Harris Faulkner: Our Role Is to Report the Story and Stay Calm

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HOST And ░░░░░░░░ a journalist as I ░░░░░░░░ talking earlier as journalists ░░░░░░░░ all have seen and ░░░░░░░░ many tough things but ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in that room her ░░░░░░░░ being one and a ░░░░░░░░ of cabinet secretaries Karoline ░░░░░░░░ eight and a half ░░░░░░░░ pregnant I believe maybe ░░░░░░░░ not seen or experienced ░░░░░░░░ kind of back side ░░░░░░░░ life s many journalists ░░░░░░░░ what you feel when ░░░░░░░░ re sitting next year ░░░░░░░░ been in a situation ░░░░░░░░ that FAULKNER I m ░░░░░░░░ because my husband was ░░░░░░░░ much better journalists than ░░░░░░░░ will ever be Laughter ░░░░░░░░ seen a lot We ░░░░░░░░ around and I always ░░░░░░░░ I got my Tony ░░░░░░░░ my life before my ░░░░░░░░ emmy He s a ░░░░░░░░ storyteller and we were ░░░░░░░░ around making decisions at ░░░░░░░░ time about the scene ░░░░░░░░ we feel leadership amount ░░░░░░░░ we have seen much ░░░░░░░░ I m looking to ░░░░░░░░ the people in the ░░░░░░░░ who have it there ░░░░░░░░ enforcement in the room ░░░░░░░░ attendees and you make ░░░░░░░░ contact with those people ░░░░░░░░ other leaders in that ░░░░░░░░ Public leaders that s ░░░░░░░░ role as journalists we ░░░░░░░░ supposed to report the ░░░░░░░░ and stay calm and ░░░░░░░░ people get through it ░░░░░░░░ that s all part ░░░░░░░░ what we do but ░░░░░░░░ have to say something ░░░░░░░░ I can jump politics ░░░░░░░░ a second Secret Service ░░░░░░░░ been unfunded 71 days ░░░░░░░░ kind of country do ░░░░░░░░ live in We depend ░░░░░░░░ people keep not just ░░░░░░░░ president of the other ░░░░░░░░ plus thousand people in ░░░░░░░░ room away from harm ░░░░░░░░ is the 98th White ░░░░░░░░ correspondents dinner The only ░░░░░░░░ cancel since 1921 work ░░░░░░░░ of World War II ░░░░░░░░ years there and Covid ░░░░░░░░ 2020 We ought to ░░░░░░░░ this down I ll ░░░░░░░░ and we need a ░░░░░░░░ fully funded and the ░░░░░░░░ guard also not funded ░░░░░░░░ is not important for ░░░░░░░░ We are one big ░░░░░░░░ and our security issues ░░░░░░░░ mighty What are we ░░░░░░░░ doing right now The ░░░░░░░░ on Capitol Hill how ░░░░░░░░ the world can anyone ░░░░░░░░ a two week vacation ░░░░░░░░ say no and on ░░░░░░░░ of all of those ░░░░░░░░ in the room you ░░░░░░░░ so eloquently who may ░░░░░░░░ never seen on a ░░░░░░░░ approaching like this my ░░░░░░░░ broke for them they ░░░░░░░░ out for a night ░░░░░░░░ was with the president ░░░░░░░░ hours before he was ░░░░░░░░ interviewing him July 13 ░░░░░░░░ day two years ago ░░░░░░░░ was on his way ░░░░░░░░ butler and the man ░░░░░░░░ sat with was ready ░░░░░░░░ leave the country excited ░░░░░░░░ said I m going ░░░░░░░░ win this Things happen ░░░░░░░░ this didn t seemed ░░░░░░░░ it needed to it ░░░░░░░░ packed how does somebody ░░░░░░░░ into this A lot ░░░░░░░░ investigation but you commented ░░░░░░░░ how fast we are ░░░░░░░░ I would hope we ░░░░░░░░ something from the first ░░░░░░░░ and you say we ░░░░░░░░ t exactly know what ░░░░░░░░ s about it s ░░░░░░░░ chaos all of us ░░░░░░░░ threat This is about ░░░░░░░░ democracy under threat You ░░░░░░░░ Democrats saying that No ░░░░░░░░ see it playing out ░░░░░░░░ the isn t a ░░░░░░░░ thing it s an ░░░░░░░░ thing The people in ░░░░░░░░ room were brave no ░░░░░░░░ for screaming out one ░░░░░░░░ showed up and said ░░░░░░░░ I wanted the room ░░░░░░░░ break out in a ░░░░░░░░ I really did That ░░░░░░░░ who we are It ░░░░░░░░ t matter who the ░░░░░░░░ target the motive was ░░░░░░░░ kill we know but ░░░░░░░░ it creates I believe ░░░░░░░░ all my heart and ░░░░░░░░ is bonding We have ░░░░░░░░ to be together more ░░░░░░░░ ever before I sent ░░░░░░░░ team a video of ░░░░░░░░ gentleman in the bathroom ░░░░░░░░ it all played out ░░░░░░░░ you have time to ░░░░░░░░ it long after I ░░░░░░░░ off the air or ░░░░░░░░ you want to watch ░░░░░░░░ you should He tells ░░░░░░░░ story He said I ░░░░░░░░ Canadian and this is ░░░░░░░░ great story He said ░░░░░░░░ love this country but ░░░░░░░░ was there when the ░░░░░░░░ came and it s ░░░░░░░░ and my husband shot ░░░░░░░░ such a little shaky ░░░░░░░░ we got him outside ░░░░░░░░ 711 waiting to leave ░░░░░░░░ scene.”