MSNBC’s Reid: Why We’re Surprised John Kelly Stood by Rob Porter When He Praised Robert E. Lee

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HAYES Joy ░░░░░░░░ is the host of ░░░░░░░░ Joy right here on ░░░░░░░░ Barbara Boxer a former ░░░░░░░░ senator from California Joy ░░░░░░░░ ll start with you ░░░░░░░░ is at the center ░░░░░░░░ this indisputably and a ░░░░░░░░ seems to have emerged ░░░░░░░░ his judgment REID I ░░░░░░░░ been retweeting you whenever ░░░░░░░░ write that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ hijacked the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ is the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ agrees with their ideology ░░░░░░░░ their ethos The same ░░░░░░░░ for John Kelly This ░░░░░░░░ myth this largely media ░░░░░░░░ myth that he was ░░░░░░░░ grown up in the ░░░░░░░░ that because he s ░░░░░░░░ general that automatically means ░░░░░░░░ s a man of ░░░░░░░░ certain kind of honor ░░░░░░░░ integrity You know everyone ░░░░░░░░ his military service It ░░░░░░░░ admirable what he s ░░░░░░░░ able to achieve as ░░░░░░░░ man of the military ░░░░░░░░ as just a guy ░░░░░░░░ agrees with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ has the same ethos ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump He agrees ░░░░░░░░ him on immigrants on ░░░░░░░░ take on them This ░░░░░░░░ praised Robert E Lee ░░░░░░░░ praised the confederacy I ░░░░░░░░ t know why at ░░░░░░░░ point we re surprised ░░░░░░░░ he stood by this ░░░░░░░░ He s been chief ░░░░░░░░ staff since last July ░░░░░░░░ the F B I ░░░░░░░░ the White House that ░░░░░░░░ guy couldn t even ░░░░░░░░ a security clearance the ░░░░░░░░ of staff would know ░░░░░░░░ HAYES Senator are you ░░░░░░░░ feel like I lose ░░░░░░░░ capacity to be shocked ░░░░░░░░ have to say genuinely ░░░░░░░░ m shocked that this ░░░░░░░░ was given the job ░░░░░░░░ was in that White ░░░░░░░░ and then defended after ░░░░░░░░ became public after they ░░░░░░░░ what he is alleged ░░░░░░░░ have done BOXER Well ░░░░░░░░ have to remember that ░░░░░░░░ had to know all ░░░░░░░░ this And the people ░░░░░░░░ close to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the very high level ░░░░░░░░ about this I ve ░░░░░░░░ visited by the F ░░░░░░░░ I They asked my ░░░░░░░░ about certain judges that ░░░░░░░░ proposed for the bench ░░░░░░░░ they came from California ░░░░░░░░ I knew them They ░░░░░░░░ over every rock I ░░░░░░░░ I know this in ░░░░░░░░ heart if not I ░░░░░░░░ t read about it ░░░░░░░░ I know in my ░░░░░░░░ that the F B ░░░░░░░░ must have seen that ░░░░░░░░ must have seen the ░░░░░░░░ that was written to ░░░░░░░░ court They knew what ░░░░░░░░ were seeing So it ░░░░░░░░ shocking that this individual ░░░░░░░░ pass and would vet ░░░░░░░░ be put in this ░░░░░░░░ where yes not only ░░░░░░░░ he you know subjected ░░░░░░░░ the possible blackmail because ░░░░░░░░ are very serious things ░░░░░░░░ also having a wife ░░░░░░░░ close to the President ░░░░░░░░ close to the President ░░░░░░░░ is stunning to me ░░░░░░░░ you know I agree ░░░░░░░░ Joy that I guess ░░░░░░░░ lot of people are ░░░░░░░░ about Kelly I started ░░░░░░░░ get more and more ░░░░░░░░ after the last few ░░░░░░░░ she talked about But ░░░░░░░░ think we were clinging ░░░░░░░░ the hope