Jorge Ramos: Trump’s Making Racism Normal

RUSH TRANSCRIPT TAPPER Senator ░░░░░░░░ let Jorge let Jorge ░░░░░░░░ please Go ahead Jorge ░░░░░░░░ You had the chance ░░░░░░░░ Montenegro and President Trump ░░░░░░░░ the chance to be ░░░░░░░░ the right side of ░░░░░░░░ and that is with ░░░░░░░░ with diversity with democracy ░░░░░░░░ you Mr Montenegro and ░░░░░░░░ Trump decided to be ░░░░░░░░ the wrong side of ░░░░░░░░ and that is with ░░░░░░░░ and with discrimination And ░░░░░░░░ s precisely what happened ░░░░░░░░ President Trump pardoned Arpaio ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead Senator 09 ░░░░░░░░ 08 MONTENEGRO Again this ░░░░░░░░ part of the narrative ░░░░░░░░ mean the left they ░░░░░░░░ to personal attacks when ░░░░░░░░ can t stand on ░░░░░░░░ I mean the Republican ░░░░░░░░ here in Arizona I ░░░░░░░░ the majority leader in ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives That ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party not ░░░░░░░░ racist I m a ░░░░░░░░ candidate right now for ░░░░░░░░ of state for the ░░░░░░░░ Party That s not ░░░░░░░░ This narrative that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ racist it s what ░░░░░░░░ liberals and the left ░░░░░░░░ to when they have ░░░░░░░░ they re left out ░░░░░░░░ facts When they have ░░░░░░░░ to stand on RAMOS ░░░░░░░░ re defending someone who ░░░░░░░░ been accused of racism ░░░░░░░░ Montenegro MONTENEGRO No I ░░░░░░░░ RAMOS You re defending ░░░░░░░░ Trump a person who ░░░░░░░░ Mexican immigrants for being ░░░░░░░░ and criminals And that ░░░░░░░░ know precisely that is ░░░░░░░░ true So you are ░░░░░░░░ Arpaio who has been ░░░░░░░░ of discrimination depending President ░░░░░░░░ who has been accused ░░░░░░░░ racist remarks Those are ░░░░░░░░ people you are defending ░░░░░░░░ Montenegro an immigrant from ░░░░░░░░ Salvador MONTENEGRO Jorge in ░░░░░░░░ country we follow the ░░░░░░░░ of law In this ░░░░░░░░ we believe that everybody ░░░░░░░░ the right to a ░░░░░░░░ to be charged If ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ to a process that ░░░░░░░░ going to RAMOS He ░░░░░░░░ charged Arpaio was charged ░░░░░░░░ Correct And there was ░░░░░░░░ judge who should have ░░░░░░░░ herself because she had ░░░░░░░░ original family member was ░░░░░░░░ of the folks that ░░░░░░░░ the lawsuit against Sheriff ░░░░░░░░ And then when it ░░░░░░░░ time to actually do ░░░░░░░░ trial as the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ we need to make ░░░░░░░░ that we either do ░░░░░░░░ if it s going ░░░░░░░░ be criminal which by ░░░░░░░░ way this happens in ░░░░░░░░ countries Jorge RAMOS This ░░░░░░░░ a long process This ░░░░░░░░ been a long process ░░░░░░░░ Montenegro MONTENEGRO This happens ░░░░░░░░ other countries It s ░░░░░░░░ political persecution This happens ░░░░░░░░ other countries It s ░░░░░░░░ political persecution RAMOS No ░░░░░░░░ s not political persecution ░░░░░░░░ s called discrimination MONTENEGRO ░░░░░░░░ folks don t agree ░░░░░░░░ you they use the ░░░░░░░░ system to try to ░░░░░░░░ you RAMOS It s ░░░░░░░░ political persecution MONTENEGRO That ░░░░░░░░ not happen in this ░░░░░░░░ In this country we ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ make sure we have ░░░░░░░░ system And this is ░░░░░░░░ about racism RAMOS What ░░░░░░░░ Arpaio did is discrimination ░░░░░░░░ Montenegro What Sheriff Arpaio ░░░░░░░░ is MONTENEGRO Like I ░░░░░░░░ RAMOS discrimination And let ░░░░░░░░ just say something about ░░░░░░░░ Trump because I think ░░░░░░░░ if President Trump wanted ░░░░░░░░ distance himself from racism ░░░░░░░░ had a great opportunity ░░░░░░░░ he just didn t ░░░░░░░░ it Not only he ░░░░░░░░ Arpaio but this happened ░░░░░░░░ he refused for two ░░░░░░░░ to condemn by name ░░░░░░░░ KKK this happened after ░░░░░░░░ equated white supremacists with ░░░░░░░░ marching against racism This ░░░░░░░░ after he called very ░░░░░░░░ people those who decided ░░░░░░░░ March with neo Nazis ░░░░░░░░ after that he pardoned ░░░░░░░░ Wh at I m ░░░░░░░░ concerned Jake really really ░░░░░░░░ is that with these ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is making ░░░░░░░░ something normal And by ░░░░░░░░ someone who has been ░░░░░░░░ of racist behavior like ░░░░░░░░ he is telling everybody ░░░░░░░░ the United States you ░░░░░░░░ it is OK It ░░░░░░░░ OK Racism is OK ░░░░░░░░ this country And I ░░░░░░░░ really disturbed and concerned ░░░░░░░░ that CROSSTALK RAMOS Because ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is doing ░░░░░░░░ and Arpaio are doing ░░░░░░░░ then what s the ░░░░░░░░ for the rest of ░░░░░░░░ people who voted for ░░░░░░░░ Trump MONTENEGRO Well and ░░░░░░░░ me add to that ░░░░░░░░ I think Americans are ░░░░░░░░ right through this This ░░░░░░░░ t have to do ░░░░░░░░ racism This is the ░░░░░░░░ having a double standard ░░░░░░░░ we have the left ░░░░░░░░ It s racism MONTENEGRO ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ left pardoning thugs unrepented ░░░░░░░░ when we have the ░░░░░░░░ cheering for that when ░░░░░░░░ have the left cheering ░░░░░░░░ the pardoning of traitors ░░░░░░░░ give away secrets that ░░░░░░░░ in danger and in ░░░░░░░░ Americans and everybody in ░░░░░░░░ country and they cheered ░░░░░░░░ because a man wants ░░░░░░░░ sex change I mean ░░░░░░░░ is what s on ░░░░░░░░ here The hypocrisy from ░░░░░░░░ left the hypocrisy and ░░░░░░░░ left trying to make ░░░░░░░░ an issue when the ░░░░░░░░ is that we are ░░░░░░░░ country of the rule ░░░░░░░░ law RAMOS Mr Montenegro ░░░░░░░░ are defending a convicted ░░░░░░░░ accused of racism TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ MONTENEGRO No you where ░░░░░░░░ your outrage when President ░░░░░░░░ was pardoning unrepented terrorists ░░░░░░░░ Where was your outrage ░░░░░░░░ RAMOS You are defending ░░░░░░░░ Montenegro TAPPER Jorge RAMOS ░░░░░░░░ are defending a convicted ░░░░░░░░ MONTENEGRO Where was your ░░░░░░░░ CROSSTALK TAPPER If I ░░░░░░░░ if I could just ░░░░░░░░ myself for one second