>> SUPREME COURT NOMINEE JUDGE
BRETT KAVANAUGH TESTIFIES
BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE BEGINNING TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 4. JUDGE KAVANAUGH
CURRENTLY SITS ON THE D.C.
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS. JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHAIR,
CHUCK GRASSLEY EXPECTS THE
HEARING TO LAST 3 TO 4 DAYS.
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>> WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY,
SARAH SANDERS, TODAY ANNOUNCED
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS REVOKING
THE SECURITY CLEARANCE OF JOHN
BRENNAN. THE FORMER CIA DIRECTOR UNDER
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. THE STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT
TRUMP CAME AT THE TOP OF A
PRESS BRIEFING FOR REPORTERS AT
THE WHITE HOUSE. THIS IS ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
>>.
[INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY
READING A STATEMENT FROM THE
PRESIDENT.
AS THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF,
AND I HAVE THE UNIQUE
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.
INCLUDING BY PROTECTING ACCESS.
I DECIDED TO REVOKE THE
SECURITY CLEARANCE OF JOHN
BRENNAN FORMER HEAD OF THE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.THE
FORMER HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE
BEEN ALLOWED TO RETAIN ACCESS
TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AFTER
THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
SO THAT THEY CAN CONSULT WITH
THEIR SUCCESSORS REGARDING
MATTERS. THAT WHICH THEY MAY HAVE
SPECIAL INSIGHT AND AS A
PROFESSIONAL COURTESY.
NEITHER OF THESE JUSTIFICATIONS
SUPPORTS HIS CONTINUED ACCESS
TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.
FIRST, AT THIS POINT IN MY
ADMINISTRATION, ANY BENEFITS
THAT SENIOR OFFICIALS MIGHT
GLEAN FROM CONSULTATIONS WITH
MR. BRENNAN ARE NOW OUTWEIGHED
BY THE RISKS OF HIS ERRATIC
BEHAVIOR.THE CONDUCT AND
BEHAVIOR HAS FAR EXCEEDED THE
LIMITS OF ANY PROFESSIONAL
COURTESY THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE
TO HIM. MR. BRENNAN HAS A HISTORY THAT
CALLS INTO QUESTION HIS
OBJECTIVITY AND CREDIBILITY.
IN 2014 FOR EXAMPLE, HE DENIED
TO CONGRESS THAT CIA OFFICIALS
UNDER HIS SUPERVISION, HAD
IMPROPERLY ACCESS THE COMPUTER
FILES OF CONGRESSIONAL
STAFFERS. HE TOLD THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN
RELATIONS THAT THE CIA WOULD
NEVER DO SUCH A THING.
THE CIA INSPECTOR GENERAL
HOWEVER, CONTRADICTED MR. BRENNAN DIRECTLY.
CONCLUDING UNEQUIVOCALLY THAT
AGENCY OFFICIALS HAD INDEED IMPROPERLY ACCESSED
CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS FILES.
MORE RECENTLY, MR. BRENNAN TOLD
CONGRESS THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY DID NOT MAKE USE OF
THE SO-CALLED STEELE DOSSIER IN
AN ASSESSMENT REGARDING THE
2016 ELECTION. AN ASSERTION CONTRADICTED BY AT
LEAST TWO OTHER SENIOR
OFFICIALS IN THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE FACTS.
ADDITIONALLY, MR. BRENNAN HAS
RECENTLY LEVERAGED HIS STATUS
AS A FORMER HIGH-RANKING
OFFICIAL WITH ACCESS TO HIGHLY
SENSITIVE INFORMATION TO MAKE A
SERIES OF UNFOUNDED AND
OUTRAGEOUS ALLEGATIONS WHILE ON
THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION
ABOUT THE MINISTRATION.
MR. BRENNAN'S LYING AND RECENT
CONDUCT WITH INCREASING
COMMENTARY AND CONSISTENT WITH
ACCESS TO THE NATIONS MOST
CLOSELY HELD SECRETS.
