Holly Turner: ‘We Are on a Path Toward Success in These Trade Negotiations’ with China

RUSH TRANSCRIPT DOOCY All ░░░░░░░░ President Trump back from ░░░░░░░░ break with a slew ░░░░░░░░ high stakes decisions to ░░░░░░░░ as of Monday as ░░░░░░░░ balance of power is ░░░░░░░░ to shift toward the ░░░░░░░░ in January Here to ░░░░░░░░ it all down is ░░░░░░░░ strategist Holly Turner who ░░░░░░░░ us from D C ░░░░░░░░ she goes shopping on ░░░░░░░░ Black Friday Good morning ░░░░░░░░ you TURNER Good morning ░░░░░░░░ I m done with ░░░░░░░░ shopping I just ordered ░░░░░░░░ book for all of ░░░░░░░░ family members So shopping ░░░░░░░░ I highly recommend that ░░░░░░░░ Ladies and gentlemen my ░░░░░░░░ guest of the day ░░░░░░░░ far Holly let s ░░░░░░░░ about some of the ░░░░░░░░ the President has to ░░░░░░░░ You say the number ░░░░░░░░ thing he has to ░░░░░░░░ is figure out who ░░░░░░░░ new attorney general is ░░░░░░░░ It is an important ░░░░░░░░ he will have to ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ feels like he has ░░░░░░░░ rush into that decision ░░░░░░░░ know he is vetting ░░░░░░░░ very carefully right now ░░░░░░░░ needs someone who is ░░░░░░░░ to be aligned with ░░░░░░░░ philosophically and that s ░░░░░░░░ s most important to ░░░░░░░░ You know I think ░░░░░░░░ the past maybe the ░░░░░░░░ wanted to make sure ░░░░░░░░ were happy with the ░░░░░░░░ but after the spectacle ░░░░░░░░ saw with the kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ I don t really ░░░░░░░░ he cares what Kamala ░░░░░░░░ and Cory Booker think ░░░░░░░░ think he will make ░░░░░░░░ choice that he thinks ░░░░░░░░ best for the country ░░░░░░░░ All right Speaking of ░░░░░░░░ country he feels like ░░░░░░░░ trade tangle and tariffs ░░░░░░░░ China is in United ░░░░░░░░ best interest You say ░░░░░░░░ number two thing he ░░░░░░░░ do is figure out ░░░░░░░░ this thing ends TURNER ░░░░░░░░ think we are on ░░░░░░░░ path towards success in ░░░░░░░░ trade negotiations Right now ░░░░░░░░ is bearing the brunt ░░░░░░░░ the pain in this ░░░░░░░░ So there is an ░░░░░░░░ in Bloomberg this week ░░░░░░░░ said that Americans are ░░░░░░░░ about 4 5 percent ░░░░░░░░ that 25 percent tariff ░░░░░░░░ we have imposed but ░░░░░░░░ and its consumers and ░░░░░░░░ companies are bearing about ░░░░░░░░ percent of that So ░░░░░░░░ think what the President ░░░░░░░░ to do is give ░░░░░░░░ little bit more time ░░░░░░░░ make sure we have ░░░░░░░░ much leverage as possible ░░░░░░░░ we go into negotiations ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ bit premature to go ░░░░░░░░ the table but if ░░░░░░░░ s one thing this ░░░░░░░░ knows how to do ░░░░░░░░ s how to get ░░░░░░░░ good deal So I ░░░░░░░░ full faith he will ░░░░░░░░ a good job DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ feels like he has ░░░░░░░░ over Congress he will ░░░░░░░░ down the government over ░░░░░░░░ funding unless he gets ░░░░░░░░ money to build that ░░░░░░░░ This is what he ░░░░░░░░ on and so far ░░░░░░░░ including the Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ helped him out much ░░░░░░░░ They haven t And ░░░░░░░░ don t really know ░░░░░░░░ to be honest with ░░░░░░░░ We should have gotten ░░░░░░░░ done and Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ blame We should have ░░░░░░░░ this the past two ░░░░░░░░ and we didn t ░░░░░░░░ it Democrats have an ░░░░░░░░ now to get this ░░░░░░░░ to citizenship for the ░░░░░░░░ recipients And if they ░░░░░░░░ care about that then ░░░░░░░░ are going to come ░░░░░░░░ the table and talk ░░░░░░░░ the president about getting ░░░░░░░░ wall built It s ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for them to ░░░░░░░░ something they want too ░░░░░░░░ One final thing he ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ on Mitch McConnell to ░░░░░░░░ criminal justice reform which ░░░░░░░░ is an important issue ░░░░░░░░ him TURNER I think ░░░░░░░░ s been important all ░░░░░░░░ Jared Kushner has been ░░░░░░░░ very hard on this ░░░░░░░░ He has TURNER Man ░░░░░░░░ is something that could ░░░░░░░░ a lot of families ░░░░░░░░ the future We are ░░░░░░░░ about fathers who get ░░░░░░░░ raise their children and ░░░░░░░░ to support their family ░░░░░░░░ is something that should ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan support and should ░░░░░░░░ pass I hope Mcconnell ░░░░░░░░ take it to the ░░░░░░░░ for a vote DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ sound as if Jeff ░░░░░░░░ was against it and ░░░░░░░░ s why now that ░░░░░░░░ is gone holly turner ░░░░░░░░ for joining us today.”