CNN’s Keilar: Trump Took Office Saying He’d Stop ‘American Carnage,’ But Left Behind a ‘War Zone’

KEILAR The Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ likely be defined by ░░░░░░░░ assault on truth its ░░░░░░░░ to democracy and its ░░░░░░░░ of science that experts ░░░░░░░░ would have saved American ░░░░░░░░ from Coronavirus As we ░░░░░░░░ the end of Trump ░░░░░░░░ final week in the ░░░░░░░░ House we re taking ░░░░░░░░ look back at the ░░░░░░░░ of his presidency How ░░░░░░░░ started with a big ░░░░░░░░ of his business councils ░░░░░░░░ some of the biggest ░░░░░░░░ in corporate America to ░░░░░░░░ the White House like ░░░░░░░░ CEO Tim Cook and ░░░░░░░░ CEO Jeff Bezos How ░░░░░░░░ s going the My ░░░░░░░░ guy is now the ░░░░░░░░ name in business to ░░░░░░░░ the White House visitors ░░░░░░░░ these days a regular ░░░░░░░░ the conspiracy theory rings ░░░░░░░░ planet Trump In week ░░░░░░░░ of the Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ announced the nomination of ░░░░░░░░ first pick to the ░░░░░░░░ Court Clip starts TRUMP ░░░░░░░░ I am keeping another ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch ░░░░░░░░ the United States Supreme ░░░░░░░░ to be of the ░░░░░░░░ States Supreme Court Clip ░░░░░░░░ KEILAR There would also ░░░░░░░░ two more And now ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court with three ░░░░░░░░ picks on it ended ░░░░░░░░ s efforts to overturn ░░░░░░░░ election in the courts ░░░░░░░░ out a Texas lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ it started with two ░░░░░░░░ his highest profile cabinet ░░░░░░░░ confirmed in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Marine generals James Mattis ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon and John ░░░░░░░░ at Homeland Security How ░░░░░░░░ s going both retired ░░░░░░░░ directly blaming the President ░░░░░░░░ the insurrection at the ░░░░░░░░ Mattis calls Trump a ░░░░░░░░ and a man deservedly ░░░░░░░░ a country Speaking with ░░░░░░░░ s Jake Tapper General ░░░░░░░░ says he poisoned the ░░░░░░░░ of people with lies ░░░░░░░░ starts KELLY The behavior ░░░░░░░░ and in the weeks ░░░░░░░░ months before that has ░░░░░░░░ been outrageous from the ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER If you were ░░░░░░░░ the cabinet right now ░░░░░░░░ you vote to remove ░░░░░░░░ from office KELLY Yes ░░░░░░░░ would Clip ends KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ also began with Rex ░░░░░░░░ s confirmation for Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State moving forward in ░░░░░░░░ Senate And now Secretary ░░░░░░░░ said last week that ░░░░░░░░ U S is in ░░░░░░░░ much worse place now ░░░░░░░░ it was when he ░░░░░░░░ office that the President ░░░░░░░░ understanding of global events ░░░░░░░░ history and lacked the ░░░░░░░░ span to learn it ░░░░░░░░ also said It s ░░░░░░░░ hard to have a ░░░░░░░░ with someone who doesn ░░░░░░░░ even understand the concept ░░░░░░░░ why we re talking ░░░░░░░░ this How it started ░░░░░░░░ s first news conference ░░░░░░░░ America s closest ally ░░░░░░░░ starts TRUMP I am ░░░░░░░░ to have Prime Minister ░░░░░░░░ May here for our ░░░░░░░░ official visit from a ░░░░░░░░ leader Clip ends KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ how it s going ░░░░░░░░ putting Trump on blast ░░░░░░░░ starts JOHNSON What President ░░░░░░░░ has been saying about ░░░░░░░░ has been completely wrong ░░░░░░░░ I unreservedly condemn encouraging ░░░░░░░░ to behave in the ░░░░░░░░ way that they did ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ The Trump presidency began ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ descending on the nation ░░░░░░░░ capital and in cities ░░░░░░░░ America to demonstrate against ░░░░░░░░ newly elected president Now ░░░░░░░░ 60 percent of women ░░░░░░░░ against the President in ░░░░░░░░ election according to CNN ░░░░░░░░ polls How it started ░░░░░░░░ President showed up at ░░░░░░░░ headquarters to give a ░░░░░░░░ And standing before a ░░░░░░░░ memorial that honors CIA ░░░░░░░░ who died serving America ░░░░░░░░ went off on grudges ░░░░░░░░ politics in a campaign ░░░░░░░░ rant instead of talking ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice or service Clip ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP Probably almost everybody ░░░░░░░░ this room voted for ░░░░░░░░ but I will not ░░░░░░░░ you to raise your ░░░░░░░░ if you did laughter ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump an intellectual ░░░░░░░░ me I m like ░░░░░░░░ smart person And I ░░░░░░░░ been on their cover ░░░░░░░░ 14 or 15 times ░░░░░░░░ think we have the ░░░░░░░░ time record in the ░░░░░░░░ of Time magazine Clip ░░░░░░░░ KEILAR How it s ░░░░░░░░ Trump s second CIA ░░░░░░░░ Gina Haspel reportedly threatened ░░░░░░░░ quit recently if the ░░░░░░░░ assigned a conspiracy theorist ░░░░░░░░ loyalist as her deputy ░░░░░░░░ to Axios Also from ░░░░░░░░ speech at the CIA ░░░░░░░░ first week Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ As you know I ░░░░░░░░ a running war with ░░░░░░░░ media They are among ░░░░░░░░ most dishonest human beings ░░░░░░░░ earth Clip ends KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ supporters have carried that ░░░░░░░░ And now harassing reporters ░░░░░░░░ the insurrection on the ░░░░░░░░ destroying media equipment That ░░░░░░░░ getting an assist from ░░░░░░░░ s fact averse sycophants ░░░░░░░░ Fox Clip starts CARLSON ░░░░░░░░ wasn t an insurrection ░░░░░░░░ was a political protest ░░░░░░░░ got completely out of ░░░░░░░░ Whatever you thought about ░░░░░░░░ happened yesterday what was ░░░░░░░░ about it Well nothing ░░░░░░░░ course There was nothing ░░░░░░░░ about it Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ How it started the ░░░░░░░░ s travel ban got ░░░░░░░░ messy in airports and ░░░░░░░░ courts He promised extreme ░░░░░░░░ of visitors from several ░░░░░░░░ Muslim nations And how ░░░░░░░░ s going his successor ░░░░░░░░ that he will reverse ░░░░░░░░ ban on day one ░░░░░░░░ the extreme vetting now ░░░░░░░░ is of the National ░░░░░░░░ assigned to Washington in ░░░░░░░░ wake of President Trump ░░░░░░░░ incitement of violence at ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Day one of ░░░░░░░░ Trump presidency began with ░░░░░░░░ absurd unnecessary lie Clip ░░░░░░░░ SPICER This was the ░░░░░░░░ audience to ever witness ░░░░░░░░ inauguration period both in ░░░░░░░░ and around the globe ░░░░░░░░ ends KEILAR And that ░░░░░░░░ followed by a lying ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts CONWAY You ░░░░░░░░ saying it s a ░░░░░░░░ and they re giving ░░░░░░░░ Spicer our press secretary ░░░░░░░░ alternative facts to that ░░░░░░░░ ends KEILAR But now ░░░░░░░░ the middle of a ░░░░░░░░ pandemic in the wake ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol siege Trump ░░░░░░░░ be assured that Joe ░░░░░░░░ s crowd won t ░░░░░░░░ to his But it ░░░░░░░░ really irrelevant anyway since ░░░░░░░░ is actually the crowd ░░░░░░░░ is going to define ░░░░░░░░ s legacy the crowd ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol How it ░░░░░░░░ with a lie about ░░░░░░░░ the truth Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ It s an honor ░░░░░░░░ do this