Maggie Haberman: ‘Trump, at Least in Language, Has Never Been Especially Respectful of Sovereign Borders’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Maggie how ░░░░░░░░ you see today s ░░░░░░░░ conference Yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ Caitlin said is correct ░░░░░░░░ know especially on Greenland ░░░░░░░░ things are not all ░░░░░░░░ same Panama is a ░░░░░░░░ new focus of his ░░░░░░░░ Caitlin said Greenland Not ░░░░░░░░ has he been talking ░░░░░░░░ it for some time ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ been talking about it ░░░░░░░░ some time This idea ░░░░░░░░ acquiring Greenland for strategic ░░░░░░░░ has happened you know ░░░░░░░░ decades And a close ░░░░░░░░ of Trump s suggested ░░░░░░░░ to him in his ░░░░░░░░ term Ron lauder It ░░░░░░░░ never totally gone away ░░░░░░░░ Trump is clearly in ░░░░░░░░ expansionist mindset He also ░░░░░░░░ talking about Canada as ░░░░░░░░ 51st state that is ░░░░░░░░ much more of a ░░░░░░░░ and sort of a ░░░░░░░░ play But in terms ░░░░░░░░ Trump talking about military ░░░░░░░░ or at least not ░░░░░░░░ it out as Caitlin ░░░░░░░░ that caught a lot ░░░░░░░░ people by surprise It ░░░░░░░░ not clear if that ░░░░░░░░ actually something he s ░░░░░░░░ about or something he ░░░░░░░░ because he was quite ░░░░░░░░ in a pretty bad ░░░░░░░░ during this press conference ░░░░░░░░ think primarily because of ░░░░░░░░ legal challenges that he ░░░░░░░░ facing this week in ░░░░░░░░ New York criminal case ░░░░░░░░ with the possibility of ░░░░░░░░ Jack Smith report and ░░░░░░░░ documents federal case getting ░░░░░░░░ So what that looks ░░░░░░░░ when he gets into ░░░░░░░░ remains to be seen ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ that Trump at least ░░░░░░░░ his language has never ░░░░░░░░ especially respectful of sovereign ░░░░░░░░ We ll see what ░░░░░░░░ looks like in actual ░░░░░░░░ Well Maggie how much ░░░░░░░░ this is about also ░░░░░░░░ know obviously he ran ░░░░░░░░ you know mass deportations ░░░░░░░░ on day one How ░░░░░░░░ of this is sort ░░░░░░░░ trying to have there ░░░░░░░░ focus on other things ░░░░░░░░ well in case that ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily happen as ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I don t ░░░░░░░░ don t actually think ░░░░░░░░ so much of things ░░░░░░░░ willful distractions as just ░░░░░░░░ fact that Trump and ░░░░░░░░ lot of his advisors ░░░░░░░░ to flood the zone ░░░░░░░░ a number of things ░░░░░░░░ it swamps the media ░░░░░░░░ overwhelms the media and ░░░░░░░░ his critics and opposition ░░░░░░░░ then it s much ░░░░░░░░ to stop any of ░░░░░░░░ He may not get ░░░░░░░░ know the sweeping level ░░░░░░░░ mass deportations that he ░░░░░░░░ promised It s worth ░░░░░░░░ that he made the ░░░░░░░░ promise in 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ didn t quite happen ░░░░░░░░ way But do I ░░░░░░░░ there will be a ░░░░░░░░ of actions related to ░░░░░░░░ on day one or ░░░░░░░░ thereafter I do and ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ s especially concerned with ░░░░░░░░ I think he has ░░░░░░░░ lot of things that ░░░░░░░░ wants to get done ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ them all out there ░░░░░░░░ see what he can ░░░░░░░░ at.