CNN’s Douglas Brinkley: Trump’s Fireside Chat Is ‘Going to Look Like a Hostage Film’

>> President Trump saying he ░░░░░░░░ take a page from ░░░░░░░░ of his predecessors Franklin ░░░░░░░░ Roosevelt and hold a ░░░░░░░░ fire side chat to ░░░░░░░░ the transcript of his ░░░░░░░░ call with Ukraine s ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ live television He talked ░░░░░░░░ the phone call again ░░░░░░░░ a rally in Mississippi ░░░░░░░░ night So I made ░░░░░░░░ call Had this wonderful ░░░░░░░░ And the transcript proves ░░░░░░░░ was as I said ░░░░░░░░ It was perfect It ░░░░░░░░ perfect It was totally ░░░░░░░░ So my phone call ░░░░░░░░ was totally perfect and ░░░░░░░░ and if you want ░░░░░░░░ read the transcript you ░░░░░░░░ see how perfect it ░░░░░░░░ But they don t ░░░░░░░░ But what you should ░░░░░░░░ is take a look ░░░░░░░░ the behavior of sleepy ░░░░░░░░ CNN presidential historian Douglas ░░░░░░░░ is joining us now ░░░░░░░░ the fire side chat ░░░░░░░░ great for F D ░░░░░░░░ During a turbulent time ░░░░░░░░ America Is this a ░░░░░░░░ or bad idea for ░░░░░░░░ Trump It s a ░░░░░░░░ analogy for starters I ░░░░░░░░ Franklin Roosevelt used fireside ░░░░░░░░ to beam his voice ░░░░░░░░ into homes that were ░░░░░░░░ the Great Depression from ░░░░░░░░ to 1944 into World ░░░░░░░░ II and a way ░░░░░░░░ uplifting spirits and making ░░░░░░░░ feel good exuding optimism ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is talking ░░░░░░░░ is kind after stunt ░░░░░░░░ little more like filibustering ░░░░░░░░ Congress when someone reads ░░░░░░░░ acts of Dr Seuss ░░░░░░░░ Ted Cruz once did ░░░░░░░░ don t see much ░░░░░░░░ an upshot for him ░░░░░░░░ it It ll look ░░░░░░░░ on film It is ░░░░░░░░ really to me seems ░░░░░░░░ like something he babbled ░░░░░░░░ The Washington examiner Could ░░░░░░░░ back fire I think ░░░░░░░░ has the potential What ░░░░░░░░ it It s going ░░░░░░░░ look like a hostage ░░░░░░░░ if it is just ░░░░░░░░ trying to read a ░░░░░░░░ like that You know ░░░░░░░░ idea of fireside chats ░░░░░░░░ like to steal from ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy Carter tried to ░░░░░░░░ fireside chats and he ░░░░░░░░ a cardigan sweater and ░░░░░░░░ booed and hissed off ░░░░░░░░ the telecast because taking ░░░░░░░░ from the past claiming ░░░░░░░░ for today really this ░░░░░░░░ just what Trump wants ░░░░░░░░ do is defend himself ░░░░░░░░ he thinks that perhaps ░░░░░░░░ reading it might help ░░░░░░░░ I m doubtful Let ░░░░░░░░ ask you about the ░░░░░░░░ on Thursday where the ░░░░░░░░ voted almost along perfect ░░░░░░░░ lines in that resolution ░░░░░░░░ formalize impeachment rules back ░░░░░░░░ 1998 more than 30 ░░░░░░░░ actually voted with Republicans ░░░░░░░░ move forward in the ░░░░░░░░ of Bill Clinton Critics ░░░░░░░░ the vote here shows ░░░░░░░░ the process is purely ░░░░░░░░ Is it fair to ░░░░░░░░ those two results I ░░░░░░░░ it is fair in ░░░░░░░░ regard It used to ░░░░░░░░ the so called establishment ░░░░░░░░ government of the United ░░░░░░░░ People that put country ░░░░░░░░ party above money was ░░░░░░░░ So in the 1960s ░░░░░░░░ 1970s 80s into the ░░░░░░░░ we had a