kayleigh: no. it was attorney general barr who made the decision to move the perimeter and monday night park police raid the decision independently when they saw the violence in lafayette square. and when, before protesters were moved by park police and the issue the tactical order, were three loud warnings. i believe it was attorney general barr on face the nation who noted that some of those protesters moved back and adhered to the warning but others of the protesters started hurling objects and that was unacceptable and park police acted as they felt they needed to at that time in response. and we stand by those actions. >> the country and the world saw this violence -- this violent clash between people who are otherwise peacefully protesting. but the president is not cipher the way things went? kayleigh: no. the president's sorry that nt five has wrecked havoc in the street. antifa right -- wreaked havoc. there are those to carve out from the sidewalk, that is not peacefully protesting. the rio

>> kayleigh: no he was not.s i noted earlier at ag barr noted, this will not disrupt the cases handled by the district which will proceed as normal. >> is the president not concerned about the appearance of impropriety in the firings? >> kayleigh: the administration is clearly outline the reason that he is leaving. it is because mr. clayton will be moved into that role. >> is the white house concerned about the fact that coronavirus cases are now rising? does that require any new federal action? >> kayleigh: it's a very important question you are asking. what i would know it is the fatality numbers, we are pleased to see that number coming down. i would also point out that dr. birx set a higher number of these cases are less severe cases per positive. at the beginning of this pandemic. because of our extraordinary work with testing we are able to identify the cases in the community before they develop symptoms and are in a hospital. instead of developin identifyinn the hospital weird identifying them in the comm

>> kayleigh: i will get an update for you on that. what i will say so far is you noted in your question that he signed legislation to hold china accountable for the treatment of the minorities in china. he also previously has imposed

>> kayleigh: mr. clayton wanted to go back to new york city. we wanted to keep them in government and therefore he was given the position at se ny. speak about a why did the president say he wasn't involved in the firing of geoffrey berman when the attorney general's side the president was the one who fired him? >> kayleigh: of the attorney general was taking the lead on this matter. he did come to the president that report them when mr. berman decided not to leave. at that point what's when the president agreed with the decision to fire mr. berman and to promote mr. clayton. >> so he was involved. >> he was involved in the signoff capacity. >> my second question on testing with use of the president made that question tell mike comment

white house press secretary kayleigh mcen911y gave the numbers for unemployment. reporters questioned her about the supreme court's daca decision and the president's upcoming rally in tulsa, oklahoma. >> good afternoon, everyone. the great american comeback is underway. just before joining you all we learned from the labor of bureau statistics that unemployment has fallen in 43 states in may as americans are going back to work. also, i would like to re-emphasize the numbers that director of the n.e.c. larry kudlow shared with you yesterday that the c.b.o. predicted that in the third quarter we will get plus 20% g.d.p. we will be plus 20% g.d.p. and he's nomist ted hyman predicting plus five g.d.p. and this will put it above the precoronavirus numbers should those predictions pan out. we are back and we will be booming. finally -- well, second to finally. we are encouraged that we gather positive data on heperain or steroids as commonly known. and remdesivir and convo le sent plasma have shown positive findings. it's found when ste roads are used there was a 30% re

it is not the same thing as calling it the kung flu. >> oh, kayleigh. again, this is what the white house is talking about. in instead of forming a true national plan for testing, treating for a disease that has continued to claim more lives here than anywhere else on earth. instead of continuing to follow guidelines of their very own coronavirus task force, which they no longer allow us to hear from in daily briefings when the president so embarrassed himself when he entertained the notion of injecting human beings with disinfectant, in order to potentially, maybe, cure them of the coronavirus. and some, you know, healthcare official said, oh, yeah, we'll find the people. we'll look for the right people to do those tests. this is what they're focusing on. they're telling people not to wear masks. they're making wearing of masks seem like you're not macho. you're not masculine, if you wear a mask. i mean, it's -- this is where we're at. there is a virus/pandemic going on in this country and the white house is actually subverting their own guidelines, th

let's talk about what kayleigh mcenany just talked about regarding coronavirus.she was quick to make mention that the numbers have decrease, but the positive cases are going up. she said half that have tested are under the age of 35. if you look back, that's quite a turnaround. what did you make of that? >> absolutely. the number of cases have gone up. we saw over the weekend 45,000 new cases, but the number of fatalities has gone down and this is because most of the cases that are diagnosed are under the age of 45. most of these people are in pretty good health. even though they have complications, most of them do not end up on ventilators in the icu. it's important to point out that we have so much more tools and knowledge now than we did three months ago. fortunately we have therapeuti therapeutics, we have medications and therapeutics under investigation. we have the tools and the resources. it's just a matter of combating this via compliance and adherence to the cdc guidelines of wearing facial coverings and practicing physical distancing. that is where we n

