GOP Rep. Kinzinger Tears Into Trump Over Syria: ‘Failed to Fulfill His Promise to Destroy ISIS’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HARLOW You ░░░░░░░░ obviously very troubled by ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing in ░░░░░░░░ Syria So I guess ░░░░░░░░ those two I mean ░░░░░░░░ said in no uncertain ░░░░░░░░ this week the President ░░░░░░░░ to destroy ISIS So ░░░░░░░░ that and the phone ░░░░░░░░ with Ukrainian president do ░░░░░░░░ believe Congressman Kinzinger that ░░░░░░░░ President right now is ░░░░░░░░ America safer KINZINGER It ░░░░░░░░ hard to tell You ░░░░░░░░ look I think there ░░░░░░░░ certainly decisions like what ░░░░░░░░ being done with ISIS ░░░░░░░░ isn t I don ░░░░░░░░ think the Ukraine situation ░░░░░░░░ necessarily make us safer ░░░░░░░░ not safer I think ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ out there And the ░░░░░░░░ problem quite honestly I ░░░░░░░░ t want to go ░░░░░░░░ into this but they ░░░░░░░░ by calling it an ░░░░░░░░ inquiry and they did ░░░░░░░░ before they even saw ░░░░░░░░ evidence so it s ░░░░░░░░ tainted this whole what ░░░░░░░░ want to have answers ░░░░░░░░ inquiry in the beginning ░░░░░░░░ on this issue frankly ░░░░░░░░ Syria I can t ░░░░░░░░ when the president says ░░░░░░░░ vast majority of these ░░░░░░░░ ISIS will go into ░░░░░░░░ like that s a ░░░░░░░░ thing and then today ░░░░░░░░ Tweets Well at least ░░░░░░░░ got the big two ░░░░░░░░ British guys I m ░░░░░░░░ at that going how ░░░░░░░░ the President who loves ░░░░░░░░ talk about his campaign ░░░░░░░░ how is this fulfilling ░░░░░░░░ campaign promise to defeat ░░░░░░░░ This is actually just ░░░░░░░░ Rand Paul That s ░░░░░░░░ this is HARLOW But ░░░░░░░░ s significant that you ░░░░░░░░ say definitively this morning ░░░░░░░░ a Republican member of ░░░░░░░░ Foreign Affairs Committee that ░░░░░░░░ President is making this ░░░░░░░░ safer You are not ░░░░░░░░ a member of that ░░░░░░░░ you go ahead KINZINGER ░░░░░░░░ just can t take ░░░░░░░░ with a broad brush ░░░░░░░░ said these decisions are ░░░░░░░░ making us safer The ░░░░░░░░ military we have certainly ░░░░░░░░ but yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ is a really bad ░░░░░░░░ and it was a ░░░░░░░░ bad action HARLOW So ░░░░░░░░ obviously also were an ░░░░░░░░ Force pilot you served ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and Afghanistan You ░░░░░░░░ currently still in the ░░░░░░░░ Guard You re the ░░░░░░░░ of the Friends for ░░░░░░░░ Free Stable and Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Caucus in the House ░░░░░░░░ to the President this ░░░░░░░░ who says Look they ░░░░░░░░ t help us in ░░░░░░░░ wars or in Normandy ░░░░░░░░ Kurds what do you ░░░░░░░░ to him KINZINGER I ░░░░░░░░ how do you even ░░░░░░░░ with that logic right ░░░░░░░░ the Kurdish folks were ░░░░░░░░ involved in Normandy Sorry ░░░░░░░░ that You know there ░░░░░░░░ probably a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that weren t involved ░░░░░░░░ Normandy that we can ░░░░░░░░ friends with But I ░░░░░░░░ you what they were ░░░░░░░░ in We ve lost ░░░░░░░░ American lives in this ░░░░░░░░ against ISIS from direct ░░░░░░░░ related action The Kurds ░░░░░░░░ lost 10 000 That ░░░░░░░░ more than we lost ░░░░░░░░ the way in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan over the entire ░░░░░░░░ of those wars And ░░░░░░░░ is a much smaller ░░░░░░░░ that s in So ░░░░░░░░ took those casualties for ░░░░░░░░ We lost 17 So ░░░░░░░░ know whether or not ░░░░░░░░ were involved in Normandy ░░░░░░░░ they were involved in ░░░░░░░░ ISIS on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ because we didn t ░░░░░░░░ to put forces on ░░░░░░░░ ground And I was ░░░░░░░░ of the I think ░░░░░░░░ was the first congressman ░░░░░░░░ Iraqi Kurdistan after they ░░░░░░░░ back the ISIS attack ░░░░░░░░ they were very determined ░░░░░░░░ work with us It ░░░░░░░░ a shame It s ░░░░░░░░ really a shame HARLOW ░░░░░░░░ president says those ISIS ░░░░░░░░ will just go back ░░░░░░░░ Europe What does that ░░░░░░░░ for security in the ░░░░░░░░ and for U S ░░░░░░░░ security KINZINGER Well it ░░░░░░░░ me a lot because ░░░░░░░░ s the president basically ░░░░░░░░ what I am worried ░░░░░░░░ in his has which ░░░░░░░░ I only care about ░░░░░░░░ happens here in the ░░░░░░░░ States And we don ░░░░░░░░ have enough time in ░░░░░░░░ show to go into ░░░░░░░░ the post World War ░░░░░░░░ order is not just ░░░░░░░░ doing a favor to ░░░░░░░░ world but why it ░░░░░░░░ been so beneficial to ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ us absorbing the industrial ░░░░░░░░ of Germany and Japan ░░░░░░░░ lanes everything And to ░░░░░░░░ that out and say ░░░░░░░░ don t care if ░░░░░░░░ gets into Europe I ░░░░░░░░ it s not what ░░░░░░░░ meant but it totally ░░░░░░░░ like what he said ░░░░░░░░ Well it s what ░░░░░░░░ said so we have ░░░░░░░░ take him at his ░░░░░░░░ because that s all ░░░░░░░░ have I d like ░░░░░░░░ reaction to Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pompeo Judy Woodruff ░░░░░░░░ a fascinating interview with ░░░░░░░░ last night And this ░░░░░░░░ struck me when she ░░░░░░░░ him this question clip ░░░░░░░░ WOODRUFF Have you personally ░░░░░░░░ your thinking about being ░░░░░░░░ the ypg as U ░░░░░░░░ Allies POMPEO The Turks ░░░░░░░░ a legitimate security concern ░░░░░░░░ ve talked about that ░░░░░░░░ ve talked about that ░░░░░░░░ They have a terrorist ░░░░░░░░ to their south We ░░░░░░░░ been working to make ░░░░░░░░ that we did what ░░░░░░░░ could to prevent that ░░░░░░░░ threat from striking the ░░░░░░░░ in Turkey while trying ░░░░░░░░ achieve what is in ░░░░░░░░ s best interest the ░░░░░░░░ from Islamic radical terrorism ░░░░░░░░ from Syria clip ends ░░░░░░░░ As someone who just ░░░░░░░░ this week God bless ░░░░░░░░ Kurds what is your ░░░░░░░░ to that response from ░░░░░░░░ when he s asked ░░░░░░░░ are the Kurds still ░░░░░░░░ allies KINZINGER Yeah so ░░░░░░░░ don t know He ░░░░░░░░ a right point which ░░░░░░░░ there are legitimate concerns ░░░░░░░░ the pkk they have ░░░░░░░░ we have this framework ░░░░░░░░ was working and actually ░░░░░░░░ Kurds took down their ░░░░░░░░ barriers against Turks as ░░░░░░░░ asked And then we ░░░░░░░░ away So Turkey can ░░░░░░░░ concerns with the terrorists ░░░░░░░░ course but that s ░░░░░░░░ the large we ve ░░░░░░░░ the Kurds to fight ░░░░░░░░ us and then to ░░░░░░░░ around and walk away ░░░░░░░░ 50 American advisers were ░░░░░░░░ teary eyed when they ░░░░░░░░ away You saw Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ from her tweet chain ░░░░░░░░ she said the exact ░░░░░░░░ thing It s a ░░░░░░░░ stain and I don ░░░░░░░░ understand how a president ░░░░░░░░ claims he s the ░░░░░░░░ president ever would do ░░░░░░░░ a weak move like ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW Congressman Adam Kinzinger ░░░░░░░░ you for your time ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ to the country We ░░░░░░░░ it.”