AND FACILITIES. THE VERY HIM OF OUR
ADVERSARIES, WHICH IS TO SO
DIVISION AND CHAOS. THE LARGER QUESTION ABOUT THE
PRACTICE OF FORMER OFFICIALS
MAINTAINING ACCESS TO OUR
NATIONS MOST SENSITIVE SECRETS
LONG AFTER THEIR TIME IN
GOVERNMENT HAS ENDED. SUCH ACCESS IS PARTICULARLY
INAPPROPRIATE WHEN FORMER
OFFICIALS HAVE TRANSITIONED
INTO HIGHLY PARTISAN POSITIONS
AND CT IS REAL OR PERCEIVED
ACCESS TO SENSITIVE INFORMATION
TO VALIDATE THEIR POLITICAL
ATTACKS. ANY ACCESS GRANTED TO THE
NATIONS SECRETS SHOULD BE IN
FURTHERANCE OF NATIONAL NOT
PERSONAL INTEREST.
FOR THIS REASON I HAVE BEGUN TO
REVIEW THE MORE GENERAL
QUESTION OF THE ACCESS TO
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION BY
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
AS PART OF THE VIEW I'M
EVALUATING ACTION WITH RESPECT
TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS.
JAMES KLAPPER, JAMES COMEY,
MICHAEL HAYDEN, SALLY YATES,
SUSAN RICE, ANDREW McCABE,
PETER STRZOK, LISA PAIGE AND
BRUCE OHR. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR THOSE
WHO STILL HAVE THE MAY BE
REVOKED. THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY LOST
SECURITY CLEARANCE MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO HAVE IT REINSTATED. IT IS FOR THE FOREGOING REASON
THAT I HAVE EXERCISED MY
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO
DENY MR. BRENNAN ACCESS TO
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.
I WILL DIRECT APPROPRIATE STAFF
AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY
COUNCIL TO MAKE THE NECESSARY
ARRANGEMENTS OF THE APPROPRIATE
AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT THIS
DETERMINATION.
WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE YOUR
QUESTIONS.
>> SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY YOU
MENTIONED HAS BEEN A POLITICAL
CRITIC OF THE PRESIDENT.
I SEE GOING AFTER HIS POLITICAL
OPPONENTS WITH THIS?
>> NO, THERE WERE OTHERS THAT
WE DEEMED NECESSARILY WE WOULD
TAKE A LOOK AND REVIEWED THOSE
AS WELL. >> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE
PRESIDENT'S ATTORNEY TED, RUDY
GIULIANI SAID OF SPECIAL
COUNSEL, ROBERT MUELLER, -- HE
SAID IF IT IS NOT WRITTEN IN
THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS WE
WILL UNLOAD ON HIM LIKE A TON
OF BRICKS. THE PRESIDENT OKAY WITH HIS
ATTORNEY THREATENING THE
SPECIAL COUNSEL IN THIS WAY?
>> CERTAINLY WE HAVE MADE CLEAR WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS WRAP
UP.
FOR QUESTIONS SPECIFIC ABOUT COMMENTS BY MR. GIULIANI I
WOULD REFER YOU BACK TO HIM.
>> WAS THAT AUTHORIZED BY THE
PRESIDENT?
>> ONCE AGAIN FOR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE
INVESTIGATION, PARTICULARLY
FROM RUDY GIULIANI I WOULD
REFER YOU BACK TO HIM TO
ADDRESS THAT. >> HOW CAN AMERICANS NOT
INTERPRET THAT AS GETTING BACK
AGAINST HIS CRITICS? ISN'T IT ALSO AN ATTEMPT TO
CURTAIL THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH
BY PENALIZING FOUR BEING
CRITICAL ON TELEVISION?
>> NOT ALL. THE PRESIDENT HAS A
CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
TO PROTECT CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION AND WHO HAS ACCESS
TO IT.
AND THAT IS WHAT HE IS DOING, FULFILLING THAT RESPONSIBILITY.