reporter: thanks, kayleigh. i have a question about the decision-making process for going to the church. the president said on fox radio this morning that he never told anyone to push the protesters out. the defense secretary, he said something similar. who at the white house did know or was this a unilateral decision by the attorney general? secretary mcenany: the attorney general decided that morning to expand the perimeter. and that was a decision made long before the church discussion was ever under consideration. when the president gives an order, people act. it's not as if he walks through each and every detail how a plan goes about. he says i want to go to the church, he goes to the church. and everyone executes the plan and the order that the president puts into place. so the president is absolutely right in what he said. reporter: the plan was still for president trump to walk out there even if the protesters were still there? secretary mcenany: i am not aware of the determinations that secret service h

but kayleigh mcenany, the white house press secretary has just taken the podium. we will be right back. >> secretary mcenany: the first amendment guarantees the right of the people to peaceably assemble. what we saw last night in washington and across the country was not that. to that end, president trump is demanding action to protect american citizens and american businesses. 17,000 national guard are deployed and 24 states, but according to general milley, only two states have deployed more than 1,000. there are 350,000 national guard available overall, and for the lawlessness we are seeing far more needs to be done. governors across the country must act, deploy the national guard as is fit and protect american communities. as president trump has said repeatedly, it is very important that we have peaceful protesters and support the right of peaceful protesters, but we cannot allow a situation like what happened in minneapolis to go further into lawless anarchy and chaos. we understand that very well. with that i will take questions. >> to your point, the countr

. >> thank you, kayleigh. [inaudible question] >> no, as i noted there was not a consensus among the intelligence community and in fact there were dissenting opinions within the intelligence committee that would not be elevated to the president until it was verified. >> did he get overnight intel and so what is specifically does that mean and did that person have the briefing and the conversation? >> i have no further details on the presidents private correspondence. [inaudible question] >> what i can tell you about that is last night the chief of staff, mark meadows, called both senator mcconnell and congressman hoyer and said he would be briefing eight members from the committees of jurisdiction so there was a bipartisan invitation extended but no further details other than that. there was even a hint of credibility to the support that the russians were offering to pay caliban linked militants to kill american troops in the president was not told about it? is a national secured advisor or anyone explained wh

what does that look like, kayleigh?sident but what i will say to you ainsley is theres been tremendous work done on this and a lot of progress over the last few days the president has been reviewing proposals and his team, chief of staff mark meadows went to the hill yesterday with senior advisor jared kushner and they had a very positive meeting with senator scott, and it was very productive and we do believe that we will have proactive policy prescriptions whether that means legislation or an executive order. brian: i saw, kayleigh that there was a monday, there was a law enforcement round table. would there be a race round table too where the president brings in african american leaders and hears what they say and what their perceptions and reality is? >> so i won't get ahead of announcing the president's schedule and upcoming events that haven't already been previously announced but that was a very productive round table with law enforcement officers, and other stakeholders and attorneys general from across the nati

kayleigh, thank you for your time today.preciate you. >> thank you. >> bill: thanks for coming on the north lawn. >> thanks, bill. >> bill: deputy chief of staff george george w. bush and fox news contributor. what did you think about that information, karl? >> that was packed with a lot of information gone through quickly. congratulations to both of you for keeping it on track. >> bill: so we're on track, right? here is the "new york post" today from earlier. this is fine screen right, this is dangerous screen left. what you are seeing is a rally in brooklyn, new york i do believe. and seeing folks drinking having a beer on a sidewalk on a saturday afternoon. some could apply this same logic to rallies and conventions. do you think that's what is at play in america now? >> we have seen a lot of hypocrisy here. val demings, congresswoman from florida who is under consideration for joe biden's running mate said she participated in the washington, d.c. march and it's hope and optimism. she then attacked holding a rally as bein

kayleigh mcenany can't actually defend what the president said. so she claims the media said the same thing. which is a lie. and kaitlan collins, of cnn, called her on that. >> the media has never called it the kung flu. calling the chinese coronavirus and calling it the kung flu are very different things. >> the media and your network specifically, have repeatedly used the term china virus and wuhan virus. and then, gone on to deride the president as somehow using a term that they, themselves, have never used. so we can go through cnn's history. i'd be more than happy to go through cnn's history. on february 9th, you guys talked about the wuhan coronavirus. on january 23rd, you guys talked about the wuhan coronavirus. on january 22nd, the wuhan virus. >> that's different than calling it the kung flu, though, kayleigh. you have got to admit that. it is not the same thing as calling it the kung flu. >> again, didn't answer. listen to kellyanne conway's reaction to reports that a senior official had used the phrase kung flu, back in march. >> that's

