one more if we have time for it. i m concerned if trump feels more heat from the russian probe he ll act irrationally and dangerously toward north korea. jim hilt, i heard that from radio callers this week who wonder and worry that this is a response to what s taking place domestically. i would hate to think, and i don t believe that the president would gin up the korean situation so as to divert attention from russia, but i know that that s a concern on many people s minds. up ahead, since leaving office, barack obama has mostly been quiet, and now that s about to change. but will this help the democrats or just hand president trump his favorite target? i ll ask dnc chair tom perez. plus, i m not alone in my declaration of independence on my voter registration form, but i wish there were more independent candidates to vote for. well, there s a move afoot that s trying to make that a reality.
felt that the apology was indeed a day late. he was in the federal witness protection program from the time of the alleged assault until 1:00 a.m. when he said that he was victorious in the election. i m distressed by it. i m distressed not only by his apparent conduct but also by those voices that are supportive of what he did, including some of the people who shouted out during his victory speech. what a new low it represents that you can take this approach with a member of the media, even if you were to assume that the questioning was hostile, and i m not saying that i think it was, but certain of my radio callers do, but it s a disturbing sign and predictable given our discourse. well, some of these members of congress and some of the questions that they are dealing with, i feel like listening to that reporter. that was nothing. michael smerconish, thank you so much. we ll see you tomorrow morning
violated a pattern and practice of violating african-american and latinos rights in the shi of chicago. that has to be dealt with and separately from the fact of what you re talking about which is african-americans killing other african americans in chicago. let s deal with the police. the police are hired to protect and serve. they act under the authority of the government. that s a very different issue than the crime you re describing happening in some communities in chicago and we can t conflate the two. brian, i m going to let you respond to that. let me say to her, if i might, i hear theis criticism from radio callers. don t we spend more time evaluating police conduct than we do investigating and discussing some of the underlying problems that create the murder rate to brian s point. will you respond to that? yes, let s talk about the underlying problems but talk about them realistically,
they think you re a leader, whether you ve got good qualities. we re very, very pleased with where we are in new hampshire right now. why not flat-out make the pitch and say to republicans, you might be angry about the status quote, i m angry about the status quo, but don t trump can t win the general election, i m the guy from ohio? i might want to hire you as a campaign manager. are you available to go out on the road no. jeff zucker wouldn t allow it. would you take a leave from cnn and come on out with me. i just don t hear you express it that way, but i hear it from my radio. i hear it from my radio callers. my radio callers say give me kasich, give me rubio, give me florida and ohio, we win this thing. well, look, i think it s important to tell people how you win and there isn t any doubt i d win a general election. you said at the top of the show, i m the strongest general election candidate. i have to get through the primaries. the way i do that, michael, is to ha
can t win the general election. i m the guy from ohio? i might want to hire you as a campaign manager. are you available to go out on the road? no. no. jeff zucker wouldn t allow it. will you take a leave from cnn and come on out with me? no. i just don t hear you express it that way, but i hear it from my radio, from my radio callers. my radio callers say, you know, give me kasich. give me rubio. give me florida and ohio. we win this thing. well, look, you know, i think i think it s important to tell people how you win, and there isn t any doubt i d win a general election. you said at the top of the show, i m the strongest general election candidate. i have to get through the primaries. and the way i do that michael, to have an opportunity for people to hear me, see me, poke me, smell me, see what they think about me. that s how it works in new hampshire. if i come out of new hampshire as one of the big stories, i believe i will be the nominee and i think i can beat hillar