And yes ░░░░░░░░ believe that we have ░░░░░░░░ be honest with the ░░░░░░░░ people Our intention is ░░░░░░░░ to lie to you ░░░░░░░░ ends KEILAR That one ░░░░░░░░ the first press secretary ░░░░░░░░ successors repeated Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I will never lie ░░░░░░░░ you You have my ░░░░░░░░ on that Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ How it s going ░░░░░░░░ lies later the credibility ░░░░░░░░ every Trump spokesperson is ░░░░░░░░ tatters And McEnany is ░░░░░░░░ press secretary departing the ░░░░░░░░ House days before Trump ░░░░░░░░ his term like someone ░░░░░░░░ a party without saying ░░░░░░░░ Even though he clearly ░░░░░░░░ the Electoral College Trump ░░░░░░░░ falsely pushing fraud to ░░░░░░░░ and explain away his ░░░░░░░░ three million vote overwhelming ░░░░░░░░ vote loss to Hillary ░░░░░░░░ He tweeted that he ░░░░░░░░ be launching an investigation ░░░░░░░░ that investigation was disbanded ░░░░░░░░ finding no evidence of ░░░░░░░░ voter fraud And now ░░░░░░░░ of the same except ░░░░░░░░ baseless claims of widespread ░░░░░░░░ fraud are how he ░░░░░░░░ losing the election rather ░░░░░░░░ winning it This time ░░░░░░░░ lies led to dozens ░░░░░░░░ failed lawsuits Republican allies ░░░░░░░░ to overturn democracy and ░░░░░░░░ course the insurrection at ░░░░░░░░ Capitol How it started ░░░░░░░░ President s tax returns ░░░░░░░░ from the public The ░░░░░░░░ s excuses that they ░░░░░░░░ under audit And this ░░░░░░░░ from Kellyanne Conway Clip ░░░░░░░░ CONWAY He s not ░░░░░░░░ to release his tax ░░░░░░░░ We litigated this all ░░░░░░░░ the election People didn ░░░░░░░░ care Clip ends KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ is it going A ░░░░░░░░ York Times investigation revealed ░░░░░░░░ the President only paid ░░░░░░░░ grand total of 1 ░░░░░░░░ in taxes in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ 2017 He owes banks ░░░░░░░░ of millions on loans ░░░░░░░░ will come due soon ░░░░░░░░ he is a prolific ░░░░░░░░ of money lots of ░░░░░░░░ perhaps the real reason ░░░░░░░░ the President did not ░░░░░░░░ his taxes His term ░░░░░░░░ started with a headline ░░░░░░░░ questions about the President ░░░░░░░░ national security adviser Michael ░░░░░░░░ And now following a ░░░░░░░░ Trump has pardoned Flynn ░░░░░░░░ is now spitting out ░░░░░░░░ theory after conspiracy theory ░░░░░░░░ fringe outlets as he ░░░░░░░░ that the President implement ░░░░░░░░ law in the nation ░░░░░░░░ capital But the moment ░░░░░░░░ fully encapsulates how this ░░░░░░░░ started was this line ░░░░░░░░ Trump s inaugural speech ░░░░░░░░ starts TRUMP This American ░░░░░░░░ stops right here and ░░░░░░░░ right now Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ He was referring to ░░░░░░░░ S crime abandoned factories ░░░░░░░░ America First But the ░░░░░░░░ American carnage was only ░░░░░░░░ from Charlottesville to the ░░░░░░░░ House and now to ░░░░░░░░ Capitol A rampage incited ░░░░░░░░ the President and organized ░░░░░░░░ his supporters costing several ░░░░░░░░ their lives and the ░░░░░░░░ of at least one ░░░░░░░░ officer And even after ░░░░░░░░ of that the President ░░░░░░░░ a farewell spectacle with ░░░░░░░░ the fanfare of a ░░░░░░░░ sendoff He seemed unaware ░░░░░░░░ he was already getting ░░░░░░░░ in this city now ░░░░░░░░ by a larger military ░░░░░░░░ than the U S ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan Iraq and ░░░░░░░░ combined Where the President ░░░░░░░░ make his departure skipping ░░░░░░░░ on Wednesday without attending ░░░░░░░░ Biden s inauguration and ░░░░░░░░ his presidency through a ░░░░░░░░ zone of his own ░░░░░░░░