reporter: yes, thank you, kayleigh. on an interview on n.p.r. on tuesday, dr. fauci says he hasn't spoken to the president in "two weeks." why have they gone so long without talking? and is this still a priority for the president, the virus? press sec. mcenany: absolutely. it is still a priority. it is why the task or smedes regularly. the president is given that -- force meets regularly. the president is given that information. the vice president has been leading on the task force and the president makes the decision, and it's kept up to date with the latest numbers. reporter: and then the second question, obviously, the president is very much against violent protests. he spoke out against anti-fascists who have been responsible for some of this violence, but in terms of his personal ideology, is the president an anti-fascists. press sec. mcenany: the president is absolutely anti-fascists. what he's against is lawlessness. he's against anarchy, he's against what we've seen in our streets. he's against the fact that you have multiple city blocks taken over by a

this afternoon kayleigh mcenany tried to defend the president's use of the term by first denying that he had used it. >> hello, everyone. >> why is he using racist phrases like kung flu? >> he points to the fact that the origin of the virus is china. it's a fair thing to point out as china tries to ridiculously rewrite history. it's not a discussion about asian-americans who the president values and prizes as citizens of this great country. it is an indictment of china for letting this virus get here. >> kayleigh mcenany's claim that the president doesn't use the term is of course a lie. we all heard it for ourselves. back in march, we should note, when a cbs they wills correspondent, pointed out, kayleigh mcenany was both skeptical and also furious. conway called the use of the term among. and she noted her family's racial heritage because, of course, such a term could especially offend asian-americans. >> that's highly offensive to american-asian-americans. my kids are 25% filipino. >> finding the term "highly offensive" remains a reasonable position. the only difference is today wi

kayleigh mcenany's going to the rally. will she wear a mask? >> it's a personal choice. i won't be wearing a mask. i can't speak for my colleagues. >> and why won't you wear a mask? is it sort of a personal, political statement? is it because the president would be disappointed in you if you don't wear a mask? >> it's -- it's a personal decision. i am tested regularly. i feel that it's safe for me not to be wearing a mask. and i'm in compliance with cdc guidelines, which are rec mep d recommended but not required. >> so trump and his top aides just refuse to take a leadership role in trying to battle this pandemic. wearing a mask, and encouraging all americans to do so, would help get rid of the coronavirus. right? but, i want you to take a look at this tweet. it's from the hill and arnold schwarzenegger. the governator, remember, the governator isn't afraid to wear a mask. anyone making masks a political issue is an absolute moron, he says. indeed. dr. anthony fauci, still, trying to get americans to wear masks. no doubt, a message to the tulsa rallygoers. >> the best w

there with reaction, white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany.l, i don't know what you getho paid. you are way underpaid. number two, i could never do your job. number three, you're doing a great job considering the conditions with the mob. those two tweets, within an hour? i think it speaks volumes. >> less than an hour and a half. cbs had a rendition of the same tweets and this is so inherently contradictory. this is how much they have from derangement syndrome. they see a million people registering for a rally so they are so contradictory, praising the crowd of protesters, criticizing the million people who signed up for a trump rally. we saw this with the churches when president trump opened the churches, socially distance. they criticize that but then in the same breath laude the protests a week later. it's so wrong.ruch people see directly through it and it's all because president trump is succeeding. >> sean: let's go to all the issues, now the president, we didn't have any reforms after ferguson, after baltimore, after cambridge. that was

john, listen to kayleigh mcenany defend the president's use of that racial slur.isten to this. >> why does he use racist phrases like kung flu? >> he doesn't. he points to the fact that the origin of the virus is china. to be clear, i think the media is trying to play games with the terminology of this virus where the focus should be on the fact that china let this out of their country. >> so, john, what's your reaction to that spin coming from the white house? >> reporter: well, obviously it's embarrassing, which is what we've come to expect from people who speak for president trump. because they've got to defend things that are indefensible. people would find it offensive -- many people do find it offensive if you refer to it as the china virus or the chinese virus as if you're suggesting it has something to do with being chinese as opposed to the geographic origin of the virus. but at least that has some basis and reality. any school child could tell you that calling it the kung flu is a racial slur. and unfortunately for kayleigh mcenany, her job description r

