Trump Supporter and Parkland Student: ‘President Trump Can Definitely Lead By Example’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BALDWIN Joining ░░░░░░░░ now 16 year old ░░░░░░░░ High student Kyle Kashuv ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Florida state senator ░░░░░░░░ Book Thank you both ░░░░░░░░ so much for coming ░░░░░░░░ Kyle I d love ░░░░░░░░ start with you what ░░░░░░░░ your experience been like ░░░░░░░░ far in Tallahassee encouraging ░░░░░░░░ discouraging KASHUV Today we ░░░░░░░░ a conversation with him ░░░░░░░░ throughout the day we ░░░░░░░░ had really good discussions ░░░░░░░░ the entire board with ░░░░░░░░ BALDWIN To quote your ░░░░░░░░ Emma Gonzalez that speech ░░░░░░░░ the weekend we call ░░░░░░░░ S I mean after ░░░░░░░░ day is there anything ░░░░░░░░ conversations where you want ░░░░░░░░ call B S KASHUV ░░░░░░░░ mean I really think ░░░░░░░░ situation the Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ in a pretty tough ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ day they care for ░░░░░░░░ American citizens and a ░░░░░░░░ bit of the situation ░░░░░░░░ mainly on their hands ░░░░░░░░ they re the deciding ░░░░░░░░ in this and we ░░░░░░░░ to remember there are ░░░░░░░░ sides to this story ░░░░░░░░ of course there are ░░░░░░░░ in which some don ░░░░░░░░ feel comfortable talking about ░░░░░░░░ We re having the ░░░░░░░░ discussions to have change ░░░░░░░░ Nor here you are ░░░░░░░░ helped facilitate you ve ░░░░░░░░ talking to the students ░░░░░░░░ reaction to this young ░░░░░░░░ seven days ago his ░░░░░░░░ worry was not doing ░░░░░░░░ homework now look at ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary situation he s ░░░░░░░░ BOOK These students are ░░░░░░░░ They are so strong ░░░░░░░░ are incredible advocates And ░░░░░░░░ I got connected with ░░░░░░░░ of these students it ░░░░░░░░ important for me to ░░░░░░░░ them with an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ use their voice They ░░░░░░░░ asking to be heard ░░░░░░░░ seen and so from ░░░░░░░░ time until today we ░░░░░░░░ worked very hard to ░░░░░░░░ facilitate over 70 meetings ░░░░░░░░ and Senate executive branch ░░░░░░░░ Democrat to make sure ░░░░░░░░ our students could be ░░░░░░░░ here in Tallahassee Some ░░░░░░░░ the meetings have been ░░░░░░░░ But some have been ░░░░░░░░ know a little bit ░░░░░░░░ and it s open ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ interesting when I toured ░░░░░░░░ on Thursday night as ░░░░░░░░ were walking away from ░░░░░░░░ building you know everything ░░░░░░░░ still frozen in time ░░░░░░░░ were still chained to ░░░░░░░░ fence homework and pens ░░░░░░░░ pencil strewn across the ░░░░░░░░ drive And I started ░░░░░░░░ at some of those ░░░░░░░░ and it was AP ░░░░░░░░ they were talking about ░░░░░░░░ a bill becomes a ░░░░░░░░ Democrat Republican activism the ░░░░░░░░ that the media plays ░░░░░░░░ it s just so ░░░░░░░░ One of the things ░░░░░░░░ I have said to ░░░░░░░░ kids is that You ░░░░░░░░ the epicenter of the ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ finish that civics class ░░░░░░░░ you didn t get ░░░░░░░░ chance to And engaging ░░░░░░░░ the process can be ░░░░░░░░ and difficult And these ░░░░░░░░ are incredible advocates but ░░░░░░░░ been through a lot ░░░░░░░░ we re working through ░░░░░░░░ of the frustrations the ░░░░░░░░ that they re feeling ░░░░░░░░ giving them a platform ░░░░░░░░ have some of those ░░░░░░░░ to heal KASHUV I ░░░░░░░░ want to say I ░░░░░░░░ out of a meeting ░░░░░░░░ inaudible and she was ░░░░░░░░ she was so outspoken ░░░░░░░░ listening we re having ░░░░░░░░ dialogue and these legislators ░░░░░░░░ want to make a ░░░░░░░░ and they want to ░░░░░░░░ the community In the ░░░░░░░░ I talked with Brody ░░░░░░░░ she s absolutely amazing ░░░░░░░░ really wants to make ░░░░░░░░ difference she s really ░░░░░░░░ about making a change ░░░░░░░░ making sure this will ░░░░░░░░ happen again BALDWIN Kyle ░░░░░░░░ quickly I understand you ░░░░░░░░ yourself a Republican you ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign do ░░░░░░░░ think he has the ░░░░░░░░ to lead to make ░░░░░░░░ proper changes that you ░░░░░░░░ these young people want ░░░░░░░░ get this country through ░░░░░░░░ sort of tragedy KASHUV ░░░░░░░░ s a very complex ░░░░░░░░ for one of many ░░░░░░░░ The main issue is ░░░░░░░░ now there are two ░░░░░░░░ going on There s ░░░░░░░░ health and then plus ░░░░░░░░ background checks And there ░░░░░░░░ another argument for trying ░░░░░░░░ completely ban weapons And ░░░░░░░░ think that Trump can ░░░░░░░░ lead the way but ░░░░░░░░ with the Republicans the ░░░░░░░░ fear that s completely ░░░░░░░░ is they don t ░░░░░░░░ this to spiral out ░░░░░░░░ control Trump can definitely ░░░░░░░░ by example But we ░░░░░░░░ to currently take in ░░░░░░░░ sides of the argument ░░░░░░░░ make sure that the ░░░░░░░░ outcomes that are currently ░░░░░░░░ that we ll have ░░░░░░░░ outcomes that won t ░░░░░░░░ future negative effects That ░░░░░░░░ the biggest concern BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ Kashuv thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Senator Book, thank you.”