Az. State Sen. Battles Ana Navarro: Granted You’re a Republican But You’re Also a Liberal

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CNN political ░░░░░░░░ Ana Navarro and state ░░░░░░░░ Steve Montenegro What do ░░░░░░░░ think Ana You don ░░░░░░░░ get the Friday pass ░░░░░░░░ way you used to ░░░░░░░░ do you think the ░░░░░░░░ was conveniently timed Well ░░░░░░░░ course it was conveniently ░░░░░░░░ Listen first of all ░░░░░░░░ same day he did ░░░░░░░░ he signed the ban ░░░░░░░░ transgender serving in the ░░░░░░░░ which is incredibly offensive ░░░░░░░░ guy that has been ░░░░░░░░ continuous draft dodger would ░░░░░░░░ patriotic qualified Americans willing ░░░░░░░░ risk their lives from ░░░░░░░░ something he wasn t ░░░░░░░░ to do something I ░░░░░░░░ t willing to do ░░░░░░░░ because of their sexual ░░░░░░░░ That is offensive He ░░░░░░░░ that early in the ░░░░░░░░ Then he does the ░░░░░░░░ pardon and then we ░░░░░░░░ that Gorka left the ░░░░░░░░ House Of course or ░░░░░░░░ ushered out of the ░░░░░░░░ House That s not ░░░░░░░░ That s him throwing ░░░░░░░░ bone to his base ░░░░░░░░ before announcing something that ░░░░░░░░ knew his base would ░░░░░░░░ like And of course ░░░░░░░░ the context of the ░░░░░░░░ to distract us all ░░░░░░░░ one of his deputy ░░░░░░░░ advisers said yesterday on ░░░░░░░░ Nobody s paying attention ░░░░░░░░ arpaio because there s ░░░░░░░░ hurricane that we are ░░░░░░░░ through Well he is ░░░░░░░░ wrong There are a ░░░░░░░░ of people in this ░░░░░░░░ not only Latinos who ░░░░░░░░ incredibly offended of a ░░░░░░░░ of a man who ░░░░░░░░ a discriminatory racist and ░░░░░░░░ I believe we have ░░░░░░░░ Latino who is not ░░░░░░░░ by the pardon in ░░░░░░░░ form of senator Montenegro ░░░░░░░░ you for having me ░░░░░░░░ again this morning What ░░░░░░░░ on display here is ░░░░░░░░ blatant outrage hypocrisy from ░░░░░░░░ left When President Obama ░░░░░░░░ pardoning thugs and when ░░░░░░░░ was pardoning someone like ░░░░░░░░ Lopez Rivera a convicted ░░░░░░░░ terrorist where was the ░░░░░░░░ there by the left ░░░░░░░░ he was pardoning someone ░░░░░░░░ Brandon manning Bradley manning ░░░░░░░░ manning excuse me Now ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Someone that ░░░░░░░░ giving away secrets that ░░░░░░░░ compromising national security to ░░░░░░░░ country where was the ░░░░░░░░ there What does that ░░░░░░░░ about the arpaio pardon ░░░░░░░░ don t justify arpaio ░░░░░░░░ saying there were other ░░░░░░░░ that you didn t ░░░░░░░░ that you didn t ░░░░░░░░ much attention That s ░░░░░░░░ what about ism Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about arpaio Pardons ░░░░░░░░ something that the presidents ░░░░░░░░ this country have the ░░░░░░░░ to do all the ░░░░░░░░ We re talking about ░░░░░░░░ 75 year old man ░░░░░░░░ served his country since ░░░░░░░░ was 18 years old ░░░░░░░░ best the left can ░░░░░░░░ at him is a ░░░░░░░░ And even then the ░░░░░░░░ that the process was ░░░░░░░░ the way that the ░░░░░░░░ system was used here ░░░░░░░░ incorrect How so Well ░░░░░░░░ we have judges that ░░░░░░░░ have recused themselves judges ░░░░░░░░ had complete bias in ░░░░░░░░ case that shud shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have been adjudicating in ░░░░░░░░ process When it s ░░░░░░░░ to go to trial ░░░░░░░░ set it up the ░░░░░░░░ Administration most political and ░░░░░░░░ administration there has been ░░░░░░░░ it so that