CNN’s Acosta on Texas Tragedy: Is this ‘the New Normal the President Is Comfortable With?’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CABRERA I ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ Acosta who is traveling ░░░░░░░░ the president on his ░░░░░░░░ trip He called it ░░░░░░░░ act of evil and ░░░░░░░░ for prayers Jim ACOSTA ░░░░░░░░ s right He called ░░░░░░░░ an act of evil ░░░░░░░░ for prayers Said he ░░░░░░░░ not imagine the suffering ░░░░░░░░ is happening right now ░░░░░░░░ that small Texas town ░░░░░░░░ mass shooting took place ░░░░░░░░ the president now making ░░░░░░░░ other remarks that essentially ░░░░░░░░ back on the script ░░░░░░░░ dealing with trade and ░░░░░░░░ Korea and these other ░░░░░░░░ issues that he ll ░░░░░░░░ dealing with over the ░░░░░░░░ of this trip to ░░░░░░░░ Ana I think this ░░░░░░░░ just demonstrates what the ░░░░░░░░ is up against when ░░░░░░░░ comes to this issue ░░░░░░░░ these mass shootings Keep ░░░░░░░░ mind the president was ░░░░░░░░ with this just a ░░░░░░░░ ago I was with ░░░░░░░░ in Las Vegas when ░░░░░░░░ was visiting the victims ░░░░░░░░ wounded who had survived ░░░░░░░░ mass shooting in Las ░░░░░░░░ in a hospital in ░░░░░░░░ city and the president ░░░░░░░░ that time was telling ░░░░░░░░ you know I m ░░░░░░░░ here to comfort the ░░░░░░░░ to meet with the ░░░░░░░░ who are suffering in ░░░░░░░░ of this We ll ░░░░░░░░ about this issue of ░░░░░░░░ safety later on That ░░░░░░░░ just never took place ░░░░░░░░ It did not happen ░░░░░░░░ so here we go ░░░░░░░░ another one of the ░░░░░░░░ deadly shootings in U ░░░░░░░░ History has occurred only ░░░░░░░░ month or so later ░░░░░░░░ that mass shooting and ░░░░░░░░ that unfolded in Las ░░░░░░░░ My guess is Ana ░░░░░░░░ that when the president ░░░░░░░░ a news conference later ░░░░░░░░ this afternoon with the ░░░░░░░░ prime minister Shinzo Abe ░░░░░░░░ he s very likely ░░░░░░░░ be asked this question ░░░░░░░░ when is a good ░░░░░░░░ just when is the ░░░░░░░░ time for the president ░░░░░░░░ take on this issue ░░░░░░░░ is he content as ░░░░░░░░ who support the Second ░░░░░░░░ with very little restrictions ░░░░░░░░ they content with the ░░░░░░░░ quo Is this just ░░░░░░░░ way it s going ░░░░░░░░ be and we ll ░░░░░░░░ to deal as a ░░░░░░░░ with these mass shootings ░░░░░░░░ every month or so ░░░░░░░░ having to deal with ░░░░░░░░ consequences Is that is ░░░░░░░░ the status quo Is ░░░░░░░░ the new normal that ░░░░░░░░ president is comfortable with ░░░░░░░░ guess is at some ░░░░░░░░ if not today in ░░░░░░░░ very near future he ░░░░░░░░ going to be asked ░░░░░░░░ question After he spends ░░░░░░░░ rest of the day ░░░░░░░░ in Japan he s ░░░░░░░░ to spend the night ░░░░░░░░ get on a plane ░░░░░░░░ head to South Korea ░░░░░░░░ as you know he ░░░░░░░░ some big issues to ░░░░░░░░ with over there namely ░░░░░░░░ nuclear crisis with North ░░░░░░░░ and just how he ░░░░░░░░ on dealing with that ░░░░░░░░ crisis that problem becoming ░░░░░░░░ massive for him and ░░░░░░░░ administration as he told ░░░░░░░░ yesterday he now wants ░░░░░░░░ meet with the Russian ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin during this ░░░░░░░░ day trip across Asia ░░░░░░░░ s likely to happen ░░░░░░░░ Vietnam later on this ░░░░░░░░ just to deal with ░░░░░░░░ issue of North Korea ░░░░░░░░ try to get a ░░░░░░░░ on how to deal ░░░░░░░░ the dictator there Kim ░░░░░░░░ UN Make no mistake ░░░░░░░░ been on these foreign ░░░░░░░░ a number of times ░░░░░░░░ is one of those ░░░░░░░░ that you just can ░░░░░░░░ predict that a White ░░░░░░░░ that a president cannot ░░░░░░░░ for They simply happen ░░░░░░░░ it is going to ░░░░░░░░ striking I think to ░░░░░░░░ howl the president deals ░░░░░░░░ all of this as ░░░░░░░░ were just saying a ░░░░░░░░ moment ago these mass ░░░░░░░░ seem to be happening ░░░░░░░░ a regular basis too ░░░░░░░░ for too many Americans ░░░░░░░░ stomach at this point.”