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person of anyone in the worls, kayleigh mcenany is like yeah, that's what he is. let's play again what kayleigh said the president did not say. >> by the way, it's a disease without question has more names than any disease in history. i can name kung flu. i can name 19 different versions of names. >> woo, yeah. clearly the president didn't think twice about saying it. what is predictable about this, again, how many times have we seen this? senioranne conway called it wrong when asked in march about allegations white house staffers were using the exact same phrase. >> i'm not dealing hypothetic s hypotheticals, of course it's wrong. you can't make an accusation and not tell us who it is. who is it? that's highly offensive so tell us all who it is. >> she's so clever. highly offensive. find out who it is. kellyanne conway wasn't lying about that. yeah, it's highly offensive. what she might not have known at the time is that she would be talking about her boss. >> i can name kung flu. i can name 19 different versions of names. >> so clearly the president did say it a

reporter: thank you, kayleigh.as never briefed on the report about the russian bounties and whatnot but can you say that he was briefed today? >> i will say this. the u.s. received thousands of reports a day on intelligence and they are subject to strict scrutiny. while the white house does not routinely comment on alleged intelligence or internal deliberations, the cia director, nsa, national security adviser and chief of staff in all confirm that neither the president nor the vice president were briefed on the alleged russian bounty intelligence. reporter: but has he been since briefed since all these reports came out? >> so let me back up and say this. that there is no consensus within the intelligence community on these allegations and in effect, there are dissenting opinions from some in the intelligence community with regard to the veracity of what's being reported and the veracity of the underlying evaluations continue to be al gdebated. reporter: was he upset this intelligence was reportedly shared with the

white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany called the president. kushner, his son-in-law, spoke with him, and they all conveyed their concerns about the tweet. the president, they said, claimed that he watched the video but did not hear the shout of "white power." but that the thing that swayed was when aides showed him when republican senator tim scott had said on the sunday shows, which was basically that the tweet was unacceptable and the best thing to do was delete it and take it down quickly. the final thing i will add is when the white house did delete the tweet, the president and his team never actually condemned that language. kayleigh mcenany in the briefing today was not specifically asked about it. it was kind of shouted after her, but i was told that she came equipped with a bullet-pointed list where had she been asked, she was prepared to condemn it in the briefing room and was also going to try to turn it back on democrats and cite what she believed was racially problematic behavior and associations with some of the democrats, includi

kayleigh skinner with "mississippi today." thanks for spending time with us. >> thanks for having me. >> you bet ya. i want to talk more about this and the history that is unfolding in front of us right now. and let's join -- be joined now by texas congressman, al green. he is also a member of the congressional black caucus. representative, what a day, huh? >> it is quite a day, and thank you for having me on. it's a wonderful thing to see what's happening in mississippi. lay, though, late, though it may be, it is better late than never. what a child has reminded us is taking place. george floyd's death is literally changing the world. we have seen products change their brands. we've seen the nfl change its stance. he is, literally, changing the world with his transition. my hope, however, is that we will do much more than has been done. >> what do you think this means, then, for other movements, across the country? you're aware of the story coming out of missouri right now. with one institution that -- one store, i should say

ainsley: kayleigh thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you.come. imagine watching helplessly at looters ransacked your business that's what happened to a couple of entrepreneurs in atlanta we'll talk to them about the heartbreaking ordeal but first let's check in with ed henry. ed: good morning, ainsley president trump has two big meetings during our show, first in the oval office shortly, with the view president and the attorney general who has declared its time to restore law and order. we are standing by for any live comments from the president. he also has a video teleconference with governors and law enforcement officials later in the show. we're all over this with andy mccarthy who says there are already laws on the books en ailing us to prosecute antifa as terrorists and give us harsh prison sentences and where are our african american leaders, lawrence jones and donna brazile talking about bringing people together in a time of need in america, join sandra and me 9:00 -12:00. at mercedes-benz, nothing less than world-class service will

>> malpractice on any front but kayleigh mcenany is hardly lly go-to source for honest president intelligence. it's high lly plausible that th president wasn't briefed as european officials confirmed the intelligence. european officials would not have been briefed on this kind of intelligence if the president hadn't been and typically gets intelligence briefings multiple times a day and the meetings for example, the drawdown in germany and he gets called memos, for example, before the calls with president putin. spoken several times over the past few weeks. so if he wasn't briefed on the issue, you have to wonder if he chose not to be. and if, on the other hand, members of his national security team did not bring this to his attention, that's just gross malpractice. it's putting american lives at risk. the president is responsible for choosing officials who provide him with intelligence or should provide him with intelligence that can save american lives, so kayleigh mcenany may be trying to scapegoat someone else to try to shift the blame but either way, this reflects incredibly poorly on th

