Anderson Cooper on Woodward Recording: ‘So Who Are You Going To Believe? Pres. Trump or Pres. Trump?’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Jam Acosta ░░░░░░░░ Again it s somewhat ░░░░░░░░ here the president saying ░░░░░░░░ he is saying about ░░░░░░░░ Woodward quote that he ░░░░░░░░ quote had a lot ░░░░░░░░ credibility problems because when ░░░░░░░░ called Bob Woodward last ░░░░░░░░ to say he regretted ░░░░░░░░ talking to him before ░░░░░░░░ book the one he ░░░░░░░░ complaining about he had ░░░░░░░░ to say It s ░░░░░░░░ too bad because nobody ░░░░░░░░ me about it and ░░░░░░░░ would have spoken to ░░░░░░░░ about it You know ░░░░░░░░ m very open to ░░░░░░░░ You ve always been ░░░░░░░░ So who are you ░░░░░░░░ to believe on this ░░░░░░░░ President Trump or President ░░░░░░░░ By the way the ░░░░░░░░ in that actual recording ░░░░░░░░ he said nobody had ░░░░░░░░ me about it meaning ░░░░░░░░ book in that very ░░░░░░░░ recording later on Woodward ░░░░░░░░ out to him that ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham had told ░░░░░░░░ president about the book ░░░░░░░░ Woodward s desire to ░░░░░░░░ the president Oh yeah ░░░░░░░░ had been told by ░░░░░░░░ Graham So what he ░░░░░░░░ been told about not ░░░░░░░░ told he contradict he ░░░░░░░░ been told Joining us ░░░░░░░░ Axelrod Carl Bernstein of ░░░░░░░░ and Woodward fame David ░░░░░░░░ who has served numerous ░░░░░░░░ dating back to the ░░░░░░░░ administration and our chief ░░░░░░░░ analyst Gloria Borger David ░░░░░░░░ I m not even ░░░░░░░░ where to begin on ░░░░░░░░ What stands out the ░░░░░░░░ First of all I ░░░░░░░░ we ought to talk ░░░░░░░░ the credibility issue I ░░░░░░░░ known and worked with ░░░░░░░░ Woodrow for 40 years ░░░░░░░░ look at the series ░░░░░░░░ books he has enormous ░░░░░░░░ coming out of this ░░░░░░░░ of books Every single ░░░░░░░░ he has written to ░░░░░░░░ best of my recollection ░░░░░░░░ been proven in its ░░░░░░░░ Yes there were some ░░░░░░░░ he may have gotten ░░░░░░░░ or something may have ░░░░░░░░ mistold to him but ░░░░░░░░ credibility is extremely high ░░░░░░░░ all the way back ░░░░░░░░ Watergate And far being ░░░░░░░░ a democratic operative just ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton what he ░░░░░░░░ about his book about ░░░░░░░░ Clinton administration You know ░░░░░░░░ think I can hear ░░░░░░░░ laughing He went after ░░░░░░░░ just exploded about a ░░░░░░░░ of the stuff that ░░░░░░░░ in there A lot ░░░░░░░░ people thought that his ░░░░░░░░ about George W Was ░░░░░░░░ favorable very sympathetic So ░░░░░░░░ think this whole thing ░░░░░░░░ should not be questioning ░░░░░░░░ Woodward s credibility We ░░░░░░░░ be questioning what s ░░░░░░░░ the book What s ░░░░░░░░ the book is a ░░░░░░░░ of a guy who ░░░░░░░░ once again in a ░░░░░░░░ serious way revives questions ░░░░░░░░ his fitness for office ░░░░░░░░ when I first started ░░░░░░░░ what was being said ░░░░░░░░ these quotes essentially look ░░░░░░░░ here these quotes the ░░░░░░░░ word came out of ░░░░░░░░ mouth this is unbelievable ░░░░░░░░ of course this isn ░░░░░░░░ unbelievable This is actually ░░░░░░░░ perfect sense It s ░░░░░░░░ It s an amplification ░░░░░░░░ the things we ve ░░░░░░░░ the president say before ░░░░░░░░ others in the administration ░░░░░░░░ before The details are ░░░░░░░░ but none of it ░░░░░░░░ out of the realm ░░░░░░░░ possibility frankly Not only ░░░░░░░░ out of the realm ░░░░░░░░ possibility yes there has ░░░░░░░░ reporting on