MSNBC to Cory Booker on Spike in Urban Violence over Weekend: How Do You Respond to Trump?

MOHYELDIN Let me switch ░░░░░░░░ for a moment if ░░░░░░░░ can senator Another thing ░░░░░░░░ understand you re trying ░░░░░░░░ get done is the ░░░░░░░░ month or so is ░░░░░░░░ police reform that s ░░░░░░░░ front and center in ░░░░░░░░ national discourse There was ░░░░░░░░ a horrible wave of ░░░░░░░░ across the country over ░░░░░░░░ weekend as you probably ░░░░░░░░ five children shot to ░░░░░░░░ back to back shootings ░░░░░░░░ in your hometown of ░░░░░░░░ How do you counter ░░░░░░░░ messaging that is coming ░░░░░░░░ the president and others ░░░░░░░░ say that Democrats want ░░░░░░░░ defund and abolish this ░░░░░░░░ amid this kind of ░░░░░░░░ and being presented in ░░░░░░░░ binary way that if ░░░░░░░░ somehow push for police ░░░░░░░░ or defund the police ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ kind of violence that ░░░░░░░░ saw over the weekend ░░░░░░░░ do you counter that ░░░░░░░░ BOOKER Well first of ░░░░░░░░ it s we ve ░░░░░░░░ to get beyond just ░░░░░░░░ political attack on one ░░░░░░░░ and defense on the ░░░░░░░░ and really start looking ░░░░░░░░ how do we heal ░░░░░░░░ nation We have way ░░░░░░░░ much gun violence We ░░░░░░░░ outliers on the planet ░░░░░░░░ the number of people ░░░░░░░░ are dying due to ░░░░░░░░ violence And most Americans ░░░░░░░░ on solutions to that ░░░░░░░░ and Democrats want bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ background checks In fact ░░░░░░░░ percent of NRA members ░░░░░░░░ that So this idea ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ into political attacks as ░░░░░░░░ to finding the higher ░░░░░░░░ the common ground that ░░░░░░░░ actually keep people safe ░░░░░░░░ we all agree that ░░░░░░░░ have a nation that ░░░░░░░░ too much on police ░░░░░░░░ prisons to try to ░░░░░░░░ with issues that we ░░░░░░░░ be dealing with by ░░░░░░░░ in things like mental ░░░░░░░░ care addiction counseling and ░░░░░░░░ So these things are ░░░░░░░░ mutually exclusive They re ░░░░░░░░ sense that most Americans ░░░░░░░░ on and that s ░░░░░░░░ s so tiresome right ░░░░░░░░ to have a president ░░░░░░░░ wants to exploit pain ░░░░░░░░ wants to appeal to ░░░░░░░░ and demagoguery as opposed ░░░░░░░░ come to this common ░░░░░░░░ solution This is a ░░░░░░░░ in America that we ░░░░░░░░ be calling ourselves together ░░░░░░░░ deal with challenges that ░░░░░░░░ all know we can ░░░░░░░░ as opposed to dividing ░░░░░░░░ demeaning and degrading one ░░░░░░░░ against the other The ░░░░░░░░ s rhetoric over this ░░░░░░░░ really make us weaker ░░░░░░░░ a nation as opposed ░░░░░░░░ finding the common cause ░░░░░░░░ common strength that we ░░░░░░░░ to end this kind ░░░░░░░░ violence and to make ░░░░░░░░ all safer.”