Mayor Pete: Trump’s Comments About U.S. Service Members Have ‘Real Consequences’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Deferment for ░░░░░░░░ bone spurs for the ░░░░░░░░ War But I want ░░░░░░░░ point out CNN has ░░░░░░░░ independently confirmed The atlantic ░░░░░░░░ You did hear the ░░░░░░░░ s denial Why do ░░░░░░░░ think there s been ░░░░░░░░ silence from the four ░░░░░░░░ generals mentioned in the ░░░░░░░░ like John Kelly and ░░░░░░░░ do they have an ░░░░░░░░ to speak out I ░░░░░░░░ t say what they ░░░░░░░░ obliged to do I ░░░░░░░░ think their silence speaks ░░░░░░░░ If this was false ░░░░░░░░ imagine the generals would ░░░░░░░░ come forward and said ░░░░░░░░ But why are we ░░░░░░░░ debating whether the president ░░░░░░░░ telling the truth about ░░░░░░░░ After all today he ░░░░░░░░ that he had called ░░░░░░░░ McCain a loser Anybody ░░░░░░░░ Google can tell that ░░░░░░░░ s not true Because ░░░░░░░░ can look up footage ░░░░░░░░ indeed his own Tweets ░░░░░░░░ he does It makes ░░░░░░░░ little sense to say ░░░░░░░░ the president s lying ░░░░░░░░ about that part but ░░░░░░░░ s telling the truth ░░░░░░░░ he s denying the ░░░░░░░░ If we continue going ░░░░░░░░ that road then that ░░░░░░░░ he thinks all of ░░░░░░░░ are suckers not just ░░░░░░░░ who serve the White ░░░░░░░░ says look there are ░░░░░░░░ officials who were on ░░░░░░░░ trip who have said ░░░░░░░░ did not hear the ░░░░░░░░ say that they re ░░░░░░░░ these allegations In this ░░░░░░░░ do these four unnamed ░░░░░░░░ owe the American people ░░░░░░░░ transparency Should they reveal ░░░░░░░░ Does the White House ░░░░░░░░ a point that all ░░░░░░░░ these people are going ░░░░░░░░ the record to say ░░░░░░░░ didn t happen and ░░░░░░░░ you have four unnamed ░░░░░░░░ who say it did ░░░░░░░░ do think it would ░░░░░░░░ constructive for one of ░░░░░░░░ sources to come forward ░░░░░░░░ say so on the ░░░░░░░░ On the other hand ░░░░░░░░ understand why people hesitate ░░░░░░░░ do so Look at ░░░░░░░░ happened to colonel Vindman ░░░░░░░░ who was by all ░░░░░░░░ a war hero someone ░░░░░░░░ stepped forward and has ░░░░░░░░ left the military because ░░░░░░░░ the truth destroyed his ░░░░░░░░ So I understand why ░░░░░░░░ hesitate to do that ░░░░░░░░ a credibility contest I ░░░░░░░░ most of us are ░░░░░░░░ clear on who to ░░░░░░░░ These accounts are from ░░░░░░░░ that happened in 2017 ░░░░░░░░ 2018 Is it a ░░░░░░░░ that we re just ░░░░░░░░ learning about them now ░░░░░░░░ couple months before the ░░░░░░░░ I m less worried ░░░░░░░░ that disservice than I ░░░░░░░░ the disservice that the ░░░░░░░░ in chief of the ░░░░░░░░ does not respect the ░░░░░░░░ And this has real ░░░░░░░░ Because it means that ░░░░░░░░ is in the mind ░░░░░░░░ the person who is ░░░░░░░░ in the Situation Room ░░░░░░░░ life and death choices ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ right now How is ░░░░░░░░ supposed to evaluate situations ░░░░░░░░ Americans who are captured ░░░░░░░░ he thinks any American ░░░░░░░░ was captured is a ░░░░░░░░