to maui. you could load c 5 a s with bottled water and get that moving in. releasing water for wildfires? my god, i didn t expect to hear that on the program tonight. that s absolutely unbelievable. laura: michael, i know back in the day during katrina chertoff tied your hands and you got dumped on for that in this case just focusing on the president again, tone really does matter. and, again, he is supposed to be mr. empathy. and you don t see it when you are at the beach. this is a horrific event for the united states. that, i mean, if donald trump was at the beach when something like this happened under his watch, i mean, they always criticize him for being on the golf course, i know. but this really took the cake. well, it really did. he should be, i don t think he knows how to use the bully pulpit. he should be using the bully pulpit to talk about everything that s going on and assuring the people in maui and frankly all
with regard to going to hawaii, if he wants to go to honolulu and meet with the governor, that s fine. but i can tell you from personal experience that if he goes to maui, it will interrupt operations. because the united states secret service will put an air cap over maui. they won t let any helicopters fly. it will be a complete disaster. mr. president, can you go to honolulu. you can get your photo op. talk to the governor, but i would encourage to you frankly stay away for a little while and let fema, who needs to be on the ground let them be on the ground doing their job right now. laura: so the possibility of going to meet with volunteers on their way or even, you know, national guard or beginning to airlift supplies in, that would be okay. but actually descending upon the ruins, which i m not sure anyone was really expecting him to do, that would interrupt and interfere with the response. that s understood. that s understood. but i want get your reaction,
laura: senator dianne feinstein s chimed in. this whole story makes me sad, i don t think the dianne feinstein i knew would have brought a lawsuit just because others did it doesn t mean it is a good idea and this is doing real damage to her legacy. laura: no concern about biden s legacy from claire bear there, mollie. mollie: sad as it is to see people in this situation, whether it isjohn fetterman, its bipartisan really. it is not good for people being represented. people are powerful and have tons of people who rely on them for their paycheck, it is emblem attic with centralized power in
9-10 police departments is short-handed. cops are fed up and they get out of the profession. laura: i ve talked to so many police officers where i live and other parts of the country and done ride-alongs, you learn so much from the police, how difficult this job is. when you see that video of the middletown, connecticut, next door to where i grew up, wonderful place to grow up, you saw that police officer hesitate, didn t she? he came at her with a hammer and you have to believe something in the back of her mind said, if i shoot and i defend myself, i might be the next person on trial for some type of racial response. that is what i fear is happening all too often. laura, it absolutely is. i trained this i m sorry, i travel this country and train police officers and that is what
and human waste and often bodies on the street. this is incompatible with successful business and if that is something businesses have to do to part, it is tragic, really tragic. laura: bottom line, democrats believe that any american who works hard and tries to build a better life for themselves and their family a facist, maybe a trump supporter. they prefer criminals because they believe in america, high crime rates are what we deserve at this point. for too many americans, that is what you are getting. if you live in one of the places where crime is out of control and seems to pay for most criminals, you have to hope the voters turn on the democrat party. until they do, this situation will continue to deteriorate and that s the angle. joining me now is retired police officer betsy smith.