he ░░░░░░░░ t have a jury ░░░░░░░░ I m confident that ░░░░░░░░ this would have gone ░░░░░░░░ appeal he would have ░░░░░░░░ this on appeal But ░░░░░░░░ the hypocrisy on the ░░░░░░░░ then they scream racism ░░░░░░░░ s all the liberal ░░░░░░░░ all the left has ░░░░░░░░ it comes to running ░░░░░░░░ of facts Let s ░░░░░░░░ that plan Can I ░░░░░░░░ Ana yes The reason ░░░░░░░░ racism is being put ░░░░░░░░ this mix is because ░░░░░░░░ is what the pattern ░░░░░░░░ discrimination exposed That s ░░░░░░░░ arpaio got in trouble ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just injected ░░░░░░░░ this That s because ░░░░░░░░ media makes it Can ░░░░░░░░ respond Go ahead Listen ░░░░░░░░ are nice talking opponents ░░░░░░░░ the left But I ░░░░░░░░ not the left I ░░░░░░░░ been a Republican since ░░░░░░░░ came to this country ░░░░░░░░ communism when I was ░░░░░░░░ years old and Ronald ░░░░░░░░ was president John McCain ░░░░░░░░ has spoken strongly against ░░░░░░░░ arpaio pardon is not ░░░░░░░░ left He is a ░░░░░░░░ hero and was the ░░░░░░░░ nominee Your other senator ░░░░░░░░ flake also a opinion ░░░░░░░░ from Arizona People who ░░░░░░░░ the facts and have ░░░░░░░░ on the ground are ░░░░░░░░ the left Paul Ryan ░░░░░░░░ speaker of the House ░░░░░░░░ came out and spoke ░░░░░░░░ this pardoning of arpaio ░░░░░░░░ not the left Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Miami first Latina Republican ░░░░░░░░ to Congress is not ░░░░░░░░ left This thing about ░░░░░░░░ left and what about ░░░░░░░░ they re a very ░░░░░░░░ crutch for you to ░░░░░░░░ And you re entitled ░░░░░░░░ use it Let me ░░░░░░░░ this to you There ░░░░░░░░ be a lot of ░░░░░░░░ watching you and listening ░░░░░░░░ you today who are ░░░░░░░░ to say you re ░░░░░░░░ self loathing Latino who ░░░░░░░░ t look at himself ░░░░░░░░ the mirror I m ░░░░░░░░ to tell them to ░░░░░░░░ Maturity of a community ░░░░░░░░ we can have diversity ░░░░░░░░ opinion That s your ░░░░░░░░ We differ from it ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ you out on that ░░░░░░░░ Let me answer to ░░░░░░░░ please There are a ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans who have ░░░░░░░░ out against it Let ░░░░░░░░ put politics aside But ░░░░░░░░ I want to answer ░░░░░░░░ this This directly went ░░░░░░░░ what I am trying ░░░░░░░░ say So let me ░░░░░░░░ to this Ana anybody ░░░░░░░░ say that they re ░░░░░░░░ Republican Granted you are ░░░░░░░░ Republican but you re ░░░░░░░░ a liberal And you ░░░░░░░░ t run away from ░░░░░░░░ The reality is that ░░░░░░░░ voted for Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ let s be honest ░░░░░░░░ what we re talking ░░░░░░░░ here We re talking ░░░░░░░░ a narrative that tries ░░░░░░░░ pin conservatives and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ racists Here is the ░░░░░░░░ Just because we follow ░░░░░░░░ rule of law Why ░░░░░░░░ I a liberal Because ░░░░░░░░ stand up for my ░░░░░░░░ Why am I a ░░░░░░░░ I want to defend ░░░░░░░░ dream act kids Because ░░░░░░░░ don t forget I ░░░░░░░░ an immigrant and Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ I have a Latin ░░░░░░░░ when I speak English ░░░░░░░░ I want to defend ░░░░░░░░ who get racially profiled ░░░░░░░░ people who would discriminate ░░░░░░░░ us Why am I ░░░░░░░░ liberal And yes I ░░░░░░░░ for Hillary Clinton because ░░░░░░░░ thought and I think ░░░░░░░░ Trump is unfete unfit ░░░░░░░░ president unfit as a ░░░░░░░░ and unfit as a ░░░░░░░░ and I was a ░░░░░░░░ when he was a ░░░░░░░░ And I was a ░░░░░░░░ when he was an ░░░░░░░░ If you want to ░░░░░░░░ on the Hispanic community ░░░░░░░░ don t lean on ░░░░░░░░ So am I If ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ matters to the Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ what matters to Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ are jobs This is ░░░░░░░░ matters to the Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ Jobs matter to every ░░░░░░░░ Raising wages We re ░░░░░░░░ to see how the ░░░░░░░░ makes that happen That ░░░░░░░░ one issue You have ░░░░░░░░ nothing about the sum ░░░░░░░░ substance of what got ░░░░░░░░ in trouble Do you ░░░░░░░░ it s okay to ░░░░░░░░ at someone like you ░░░░░░░░ say hmm you look ░░░░░░░░ you might be Latino ░░░░░░░░ m going to check ░░░░░░░░ see if you re ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrant or not ░░░░░░░░ story needs a villain ░░░░░░░░ this case the media ░░░░░░░░ made a villain Talk ░░░░░░░░ the practice I am ░░░░░░░░ me finish Go ahead ░░░░░░░░ reality is that you ░░░░░░░░ an 85 year old ░░░░░░░░ 33 of his employees ░░░░░░░░ hispanics Out of five ░░░░░░░░ his top deputies three ░░░░░░░░ them were Hispanic He ░░░░░░░░ a grandchild that s ░░░░░░░░ and another grandchild Something ░░░░░░░░ the left that liberals ░░░░░░░░ Then what was the ░░░░░░░░ about That can t ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ you look like a ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ your inch D Do ░░░░░░░░ see what I m ░░░░░░░░ When they are out ░░░░░░░░ facts Defend the practice ░░░░░░░░ re not speaking to ░░░░░░░░ practice You haven t ░░░░░░░░ a damn thing about ░░░░░░░░ practice Chris The facts ░░░░░░░░ were on the record ░░░░░░░░ them Not to mention ░░░░░░░░ he was doing that ░░░░░░░░ profiling way before he ░░░░░░░░ 85 years old Chris ░░░░░░░░ is what I m ░░░░░░░░ to I answered that ░░░░░░░░ said nothing about the ░░░░░░░░ itself nothing You keep ░░░░░░░░ that it s being ░░░░░░░░ an excuse by the ░░░░░░░░ Fine if you want ░░░░░░░░ say that Justify the ░░░░░░░░ You don t think ░░░░░░░░ did that Look here ░░░░░░░░ the thing Here is ░░░░░░░░ reality If you re ░░░░░░░░ American that believes in ░░░░░░░░ rule of law the ░░░░░░░░ screams racism If you ░░░░░░░░ in capitalism and free ░░░░░░░░ the left screams racism ░░░░░░░░ you are someone that ░░░░░░░░ in American exceptionalism the ░░░░░░░░ and liberals scream racism ░░░░░░░░ okay Why Because we ░░░░░░░░ trying to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we abide by the ░░░░░░░░ of law That s ░░░░░░░░ viable argument Hold on ░░░░░░░░ we have to leave ░░░░░░░░ here I ll state ░░░░░░░░ proposition to the audience ░░░░░░░░ so they can measure ░░░░░░░░ they ve seen Either ░░░░░░░░ think it s okay ░░░░░░░░ look at somebody and ░░░░░░░░ you look like you ░░░░░░░░ be an undocumented person ░░░░░░░░ s not the case ░░░░░░░░ were the facts of ░░░░░░░░ accusation Those were accusations ░░░░░░░░ s how he got ░░░░░░░░ into contempt of court ░░░░░░░░ those were never accusations ░░░░░░░░ by liberals They were ░░░░░░░░ by the justice system ░░░░░░░░ by the media Such ░░░░░░░░ broken record Very political ░░░░░░░░ system Fine But it ░░░░░░░░ the justice system You ░░░░░░░░ a broken record Speaking ░░░░░░░░ language Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ thank you.