that somebody ░░░░░░░░ bring order and some ░░░░░░░░ of morality if you ░░░░░░░░ to this White House ░░░░░░░░ we see chaos continuing ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I would say ░░░░░░░░ to your point about ░░░░░░░░ Kelly there s always ░░░░░░░░ condescending about it as ░░░░░░░░ He s an adult ░░░░░░░░ of long sterling career ░░░░░░░░ the united States armed ░░░░░░░░ He knows what his ░░░░░░░░ are He knows who ░░░░░░░░ s working for and ░░░░░░░░ has chosen to do ░░░░░░░░ because that s the ░░░░░░░░ view he wants to ░░░░░░░░ REID Absolutely He was ░░░░░░░░ the Muslim ban for ░░░░░░░░ he signed the order ░░░░░░░░ describes how dreamers are ░░░░░░░░ eligible to be deported ░░░░░░░░ media wants to believe ░░░░░░░░ partly because he s ░░░░░░░░ man of the military ░░░░░░░░ also this sort of ░░░░░░░░ there is someone that ░░░░░░░░ contain Donald Trump Maybe ░░░░░░░░ is this magical grown ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ will constrain him Let ░░░░░░░░ keep in mind porter ░░░░░░░░ also allegedly dating someone ░░░░░░░░ close not president hope ░░░░░░░░ and that that didn ░░░░░░░░ seem to raise enough ░░░░░░░░ that this person is ░░░░░░░░ close and more than ░░░░░░░░ of his ex partners ░░░░░░░░ said that he s ░░░░░░░░ toward women HAYES Abusive ░░░░░░░░ That didn t seem ░░░░░░░░ rouse Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ a man who exactly ░░░░░░░░ exactly been good to ░░░░░░░░ women in his life ░░░░░░░░ is accused multiple times ░░░░░░░░ is it 19 accusers ░░░░░░░░ sexual harassment or worse ░░░░░░░░ environment that this administration ░░░░░░░░ creating writ large for ░░░░░░░░ what they think about ░░░░░░░░ what they feel about ░░░░░░░░ the respect for women ░░░░░░░░ s not as if ░░░░░░░░ this they were on ░░░░░░░░ high moral plain and ░░░░░░░░ is knocking them off ░░░░░░░░ it The only surprise ░░░░░░░░ me is people are ░░░░░░░░ shocked at anything that ░░░░░░░░ Kelly does or says ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead BOXER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ m going to quickly ░░░░░░░░ if you listen to ░░░░░░░░ of the things John ░░░░░░░░ has said about women ░░░░░░░░ must be respected they ░░░░░░░░ be revered This is ░░░░░░░░ height of hypocrisicy to ░░░░░░░░ a wife beater to ░░░░░░░░ that close to the ░░░░░░░░ HAYES I want to ░░░░░░░░ what he said remembering ░░░░░░░░ time when women were ░░░░░░░░ These are his words ░░░░░░░░ a listen clip starts ░░░░░░░░ When I was a ░░░░░░░░ growing up a lot ░░░░░░░░ things were sacred in ░░░░░░░░ country Women were sacred ░░░░░░░░ upon with great honor ░░░░░░░░ s not the case ░░░░░░░░ as we see from ░░░░░░░░ cases clip ends HAYES ░░░░░░░░ know how you square ░░░░░░░░ with how you square ░░░░░░░░ with what REID Frederica ░░░░░░░░ was she a women ░░░░░░░░ he held sacred He ░░░░░░░░ t treat her with ░░░░░░░░ respect or honor I ░░░░░░░░ not sure that statement ░░░░░░░░ a he He calls ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman an empty barrel ░░░░░░░░ hasn t held her ░░░░░░░░ enough to apologize to ░░░░░░░░ if he was mistaken ░░░░░░░░ m not sure that ░░░░░░░░ Mize view that this ░░░░░░░░ John Kelly Let s ░░░░░░░░ this is who he ░░░░░░░░ so he can make ░░░░░░░░ what he’s doing.”