CNN’s Baldwin on Trump’s ‘Horseface’ Tweet: ‘Calculated Move’ to Distract from Saudis

BALDWIN Today as the ░░░░░░░░ faces what one adviser ░░░░░░░░ the most consequential decision ░░░░░░░░ his presidency during his ░░░░░░░░ and hours and hours ░░░░░░░░ executive time the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States decided ░░░░░░░░ refer to a woman ░░░░░░░░ a horseface And while ░░░░░░░░ gets all the attention ░░░░░░░░ rightfully so I want ░░░░░░░░ to keep this in ░░░░░░░░ he also essentially threatened ░░░░░░░░ and declared he d ░░░░░░░░ going after her Again ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States CNN reports one ░░░░░░░░ House official isn t ░░░░░░░░ if he s trying ░░░░░░░░ distract from the Saudi ░░░░░░░░ coverage but the official ░░░░░░░░ hey it s something ░░░░░░░░ s good at doing ░░░░░░░░ why yes this appears ░░░░░░░░ be a calculated move ░░░░░░░░ get us talking about ░░░░░░░░ else But the truth ░░░░░░░░ the pressure is mounting ░░░░░░░░ journalist is feared murdered ░░░░░░░░ this President still faces ░░░░░░░░ decision on how to ░░░░░░░░ as questions grow over ░░░░░░░░ own ties to the ░░░░░░░░ That is the reality ░░░░░░░░ the misogyny This comes ░░░░░░░░ a time when he ░░░░░░░░ mocking a woman who ░░░░░░░░ her truth told her ░░░░░░░░ of surviving sexual assault ░░░░░░░░ it up to mocking ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter I ░░░░░░░░ I got justice Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ now publicly criticizing a ░░░░░░░░ s looks No matter ░░░░░░░░ often this happens it ░░░░░░░░ never be normal This ░░░░░░░░ has called women fat ░░░░░░░░ dogs slops disgusting ugly ░░░░░░░░ dumb dumbest dumb as ░░░░░░░░ rock unhinged low life ░░░░░░░░ And now running victory ░░░░░░░░ over a defamation suit ░░░░░░░░ him tossed out by ░░░░░░░░ judge Trump calls Stormy ░░░░░░░░ a horseface on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ in true kindergarden fashion ░░░░░░░░ responds commenting on the ░░░░░░░░ of his Which means ░░░░░░░░ voices so powerful it ░░░░░░░░ t be acting any ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now to ░░░░░░░░ about this is Tara ░░░░░░░░ and also with me ░░░░░░░░ Areva Martin Tara to ░░░░░░░░ first what do you ░░░░░░░░ about this SETMAYER How ░░░░░░░░ times have we had ░░░░░░░░ conversation BALDWIN Too many ░░░░░░░░ Right This is who ░░░░░░░░ Trump is I don ░░░░░░░░ expect Donald Trump not ░░░░░░░░ be a terrible person ░░░░░░░░ Clearly the presidency did ░░░░░░░░ elevate him This was ░░░░░░░░ of the many reasons ░░░░░░░░ I was so against ░░░░░░░░ during the campaign What ░░░░░░░░ tried to warn people ░░░░░░░░ character matters When you ░░░░░░░░ you have a character ░░░░░░░░ you don t all ░░░░░░░░ a sudden become a ░░░░░░░░ person This is what ░░░░░░░░ Trump does I blame ░░░░░░░░ enablers I blame the ░░░░░░░░ who make excuses for ░░░░░░░░ and cheer him on ░░░░░░░░ people who are clapping ░░░░░░░░ seals behind him at ░░░░░░░░ rallies where he does ░░░░░░░░ kinds of things Those ░░░░░░░░ are more responsible He ░░░░░░░░ be held accountable for ░░░░░░░░ That s fine if ░░░░░░░░ s doing things you ░░░░░░░░ and we have some ░░░░░░░░ economic news and people ░░░░░░░░ back to work That ░░░░░░░░ wonderful Except the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office and ░░░░░░░░ office of the presidency ░░░░░░░░ a literal bully pulpit ░░░░░░░░ behave like a child ░░░░░░░░ consequence That s where ░░░░░░░░ outrage should be the ░░░░░░░░ who continue to cheer ░░░░░░░░ on and not hold ░░░░░░░░ accountable for this BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ how do you see ░░░░░░░░ MARTIN You forgot the ░░░░░░░░ IQ which is the ░░░░░░░░ he used in describing ░░░░░░░░ Maxine Waters The list ░░░░░░░░ so long we often ░░░░░░░░ I think we have ░░░░░░░░ look at the history ░░░░░░░░ I agree with Tara ░░░░░░░░ outrage should be coming ░░░░░░░░ the Congress the senators ░░░░░░░░ people applauding him and ░░░░░░░░ about how great a ░░░░░░░░ he is This conduct ░░░░░░░░ the part of Donald ░░░░░░░░ goes back to the ░░░░░░░░ 1990s This continued up ░░░░░░░░ the time of the ░░░░░░░░ and now it s ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ guess for me what ░░░░░░░░ so shocking is we ░░░░░░░░ saw Melania Trump do ░░░░░░░░ first big interview and ░░░░░░░░ in Africa talking about ░░░░░░░░ Be Best program and ░░░░░░░░ continues to try to ░░░░░░░░ forth this narrative that ░░░░░░░░ is really trying to ░░░░░░░░ cyber bullying She says ░░░░░░░░ in one breath and ░░░░░░░░ in the next breath ░░░░░░░░ President continues these attacks ░░░░░░░░ women BALDWIN Memo not ░░░░░░░░ by her husband MARTIN ░░░░░░░░ BALDWIN And Tara back ░░░░░░░░ to you.”