paris defying france s ban on demonstrations. police firing tear gas to disperse them earlier today. the paris police chief says about 100 protesters have been detained. president obama is on his way to paris to attend that global climate summit with about 120 other world wells eleaders. the president left a very rainy washington. we ll take you back to paris to talk to someone who got caught up in those protests. at this hour, ben carson is wrapping up his two-day trip to jordan. he met to meet with syrian refugees. it was closed to the press. this morning, chuck todd asked him if he regretss comparing syrian refugees to rabid dogs. the syrians and the people here completely understood what i was saying. it s only the news media in our country that thinks that you are calling syrians dogs. they understand here that we re talking about the jihadists, the islamic terrorists.
own decisions. he plans in the next few days and the coming days he said in a statement to put out his own foreign policies. a problem he blames in part on the obama and clinton administrations. this is carson not only coming here to be seen as someone who knows more about the refugee crisis but somebody whose credentials are stronger and we ll see what the plan is in coming days, lynda. oren, in the past, he s made controversial comments about refugees. in particular, he compared some syrian refugees to rabid dogs. has he had a change of heart? reporter: well, based on his statement that he put out yesterday, certainly seems like it. he says it s a human tragedy. it seems like a carefully worded statement. he said the u.s. taking in 25,000 syrian refugees isn t enough. but instead of coming out and blatantly saying yes, the u.s. should take in more refugees. he s saying the u.s. should help countries like jordan that are taking in the syrian refugees.
walking things back, robert? i think he did. it s hard to put the toothpaste back in the tube. he used a comment of rabid dogs in the context of the syrian refugees. it s good he s going over there to get a unique perspective. clearly his staff has walked him through the intricacies of middle eastern politics and politics of foreign policy and how your words really have a lot of merit. he appeared to be very thoughtful. somewhat substantive. the issue is what is your plan about the syrian refugee crisis, and what are you specifically going to do about it because that is the issue. that s the real question. we re still waiting for that answer not only from donald trump and others but specifically from dr. carson. all right. you brought up donald trump. chuck todd also asked him this morning about his recollection of muslims celebrating in new jersey after 9/11. here s what s trump had to say. i saw it on television. so did many other people. and many in jersey city? you saw je
and ellis, you said he wanted to see for himself what the situation is. he said he talked to a number of people from medical professionals to refugees themselves and, yes, they want to be repatriated and he still is challenging, however, the u.s., that the u.s. needs to do more to assist the refugees abroad. is that a reasonable discovery based on the trip he just made? well, listen, fridaed, you h to doubt the guy s judgment. his main description seems to be that the ritz-carlton is running the place. it s absolutely lovely, there. he said it s nice. maybe we ought to all move over to those refugee camps. listen, this is a guy who clearly does not know what he is talking about, right? and after paris, after the rabid dogs which was the last phrase that he used in this realm and after six or eight other blunders, i think this coming to the edge of the point where he can continue to say well, don t worry because when i m elected
on the obama and clinton administrations. lynda. of course, oren, carson has made controversial comments in the past about the refugees. he compared them to rabid dogs. do you think he s had a change of heart? reporter: from the statement he released, it seems like this. that will depend upon what his plan is for the syrian crisis. it seems like it s had a real and profound effect on him as he visited the refugee camps in northern jordan. it will come down to what his plan is. he hasn t released too much about it. only saying the u.s. needs in some way to do more. this could very much be carson trying to backtrack or cover that comparison between some syrian refugees, calling them or comparing them to rabid dogs. it will depend what that plan is and how and when he laz it out. we look forward to seeing