Candace Owens: Trump’s ‘Absolutely Leading the Charge’ on Prison Reform

RUSH TRANSCRIPT VARNEY TMZ ░░░░░░░░ that is the reality ░░░░░░░░ Kim Kardashian is headed ░░░░░░░░ the White House to ░░░░░░░░ with Jared Kushner and ░░░░░░░░ President Trump she s ░░░░░░░░ for the release of ░░░░░░░░ year old Alice Mary ░░░░░░░░ who is serving a ░░░░░░░░ sentence for nonviolence drug ░░░░░░░░ There s also a ░░░░░░░░ to get Matthew Charles ░░░░░░░░ a man from Nashville ░░░░░░░░ served 21 years of ░░░░░░░░ year drug sentence he ░░░░░░░░ released in 16 but ░░░░░░░░ higher court ruled it ░░░░░░░░ release in era and ░░░░░░░░ him back to prison ░░░░░░░░ though he rebuilt his ░░░░░░░░ and underwent remarkable rehabilitation ░░░░░░░░ time in jail That ░░░░░░░░ on the left Our ░░░░░░░░ guest tweeted about it ░░░░░░░░ is what she tweeted ░░░░░░░░ story broke my heart ░░░░░░░░ is my deepest hope ░░░░░░░░ President Trump will consider ░░░░░░░░ pardon for this man ░░░░░░░░ has made great strides ░░░░░░░░ in the area of ░░░░░░░░ reform and this story ░░░░░░░░ worthy of his attention ░░░░░░░░ American deserves this So ░░░░░░░░ on in Candice Owens ░░░░░░░░ point usa communications director ░░░░░░░░ always great to have ░░░░░░░░ back on the show ░░░░░░░░ So happy to be ░░░░░░░░ VARNEY Do you think ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is the ░░░░░░░░ to take on criminal ░░░░░░░░ reform is he leading ░░░░░░░░ OWENS Yeah he absolutely ░░░░░░░░ leading that charge especially ░░░░░░░░ Jared Kushner behind him ░░░░░░░░ Kushner is incredibly passionate ░░░░░░░░ prison reform Because you ░░░░░░░░ he grew up with ░░░░░░░░ parent in prison he ░░░░░░░░ how it affects people ░░░░░░░░ lives So I was ░░░░░░░░ enough to meet with ░░░░░░░░ president on Friday and ░░░░░░░░ spoke exclusively about prison ░░░░░░░░ VARNEY Now prison reform ░░░░░░░░ reform is a key ░░░░░░░░ the black vote it ░░░░░░░░ what the African American ░░░░░░░░ is pushing for almost ░░░░░░░░ than anything else I ░░░░░░░░ So does the black ░░░░░░░░ in America understand what ░░░░░░░░ president is doing here ░░░░░░░░ They absolutely do I ░░░░░░░░ spoke with my father ░░░░░░░░ he s been ify ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump but he ░░░░░░░░ about the Johnson pardon ░░░░░░░░ how big it meant ░░░░░░░░ him and what it ░░░░░░░░ to black community people ░░░░░░░░ they feel were unjustly ░░░░░░░░ in prison for very ░░░░░░░░ sentences and the president ░░░░░░░░ that He was educating ░░░░░░░░ on some of the ░░░░░░░░ things that have happened ░░░░░░░░ the black community and ░░░░░░░░ is his passion People ░░░░░░░░ this is a pr ░░░░░░░░ for the president has ░░░░░░░░ it s something that ░░░░░░░░ believes deeply and continue ░░░░░░░░ push on while he ░░░░░░░░ in the the White ░░░░░░░░ VARNEY You spoke at ░░░░░░░░ university along with Charlie ░░░░░░░░ of attorney point usa ░░░░░░░░ re a conservative and ░░░░░░░░ California is not how ░░░░░░░░ it go OWENS You ░░░░░░░░ t have thought it ░░░░░░░░ t conservative last night ░░░░░░░░ went unbelievably well I ░░░░░░░░ to tell you the ░░░░░░░░ in the room we ░░░░░░░░ invited the press we ░░░░░░░░ mike com NBC to ░░░░░░░░ see what we are ░░░░░░░░ and what it s ░░░░░░░░ about The kids were ░░░░░░░░ but the most remarkable ░░░░░░░░ was a young black ░░░░░░░░ who stood up and ░░░░░░░░ asked us a question ░░░░░░░░ said he was a ░░░░░░░░ and finally start today ░░░░░░░░ at the stats and ░░░░░░░░ finally start today understand ░░░░░░░░ black lives matter is ░░░░░░░░ a black interest group ░░░░░░░░ and started to shout ░░░░░░░░ am free I am ░░░░░░░░ the plantation that the ░░░░░░░░ has created and it ░░░░░░░░ incredibly emotional beautiful moment ░░░░░░░░ What was the reaction ░░░░░░░░ have crowd to that ░░░░░░░░ man saying that OWENS ░░░░░░░░ stood up and everybody ░░░░░░░░ up and started applauding ░░░░░░░░ he got a standing ░░░░░░░░ I gave him a ░░░░░░░░ and afterwards he found ░░░░░░░░ and he said thank ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ putting the truth out ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ being courageous and I ░░░░░░░░ I want to work ░░░░░░░░ you We are going ░░░░░░░░ have that moment up ░░░░░░░░ today for everybody else ░░░░░░░░ see You can literally ░░░░░░░░ the emotion and passionate ░░░░░░░░ his words and we ░░░░░░░░ so fortunate that we ░░░░░░░░ to share that with ░░░░░░░░ world VARNEY Now we ░░░░░░░░ so used to Congress ░░░░░░░░ speakers being shouted down ░░░░░░░░ in California often not ░░░░░░░░ allowed to speak at ░░░░░░░░ What was the overall ░░░░░░░░ Did you get through ░░░░░░░░ whole speech without interruption ░░░░░░░░ It was bizarre I ░░░░░░░░ t know it was ░░░░░░░░ our last event but ░░░░░░░░ got through everything without ░░░░░░░░ interruptions whatsoever and we ░░░░░░░░ done UCLA Berkeley and ░░░░░░░░ was not allowed We ░░░░░░░░ being screamed at and ░░░░░░░░ by black lives matter ░░░░░░░░ and antifa but this ░░░░░░░░ the energy people were ░░░░░░░░ excited everybody was making ░░░░░░░░ hats and shirts I ░░░░░░░░ t know if they ░░░░░░░░ happy to see ideas ░░░░░░░░ on campus I can ░░░░░░░░ imagine any publication can ░░░░░░░░ anything negative Tremendously positive ░░░░░░░░ VARNEY Maga hats on ░░░░░░░░ California campus That s ░░░░░░░░ Candice very much for ░░░░░░░░ us keep in touch ░░░░░░░░