‘Floodgate of Lies!’ ABC’s Donna Brazile and Reince Priebus Slug it Out in Fiery Battle over Trump Rhetoric

STEPHANOPOULOS Is it appropriate ░░░░░░░░ the president and his ░░░░░░░░ to be suggesting that ░░░░░░░░ are behind the assassination ░░░░░░░░ PRIEBUS Look I don ░░░░░░░░ like suggesting any of ░░░░░░░░ things but the fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is if ░░░░░░░░ Trump s head was ░░░░░░░░ tiny twist the other ░░░░░░░░ he would be dead ░░░░░░░░ now and what would ░░░░░░░░ happening in America right ░░░░░░░░ So yeah when your ░░░░░░░░ almost gets killed and ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS You blame Democrats ░░░░░░░░ he almost gets shot ░░░░░░░░ I m not suggesting ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are doing it ░░░░░░░░ the rhetoric that Donald ░░░░░░░░ is a threat to ░░░░░░░░ was a Democrat talking ░░░░░░░░ And the other talking ░░░░░░░░ now is that he ░░░░░░░░ to monitor women s ░░░░░░░░ that Trump said if ░░░░░░░░ doesn t win there ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ bath So look all ░░░░░░░░ this stuff the one ░░░░░░░░ I agree with is ░░░░░░░░ the rhetoric should calm ░░░░░░░░ but it s part ░░░░░░░░ the Democrat tactic to ░░░░░░░░ this election is to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump as a ░░░░░░░░ to the very republic ░░░░░░░░ we live in PACE ░░░░░░░░ now of course you ░░░░░░░░ that Republicans are doing ░░░░░░░░ same using those same ░░░░░░░░ against Democrats You ve ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Vance and ░░░░░░░░ out there saying it ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who are the ░░░░░░░░ to democracy But I ░░░░░░░░ overall if you kind ░░░░░░░░ take a step back ░░░░░░░░ the perspective of voters ░░░░░░░░ have wars in the ░░░░░░░░ East that are escalating ░░░░░░░░ do have economic indicators ░░░░░░░░ at a macro level ░░░░░░░░ moving in a more ░░░░░░░░ direction but we all ░░░░░░░░ that prices you know ░░░░░░░░ it comes what you ░░░░░░░░ paying day in and ░░░░░░░░ out haven t come ░░░░░░░░ and of course you ░░░░░░░░ what s happening this ░░░░░░░░ with the storms and ░░░░░░░░ there is that just ░░░░░░░░ of unease among a ░░░░░░░░ of voters I think ░░░░░░░░ challenge for Harris is ░░░░░░░░ you know she has ░░░░░░░░ both paint herself as ░░░░░░░░ enough to take on ░░░░░░░░ job because she s ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ now as vice president ░░░░░░░░ also making clear to ░░░░░░░░ she s not going ░░░░░░░░ just continue on with ░░░░░░░░ the current administration is ░░░░░░░░ It s a very ░░░░░░░░ balance for her STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ Adam no big events ░░░░░░░░ the schedule right now ░░░░░░░░ could tip the balance ░░░░░░░░ way We just came ░░░░░░░░ of the vice presidential ░░░░░░░░ probably awash NAGOURNEY I ░░░░░░░░ so It seems like ░░░░░░░░ the things that we ░░░░░░░░ would tip the balance ░░░░░░░░ t The election seems ░░░░░░░░ stuck in place I ░░░░░░░░ never seen an election ░░░░░░░░ so close and so ░░░░░░░░ to call Like if ░░░░░░░░ were meeting a month ░░░░░░░░ now and it turned ░░░░░░░░ that Trump won by ░░░░░░░░ points or she won ░░░░░░░░ six points I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ be shocked by it ░░░░░░░░ That s one of ░░░░░░░░ things And your paper ░░░░░░░░ done a good job ░░░░░░░░ Cohen on the tail ░░░░░░░░ showing people how if ░░░░░░░░ polls are wrong in ░░░░░░░░ way they were wrong ░░░░░░░░ 2020 then he s ░░░░░░░░ to win big If ░░░░░░░░ re wrong in the ░░░░░░░░ they were wrong in ░░░░░░░░ she s going to ░░░░░░░░ big NAGOURNEY I mean ░░░░░░░░ think the bottom line ░░░░░░░░ we let s just ░░░░░░░░ it s really close ░░░░░░░░ think Reince s point ░░░░░░░░ what happens when it ░░░░░░░░ this close in the ░░░░░░░░ two elections is really ░░░░░░░░ But I have been ░░░░░░░░ with Donna for like ░░░░░░░░ years and she s ░░░░░░░░ big believer in the ░░░░░░░░ game And my experience ░░░░░░░░ that when an election ░░░░░░░░ this close ground game ░░░░░░░░ and my sense is ░░░░░░░░ Harris is ahead on ░░░░░░░░ right now just in ░░░░░░░░ of investment and energy ░░░░░░░░ s what I ll ░░░░░░░░ paying attention to STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ Donna we also this ░░░░░░░░ saw the Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ Do you expect that ░░░░░░░░ is going to become ░░░░░░░░ part of the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ or do they have ░░░░░░░░ move on from that ░░░░░░░░ That s not going ░░░░░░░░ be a part of ░░░░░░░░ message because you know ░░░░░░░░ it s a court ░░░░░░░░ We know that s ░░░░░░░░ to go back and ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ any Democrats want to ░░░░░░░░ what happened in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ Mr Comey putting out ░░░░░░░░ information at the end ░░░░░░░░ the election Look I ░░░░░░░░ to say something to ░░░░░░░░ I come out of ░░░░░░░░ civil rights movement Nonviolence ░░░░░░░░ our touchstone We made ░░░░░░░░ by going out there ░░░░░░░░ because we wanted to ░░░░░░░░ our country to make ░░░░░░░░ that everybody was included ░░░░░░░░ and I have been ░░░░░░░░ Democrat since I was ░░░░░░░░ years old although I ░░░░░░░░ once or twice for ░░░░░░░░ Republican or two there ░░░░░░░░ no no and I ░░░░░░░░ this there s no ░░░░░░░░ for violent rhetoric And ░░░░░░░░ you threaten election workers ░░░░░░░░ you threaten to execute ░░░░░░░░ former Joint Chief of ░░░░░░░░ Mr Milley when you ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi s husband ░░░░░░░░ beaten by a hammer ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ lectured by Eric Trump ░░░░░░░░ in the hell is ░░░░░░░░ Trump saying Democrats No ░░░░░░░░ s no place for ░░░░░░░░ of any kind And ░░░░░░░░ is something that needs ░░░░░░░░ be said I was ░░░░░░░░ with you brother Mr ░░░░░░░░ I was there with ░░░░░░░░ the day that Mr ░░░░░░░░ had that attempt attempted ░░░░░░░░ The Biden campaign put ░░░░░░░░ all their ads just ░░░░░░░░ they did during Covid ░░░░░░░░ they said We are ░░░░░░░░ to stop this We ░░░░░░░░ both political parties both ░░░░░░░░ Do not go out ░░░░░░░░ and blame Haitians Do ░░░░░░░░ go out there and ░░░░░░░░ immigrants and migrants That ░░░░░░░░ the rhetoric we hear ░░░░░░░░ day And you cannot ░░░░░░░░ cannot say Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ this election Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ the election Then you ░░░░░░░░ not you will not ░░░░░░░░ Okay All right We ░░░░░░░░ t have that much ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ This show is not ░░░░░░░░ monologue BRAZILE No no ░░░░░░░░ it s not the ░░░░░░░░ PRIEBUS The fact of ░░░░░░░░ matter is people have ░░░░░░░░ opinions okay BRAZILE It ░░░░░░░░ the floodgate of lies ░░░░░░░░ PRIEBUS The fact of ░░░░░░░░ matter is this is ░░░░░░░░ former president and his ░░░░░░░░ that number one came ░░░░░░░░ close to losing his ░░░░░░░░ and losing his father ░░░░░░░░ He s been called ░░░░░░░░ threat to democracy from ░░░░░░░░ very beginning They got ░░░░░░░░ of a sitting president ░░░░░░░░ fulfill their message that ░░░░░░░░ s a threat to ░░░░░░░░ In order to save ░░░░░░░░ country they had a ░░░░░░░░ president step down put ░░░░░░░░ a vice president in ░░░░░░░░ summer This is how ░░░░░░░░ feel about it and ░░░░░░░░ is how everyone on ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party feels about ░░░░░░░░ So don t sit ░░░░░░░░ and act like holier ░░░░░░░░ thou BRAZILE Oh I ░░░░░░░░ pray for him oh ░░░░░░░░ I m not holy ░░░░░░░░ I m telling you ░░░░░░░░ truth The floodgate of ░░░░░░░░ The floodgate of lies ░░░░░░░░ that somehow you have ░░░░░░░░ corner on this message ░░░░░░░░ you don t BRAZILE ░░░░░░░░ you don t PRIEBUS ░░░░░░░░ s why you re ░░░░░░░░ winning that s why ░░░░░░░░ is behind and that ░░░░░░░░ why she s going ░░░░░░░░ lose It s the ░░░░░░░░ BRAZILE She s not ░░░░░░░░ She s not behind ░░░░░░░░ People are not buying ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric BRAZILE People are ░░░░░░░░ buying the lies STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ can t you simply ░░░░░░░░ that blaming Democrats for ░░░░░░░░ assassination attempt is wrong ░░░░░░░░ I would not blame ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS Just say it ░░░░░░░░ wrong PRIEBUS I just ░░░░░░░░ it okay But it ░░░░░░░░ also wrong to paint ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ President Trump BRAZILE The ░░░░░░░░ president PRIEBUS as this ░░░░░░░░ to democracy that s ░░░░░░░░ to end the United ░░░░░░░░ of America What does ░░░░░░░░ do to people s ░░░░░░░░ when you do that ░░░░░░░░ does that do to ░░░░░░░░ of millions of people ░░░░░░░░ America BRAZILE What does ░░░░░░░░ do to legal immigrants ░░░░░░░░ does that do to ░░░░░░░░ immigrants when you know ░░░░░░░░ re lying What does ░░░░░░░░ do to kids who ░░░░░░░░ trying to go to ░░░░░░░░ PRIEBUS We re talking ░░░░░░░░ the president is practically ░░░░░░░░ killed okay That s ░░░░░░░░ topic BRAZILE The Democrats ░░░░░░░░ that But the floodgate ░░░░░░░░ lies must stop PRIEBUS ░░░░░░░░ lies That President Trump ░░░░░░░░ going to monitor women ░░░░░░░░ pregnancies Oh that s ░░░░░░░░ 2025 It has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with President Trump ░░░░░░░░ you know what it ░░░░░░░░ a good talking point ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats so they ░░░░░░░░ saying it They lie ░░░░░░░░ the time BRAZILE Oh ░░░░░░░░