Woodward: ‘No Question’ Trump’s Inaugural Address Was a ‘Campaign Speech’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT O REILLY ░░░░░░░░ us now here in ░░░░░░░░ C associate editor of ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post Bob Woodward ░░░░░░░░ the stats 217 arrested ░░░░░░░░ police officers hurt you ░░░░░░░░ t have a count ░░░░░░░░ how many protesters there ░░░░░░░░ in the district however ░░░░░░░░ estimate 400 were violent ░░░░░░░░ question to you is ░░░░░░░░ lived here a long ░░░░░░░░ Is this protest was ░░░░░░░░ effective in any way ░░░░░░░░ WOODWARD No it wasn ░░░░░░░░ He always get a ░░░░░░░░ of people together to ░░░░░░░░ and they have a ░░░░░░░░ to do that not ░░░░░░░░ right to be violent ░░░░░░░░ s so inconsequential Given ░░░░░░░░ agenda and the portfolio ░░░░░░░░ the new president has ░░░░░░░░ security issues he s ░░░░░░░░ to go through every ░░░░░░░░ action that s pending ░░░░░░░░ say we ll will ░░░░░░░░ it will drop it ░░░░░░░░ REILLY He s got ░░░░░░░░ lot of work to ░░░░░░░░ It WOORDWARD I honestly ░░░░░░░░ that he s going ░░░░░░░░ be stunned as the ░░░░░░░░ go by O RELLY ░░░░░░░░ how difficult the job ░░░░░░░░ I agree with you ░░░░░░░░ far as the protests ░░░░░░░░ concerned I thought they ░░░░░░░░ have been a lot ░░░░░░░░ I didn t think ░░░░░░░░ materialized in any way ░░░░░░░░ called them inconsequential I ░░░░░░░░ that s the right ░░░░░░░░ They didn t influence ░░░░░░░░ one way or another ░░░░░░░░ tick people off One ░░░░░░░░ I wondered about though ░░░░░░░░ the dishes of Columbia ░░░░░░░░ cannot wear a mask ░░░░░░░░ your face That s ░░░░░░░░ the law that s ░░░░░░░░ crime They did not ░░░░░░░░ that today WOODWARD Listen ░░░░░░░░ ain t going down ░░░░░░░░ the history books O ░░░░░░░░ As what WOODWARD As ░░░░░░░░ This is people doing ░░░░░░░░ they do appeared the ░░░░░░░░ in journalism is often ░░░░░░░░ focus on the wrong ░░░░░░░░ and the right thing ░░░░░░░░ is what Trump is ░░░░░░░░ to do O REILLY ░░░░░░░░ are saying this is ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ our history I agree ░░░░░░░░ WOODWARD It s off ░░░░░░░░ and away a way ░░░░░░░░ we need to focus ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his decision ░░░░░░░░ process and what s ░░░░░░░░ going to do O ░░░░░░░░ Okay When you listen ░░░░░░░░ the speech as Charles ░░░░░░░░ and I discussed parts ░░░░░░░░ it were pretty rough ░░░░░░░░ President Obama not so ░░░░░░░░ on bush the younger ░░░░░░░░ Was that appropriate and ░░░░░░░░ opinion WOODWARD It was ░░░░░░░░ campaign speech There s ░░░░░░░░ question about it This ░░░░░░░░ as he called it ░░░░░░░░ American carnage I just ░░░░░░░░ t think that squares ░░░░░░░░ the facts and I ░░░░░░░░ amazed that Obama had ░░░░░░░░ control Bill He smiled ░░░░░░░░ you could see it ░░░░░░░░ Trump came by to ░░░░░░░░ his hand Obama said ░░░░░░░░ job Bill Yeah but ░░░░░░░░ s Obama Inside he ░░░░░░░░ going I ll get ░░░░░░░░ this Give him credit ░░░░░░░░ REILLY In public you ░░░░░░░░ t start a brawl ░░░░░░░░ no second do I ░░░░░░░░ that Barack Obama has ░░░░░░░░ use for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ all in any way ░░░░░░░░ or form WOODWARD I ░░░░░░░░ that s true But ░░░░░░░░ speech was Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a deal guy He ░░░░░░░░ his living his reputation ░░░░░░░░ deals and that speech ░░░░░░░░ an opening bid I ░░░░░░░░ if you can predict ░░░░░░░░ to project into the ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ s going to do ░░░░░░░░ s going to make ░░░░░░░░ and Congress and all ░░░░░░░░ and people are going ░░░░░░░░ be stunned and say ░░░░░░░░ he gave up this ░░░░░░░░ that but he s ░░░░░░░░ to run out because ░░░░░░░░ comes from this culture ░░░░░░░░ let s sell it ░░░░░░░░ s take that extra ░░░░░░░░ O REILLY You said ░░░░░░░░ is a dealmaker You ░░░░░░░░ what that speech is ░░░░░░░░ The deal he made ░░░░░░░░ the folks I m ░░░░░░░░ to Washington and I ░░░░░░░░ going to Drain the ░░░░░░░░ and I m going ░░░░░░░░ kick some serious In ░░░░░░░░ speech reflected that deal ░░░░░░░░ Yes it did But ░░░░░░░░ s only part of ░░░░░░░░ country As you and ░░░░░░░░ pointed out very correctly ░░░░░░░░ jammed the Republicans He ░░░░░░░░ the establishment has looked ░░░░░░░░ for itself and abandoned ░░░░░░░░ citizens of this country ░░░░░░░░ REILLY If you are ░░░░░░░░ at The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ employer is looking for ░░░░░░░░ from Donald Trump you ░░░░░░░░ never going to get ░░░░░░░░ ever WOODWARD You are ░░░░░░░░ At the luncheon he ░░░░░░░░ up and he said ░░░░░░░░ bill and Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ respect them he went ░░░░░░░░ and shook their hands ░░░░░░░░ did not have to ░░░░░░░░ REILLY If it were ░░░░░░░░ his speech I would ░░░░░░░░ the point In a ░░░░░░░░ situation everyone s terrific ░░░░░░░░ s magnificent but if ░░░░░░░░ re looking for real ░░░░░░░░ a conciliatory tone you ░░░░░░░░ do it when he ░░░░░░░░ That s the only ░░░░░░░░ he ll do it ░░░░░░░░ word WOODWARD You ve ░░░░░░░░ him for 30 years ░░░░░░░░ s some truth in ░░░░░░░░ but I think he ░░░░░░░░ be conciliatory He wants ░░░░░░░░ Like the infrastructure deal ░░░░░░░░ wants billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ roads schools and so ░░░░░░░░ He s going to ░░░░░░░░ that deal and he ░░░░░░░░ trumpet it and maybe ░░░░░░░░ will be everything he ░░░░░░░░ maybe it will not ░░░░░░░░ everything He ll claim ░░░░░░░░ win O REILLY Bob ░░░░░░░░ everybody Thanks for coming ░░░░░░░░