We are honored to have you with us tonight. Standard speaker protocol calls for me to make a joke at this point. [laughter] to relax the room, bring us together and let me move on to more serious subjects. David bradley, a wonderful support here tonight, is genius of this. The problem is, i dont know any jokes about the First Amendment unless i go all George Carlin on you. [laughter] and we have to keep this dinner pg. So i did what a modern person would do, i googled. I mean i asked alexa, i mean i asked siri. [laughter] about jokes about the First Amendment. Not much luck there. Not due to the technology. Of course. There are many stories about someone making a joke of the First Amendment and countless stories about whether the First Amendment does or does not cover jokes about mothers in law, police or various ethnic and racial minorities. The answer by the way is yes, yes, and yes. I have found some possible material from lenny bruce, but i figured we had that angle covered already
The dawn a response to some things that donald trump has said that he would like to do with policies on health care, immigration, reproductive health, the economy. A lot of it was about galvanizing debates and, as the editorial wrote today, throwing cold water on the idea that donald trump is an avatar of all americans. Are a lot of voters who are not supportive of his policies and his platform. What cohen do you think he set in his opening speech and what were you hoping for and listening for . Somethingoping for more conciliatory and something that would indicate that he would be a president for all americans. He has undermined that message through tweeting and other comments about haters and losers. I was hoping for more of it all was more and it consistent with the things said during the campaign and a line of red meat for his base and i would say that it was dark. Of could see the influence wing bannon and right nationalist sentiment that was present throughout the campaign and i
It is nice enough to have class outside today. Press. Rden i want to start off this afternoon by a quick comment on the tragic and heartbreaking. Vents that unfolded i want to make sure that i acknowledged our thoughts and prayers got to all of the families of the three victims and we hope for a speedy and full recovery for those who were wounded. The president this morning led a discussion with some of the top thinking about how the government can modernize and provide a better, more Efficient Service to the american people. The Companies Represented in the room included nearly 4 Million People worldwide and at least point 1ion one. 78 million americans here in our nation. Starting in small, interactive groups, the cabinet members share their strategic perspectives on how they might achievosr discussions with the president. The meeting was hosted by the office of American Innovation and it was another opportunity for the administration to engage private sector and harness its knowledg
Day, the host of cnns reliable sources, Brian Stelter. Thank you. [applause] thank you very much. A little bit of a live edition of reliable sources even if reaction what Kellyanne Conway was saying a few minutes ago. We have carrie dudoll brown. David kurt patrick, author of the facebook effect and well talk about facebooks role in the news and cecelia vega, correspondent for abc. Covered Clinton Campaign and covering the trump administration. Ses sell yaw, the Kellyanne Conway said the press is presumptively negative about the man you cover every day. Are you presumptively negative . Im presumptively cynical. That is my job. Not just skeptical but cynical . Skeptical and cynical, we have to be both given this administrations relationship with the truth and how tough it is for us to get at that right now. Do we start our day and i can speak for all of us, in a negative manner . Absolutely not. That is not our tone in perspective of our coverage. My sense this perception there is this
Day, the host of cnns reliable sources, Brian Stelter. Thank you. [applause] thank you very much. A little bit of a live edition of reliable sources even if reaction what Kellyanne Conway was saying a few minutes ago. We have carrie dudoll brown. David kurt patrick, author of the facebook effect and well talk about facebooks role in the news and cecelia vega, correspondent for abc. Covered Clinton Campaign and covering the trump administration. Ses sell yaw, the Kellyanne Conway said the press is presumptively negative about the man you cover every day. Are you presumptively negative . Im presumptively cynical. That is my job. Not just skeptical but cynical . Skeptical and cynical, we have to be both given this administrations relationship with the truth and how tough it is for us to get at that right now. Do we start our day and i can speak for all of us, in a negative manner . Absolutely not. That is not our tone in perspective of our coverage. My sense this perception there is this