THIS IS ACTUALLY SPECIFIC TO
MR. BRENNAN AND THE OTHERS
CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.
>> IS THIS SOMETHING HE WANTS
TO SET A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER
FUTURE PRESIDENTS AND WHY ARE
THERE NOT REPUBLICANS ON THE
LIST?
>> ONCE AGAIN IF WE DEEMED NECESSARILY WE WOULD LOOK INTO
THAT AND BE HAPPY TO REVIEW
THOSE. >> I GUESS, THE REASON PEOPLE
SAY THIS ARGUMENT OF
CREDIBILITY THAT IS OBVIOUS --
THE FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVISOR ADMITTED LYING TO THE
FBI. WHY IS THIS ONLY DEMOCRATS THAT
HAVE BEEN CRITICAL TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AND WHY SHOULD
AMERICANS HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU ARE TAKING US SERIOUSLY IF
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN
ON THE LIST? >> AGAIN, CERTAINLY, WE WILL
LOOK AT THOSE IF WE DEEMED IT
NECESSARY.
WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED IF THE
LEFT GETS UPDATED. >> ON TURKEY -- TURKEY
ANNOUNCED TODAY THEY ARE GOING
TO TARIFF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ON AMERICAN GOODS.
CAN I GET A RESPONSE THAT IF
THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION
INTERNALLY ABOUT RETALIATORY --
>> THE TARIFFS FROM TURKEY ARE
CERTAINLY REGRETTABLE.
A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
THE TARIFFS THE UNITED STATES
PLACED ON TURKEY WERE OUT OF
NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST.
THERE IS ARE OUT OF
RETALIATION. I'M NOT GOING TO GET AHEAD OF
ANYTHING WHAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT
DO IN AN EFFORT TO RESPOND BUT
CERTAINLY, WE DON'T SUPPORT
TURKEYS DECISION TO RETALIATE
AGAINST US PROTECTING OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST. >> IN TURKEY TODAY THEY DENIED
HAVING -- [INAUDIBLE
CONVERSATIONS]
>> WE FEEL THAT TURKEY AND THE
PRESIDENT HAVE TREATED THE
PASTOR THAT WE KNOW TO BE A
GOOD PERSON AND GOOD CHRISTIAN
THEY'VE NOT TREATED UNFAIRLY
AND IT IS SOMETHING WE WILL NOT
FORGET. >> THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PUT
UP A DEFENSE BUT AT THE SAME
TIME THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS IN
NORTH KOREA WHO HAVE BEEN
IMPRISONED OVER THEIR RELIGION.
THEY CONSIDER THEM TO BE A
NORMAL COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO
PROSECUTION OF THE QUESTION.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT
MINISTRATION HAS ALSO BEEN LOOKING INTO?
>> CERTAINLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE ANY INDIVIDUAL -- WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE ANYONE IMPRISONED
RELEASED.
WE'RE BEEN WORKING WITH NORTH
KOREA AND IT IS SOMETHING WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM CHANGE
THEIR BEHAVIOR -- IT HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED AND AGAIN CERTAINLY
SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THEIR BEHAVIOR CHANGE.
[INAUDIBLE]
[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
>> .
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE EVERY
SINGLE MEMBER OF ISIS DEFEATED
ACROSS THE GLOBE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE
ULTIMATE VICTORY. JOHN, GO AHEAD.
>> THANKS A LOT. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE TAKING
PLACE ACROSS THE RIVER IN
ALEXANDRIA FOR THE TAX FRAUD TRIAL OF PAUL MANAFORT.
IN MID-JUNE, THE PRESIDENT SAID
HE FELT BADLY FOR MR. MANAFORT
AND HE BELIEVES HE IS BEING
TREATED UNFAIRLY.
IF THE PRESIDENT STILL FRIENDS
WITH MR. MANAFORT?
WAS LAST TIME THAT HE SPOKE
WITH MR. MANAFORT?
>> I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY RECENT
CONVERSATIONS THEY HAVE HAD.