also tonight john bolton joins us followed by kayleigh mcenany from the white house. but we begin as i mentioned with fox news ahead of black lives matter for greater new york. good to have you with us sir, thanks for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> martha: obviously people watch what you say in that video, that you want to shove legislation on people's throats. now that you have everyone's attention and devotional so that violence is sometimes necessary in these situations, what exactly is it that you hope to achieve through violence? >> well, it's interesting that you would pose that question like that because this country is built upon violence. what was the american revoluti revolution. what is our diplomacy across the globe, we go in and blow up countries and we replaced their leaders with leaders who would like. so for any american to accuse us of being violent, it's extremely hypocritical. now when we talk about us using self defense, we use -- why are you screaming and not allowing me to talk, ma'am? you asked me a question, allow me to answer, i'm

steve: kayleigh this gives the president a campaign issue. in this country who want to defund the police department, or dismantle the police department or you look at seattle, and it's like is that really what you want or do you want what i stand for , which is what the president would say is law and order. >> that's exactly right it's a contrast because it's not just seattle. it's these democrat-run cities and in some cases states, so look at minneapolis for instance the lawlessness we've seen there , 11 people shot over the weekend, and one individual, a father, a young father losing his life and it's father's day weekend. this is a tragedy. what we see in chicago the violence there 11 people killed in chi over the weekend. we need law and order on our streets because it's a tragedy each time an individual dies and what we saw is when the president took over and surged the national guard here in washington d.c. it was peace that monday night, compared to the absolute chaos we saw on sunday night, when mayor bowser was in charge of the stree

maybe kayleigh mcenany knows what these secrets are.ow what they are. john says there's nothing secret in the book and the book was approved, the government's people say that's not the case. neil: should there be a different standard, held to a former top national security official versus say a former chief of staff? >> well, the law is the same for all people who have the same security clearance. john bolton had the highest security clearance there is which is top secret and there's a bunch of initials after it, five different levels of top secret. john had the absolute top. john had the same clearance that the secretary of state has and the director of the cia has. so whatever the government, the doj says john did, it was at the highest level in their view of wrongness. john says your presentdecessorsd me i could publish this. neil: wow. really weird. judge, always good having you, my friend. thank you. >>> all right. you have heard a lot about what the markets are clinging to when it comes to a cure, something to deal with either as

today a white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany said there was no consensus among u.s.city of the report. kaitlan collins joins me now. and you pushed her about the intelligence today and what the president was going to do about it. >> reporter: yeah, jake. what has been clear as the white house is saying that the president was not briefed on this in person about what was going on. but the question, of course, is now the president is aware of this intelligence as most of us are now and several outlets have confirmed this. so the question is what is his response going to be. the white house today said they don't believe there is an agreement among the intelligence community about what actually is in that intelligence assessment. >> so intelligence is verified before it reaches the president of the united states. and in this case it was not verified. i won't speculate on whether this intelligence is verified or not verified. i have no further notifications for you other to tell you there is no consensus and there are dissenting opinions -- >> you don't think this report i

like the north lawn good morning to you, kayleigh. these police officers down in atlanta being charged yesterday with different opinions some say the charges were appropriate, some say that the officers were overcharged, some said it was premature. does the president feel the charges were appropriate? >> well the president had said this was a terrible situation. it was sad but he noted last night that look, you can't resist a police officer. if you have a disagreement with them, he said you take it up with them after and he's reiterated he hopes this officer gets a fair shake in court. it's up to the justice system and the state courts but he wants the police officer to get a fair shake because all too often police officers do not. brian: all right, kayleigh the other big story yesterday was senator tim scott's bill, senate engineered bill on criminal justice reform i should say police reform, or improvement. did the president know about this in detail and work at all with tim scott on this? and does he expect democratic senators to t

we heard from kayleigh mcenany. >> inspecting the bombing damage sent a tremendous message. george bush throwing out the first pitch after 9/11. >> this is absurd. all of this imagery. >> it really is quite ridiculous. interesting how miss kayleigh mcenany swifted from winston churchill to throwing out a pitch at a baseball game. that was not a well thought out photo op. confusion, tdysfunction and no message. when the mooept are hurting that is not the kind of thing you want to -- president barak obama held a virtual town hall. the foundation founded by obama after the death of travyon martin in 2012. >> this country was founded on protests. it is called the american revolution. every step of progress in the country and every expansion of freedom and expression of our deepest ideals. >> mr. bairchl -- there have bes of violence and police at times. more on that in a moment. ♪ pampers the #1 pediatrician recommended brand, ♪ we all need someone to lean on ♪ pampers. the #1 pediatrician recommended brand hey allergy muddlers... achoo! ...do your sneezes turn heads? try zyrtec

