Bret Baier: Trump’s Joint Address to Congress Will Be a ‘Laundry List’ of What He’s Already Accomplished

MACCALLUM Chief political anchor ░░░░░░░░ executive editor and anchor ░░░░░░░░ Special Report and Shannon ░░░░░░░░ anchor of Fox News ░░░░░░░░ and our chief judicial ░░░░░░░░ as well Great to ░░░░░░░░ you both again We ░░░░░░░░ just together Now this ░░░░░░░░ an annual tradition that ░░░░░░░░ anchors covering the evening ░░░░░░░░ get together for lunch ░░░░░░░░ the White House It ░░░░░░░░ off the record and ░░░░░░░░ will try to keep ░░░░░░░░ that way but I ░░░░░░░░ in just general terms ░░░░░░░░ we generally do after ░░░░░░░░ lunch we can talk ░░░░░░░░ little bit about the ░░░░░░░░ of tonight and what ░░░░░░░░ expect Bret you want ░░░░░░░░ start BAIER Well first ░░░░░░░░ all to start where ░░░░░░░░ left off I just ░░░░░░░░ a conversation not a ░░░░░░░░ but a text chain ░░░░░░░░ some sources who say ░░░░░░░░ s not done yet ░░░░░░░░ minerals deal and don ░░░░░░░░ know if it ll ░░░░░░░░ done before the speech ░░░░░░░░ is kind of an ░░░░░░░░ thing The negotiation with ░░░░░░░░ and Russia clearly will ░░░░░░░░ a part of this ░░░░░░░░ and I think there ░░░░░░░░ a sense that they ░░░░░░░░ going to get to ░░░░░░░░ deal sooner rather than ░░░░░░░░ Maybe not before the ░░░░░░░░ but we ll see ░░░░░░░░ did come away with ░░░░░░░░ feeling like and I ░░░░░░░░ said this before the ░░░░░░░░ is comfortable in his ░░░░░░░░ skin even though there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of controversial ░░░░░░░░ happening including the tariffs ░░░░░░░░ have now seen this ░░░░░░░░ by Canada and Mexico ░░░░░░░░ what that means But ░░░░░░░░ I think he s ░░░░░░░░ to make the case ░░░░░░░░ why it s going ░░░░░░░░ pay off in the ░░░░░░░░ term MACCALLUM Yeah Shannon ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs will be ░░░░░░░░ of the subjects discussed ░░░░░░░░ There s been a ░░░░░░░░ of blowback from Canada ░░░░░░░░ from Mexico as well ░░░░░░░░ guess that s to ░░░░░░░░ expected in the initial ░░░░░░░░ here Your thoughts in ░░░░░░░░ on what you think ░░░░░░░░ re going to hear ░░░░░░░░ BREAM He seems very ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM Yes BREAM I ░░░░░░░░ we all agree on ░░░░░░░░ He seems unencumbered by ░░░░░░░░ fact that he doesn ░░░░░░░░ have to run again ░░░░░░░░ s not ever facing ░░░░░░░░ again even though there ░░░░░░░░ a little chuckle about ░░░░░░░░ today No more running ░░░░░░░░ president He seems to ░░░░░░░░ enjoying this I mean ░░░░░░░░ had four years and ░░░░░░░░ talks about he s ░░░░░░░░ about this openly many ░░░░░░░░ how tough it was ░░░░░░░░ came in against a ░░░░░░░░ he didn t yet ░░░░░░░░ understand got the inside ░░░░░░░░ knowledge of it and ░░░░░░░░ had four years to ░░░░░░░░ about it And he ░░░░░░░░ like he s really ░░░░░░░░ fun and enjoying what ░░░░░░░░ s doing He knows ░░░░░░░░ s got court battles ░░░░░░░░ all kinds of people ░░░░░░░░ are running against what ░░░░░░░░ s trying to do ░░░░░░░░ in Washington But he ░░░░░░░░ to be having a ░░░░░░░░ time of it And ░░░░░░░░ the point of tariffs ░░░░░░░░ s talked many times ░░░░░░░░ maybe he will reference ░░░░░░░░ McKinley again tonight about ░░░░░░░░ feels like that historical ░░░░░░░░ gives him proof that ░░░░░░░░ is going to work ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it s very ░░░░░░░░ because he has talked ░░░░░░░░ many times about the ░░░░░░░░ that he was always ░░░░░░░░ fire in the last ░░░░░░░░ and that fire was ░░░░░░░░ really at him personally ░░░░░░░░ to get him out ░░░░░░░░ office This time the ░░░░░░░░ is more policy oriented ░░░░░░░░ s about trade It ░░░░░░░░ about the future of ░░░░░░░░ world quite literally Bret ░░░░░░░░ Yeah And I think ░░░░░░░░ know if you look ░░░░░░░░ his position politically you ░░░░░░░░ he s in a ░░░░░░░░ position There s still ░░░░░░░░ question about whether everything ░░░░░░░░ wants to get done ░░░░░░░░ the legislature in the ░░░░░░░░ and the House is ░░░░░░░░ to get done smoothly ░░░░░░░░ of the slim majorities ░░░░░░░░ Democrats