much ░░░░░░░░ robust possibility of people ░░░░░░░░ things in unity for ░░░░░░░░ best of the country ░░░░░░░░ have become deeply polarized ░░░░░░░░ 2000 It really began ░░░░░░░░ George W Bush versus ░░░░░░░░ gore when gore won ░░░░░░░░ popular vote and bush ░░░░░░░░ t seen as the ░░░░░░░░ president So for the ░░░░░░░░ century people are just ░░░░░░░░ their heels in to ░░░░░░░░ corner and it is ░░░░░░░░ of mind boggling to ░░░░░░░░ that what I think ░░░░░░░░ a very clear case ░░░░░░░░ Congress to move forward ░░░░░░░░ the impeachment inquiry you ░░░░░░░░ no Republicans willing to ░░░░░░░░ up in Congress because ░░░░░░░░ do so would be ░░░░░░░░ just get drummed basically ░░░░░░░░ of the GOP We ░░░░░░░░ seen other weekly heroes ░░░░░░░░ criticized Trump and they ░░░░░░░░ up disappearing without a ░░░░░░░░ before too long So ░░░░░░░░ side now this is ░░░░░░░░ to develop into a ░░░░░░░░ partisan affair Until it ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate trial ░░░░░░░░ you have Mitt Romney ░░░░░░░░ might have some senators ░░░░░░░░ in more historic terms ░░░░░░░░ what this means for ░░░░░░░░ own legacies Doug during ░░░░░░░░ world series game seven ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign read a ░░░░░░░░ second ad that listed ░░░░░░░░ accomplishments on terrorism the ░░░░░░░░ on immigration Watch President ░░░░░░░░ is changing Washington Creating ░░░░░░░░ million new jobs 500 ░░░░░░░░ new manufacturing jobs cutting ░░░░░░░░ immigration in half Obliterating ░░░░░░░░ Their caliphate destroyed Their ░░░░░░░░ leader dead But the ░░░░░░░░ would rather focus on ░░░░░░░░ and phony investigations And ░░░░░░░░ tag line here being ░░░░░░░░ s no Mr Nice ░░░░░░░░ Does that foreshadow perhaps ░░░░░░░░ tone of the next ░░░░░░░░ of campaigning Without question ░░░░░░░░ no Mr Nice guy ░░░░░░░░ Trump is going to ░░░░░░░░ it to his favor ░░░░░░░░ s what Richard Nixon ░░░░░░░░ when he sought re ░░░░░░░░ in 1972 Nobody really ░░░░░░░░ Nixon People understood that ░░░░░░░░ was a dark persona ░░░░░░░░ But the country was ░░░░░░░░ enough with Nixon meaning ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ too far to the ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is going ░░░░░░░░ say I may not ░░░░░░░░ great but the economy ░░░░░░░░ doing well We re ░░░░░░░░ in a recession Historic ░░░░░░░░ of unemployment You might ░░░░░░░░ well stick with me ░░░░░░░░ of taking a chance ░░░░░░░░ the word here though ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump fears most ░░░░░░░░ recession He could perhaps ░░░░░░░░ impeachment maybe even get ░░░░░░░░ out of it but ░░░░░░░░ only has a 40 ░░░░░░░░ rating and if the ░░░░░░░░ goes sideways on him ░░░░░░░░ any way shape or ░░░░░░░░ that is when Trump ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable Incidentally it takes ░░░░░░░░ lot of money to ░░░░░░░░ a commercial in the ░░░░░░░░ game of a world ░░░░░░░░ It tells you that ░░░░░░░░ Trump has a war ░░░░░░░░ and they re already ░░░░░░░░ to use it Yes ░░░░░░░░ loud and clear with ░░░░░░░░ as well Douglas Brinkley ░░░░░░░░ you Good to have ░░░░░░░░ perspective.
>> Thank you.