the -- kayleigh. individual conduct of officers, does the president systemic e is a problem against african-americans? secretary mcenany: the president believes there are injustices. hesitated back to injustices. sandra bland, and the use of said it's terrible. he did not hesitate when he saw floyd.eo of george he was really upset by that video, as we noted. injustices b ut notes that e also our police officers are good people. i've played the videos for you f the police embracing protesters, standing with the protesters. they're good, hardworking people. they protect our streets. what law enforcement is about. and -- but at the same time, the and he will l note call out injustices. this is a president who has not when the in doing that time was right. reporter: call out individual ctions but does he believe the problem is systemic and endemic to law enforcement? secretary mcenany: there are some examples of injustices. out.lls them this is a president who when democrats for so many years alked about

>> and one other quick -- >> go ahead. >> reporter: i was going to make one quick point is that kayleigh was more than willing to say the president still opposes kneeling for professional athletes in the nfl and other sports but did not have a take whether or not chokeholds should be banned in the police department. they know what they want to say when it comes to kneeling at football games but not so much in how to reform police work. >> let's be real. when he spoke in front of police officers early on in his administration, and he was telling them, when you put a suspect in the police vehicle, you don't have to be so gentle. >> don't be too careful. >> and bang their head. and some of the officers behind him laughed at that. >> reporter: he would have to have an out of body experience to do what you are talking about. >> thanks. >>> the chemical in pepper balls isn't a chemical -- yeah. told fox news that defunding the police is danger and that criminals in cities do more to oppress black communities than do police. quoting him now there is a lot for damage and killing and fear enginee

press secretary kayleigh mcenany was asked about it today. listen. >> does the president regret tweeting out a baseless conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protestor on the morning of george floyd's funeral? >> the president was asking questions about interaction in a video clip he saw. and the president has the right to ask those questions. >> but does he regret tweeting out this protestorwise was assaulted? >> the president does not regret standing up for law enforcement men and women across this country. and let me say this and just give you a little bit about the mindset behind the president's tweet. look, we are living in a moment that seems to be reflexively anti-police officer. and it's unacceptable to the president. and this tweet that he sent out, he was, in no way, condoning violence. he was not passing judgment on these two officers in particular. but what he is saying is this, when we see a snippet of a video, it's incumbent upon reporters and those who are surveying the situation, to ask questions. >> the president to have fact

and that, what kayleigh mcenany said there, there you have the president wasn't pushing a conspiracy theory, wasn't speaking without the facts and wasn't speaking badly about a man bleeding from the ears after falling and last night he said he doesn't bear any ill will toward the officers that pushed him. that is what mr. gugino said. he got out of the icu thankfully but still in the hospital. he was only asking questions. just asking. calling on us to do the same. here is a question. what kind of person is so impulse-driven, so lacking in empathy that he attacks an elderly man in a hospital bed who is simply protesting peacefully. what kind of person does that. i'm just asking. who is too vain and cowardly to ever admit a mistake? just asking. what kind of person hires someone who promises never to lie to us as kayleigh mcenany did on her first day on the job and then breaks that promise repeatedly. just asking. and what kind of person is so in need of making a name for themselves in the public arena that they betray the convictions they once expressed openly on mexican immigrants r

>>> kayleigh mcenany says she will not wear a mask at trump's rally. why is this issue dividing america? let's go "out front." >>> and good evening. i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight full speed ahead. a last ditch effort to stop president trump from holding an indoor campaign rally in tulsa, oklahoma, for tens of thousands of people fails. the state supreme court just rejected an appeal to stop the rally over coronavirus concerns. as tulsa braces for tens of thousands of people to come to downtown, the president is threatening anyone who is planning to come to protest his rally tomorrow, any looters or low lives who are going to oklahoma, please understand you will not be treated like you have in new york, seattle, or minneapolis. it will be a much different scene. that is the president's message even as the country is obviously still reeling over the death of george floyd and rayshard brooks which have set off the protests that he's talking about. that is the president's message on juneteenth as people across the country marched to commemorate the

