Bill Burton: ‘There’s a Lot of People Who Are Despondent’ Trump Will Be Pres.

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Bring to ░░░░░░░░ conversation bill Burton former ░░░░░░░░ communications director Tell me ░░░░░░░░ it meant to you ░░░░░░░░ be there tonight Why ░░░░░░░░ wanted to be there ░░░░░░░░ what it felt like ░░░░░░░░ be in the room ░░░░░░░░ time I came to ░░░░░░░░ for Barack Obama was ░░░░░░░░ years ago to this ░░░░░░░░ We got to work ░░░░░░░░ Senator Obama s announcement ░░░░░░░░ have a part of ░░░░░░░░ experience at the end ░░░░░░░░ the first campaign he ░░░░░░░░ re election we were ░░░░░░░░ of that and of ░░░░░░░░ fights he had in ░░░░░░░░ White House it is ░░░░░░░░ A lot of people ░░░░░░░░ here ready to be ░░░░░░░░ and ready to mourn ░░░░░░░░ end of something that ░░░░░░░░ special Not just in ░░░░░░░░ moment but in American ░░░░░░░░ But what happened is ░░░░░░░░ president came out and ░░░░░░░░ we have a new ░░░░░░░░ now and the room ░░░░░░░░ full of some of ░░░░░░░░ folks I was working ░░░░░░░░ the last 10 years ░░░░░░░░ some people who were ░░░░░░░░ and old people like ░░░░░░░░ and even older but ░░░░░░░░ had a great energy ░░░░░░░░ young folks the bleachers ░░░░░░░░ full folks were fired ░░░░░░░░ and ready to get ░░░░░░░░ the fight You know ░░░░░░░░ have a whole new ░░░░░░░░ of challenges but the ░░░░░░░░ ones are still there ░░░░░░░░ terms of environment education ░░░░░░░░ care and you know ░░░░░░░░ think these folks will ░░░░░░░░ to figure it out ░░░░░░░░ s time for a ░░░░░░░░ set of leadership and ░░░░░░░░ s what the president ░░░░░░░░ about Not sitting around ░░░░░░░░ moping doing the work ░░░░░░░░ for office organizing It ░░░░░░░░ great MADDOW Doing the ░░░░░░░░ organizing running for office ░░░░░░░░ happens in the Donald ░░░░░░░░ era 10 days from ░░░░░░░░ starts the new administration ░░░░░░░░ of the things I ░░░░░░░░ talking about earlier s ░░░░░░░░ my friend Chris Hayes ░░░░░░░░ the idea of what ░░░░░░░░ to the Obama generation ░░░░░░░░ politicos At a time ░░░░░░░░ this before we knew ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was going ░░░░░░░░ be the successor I ░░░░░░░░ we had a good ░░░░░░░░ who what was going ░░░░░░░░ be the talent In ░░░░░░░░ Trump era I m ░░░░░░░░ sure I know what ░░░░░░░░ Obama generation does Do ░░░░░░░░ disperse and work in ░░░░░░░░ government organizations do they ░░░░░░░░ outside of politics are ░░░░░░░░ turned off by electoral ░░░░░░░░ because of what happened ░░░░░░░░ the presidential election Do ░░░░░░░░ form an anti Trump ░░░░░░░░ BURTON Well I will ░░░░░░░░ honest with you I ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ people who are despondent ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Donald ░░░░░░░░ will be the president ░░░░░░░░ the next 10 days ░░░░░░░░ bad as we feel ░░░░░░░░ it gets worse before ░░░░░░░░ gets better Everything is ░░░░░░░░ right now Once he ░░░░░░░░ in office and actually ░░░░░░░░ the things he s ░░░░░░░░ it will be hard ░░░░░░░░ A lot of people ░░░░░░░░ get despondent turned off ░░░░░░░░ not engage When I ░░░░░░░░ around this room today ░░░░░░░░ wasn t a lot ░░░░░░░░ depressed folks looking to ░░░░░░░░ out of the fight ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ will go to the ░░░░░░░░ sector but a lot ░░░░░░░░ us will stay in ░░░░░░░░ The talent will be ░░░░░░░░ That s the thing ░░░░░░░░ losing elections As much ░░░░░░░░ we want Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ win this is a ░░░░░░░░ of reflection and a ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party and ░░░░░░░░ movement really being introspective ░░░░░░░░ where we are and ░░░░░░░░ we are going and ░░░░░░░░ the energy and taking ░░░░░░░░ the new fights in ░░░░░░░░ ways Like I said ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ young folks who will ░░░░░░░░ this out and the ░░░░░░░░ folks will follow their ░░░░░░░░ Weird to hear you ░░░░░░░░ about The young folks ░░░░░░░░ off your lawn You ░░░░░░░░ not that old In ░░░░░░░░ room I feel old ░░░░░░░░ don t have old ░░░░░░░░ to be involved in ░░░░░░░░ for 10 years Trust ░░░░░░░░ we have the records ░░░░░░░░ you for joining us ░░░░░░░░ your time this evening ░░░░░░░░ you.