this a ░░░░░░░░ deal of it but ░░░░░░░░ we have a coherent ░░░░░░░░ narrative that is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ in the following way ░░░░░░░░ people closest to the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ his White House and ░░░░░░░░ his administration are saying ░░░░░░░░ see their job as ░░░░░░░░ the United States from ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ That he is a ░░░░░░░░ to the republic That ░░░░░░░░ the text of this ░░░░░░░░ Every meeting that Bob ░░░░░░░░ about that is the ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ a sentence here or ░░░░░░░░ calling somebody an idiot ░░░░░░░░ It is detail piled ░░░░░░░░ detail about the substance ░░░░░░░░ all of those meetings ░░░░░░░░ the subjects of those ░░░░░░░░ about trade about the ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor about all of ░░░░░░░░ issues about Charlottesville This ░░░░░░░░ deadly serious Nobody should ░░░░░░░░ any kind of comfort ░░░░░░░░ this book or joy ░░░░░░░░ what Bob reports because ░░░░░░░░ all of us who ░░░░░░░░ been covering Trump have ░░░░░░░░ doing pieces of this ░░░░░░░░ we have Trump naked ░░░░░░░░ a whole coherent narrative ░░░░░░░░ his presidency about his ░░░░░░░░ about his dishonesty about ░░░░░░░░ lack of ability And ░░░░░░░░ is a frightening damning ░░░░░░░░ And one question it ░░░░░░░░ to me particularly about ░░░░░░░░ Kelly at some point ░░░░░░░░ Congress of the United ░░░░░░░░ general Kelly I would ░░░░░░░░ ought to resign for ░░░░░░░░ sake of the country ░░░░░░░░ s derelict to continue ░░░░░░░░ that job knowing what ░░░░░░░░ does But somebody on ░░░░░░░░ Hill Republicans particularly have ░░░░░░░░ to have the guts ░░░░░░░░ call Kelly up there ░░░░░░░░ an executive session hearing ░░░░░░░░ say general Kelly tell ░░░░░░░░ what you think what ░░░░░░░░ really know about this ░░░░░░░░ and the threats that ░░░░░░░░ described in this book ░░░░░░░░ the republic Jimmy I ░░░░░░░░ that Woodward has made ░░░░░░░░ comments now about the ░░░░░░░░ He put out a ░░░░░░░░ saying he stands by ░░░░░░░░ reporting And just from ░░░░░░░░ Carl said let s ░░░░░░░░ remember this wasn t ░░░░░░░░ Watergate there was one ░░░░░░░░ throat These are dozens ░░░░░░░░ deep throats He had ░░░░░░░░ of sources He has ░░░░░░░░ of hours of taped ░░░░░░░░ Almost every interview was ░░░░░░░░ as you said at ░░░░░░░░ beginning So people may ░░░░░░░░ denying things now for ░░░░░░░░ own reason Maybe they ░░░░░░░░ denying it because they ░░░░░░░░ consider themselves the thin ░░░░░░░░ line and they feel ░░░░░░░░ it s more important ░░░░░░░░ they be in the ░░░░░░░░ but there are tapes ░░░░░░░░ Axelrod just the portrait ░░░░░░░░ of this White House ░░░░░░░░ is the phrase apparently ░░░░░░░░ general Kelly used I ░░░░░░░░ you ve been on ░░░░░░░░ receiving end of a ░░░░░░░░ book when you were ░░░░░░░░ the Obama White House ░░░░░░░░ do you believe he ░░░░░░░░ credibility issues as the ░░░░░░░░ is now claiming And ░░░░░░░░ just the portrait of ░░░░░░░░ White House I m ░░░░░░░░ how it compares and ░░░░░░░░ much it alarms you ░░░░░░░░ who has actually worked ░░░░░░░░ know in the Obama ░░░░░░░░ House Yeah well let ░░░░░░░░ deal with the credibility ░░░░░░░░ It is it is ░░░░░░░░ to assume that all ░░░░░░░░ these stories and all ░░░░░░░░ these sources are concocted ░░░░░░░░ Bob Woodward to present ░░░░░░░░ negative portrait of this ░░░░░░░░ And has been pointed ░░░░░░░░ many of these anecdotes ░░░░░░░░ up