Collinson: Trump’s ‘We‘re Going to Have Troops Everywhere’ Comment Is a Classic Tool in the Playbook of Authoritarian Leaders

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BASH And ░░░░░░░░ m joined here by ░░░░░░░░ incredible reporters CNN s ░░░░░░░░ Collinson Jasmine Wright of ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Manu Raju ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Priscilla Alvarez ░░░░░░░░ just want to start ░░░░░░░░ of big picture And ░░░░░░░░ you wrote in your ░░░░░░░░ this morning the headline ░░░░░░░░ Trump seizes on Los ░░░░░░░░ protests and contentious use ░░░░░░░░ military amid migrant crackdown ░░░░░░░░ is the showdown the ░░░░░░░░ House has been waiting ░░░░░░░░ would go a step ░░░░░░░░ than you did and ░░░░░░░░ this is the showdown ░░░░░░░░ the White House instigated ░░░░░░░░ didn t wait for ░░░░░░░░ They created it COLLINSON ░░░░░░░░ s true I was ░░░░░░░░ by something the President ░░░░░░░░ yesterday He said in ░░░░░░░░ of his chats with ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ troops everywhere It s ░░░░░░░░ classic tool in the ░░░░░░░░ of authoritarian leaders to ░░░░░░░░ a crisis Exacerbate a ░░░░░░░░ And then to Put ░░░░░░░░ the remedy Of deploying ░░░░░░░░ military On the domestic ░░░░░░░░ That seems to be ░░░░░░░░ the White House wants ░░░░░░░░ do I think It ░░░░░░░░ first of all because ░░░░░░░░ believe that you know ░░░░░░░░ need to be ruthless ░░░░░░░░ this crackdown in this ░░░░░░░░ program But there are ░░░░░░░░ a myriad of political ░░░░░░░░ for the White House ░░░░░░░░ push this forward They ░░░░░░░░ a clash with Democrats ░░░░░░░░ want to warn other ░░░░░░░░ states Trump likes to ░░░░░░░░ strong and they want ░░░░░░░░ you know act as ░░░░░░░░ men and deploy the ░░░░░░░░ So right now politically ░░░░░░░░ actually it seems like ░░░░░░░░ White House has this ░░░░░░░░ where it wants it.”