i asked kayleigh mcenany whether or not she is going to wear a mask. she is going to be at the rally tomorrow night. she says she will not. she says it's a personal choice for people who work at the white house. but, anderson, as you and i know, i mean, essentially, the president has politicized, the white house has politicized, this issue evof wearing masks b given all that, campaign manager brad parscale says he may wear a mask tonight. and economic advisor said if he were going, he would wear a mask. so they are all over the place on this issue but listen to what dr. anthony fauci said earlier today. he said in an interview with cbs radio, that you should avoid large gatherings. and if you can't do that, always wear a mask. and, here, you have the white house press secretary essentially saying she is not going to listen to dr. fauci's advice. >> and there was supposedly a coronavirus task force meeting today. you know, we don't get to -- to hear from them anymore. they don't do the daily briefings. do we know if concerns about the rally were raised

other quick -- >> sorry, go ahead. >> i was just going to make one very quick point and that was kayleigh mcenany was more than willing to say the president still opposes kneeling for professional athletes in the nfl and other sports. but yet, did not have a take whether or not chokeholds should be banned inside police departments. and so they know what they want to say when it comes to those hot-button cultural issues like kneeling at football games but not so much how to reform police work around this country. >> let's be real. do you remember when he spoke in front of police officers, early on, in his administration? and he was telling them, you know, when -- when you put a suspect's -- you know, when you put him in the police vehicle, you know, you don't have to be so gentle. like, bang their head. yeah, don't be too careful and some of the officers behind him laughed at that. you know, anyway. >> he would have to have an out of body experience to deliver that kind of speech. >> the chemical in pepper balls isn't actually a chemical. told -- yeah. told fox news that defunding the poli

that was the press secretary for the white house, kayleigh mcenany. i want to bring in mercedes schlapp. she's standing by. a senior adviser for the trump 2020 campaign. we didn't have a lot of time to hear from her about joe biden. that's not her job. that's your job. he's the presumptive candidate for the democrats. he had a tweet today that i wanted to see if we can put up here. he said we're facing the greatest challenges in our history and donald trump is patting himself on the back. he just has no idea what is really going on in this country. it's time for him to step out and look at the consequences of his words and actions. let you have a chance to respond to joe biden there. >> that is just shameful comments from joe biden. we know that president trump has called for law and order. he's called for standing by the allies of these peaceful protesters. he's not going to tolerate violence, those that attacked police officers. we lost several polices due to these riots. so for joe biden who has stayed silent -- he's not even condemned the violent

these type of moments just to run through some of these comments, the white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany saying on the call, the president said you have to dominate or you'll look like a bunch of jerks. the only time these protests are successful is when you're weak and most of you are weak is what the president said to these governors and the whole world was laughing at minneapolis over its police station being burned, and that the state of minnesota was a laughing stock all over the world. now, the governor of minnesota, tim walz, took issue with that in the news conference at the conclusion of the phone call the president had with the governors and here's what governor walz had to say. >> saying the world was laughing at the states who aren't taking action, i said, no one's laughing here. we're in pain. we're crying. we saw a man lose his life in front of them, and our challenge is that this is about social trust, social compact and reestablishing faith in the feel who are there to serve them and i also shared with the president that a posture of a force on the ground is unsus

>> thank you, kayleigh. when this white house officials first learn that it existed? >> i will say, the president was never briefed on this. the intelligence has not been verified. >> does the president wish that he had been briefed sooner? today, joe biden called it a dereliction of duty? >> this is a piece of information that had not been verified. still to this day, has not been verified. there are several intelligence agencies saying -- the department of defense saying they have no evidence to validate the allegations in recent press art kms, they have not been verified, and the odni, we are investigating the intelligence in recent reporting. but that don't stop "the new york times" from putting it on the front page of the newspaper and stopping us from having a consensus on the intelligence. >> you said that -- if this intelligence does turn out to be true, is the president prepared to take some serious action against russia and russian president putin? >> the president has always taken tough action against russia. we saw there is no diplomatic presence on the we

but kayleigh mcenany said she thought it was funny.his. >> i think the president was making a satirical point that was quite funny if you go ahead and watch the video. >> so the president, she thought it was funny. the president used a beautiful video of your children to further his political agenda. did you think it was funny? >> not at all, no. i thought it was propaganda, to a base that we really -- i was real really aghast immediately when i saw it. i saw the press conference earlier, and i was kind of -- i couldn't understand why someone would share something like that, to think it was funny. i'm not sure who they were calling, if they were calling my son racist, or what it was. but it's -- it made me very upset. >> michael, you wanted to weigh in. but did you think the same way that dan did, that they were calling his son racist by how the president was portraying a toddler? >> absolutely. that's exactly what i think. it was intentional, and it was just disgusting to watch. for her to say it was funny, that seems to be their go-t

