Doris Kearns Goodwin: Trump Supporters ‘Lost the Sense of a Collective Identity of Who We Are as a People’

BRZEZINSKI Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ Prize winning author and ░░░░░░░░ historian Doris Kearns Goodwin ░░░░░░░░ you have covered a ░░░░░░░░ of presidents you have ░░░░░░░░ books about presidents entire ░░░░░░░░ Have you ever seen ░░░░░░░░ like this What do ░░░░░░░░ liken it to your ░░░░░░░░ this morning Doris KEARNS ░░░░░░░░ You know I think ░░░░░░░░ strikes me Mika is ░░░░░░░░ course it s a ░░░░░░░░ moment And we ve ░░░░░░░░ seen this before It ░░░░░░░░ a moment when the ░░░░░░░░ of law is on ░░░░░░░░ When no man can ░░░░░░░░ above the law It ░░░░░░░░ the truth that will ░░░░░░░░ coming out But what ░░░░░░░░ me as an historian ░░░░░░░░ I love to time ░░░░░░░░ back to other historic ░░░░░░░░ that moved us forward ░░░░░░░░ time I d much ░░░░░░░░ be there on January ░░░░░░░░ of 1863 when the ░░░░░░░░ Proclamation was signed or ░░░░░░░░ there when the troops ░░░░░░░░ going in on June ░░░░░░░░ 1944 to liberate France ░░░░░░░░ the Nazi rule or ░░░░░░░░ be there in August ░░░░░░░░ 1965 when the Voting ░░░░░░░░ Act was passed Ever ░░░░░░░░ the time when this ░░░░░░░░ was not agreed to ░░░░░░░░ lost by former President ░░░░░░░░ we ve been in ░░░░░░░░ stature and we ve ░░░░░░░░ moving backward in time ░░░░░░░░ we have so many ░░░░░░░░ we have to fight ░░░░░░░░ so much of it ░░░░░░░░ now connected with his ░░░░░░░░ problems LEMIRE So Doris ░░░░░░░░ does it also speak ░░░░░░░░ to you about who ░░░░░░░░ are as a country ░░░░░░░░ now Because as you ░░░░░░░░ down we were talking ░░░░░░░░ how this is Donald ░░░░░░░░ is now a criminal ░░░░░░░░ first of potentially more ░░░░░░░░ And yet he stands ░░░░░░░░ one in two chance ░░░░░░░░ be president He has ░░░░░░░░ real chance to win ░░░░░░░░ for some of this ░░░░░░░░ what he s going ░░░░░░░░ is almost thrilling to ░░░░░░░░ and they believe every ░░░░░░░░ he says What does ░░░░░░░░ say to you about ░░░░░░░░ we are KEARNS GOODWIN ░░░░░░░░ mean I think it ░░░░░░░░ that we ve lost ░░░░░░░░ sense of a collective ░░░░░░░░ of who we are ░░░░░░░░ a people What values ░░░░░░░░ we promoting What values ░░░░░░░░ we care about Think ░░░░░░░░ the people we want ░░░░░░░░ our leaders and just ░░░░░░░░ at that as as ░░░░░░░░ of a template for ░░░░░░░░ Trump Humility people will ░░░░░░░░ errors and learn from ░░░░░░░░ mistake Empathy people who ░░░░░░░░ other people s points ░░░░░░░░ view Resilience to come ░░░░░░░░ adversity Accountability kindness compassion ░░░░░░░░ ambition for something larger ░░░░░░░░ themselves not for themselves ░░░░░░░░ are the leaders that ░░░░░░░░ led us And that ░░░░░░░░ the citizens respect those ░░░░░░░░ of leaders Only in ░░░░░░░░ 1850s did we find ░░░░░░░░ situation really where there ░░░░░░░░ such polarization that truth ░░░░░░░░ not truth was in ░░░░░░░░ You read only a ░░░░░░░░ paper everything fact was ░░░░░░░░ if you were in ░░░░░░░░ south or in the ░░░░░░░░ Your heroes in the ░░░░░░░░ were different from the ░░░░░░░░ and look where that ░░░░░░░░ us So we ve ░░░░░░░░ to figure out a ░░░░░░░░ to come back together ░░░░░░░░ to understand what truth ░░░░░░░░ to understand what law ░░░░░░░░ to understand the kind ░░░░░░░░ leaders we want that ░░░░░░░░ represent our values It ░░░░░░░░ character above all that ░░░░░░░░ need right now in ░░░░░░░░ life.”