ this country was founded ░░░░░░░░ people fought to expand ░░░░░░░░ rights to cover more ░░░░░░░░ people of color women ░░░░░░░░ Americans But along with ░░░░░░░░ rights every one of ░░░░░░░░ also has a responsibility ░░░░░░░░ now okay I hope ░░░░░░░░ is listening We all ░░░░░░░░ a responsibility It s ░░░░░░░░ responsibility that s at ░░░░░░░░ heart of our democracy ░░░░░░░░ have to vote It ░░░░░░░░ t matter whether you ░░░░░░░░ Republican or Democrat or ░░░░░░░░ independent You ve got ░░░░░░░░ vote And don t ░░░░░░░░ anybody on any side ░░░░░░░░ you that this election ░░░░░░░░ in the bag because ░░░░░░░░ s not that your ░░░░░░░░ won t make the ░░░░░░░░ Millions of people in ░░░░░░░░ country have already cast ░░░░░░░░ ballots in early voting ░░░░░░░░ Plenty of them support ░░░░░░░░ President and plenty don ░░░░░░░░ And no one will ░░░░░░░░ who wins until after ░░░░░░░░ Day So you ve ░░░░░░░░ to vote You ve ░░░░░░░░ to make your voice ░░░░░░░░ And that s a ░░░░░░░░ that s especially important ░░░░░░░░ young voters young people ░░░░░░░░ to me I have ░░░░░░░░ be honest because too ░░░░░░░░ of you have been ░░░░░░░░ s say unmotivated about ░░░░░░░░ in the past Just ░░░░░░░░ percent of citizens under ░░░░░░░░ voted in 2014 But ░░░░░░░░ is some good news ░░░░░░░░ may be turning things ░░░░░░░░ this year A Harvard ░░░░░░░░ found that 40 percent ░░░░░░░░ people under 30 say ░░░░░░░░ ll definitely vote in ░░░░░░░░ midterms It should be ░░░░░░░░ but 40 percent is ░░░░░░░░ than 17 percent Of ░░░░░░░░ saying that you ll ░░░░░░░░ and actually voting that ░░░░░░░░ two different things So ░░░░░░░░ you re tempted to ░░░░░░░░ going to the polls ░░░░░░░░ want you to imagine ░░░░░░░░ right Imagine how you ░░░░░░░░ feel on Wednesday morning ░░░░░░░░ the results aren t ░░░░░░░░ you hoped for Imagine ░░░░░░░░ you ll feel when ░░░░░░░░ s too late because ░░░░░░░░ then it will be ░░░░░░░░ late Lots to talk ░░░░░░░░ now with Mark McKinnon ░░░░░░░░ Cobb and Max Boot ░░░░░░░░ re going to dig ░░░░░░░░ it next.