>> WHY DID HE SAY HE IS BEING
TREATED UNFAIRLY?
>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT MADE
IT CLEAR HIS PREVIOUS COMMENTS. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD
BEYOND THAT AT THIS POINT. GO AHEAD.
>> HE SAID A COUPLE MINUTES AGO
THE INCREASED TARIFF LEVEL WITH
TURKEY WERE OUT OF THE NATIONAL
SECURITY INTEREST.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED IT
ON TWITTER, LAST WEEK OR EARLIER THIS MONTH, HE SAID
QUOTE - AT THE TIME HE SAID OUR
RELATIONS WITH TURKEY ARE NOT
GOOD AT THIS TIME. THE SUGGESTION THERE BEING THAT
THIS HAD TO KEY.
SIMPLY PUT, IF THE PASTOR IS ALLOWED TO LEAVE TURKEY, TO THE
TARIFF LEVELS GO AWAY?
IS IT THAT KIND OF A DEAL THAT
COULD BE IN PLACE? >> THE TARIFFS THAT ARE IN
PLACE, ON STILL WOULD NOT BE
REMOVED WITH THE RELEASE OF
PASTOR BRUNSON.
SANCTIONS HOWEVER, THAT HAD
BEEN PLACED ON TURKEY ARE SPECIFIC TO PASTOR BRUNSON AND
OTHERS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE
BEING HELD UNFAIRLY. WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT AT THAT
POINT. >> AND THAT INTEREST OF
NATIONAL SECURITY WHAT HAS
CHANGED OVER THE LAST MONTH OR
SO WITH TURKEY THAT THEY ARE
JUSTIFY NATIONAL SECURITY?
>> AGAIN, THE PRESIDENT HAS
BEEN CLEAR ON THE STEEL AND
ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES.STEEL
PARTICULARLY IN THIS CASE.
THOSE ARE INDUSTRIES THAT MUST
BE PROTECTED. WE MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO
REACH CERTAIN LEVELS OF
MANUFACTURING THOSE PRODUCTS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF NATIONAL
SECURITY. JOHN? >> THANK YOU, SARAH.
I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT TURKEY
BUT BASED ON YOUR OPENING
STATEMENT, I HAVE TO PUT OUT
THAT THE ATTORNEYS FOR FORMER
DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY AND FORMER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR McCABE, STATED
THAT THEIR PASSES WERE
AUTOMATICALLY DEMAGNETIZED THE
DAY THAT THEY WERE SEPARATED
FROM THEIR OFFICES.
TWO OTHERS, MR. KLAPPER AND
GENERAL HAYDEN HAVE SAID THEY
DO NOT USE THEM AT ALL.
AND ALSO, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM A HISTORICAL
STANDPOINT, THIS WOULD BE THE
FIRST TIME THE PRESIDENT
HIMSELF REMOVED THE PASSES FROM
ANYBODY THAT IT HAS NORMALLY
DONE BY AN AGENCY HEAD OR
IMMEDIATE SUPERIORS. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ALL OF
THESE THINGS IN THE PROCESS THAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH? >> AGAIN, THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS
-- THOSE ARE BEING REVIEWED.
THAT DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE
AT A LATER DATE.
THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
REVOKED IT WOULD BE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REVIEWING WHETHER OR
NOT THEY SHOULD BE REINSTATED
OR NOT. [INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
>> IS THAT THE ONLY STANDARD BY
WHICH THIS ADMINISTRATION IS
CONCERNING HE SHOULD HAVE HIS
SECURITY CLEARANCE REVOKED?
>> AGAIN, I LAID OUT THE
REASONS. IN THE OPENING STATEMENT.
SPECIFIC TO DIRECTOR BRANDON.
THE OTHERS -- SPECIFICALLY TO DIRECTOR
BRENNAN.
[INAUDIBLE QUESTION] >> THIS IS ON A CASE-BY-CASE
BASIS. EACH INDIVIDUAL IS BEING
REVIEWED. >> IS THERE ANY REASON TO
SUGGEST THAT BRENNAN MISUSED
INFORMATION OR ACCESS?
