Tapper to Trump: ‘As a Fellow American,’ Please ‘Consider Dialing Down the Temperature’
RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
TAPPER: "I said something about it at the debate on Thursday --"
TRUMP: "How many people -- Jake, you made a statement -- Jake, could I ask you a statement? You made a statement that at my rallies people are -- it's dangerous. Other than for the other day with Chicago and the one man that rushed the stage and secret service did a very good job, but other than that, with thousands of people, 21,000, 25 poun, 35,000 people a few weeks ago in Alabama, how many people have been injured at my rallies? Zero. Zero. There's been nobody injured."
TAPPER: "I don't think it's zero."
TRUMP: "You make it like everybody is being broken down and injured because CNN reports very, very unfairly about me. I'll tell you what, so out of all of these rallies with thousands and thousands of people and nobody is even close -- by the way, Bernie gets peanuts compared to what we get and I say we because it's me -- I'm just a messenger because there is a lot of anger in this country and it's anger at incompetence. It's anger at the border. It's anger at trade deals that are so bad for us and all our jobs are being taken out of the country. There is a lot of anger. I didn't need to do this. I have a wonderful life. I have a great, great company. I didn't need to do this. I wanted to do it because somebody has to do it."
TAPPER: "I would just ask --"
TRUMP: "Our country is in trouble."
TAPPER: "I hear you, sir. I hear you, sir, about the causes of the anger. I would just ask as a fellow American if you could consider whether or not dialing down the temperature, trying to bring down the temperature might be a healthier thing both for your campaign and for the nation at large, but that's all the time we have --"
TRUMP: "Well, if you would report it right --"
TAPPER: "Donald Trump."
TRUMP: "You should report it right because we have had no injuries at my events with thousands of people. You just don't report it that way so, you know, do what you have to do."
TAPPER: "Thank you, Mr. Trump."
