Heritage’s Kiron Skinner: Now Is the Moment for President Trump To Confront Racism in America

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Front of ░░░░░░░░ up windows to pose ░░░░░░░░ photographs with a bible ░░░░░░░░ s bring in Dr ░░░░░░░░ Skinner a fellow at ░░░░░░░░ Heritage Foundation and the ░░░░░░░░ institution former senior advisor ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary of State ░░░░░░░░ well as the former ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ Dr Skinner you ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot about it ░░░░░░░░ types of tragedies these ░░░░░░░░ are about the tone ░░░░░░░░ tenor In your assessment ░░░░░░░░ Skinner is the president ░░░░░░░░ the right tone in ░░░░░░░░ event I think he ░░░░░░░░ progressively trying to come ░░░░░░░░ terms with what s ░░░░░░░░ going on here and ░░░░░░░░ heard him today focus ░░░░░░░░ law and order because ░░░░░░░░ in fact is the ░░░░░░░░ concern What we are ░░░░░░░░ on the streets trace ░░░░░░░░ really not an issue ░░░░░░░░ law and order That ░░░░░░░░ the symptom The real ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ and rights and justice ░░░░░░░░ America That s where ░░░░░░░░ president needs to head ░░░░░░░░ forward every conversation He ░░░░░░░░ talk about what he ░░░░░░░░ seeing immediately on the ░░░░░░░░ and indeed it is ░░░░░░░░ and dangerous and injurious ░░░░░░░░ the future of our ░░░░░░░░ But what s underneath ░░░░░░░░ is what I think ░░░░░░░░ president has to address ░░░░░░░░ in fact I would ░░░░░░░░ so far as to ░░░░░░░░ that he needs to ░░░░░░░░ the race president the ░░░░░░░░ that finally addresses the ░░░░░░░░ of blacks in America ░░░░░░░░ I guess the question ░░░░░░░░ be what is the ░░░░░░░░ What are protesters looking ░░░░░░░░ If Congress were to ░░░░░░░░ a bill tomorrow morning ░░░░░░░░ racial healing bill of ░░░░░░░░ sort what with the ░░░░░░░░ be What would President ░░░░░░░░ do if you were ░░░░░░░░ become the race president ░░░░░░░░ there solutions you have ░░░░░░░░ mind that would solve ░░░░░░░░ I think you ve ░░░░░░░░ a couple important questions ░░░░░░░░ if you give me ░░░░░░░░ moment to try to ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ don t think what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing on the ░░░░░░░░ is really about race ░░░░░░░░ rights and justice as ░░░░░░░░ ve just mentioned It ░░░░░░░░ about using the enduring ░░░░░░░░ the historic problem of ░░░░░░░░ Americans in this country ░░░░░░░░ other purposes By people ░░░░░░░░ probably don t care ░░░░░░░░ have other agendas who ░░░░░░░░ t want to advance ░░░░░░░░ who don t want ░░░░░░░░ bring everyone to full ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ the president is addressing ░░░░░░░░ hasn t articulated it ░░░░░░░░ way but I think ░░░░░░░░ he does it s ░░░░░░░░ powerful moment for the ░░░░░░░░ that Antifa and many ░░░░░░░░ the rioters are not ░░░░░░░░ who are committed to ░░░░░░░░ actually George Floyd s ░░░░░░░░ talked about today and ░░░░░░░░ Let s approach this ░░░░░░░░ a peaceful nonviolent manner ░░░░░░░░ is a major race ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ m trying to say ░░░░░░░░ we can t address ░░░░░░░░ this way We absolutely ░░░░░░░░ m sorry to intervene ░░░░░░░░ We can t address ░░░░░░░░ race problem with those ░░░░░░░░ would seek to take ░░░░░░░░ attention away from the ░░░░░░░░ problems of our country ░░░░░░░░ president is talking about ░░░░░░░░ and order but it ░░░░░░░░ really not about race ░░░░░░░░ law and order It ░░░░░░░░ about those who would ░░░░░░░░ on the backs of ░░░░░░░░ Americans attempt to destroy ░░░░░░░░ country for purposes that ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ justice Trace I want ░░░░░░░░ play this because President ░░░░░░░░ kind of