>> AGAIN I LAID OUT THE REASON
FOR THE DECISION MADE ON THIS
SPECIFIC INSTANCE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE
OTHER ACTIONS.
>> THE ABSENCE OF YOU NOT
SAYING THOSE THINGS YOU DID NOT
FIGHT ANY OF IT.
>> NO I WOULD NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS.
I'M TELLING YOU WHAT THE
DECISION WAS BASED ON.
ANDREW?
>> TODAY THERE WAS ANOTHER --
[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
>> AS ALWAYS, WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND LOOK AT
THE BEST WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD.
I WILL LEAVE IT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO GET
INTO SPECIFICS ABOUT TACTICAL
SITUATIONS ON THE GROUND.
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE ARE
COMMITTED TO FINDING A POLITICAL SOLUTION TO END THIS
CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN.WE
ARE EXPLORING ALL AVENUES FOR DIALOGUE AND CLOSE ORDINATION
WITH THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO
THAT.
WE HAVE ANNOUNCED SINCE OR CHANGES WE WILL LET YOU KNOW.
PETER?
>> TO ASSESS WHETHER THE
LIQUIDITY SITUATION IN TURKEYS
FINANCIAL SECTOR IS A RISK IN
LIGHT OF -- [INAUDIBLE
QUESTION]
>> CERTAINLY WE ARE MONITORING
THE SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO
THE TURKISH ECONOMY AND THE
DECLINE OF THE LIRA.
TURKEYS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE
PART OF A LONG-TERM TREND.
SOMETHING OF ITS OWN MAKING AND NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACTIONS
UNITED STATES HAS TAKEN.>>
THANK YOU.
ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED
ON THAT LIST, UNDER REVIEW IS
BRUCE OHR.
HE IS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
AT SOME POINT, IS THE PRESIDENT
LEAVING THAT HE SHOULD BE
FIRED?>> I DON'T A PERSONAL
ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT FRONT.
I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO THE
SPECIFIC. >> WHY PUT A SECURITY?
CLEARANCE UNDER REVIEW THAT
WOULD MAKE HIM UNABLE TO DO HIS
JOB AND NOT FIRE HIM? >> ONCE AGAIN I DON'T HAVE
PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT BUT WE
ARE LOOKING INTO THE SPECIFIC MATTER.
PETER. >> PEOPLE CRITICIZING THE
PRESIDENT PUBLICLY ON TV, ARE
THERE GREATER RISK OF LOSING
THEIR SECURITY CLEARANCES THAN
PEOPLE THAT STAY SILENT?
>> ONCE AGAIN IT IS LOOKED AT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
WE WILL DO AN INDIVIDUAL REVIEW
AND MAKE DETERMINATION. >> THE QUESTION ABOUT THE
RETURN OF LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL
HILL.
NOW THAT THEY ARE BACK CAN YOU
LAY OUT THE WHITE HOUSE
STRATEGY FOR MOVING FORWARD
WITH THE AGENDA WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT WALL FUNDING, OBVIOUSLY A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REGULAR
CURIOUS ABOUT THE BRETT
KAVANAUGH NOMINATION MOVING
FORWARD. DACA AND OTHER ISSUES.
IF THERE IS STRATEGY IN PLACE
WITH LAWMAKERS NOW THAT THEY
ARE BACK.
>> CERTAINLY, WE HAVE CONTINUED
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ON A
NUMBER OF FRONTS.
WITH LAWMAKERS EVEN WHILE THEY
WERE NOT HERE IN WASHINGTON.
WE ARE HAPPY THAT HEARING DATES
HAVE BEEN SET FOR JUSTICE
KAVANAUGH.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HIM
GET CONFIRMED.
>> MY VERY QUICK FOLLOW-UP.
FIRST WE DID NOT MENTION
ANYTHING ABOUT A POSSIBLE
SHUTDOWN.
IS IT STILL SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT IS CONTINUING?
AND ON THE FARM BILL.
THERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER PEOPLE
IN A GRANTOR STATES CURIOUS
ABOUT THIS WORK REQUIREMENT.
THE USDA IS TRYING TO
IMPLEMENT. SOME PLACES THEY ALREADY HAVE
IT.
THEY SAY YOU HAVE TO WORK. IN OTHER AREAS YOU DO NOT HAVE
THE REQUIREMENT.
IT IS SOMETHING TO SUPPORT?>>
SOMETHING WE STILL SUPPORT IN
TERMS OF A SHUT DOWN .
I DO NOT HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON
THAT FRONT. WE CERTAINLY STILL WANT TO SEE
A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN.
WE WOULD LOVE FOR CONGRESS TO
ACTUALLY DO HIS JOB
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO
IMMIGRATION. WE HAVE A COMPLETELY BROKEN
SYSTEM. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM WORK
WITH US TO FIX IT.
>> I DO NOT HAVE UPDATES ON
THAT FRONT RIGHT NOW.
>> OMAROSA WAS THE HIGHEST
RANKING AFRICAN-AMERICAN
STAFFER IN THE WEST WING.
>> SHE ACTUALLY DID NOT WORK IN
THE WEST WING BUT GO AHEAD.
[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
>> CERTAINLY, AS I ADDRESSED
YESTERDAY, WE VALUE DIVERSITY.
NOT JUST IN THE WHITE HOUSE BUT
THROUGH THE ENTIRE
ADMINISTRATION.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TRYING
TO DIVERSIFY THE STAFF. WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF
DIVERSE STAFFERS FROM VARIOUS
BACKGROUNDS.
RACE, RELIGION, GENDER.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH AND
DO A COUNT. THE SAME I AM NOT GOING TO DO A
SIT DOWN AND COUNT ON THE
STAFFERS THAT ARE IN YOUR NEWS
ORGANIZATION.
[INAUDIBLE QUESTION]
>> WE WOULD LOVE TO DIVERSIFY
OUR STAFF AND CONTINUE TO DO
SO. WE DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO MAKE
THAT HAPPEN. RAQUEL?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE SEEING THE DEMOCRATS
EMBRACING A MORE DIVERSITY
CHOOSING MUSLIMS, ALSO
CANDIDATES TRANSGENDER, -- MY
QUESTION IS WHY DO YOU THINK
WILL BE THE AGENDA AND ALSO THE
RECENT CONTROVERSIES ABOUT RACE
AND MINORITIES ON THE ELECTION
IN NOVEMBER? >> I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT THE
POLICIES.
THAT THE INDIVIDUALS ARE
IMPLEMENTING AND HOW THEY WILL AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES AND
WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL ACTUALLY
HELP INDIVIDUALS.
PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT,
THAT'S WE ARE FOCUSED ON AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DO. ONE LAST QUESTION.
>> HARLEY-DAVIDSON, THE PRESIDENT COMMENTED EARLIER IN
THE WEEK.
MANY HARLEY-DAVIDSON OWNERS
PLAN TO BOYCOTT THE COMPANY OF
MANUFACTURING MOVES OVERSEAS.
IF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES ENDORSING THE BOYCOTT --
>> LOOK, THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE
HIS FEELINGS ON THAT VERY CLEAR.
THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUSES ON
MAKING SURE THAT WE GET GOOD
TRADE DEALS AND THAT WE KEEP
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES.
I THINK YOU WOULD RATHER SEE
THEM PUT ALL THE COMPANIES BACK
IN THE UNITED STATES AND BUILD
ALL OF THEIR GREAT MACHINES
HERE IN THIS COUNTRY.
THANKS SO MUCH GUYS, HAVE A
GREAT DAY!
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>> TONIGHT WE LOOK AT RECENT
BOOKS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
DOCTOR MICHAEL ERIC DYSON,
TALKS ABOUT WHAT HIS BOOK,
"WHAT TRUTH SOUNDS LIKE".
MARISA JANACK ON HER BOOK .
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