we also know, trk. the blind shaking others who have been tried, convicted and sent away for in that same district in lower manhattan. that lower manhattan district has a perfect track record of convictions. peter? reporter: the president will pose that very question. he considered sending this attacker to guantanamo bay. he said, yes, it would be something he would be considering. he also complained about, as he has routinely over the course of the campaign, that we re too politically correct, we need to get much tougher. and i quote, i today am starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery program. he referred to the attacker as both an animal and says the act is a horrible one. more broadly he complained about
videos of isis propaganda on one of those phones. we have to leave it there, and thank you for joining us tonight. i m sure we will hear more from you in coming days. president trump taking immediate action in the aftermath of terrorism in new york city. i am today starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery program. sandra: ed henry live at the white house with the back story on the diversity lottery program. then, bill bennett is here on the president s response to the tragedy today. plus, as we are learning new details and the terror suspects background, former cia officer buck sexton and rob o neill are here. you too, unnecessary er visits. and hey, unmanaged depression, don t get too comfortable. we re talking to you, cost inefficiencies, and data without insights. and fragmented care, stop getting in the way of patient recovery
president trump: today we mourn the horrifying terrorist attack in new york city. meeting with his cabinet, laid the blame squarely on the diversity visa lottery program and declared he would take steps to end it. the president trump: it sounds nice it s not good, it hasn t been good. we have been against it. we want to immediately work with congress on the diversity lottery program on terminating it, getting rid of it. we want a merit-based program where people come into our country based on merit. the president also took aim at chuck schumer, saying it was eight chuck schumer beauty, i want merit-based. while he did help create the visa program back in 1990, he also sought to end it in 2013, deporting these so called gang
diversity lottery. diversity lottery. sounds nice. it s not nice. it s not good. it s not good. it hasn t been good. we ve been against it. so we want to immediately work with congress on the diversity lottery program on terminating it, getting rid of it. we want a merit based program. let s go to our senior white house correspondent jim acosta. the president offered his condolences to the victims families. he called the attack suspect an animal. what else is he demanding from congress? reporter: it didn t take long for president trump to inject politics into the aftermath of this terror attack in new york city. as you heard there a few moments ago, he wants to use this terrorist attack toll rapidly redraw this country s immigration system. you heard him say there that he wanted to get rid of this
states from a visa program. here s the program just moments ago from the cabinet room. in am today, starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery program. i am going to ask congress to immediately initiate work to get rid of this program. we want a merit base program. where people come in based on merit. and we want to get rid of chain migration. we are stopped by democrats because they are obstructionist and honestly don t want to do what is right for the country. harris: the president blamed senator chuck schumer for the diversity program. and schumer is hitting back. i alms believed that