Fox Panel: Trump ‘Appeared to Be Moved in a Pensive Way,’ ‘Looked a Little Grim,’ ‘Different Guy than He Was’

BAIER Good evening I ░░░░░░░░ Bret Baier MacCALLUM Good ░░░░░░░░ everybody I m Martha ░░░░░░░░ The crowd here exploding ░░░░░░░░ ago when they saw ░░░░░░░░ Trump entering the arena ░░░░░░░░ could see him on ░░░░░░░░ big screen He does ░░░░░░░░ a bandage over his ░░░░░░░░ He s the man ░░░░░░░░ the hour The 45th ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ the nominee of his ░░░░░░░░ We re about to ░░░░░░░░ him on stage as ░░░░░░░░ BAIER You can imagine ░░░░░░░░ this moment means Just ░░░░░░░░ days after the former ░░░░░░░░ survived an assassination attempt ░░░░░░░░ the bandage over the ░░░░░░░░ side of his ear ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ on here Lee Greenwood ░░░░░░░░ a song beforehand and ░░░░░░░░ place is going to ░░░░░░░░ through the roof MacCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ think you re going ░░░░░░░░ see a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in this moment as ░░░░░░░░ see the president step ░░░░░░░░ the stage shortly BAIER ░░░░░░░░ s listen to this ░░░░░░░░ changes in this country ░░░░░░░░ he s about to ░░░░░░░░ a change to the ░░░░░░░░ administration and send them ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause Thank ░░░░░░░░ everybody for being here ░░░░░░░░ Tonight we make the ░░░░░░░░ on what s right ░░░░░░░░ America More prosperity less ░░░░░░░░ prices less food prices ░░░░░░░░ for our veterans And ░░░░░░░░ bless our military wherever ░░░░░░░░ are in this United ░░░░░░░░ and abroad There would ░░░░░░░░ no wars there wasn ░░░░░░░░ any when President Trump ░░░░░░░░ president ANNOUNCER Ladies and ░░░░░░░░ please welcome the next ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ J Trump God bless ░░░░░░░░ USA plays GREENWOOD We ░░░░░░░░ here tonight with one ░░░░░░░░ and that is to ░░░░░░░░ Donald J Trump as ░░░░░░░░ next president of United ░░░░░░░░ He is here tonight ░░░░░░░░ show his courage his ░░░░░░░░ against somebody who tried ░░░░░░░░ kill him You will ░░░░░░░░ take this man down ░░░░░░░░ has the courage the ░░░░░░░░ and he will be ░░░░░░░░ next president of the ░░░░░░░░ States God bless the ░░░░░░░░ plays Ladies and gentlemen ░░░░░░░░ 45th president of the ░░░░░░░░ States and soon to ░░░░░░░░ the 47th president Please ░░░░░░░░ Donald J Trump God ░░░░░░░░ the USA plays Mr ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause Audience ░░░░░░░░ USA USA USA ANNOUNCER ░░░░░░░░ welcome Mark Ross from ░░░░░░░░ Springs Michigan Audience chants ░░░░░░░░ Fight Fight BAIER A ░░░░░░░░ amazing scene there as ░░░░░░░░ 45th president hoping to ░░░░░░░░ the 47th president of ░░░░░░░░ United States is walking ░░░░░░░░ MacCALLUM Fight Fight Fight ░░░░░░░░ what they BAIER And ░░░░░░░░ you see the first ░░░░░░░░ we see the ticket ░░░░░░░░ Vance with J D ░░░░░░░░ being announced the vice ░░░░░░░░ nominee today We ve ░░░░░░░░ an amazing team here ░░░░░░░░ us Brit Hume Dana ░░░░░░░░ and Harold Ford Jr ░░░░░░░░ we haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ moment like this HUME ░░░░░░░░ I ve covered a ░░░░░░░░ of these I ve ░░░░░░░░ loved all this hoopla ░░░░░░░░ ever since Lee Greenwood ░░░░░░░░ that song popular more ░░░░░░░░ 40 years ago it ░░░░░░░░ been an anthem of ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party particularly in ░░░░░░░░ Reagan era and now ░░░░░░░░ s back I suppose ░░░░░░░░ couldn t have picked ░░░░░░░░ song that would work ░░░░░░░░ crowd up any better ░░░░░░░░ that one did as ░░░░░░░░ was making his entrance ░░░░░░░░ tonight That bandage on ░░░░░░░░ left ear being there ░░░░░░░░ his right ear excuse ░░░░░░░░ being the result of ░░░░░░░░ could have been an ░░░░░░░░ s successful bullet MacCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ mean it s a ░░░░░░░░ moment Dana Two days ░░░░░░░░ this man came within ░░░░░░░░ millimeter of losing his ░░░░░░░░ in a very violent ░░░░░░░░ And we just watched ░░░░░░░░ walk in these hallways ░░░░░░░░ you could feel this ░░░░░░░░ just building and building ░░░░░░░░ he does have that ░░░░░░░░ over his ear the ░░░░░░░░ of that bullet PERINO ░░░░░░░░ haven t felt energy ░░░░░░░░ this in a long ░░░░░░░░ We have been here ░░░░░░░░ there s been no ░░░░░░░░ in the crowd Tonight ░░░░░░░░ the first night and ░░░░░░░░ is electric I remember ░░░░░░░░ pitch in 2004 at ░░░░░░░░ Madison Square Garden Unbelievable ░░░░░░░░ for me I would ░░░░░░░░ this is just as ░░░░░░░░ for me like that ░░░░░░░░ even more The energy ░░░░░░░░ the room is incredible ░░░░░░░░ s got his VP ░░░░░░░░ and he is strong ░░░░░░░░ standing and this crowd ░░░░░░░░ so grateful They are ░░░░░░░░ to fight for him ░░░░░░░░ sure MacCALLUM He appeared ░░░░░░░░ be moved tonight you ░░░░░░░░ in a pensive way ░░░░░░░░ you know we re ░░░░░░░░ used to seeing him ░░░░░░░░ up and pumping his ░░░░░░░░ FORD JR Yeah he ░░░░░░░░ a little grim MacCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ he looked teary eyed ░░░░░░░░ Teary eyed almost HUME ░░░░░░░░ emotional MacCALLUM I would ░░░░░░░░ I would agree BAIER ░░░░░░░░ your thoughts FORD JR ░░░░░░░░ know 52 hours ago ░░░░░░░░ president was shot And ░░░░░░░░ remember where I was ░░░░░░░░ my kids in my ░░░░░░░░ watching I m not ░░░░░░░░ supporter of the president ░░░░░░░░ politics I know him ░░░░░░░░ and I like him ░░░░░░░░ you couldn t help ░░░░░░░░ feel a rush of ░░░░░░░░ and pride and gratitude ░░░░░░░░ him walking that hallway ░░░░░░░░ walking to this floor ░░░░░░░░ s a different guy ░░░░░░░░ he was 52 hours ░░░░░░░░ He looked a little ░░░░░░░░ He didn t look ░░░░░░░░ He just looked he ░░░░░░░░ a little different And ░░░░░░░░ couldn t have been ░░░░░░░░ for him We ll ░░░░░░░░ have to get on ░░░░░░░░ a race where we ░░░░░░░░ talk about the differences ░░░░░░░░ the parties talk about ░░░░░░░░ differences between the vice ░░░░░░░░ candidates but this moment ░░░░░░░░ is one that I ░░░░░░░░ all of us want ░░░░░░░░ linger a little bit ░░░░░░░░ we watch the 45th ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ into this Republican hall ░░░░░░░░