. >> kayleigh mcenany, white house press secretary, will give an update on the protests in u.s. cities after the death of george floyd. we will have live coverage. a portion of this morning's "washington journal" while we wait. host: we are joined by armstrong williams, longtime tv host, author and commentator. thank you for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: we started our segment with michael hopkins. we asked both of you on to talk about the reaction last week to the death of george floyd at the hands of the minneapolis police. as the protests have grown, the civil unrest and rioting has grown. i want to get your reaction overall to what we have seen, particularly over the last three days. of america isuty our right to protest in a peaceful way. the majority of the protesters are very peaceful. happenedent than what when you had a terrorist attack on the church in charleston. members of that community, even though they thought they were being looted and burning and vandalism, the community capped -- moral high ground and kept the moral high ground and galvan

that was a good spin, kayleigh. it's also magical thinking. the kind of magical thinking, fantasy land where president trump will solve race iism quic and easily. so, here we are. this is where we are now. thousands and thousands of americans, crying out for justice. crying out, black lives matter. and a president who refuses to hear. a president who, let's not forget, launched his career with that racist, birther lie, that president barack obama was not born in this country. who said there were very fine people, on both sides. in charlottesville. who called black athletes, peacefully protesting by taking a knee, his words, sons of bitches. racism is so deeply engrained in everyday life in this country that, even more than two weeks of protests, haven't really made a dent, at this point. ohio state senator, steven huffman, a practicing physician, no less, who had a hearing on a proposal to declare racism a public-health crisis in his state. well, he said this. >> okay. look. don't like to beat people up for their words but, come on, man. the c

kayleigh mcenany said he has the right to ask those questions. of course he does.ut not providing any specific evidence of it is i think what is fueling a lot of the media outrage. ray: the press secretary's answer was clearly disingenuous and an attempt to deflect. i doubt in their war-gaming the president's messaging in the media shop, they rubbed their hands together in glee on him blasting out conspiracy theory reporting that has no basis in fact, that makes him look callous and dismissive of a man that was clearly injured. it was not a win for the president. presidential prestige and credibility are a real thing. you don't want to i fritter it away on something like this. some days i can't believe it. howard: the president gets savagely attacked by the media. he has the right to punch back. he often does it effectively. why he would go after this protester is something i have trouble understanding. great to see you all this sunday. next on media buzz, today's newsrooms are torn between traditional editors and staffers demanding social justice. who is winning t

kayleigh mcenany. >> secretary mcenany: the information on a newspaper.here are two bad scenarios that emerge from this report. number one, this report makes it more difficult to come to a consensus on this matter, to verify intelligence, and this level of controversy and discord plays directly into the hands of russia and unfortunately serves their interest. since before president trump assumed office, damaging and often times erroneous leak seeking to undermine or delegitimize the duly elected president have been published. according to the doj classified leaks surged in this administration. there were under president obama just 39 on average criminal leak referrals. this administration we have seen 100 referrals for the doj and 2017, 88 and 2018, and 104 on average per year. we have seen targeted leaks as classified information against his presence anthis president. reports of alleged intelligence. make no mistake. this damage is our ability as a nation to collect intelligence. as the national security council noted, to those officials who betrayed the

secondly, in response to kayleigh mcenany, he wasn't just asking questions in that tweet.hat he was doing was saying that the protester could be a provocateur. so he wasn't raising questions. he was making outrageous, conspiratororal statements. those were not questions in that tweet. >> john, i'll be anxious to get your thoughts because a lot of people think it's simply dangerous for the president of the united states to amplify a conspiracy theory like that with no basis in fact. >> well, of course it's dangerous, and not only is it a baseless conspiracy theory. it was one advocated by a kremlin propagandist. the first person who gave this information also worked for sputnik, which is a kremlin propaganda outless. yes, it is dangerous. now, what makes it less dangerous is that people are used to this from president trump. people don't believe president trump. a majority of americans at every point in his presidency have said they believe donald trump is dishonest. so you have to discount for the fact that most americans don't pay attention to what he says. there is a min

white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany gave a different impression. here's what she said. >> it was a comment he made in jest. it was a comment he made in passing. specifically with regard to the media coverage, pointing out the fact that the media never acknowledging we have more cases because when you test more people, you find more cases. >> is it appropriate to joke about coronavirus when 120,000 people have died? >> he was not joking about coronavirus. i said he was joking about media and their failure to understand that when you test more, you also find more cases. >> and finding more cases is often a good thing so then you can do contact tracing. so increased testing is a good thing in order to stop the spread of the virus some of you can tell, differing presentations from the presid t president. >>> two more people from the campaign rally have tested posted. on saturday it was announced six campaign staff who were in oklahoma to set up for the rally were tested positive. they were immediately quarantined. the two additional staffers were teste