Trump: Rand Paul’s Actions on NSA Surveillance Not ‘Politically Popular’

[rush transcript KILMEADE Thanks ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ Trump Trump Good morning ░░░░░░░░ The number one story ░░░░░░░░ America right now is ░░░░░░░░ the PATRIOT Act We ░░░░░░░░ now gone dark for ░░░░░░░░ least 48 hours because ░░░░░░░░ Rand Paul has gotten ░░░░░░░░ way He has delayed ░░░░░░░░ to the point where ░░░░░░░░ decision can be made ░░░░░░░░ do you feel about ░░░░░░░░ Trump Well he has ░░░░░░░░ his views And that ░░░░░░░░ really the views of ░░░░░░░░ many just seems You ░░░░░░░░ at the mad man ░░░░░░░░ the mad people out ░░░░░░░░ in the world I ░░░░░░░░ probably today were willing ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice certain things for ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ the security is going ░░░░░░░░ be better or not ░░░░░░░░ But on the chance ░░░░░░░░ the hope that it ░░░░░░░░ that we know something ░░░░░░░░ what we re doing ░░░░░░░░ think security has to ░░░░░░░░ It has to you ░░░░░░░░ be preeminent So I ░░░░░░░░ looking at security I ░░░░░░░░ you know if anybody ░░░░░░░░ to listen to my ░░░░░░░░ calls its fine They ░░░░░░░░ going to be very ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ boring boring conversation DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ but Mr Trump there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Americans ░░░░░░░░ after 9 11 we ░░░░░░░░ that they were going ░░░░░░░░ be going after foreigners ░░░░░░░░ then it became metadata ░░░░░░░░ they tracked all of ░░░░░░░░ They ve got somewhere ░░░░░░░░ the Donald Trump phone ░░░░░░░░ metadata for a long ░░░░░░░░ The problem is a ░░░░░░░░ of Americans don t ░░░░░░░░ the government I mean ░░░░░░░░ don t trust the ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ t either I don ░░░░░░░░ trust the VA I ░░░░░░░░ t trust the DoJ ░░░░░░░░ what they did to ░░░░░░░░ own James Rosen And ░░░░░░░░ for NSA to say ░░░░░░░░ us a lot of ░░░░░░░░ just don t Trump ░░░░░░░░ I don t trust ░░░░░░░░ government either And I ░░░░░░░░ don t trust this ░░░░░░░░ and the decisions they ░░░░░░░░ I really don t ░░░░░░░░ the decision making of ░░░░░░░░ government But never the ░░░░░░░░ if it s a ░░░░░░░░ situation and if they ░░░░░░░░ saying we need this ░░░░░░░░ are checks and balances ░░░░░░░░ are certain checks and ░░░░░░░░ You just can t ░░░░░░░░ exactly what some people ░░░░░░░░ saying you can But ░░░░░░░░ think we have to ░░░░░░░░ on the side of ░░░░░░░░ It s certainly not ░░░░░░░░ I like certainly not ░░░░░░░░ you like When you ░░░░░░░░ all these maniacs all ░░░░░░░░ the world I think ░░░░░░░░ probably have to go ░░░░░░░░ little bit of an ░░░░░░░░ step We don t ░░░░░░░░ it but we have ░░░░░░░░ not much of a ░░░░░░░░ I just hope the ░░░░░░░░ knows what they re ░░░░░░░░ a lot better than ░░░░░░░░ they did with the ░░░░░░░░ website and with all ░░░░░░░░ other things You know ░░░░░░░░ s such gross incompetence ░░░░░░░░ our government that you ░░░░░░░░ wonder what s going ░░░░░░░░ You know the old ░░░░░░░░ you had a certain ░░░░░░░░ in government You don ░░░░░░░░ have that confidence anymore ░░░░░░░░ see where we get ░░░░░░░░ and they get five ░░░░░░░░ their leaders that are ░░░░░░░░ on the battlefield The ░░░░░░░░ that are so bad ░░░░░░░░ so incompetent But KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ the NSA and CIA ░░░░░░░░ t make those decisions ░░░░░░░░ White House made those ░░░░░░░░ GUILFOYLE That s right ░░░░░░░░ s the point he ░░░░░░░░ making KILMEADE Should Senator ░░░░░░░░ Paul be fund raising ░░░░░░░░ this Shouldn t he ░░░░░░░░ a senator one day ░░░░░░░░ a candidate the next ░░░░░░░░ Well the interesting thing ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ be very popular what ░░░░░░░░ s doing Maybe it ░░░░░░░░ okay for a base ░░░░░░░░ s got or his ░░░░░░░░ has But it doesn ░░░░░░░░ seem to be very ░░░░░░░░ what he s doing ░░░░░░░░ mean most people seem ░░░░░░░░ feel the way I ░░░░░░░░ and the way most ░░░░░░░░ you do So I ░░░░░░░░ not sure that it ░░░░░░░░ very politically popular what ░░░░░░░░ s doing actually GUILFOYLE ░░░░░░░░ he s kind of ░░░░░░░░ himself out on a ░░░░░░░░ here campaigning off of ░░░░░░░░ positioning which I don ░░░░░░░░ know how far that ░░░░░░░░ going to get him ░░░░░░░░ when all the polls ░░░░░░░░ people are concerned about ░░░░░░░░ security Trump Right He ░░░░░░░░ to be hurt by ░░░░░░░░ and we ll see ░░░░░░░░ he seems to be ░░░░░░░░ up a little bit ░░░░░░░░ it We re going ░░░░░░░░ see what happens Certainly ░░░░░░░░ does not seem to ░░░░░░░░ helping him politically.”