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Frank Bruni: I ‘Worry’ Trump’s Using Jack Johnson Pardon ‘as a Distraction’
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CNN Tonight
Name: CNN Tonight
URL: http://edition.cnn.com/shows/cnn-tonight
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Don Lemon
, David Axelrod
, Frank Bruni
Name: Don Lemon
Employment: CNN
Position: News Anchor
Name: David Axelrod
Employment: Self-employed
Position: Political Consultant, Writer
Name: Frank Bruni
Employment: The New York Times
Position: Columnist
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New York, N.Y.
Name: New York, N.Y.
URL: http://nyc.gov
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05/28/2018 08:47 am
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT LEMON President ░░░░░░░░ using the power of ░░░░░░░░ office to grant a ░░░░░░░░ pardon today for boxer ░░░░░░░░ Johnson a victim of ░░░░░░░░ injustice I want to ░░░░░░░░ about this now with ░░░░░░░░ Bruni and David Axelrod ░░░░░░░░ President granted a full ░░░░░░░░ Legendary boxer Jack Johnson ░░░░░░░░ of the crime of ░░░░░░░░ a white woman across ░░░░░░░░ border This was in ░░░░░░░░ It s a positive ░░░░░░░░ but you have your ░░░░░░░░ take on this don ░░░░░░░░ you BRUNI It definitely ░░░░░░░░ like the kind and ░░░░░░░░ minded thing to do ░░░░░░░░ I worry he s ░░░░░░░░ using this as a ░░░░░░░░ If we re looking ░░░░░░░░ the record and history ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump the number ░░░░░░░░ times he s done ░░░░░░░░ baiting things outright racist ░░░░░░░░ they aren t erased ░░░░░░░░ this one gesture I ░░░░░░░░ he sat there I ░░░░░░░░ going to really show ░░░░░░░░ a different Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ now and I m ░░░░░░░░ persuaded LEMON David the ░░░░░░░░ also made the point ░░░░░░░░ Congress supported resolutions calling ░░░░░░░░ a pardon in the ░░░░░░░░ and they thought it ░░░░░░░░ going to be signed ░░░░░░░░ the last administration and ░░░░░░░░ didn t happen He ░░░░░░░░ couldn t resist a ░░░░░░░░ at the former president ░░░░░░░░ he AXELROD No I ░░░░░░░░ that s part of ░░░░░░░░ made this irresistible for ░░░░░░░░ You know I think ░░░░░░░░ sees everything as it ░░░░░░░░ going to play in ░░░░░░░░ moment And he sees ░░░░░░░░ connection He can say ░░░░░░░░ in the day that ░░░░░░░░ players who don t ░░░░░░░░ for the anthem because ░░░░░░░░ re protesting the kind ░░░░░░░░ injustices that he was ░░░░░░░░ in this pardon that ░░░░░░░░ should leave the country ░░░░░░░░ sees no connection between ░░░░░░░░ and what he was ░░░░░░░░ to do later in ░░░░░░░░ day And it gives ░░░░░░░░ credence to Frank s ░░░░░░░░ a couple of seconds ░░░░░░░░ which is that this ░░░░░░░░ a symbolic gesture a ░░░░░░░░ gesture not an expression ░░░░░░░░ deep compassion LEMON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ as you just mentioned ░░░░░░░░ is what the President ░░░░░░░░ about the kneeling and ░░░░░░░░ players from doing it ░░░░░░░░ NFL games Watch this ░░░░░░░░ starts TRUMP Well I ░░░░░░░░ that s good I ░░░░░░░░ t think people should ░░░░░░░░ staying in locker rooms ░░░░░░░░ still I think it ░░░░░░░░ good You have to ░░░░░░░░ proudly for the national ░░░░░░░░ or you shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ playing you shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ there Maybe you shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be in the country ░░░░░░░░ have to stand proudly ░░░░░░░░ the national anthem and ░░░░░░░░ NFL owners did the ░░░░░░░░ thing if that s ░░░░░░░░ they ve done clip ░░░░░░░░ BRUNI You have to ░░░░░░░░ proudly or maybe you ░░░░░░░░ t be in the ░░░░░░░░ My definition of this ░░░░░░░░ is a place where ░░░░░░░░ one tells me I ░░░░░░░░ stand proudly and salute ░░░░░░░░ kind of symbol I ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump fundamentally misunderstands ░░░░░░░░ meaning and the importance ░░░░░░░░ America LEMON Sympathy for ░░░░░░░░ injustice on one hand ░░░░░░░░ a smack down for ░░░░░░░░ who are protesting for ░░░░░░░░ equality how do you ░░░░░░░░ that David AXELROD Well ░░░░░░░░ I said I think ░░░░░░░░ views all of these ░░░░░░░░ as tactics to support ░░░░░░░░ politics The base loves ░░░░░░░░ kneeling issue and that ░░░░░░░░ why he keeps going ░░░░░░░░ to it And he ░░░░░░░░ this would be a ░░░░░░░░ way the other piece ░░░░░░░░ be a neat way ░░░░░░░░ make some sort of ░░░░░░░░ towards the black community ░░░░░░░░ the fact they re ░░░░░░░░ inconsistent and his remarks ░░░░░░░░ inconsistent is apparently lost ░░░░░░░░ him Let me say ░░░░░░░░ don I m the ░░░░░░░░ of an immigrant who ░░░░░░░░ from religious persecution in ░░░░░░░░ Europe I do stand ░░░░░░░░ I hold my hand ░░░░░░░░ my heart when the ░░░░░░░░ plays because I m ░░░░░░░░ for this country having ░░░░░░░░ my father in and ░░░░░░░░ us the opportunity But ░░░░░░░░ m also grateful to ░░░░░░░░ the country unlike where ░░░░░░░░ came from where no ░░░░░░░░ protests you stand you ░░░░░░░░ You re invited to ░░░░░░░░ out and you don ░░░░░░░░ get punished for that ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump he s ░░░░░░░░ at manipulating symbols He ░░░░░░░░ apparently unable to understand ░░░░░░░░ larger meaning of those ░░░░░░░░
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