with that video ░░░░░░░░ like they always are ░░░░░░░░ him some political cudgel ░░░░░░░░ they can just hit ░░░░░░░░ over the head with ░░░░░░░░ to have whatever it ░░░░░░░░ 20 Democrats do the ░░░░░░░░ same speech I think ░░░░░░░░ a little surreal MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ language flying everywhere Shannon ░░░░░░░░ Like it was just ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM I feel like ░░░░░░░░ mean I don t ░░░░░░░░ about you guys Maybe ░░░░░░░░ m old fashioned I ░░░░░░░░ t mind if people ░░░░░░░░ know throw these kind ░░░░░░░░ words around here and ░░░░░░░░ We all do it ░░░░░░░░ you know to see ░░░░░░░░ of these senators speaking ░░░░░░░░ way just seems very ░░░░░░░░ low bar BAIER And ░░░░░░░░ all sit down at ░░░░░░░░ same point They all ░░░░░░░░ the thing at the ░░░░░░░░ point It s just ░░░░░░░░ BREAM And it gets ░░░░░░░░ these allegations of astroturfing ░░░░░░░░ you know we start ░░░░░░░░ heard that back in ░░░░░░░░ Tea Party days but ░░░░░░░░ with these town halls ░░░░░░░░ meetings that are happening ░░░░░░░░ there is pushback against ░░░░░░░░ of what s happening ░░░░░░░░ the executive level here ░░░░░░░░ when people say wait ░░░░░░░░ minute this is all ░░░░░░░░ organized and it seems ░░░░░░░░ these activists are showing ░░░░░░░░ with the same signs ░░░░░░░░ saying the same things ░░░░░░░░ so then when you ░░░░░░░░ this video it does ░░░░░░░░ like is this the ░░░░░░░░ you can do This ░░░░░░░░ all you have as ░░░░░░░░ of a matter of ░░░░░░░░ is this video BAIER ░░░░░░░░ who wrote the scripts ░░░░░░░░ mean do we get ░░░░░░░░ answer to that one ░░░░░░░░ don t know It ░░░░░░░░ like it was supposed ░░░░░░░░ be this impromptu I ░░░░░░░░ so mad I m ░░░░░░░░ to drop expletives but ░░░░░░░░ you re so mad ░░░░░░░░ the script said you ░░░░░░░░ so mad MACCALLUM It ░░░░░░░░ not feeling super organic ░░░░░░░░ you line them all ░░░░░░░░ that way You know ░░░░░░░░ regard to Ukraine Bret ░░░░░░░░ you know obviously I ░░░░░░░░ there s a feeling ░░░░░░░░ he wants to touch ░░░░░░░░ this but he has ░░░░░░░░ lot of other more ░░░░░░░░ things that he wants ░░░░░░░░ get to tonight with ░░░░░░░░ American people BAIER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ think it s going ░░░░░░░░ be you know usually ░░░░░░░░ this is a joint ░░░░░░░░ but technically a State ░░░░░░░░ the Union It s ░░░░░░░░ a shopping list of ░░░░░░░░ you want Congress to ░░░░░░░░ with you as president ░░░░░░░░ is almost a shopping ░░░░░░░░ of what they ve ░░░░░░░░ because they ve done ░░░░░░░░ many different things already ░░░░░░░░ orders I bet you ░░░░░░░░ s going to defend ░░░░░░░░ and what they found ░░░░░░░░ even more than we ░░░░░░░░ heard before And I ░░░░░░░░ it ll be classic ░░░░░░░░ I mean I m ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ some funny lines some ░░░░░░░░ on the Democrats lines ░░░░░░░░ in the hopes that ░░░░░░░░ bring unity together it ░░░░░░░░ probably not going to ░░░░░░░░ tonight MACCALLUM One of ░░░░░░░░ things that we ve ░░░░░░░░ is that the usual ░░░░░░░░ of one line here ░░░░░░░░ line there from cabinet ░░░░░░░░ that they all try ░░░░░░░░ get into this speech ░░░░░░░░ Mr President make sure ░░░░░░░░ gets in make sure ░░░░░░░░ gets in which is ░░░░░░░░ turns it into this ░░░░░░░░ laundry list that they ░░░░░░░░ streamlined that process a ░░░░░░░░ and that it is ░░░░░░░░ to be a little ░░░░░░░░ more disciplined when it ░░░░░░░░ to that So we ░░░░░░░░ see and we ll ░░░░░░░░ covering it together tonight ░░░░░░░░ s great to see ░░░░░░░░ both BAIER We had ░░░░░░░░ lovely lunch MACCALLUM It ░░░░░░░░ a lovely lunch BREAM ░░░░░░░░ did it was delicious ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s speaking out inaudible ░░░░░░░░ say that the president ░░░░░░░░ that the food is ░░░░░░░░ good at the White ░░░░░░░░ BAIER It does BREAM ░░░░░░░░ was very complimentary MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ s very complimentary exactly ░░░░░░░░ you very much you ░░░░░░░░ Great to see you ░░░░░░░░ See you later tonight.”