Father of Slain TV Reporter Slams Trump: He’s ‘Enabled’ Conspiracy Theorists with ‘Unhinged Tweets’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Margaret BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ you you personally faced ░░░░░░░░ backlash for your activism ░░░░░░░░ something we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ with these students in ░░░░░░░░ Where does that come ░░░░░░░░ Andy PARKER There are ░░░░░░░░ legion of hoaxers that ░░░░░░░░ on they ve descended ░░░░░░░░ me like locusts They ░░░░░░░░ done the same thing ░░░░░░░░ the kids in Florida ░░░░░░░░ call us crisis actors ░░░░░░░░ say Alison is has ░░░░░░░░ plastic surgery and is ░░░░░░░░ in Israel some place ░░░░░░░░ know the level of ░░░░░░░░ is just unimaginable But ░░░░░░░░ know it s fueled ░░░░░░░░ you all you have ░░░░░░░░ do is look up ░░░░░░░░ street on Pennsylvania Avenue ░░░░░░░░ s enabled by a ░░░░░░░░ that you know has ░░░░░░░░ tweets every single day ░░░░░░░░ know arming teachers and ░░░░░░░░ he s enabling this ░░░░░░░░ he s helping create ░░░░░░░░ sort of atmosphere that ░░░░░░░░ that brings upon these ░░░░░░░░ Margaret BRENNAN What did ░░░░░░░░ think of the President ░░░░░░░░ listening session this week ░░░░░░░░ were there in the ░░░░░░░░ Andy PARKER It was ░░░░░░░░ was pathetic frankly And ░░░░░░░░ when he comes out ░░░░░░░░ again this this this ░░░░░░░░ notion of arming teachers ░░░░░░░░ are going to quit ░░░░░░░░ they carry a firearm ░░░░░░░░ in class I it ░░░░░░░░ when you have to ░░░░░░░░ a note card that ░░░░░░░░ I hear you I ░░░░░░░░ come on That s ░░░░░░░░ to say the least ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Well talking points ░░░░░░░░ something many walk into ░░░░░░░░ room with to get ░░░░░░░░ that but I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ passion all of you ░░░░░░░░ for coming here to ░░░░░░░░ your personal stories Thank ░░░░░░░░ We want all of ░░░░░░░░ to come to Washington ░░░░░░░░ for this conversation We ░░░░░░░░ appreciate all of you ░░░░░░░░ here and all of ░░░░░░░░ watching we ll be ░░░░░░░░