Transcripts For CNNW Anderson Cooper 360 20160909 : comparem

Transcripts For CNNW Anderson Cooper 360 20160909

Promised there would be no Ground Troops used if iraq or syria. And shes gotten some criticism from people who say shes taking an important option off of the table here, anderson. She said that she would support american troops, Special Forces, doing reconnaissance assisting, indigenous or local forces and providing advisory roles which is the terminology currently used by the white house. Some also thought that by not acknowledging that some Special Forces are currently in combat situations in iraq and syria, she was also, you know, sort of perpetuating this idea that there are no troops who are in harms way. In fact, they are. Some of them have actually died. Dru donald trump hitting her on this saying shes telegraphing isis, she commented on donald trump not having a firm grasp of the facts when it comes to National Security and the issues that were discussed last night. Trump had an event earlier today. He also tried to address some of the things that were said in the forum last night. Thats right. This is the one that really bothers the Clinton Campaign the most. It was his claim last night that he was totally against the war in iraq. It is not true, and that went un fact checked last night during the forum. Donald trump, listen to this today, saying the same thing. I opposed going in, and i did oppose it. Despite the media saying no, yes, no. I opposed going in. And i opposed the reckless way Hillary Clinton took us out. Along with President Obama. Letting isis fill that big, terrible void. But i was opposed to the war from the beginning. Long after my interview with howard stern. That interview in 2002 with howard stern where he said he was for the war, and what he really hangs his hat on, anderson, is a 2004 interview with esquire magazine where he says that he was against it. Now, he in that article voices concerns about how the war had been conducted, but esquire, itself, has been very clear about the fact that he wasnt against it. In fact, there was an editors note put out today saying that donald trump has repeatedly claimed to have been against the war because of this article that was in 2004 and this editors note says this is 2004 during the article and also he doesnt actually say that hes against the war. It was 2003 when the war started, so they say the timeline completely nullifies his claim. Yeah. Brianna keilar, thanks very much. One of trumps most surprising remarks, perhaps inflammatory remarks to some was russian president about Vladimir Putin, the man accused of war crimes, violations of international law, saying hes more of a leader than the current president of the United States. When asked to elaborate, trump said putin called him brilliant so hell take the compliment and say great things back. How to break with that view and still support their partys nominee. Mana raju reports. Reporter the reviews for donald trump were in a word, rough. Senate Foreign Relations chairman bob corker is a trump supporter. But not so supportive of trumps praising of Vladimir Putin. I think, you know, one has to be careful to let Flattery Influence how you feel about someo someone. We obviously have tremendous differences in our two Countries National interest. There are things that we should be aligned with them on like the fight against terrorism, but, you know, hes been fairly ruthless. Trump is making the mistake for the ages of thinking that putin is a good leader and a constructive force. Reporter House Speaker paul ryan and other republicans distancing themselves from trumps remarks, but trying to avoid criticizing their partys nominee. Vladimir putin is an aggressor that does not share our interests and that is an adversarial stance and hes acting like an adversary. Are you concerned, though, about trump praising Vladimir Putin . I made my points about putin clear right there. Ill leave it at that. Reporter republican john mccain in a tough reelection in arizona where he needs to win over trump backers declining to wade in. What do you think about trump praising Putin Last Night . I dont have any comments to make. Ive been busy with the Defense Authorization bill and thats been the focus of all my attention and i did not observe what happened. Reporter but you obviously have been very critical of putin. Whats that . Reporter youve obviously been very critical of putin. Of course, i have. Hes a murderer and thug. Reporter rob portman in a battle back home to save his seat criticizing putin and obama. I think we have to restore american leadership. Reporter the fallout comes as republicans debate trumps temperament. Namely whether he can be trusted with the nuclear codes. Some like senator Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and nevada congressman joe heck, whos running for the senate, are behind trump. Youre completely supporting i am. Reporter do you trust him having his finger on the Nuclear Button . I do. Reporter why do you say that . Why wouldnt i . Reporter others wont answer the question. Do you trust him having his finger on the Nuclear Button . I support the republican nominee. My race is about me. Reporter are you comfortable with him as having his finger on the puck lNuclear Button . And ted cruz who famously declined to endorse him at the president ial election, talking about his former rival. Do you have concerns with trump praising Putin Last Night . You want to weigh in at all . Anderson, even though trump continues to put his party in an awkward spot, many republicans are simply feeling a lot better about his improving poll numbers. The Number Two Senate republican, john cornyn, told me that the Tightening Margin in Battleground States gives their party a strong chance of keeping the senate. They just are worried that if trump continues to make controversial statements, it could make their reelection races even tougher. Anderson . Manu, thanks very much. A lot to talk about with our panel. Joining me tonight cnn political commentator, Christine Quinn who supports Hillary Clinton. Former Trump Campaign manager, corey lewandowski. Cnn political analyst, the New York Times National Political reporter, alex persons. Spokesperson for moveon. Org, colleen who supports clinton. And andre bower who supports trump. Its interesting, alex, we saw both candidates kind of doing cleanup today. Was the Forum A Home Run for either one of them . I dont think it was. I do think in this debate over russia and trumps comments about vladimir peutin, you see which candidate added something new to the president ial debate. Hillary clinton was on the defensive over her emails last night. Clearly that issue has not been put to rest. It was trump both on russia, his comments about american generals, his comments about Sexual Assault in the military i think provided more new material for democrats and you saw Hillary Clinton really pouncing on the opportunity in a way we have not seen her do really since the democratic convention. Corey, trup Trdonald Trump C Out today essentially Fact Checking Hillary Clinton, what she said about his record on the iraq war. He continues to say he was always against the war. There was this interview on howard stern where he said, stern say, are you for invading iraq . Trump says, yeah, i guess so, you know, i wish at the time it was done correctly, first time. Thats right. He also refers to a january 2003 interview he did with neil cavuto on fox, two full months before the war started. His quote was, perhaps we shouldnt be doing it. Thats his exact quote when asked about the iraq war. Thats not saying yeah, i guess so, isnt really an overall endorsement. The war started on march 19th, 2013. He was on neil Ca Vurvuto In Jay of 2013 saying we shouldnt be doing this. To go on, howard stern says, i even favor, yeah, i guess so. Not really a ringing endorsement. Hes been very clear that he has been opposed to the war and hasnt changed from that position. Thats not very clear. Christine, to you, is it very clear . Its not very clear at all. I mean, he said on howard stern, yeah, i think so. Is this our news source, howard stern is where were getting our news from . Thats what donald trump appeareding on. He said yeah, i guess so. Thats the only one who happened to ask him at the time. He went on Howard Sterns show so its really not fair for him supporters to say thats not a legitimate place to go. I wouldnt go on Howard Sterns show, but other people would. If you go on any show if you go on any show, you are stuck with what you said on that show. Thats a validation of that reporter he went to. You cant throw it away. I think one of the most significant facts we heard tonight is the stance that vanity fair taking. Donald trump has repeatly referred to that interview as the one where he made it clear. Which he didnt. And for a magazine to go as far as an editors note vanity fair he said the wars are a mess. That was five days after the invasion had begun. I mean, so that for them to take that step even Trump Supporters have to accept he changed his position. Five days after the war started he said to vanity fair the war is a mess. January 2013, he said to neil cavuto on fox, perhaps we shouldnt be doing it. That was his answer. Talking about where we should go to dinner, perhaps we should get chinese. He also said perhaps we should delete our emails. Neil, we are in, we went in, had to find them. If he was alive, had to find him. You know they fulfilled the pledge. People are going to say we shouldnt be there regardless and have other visitors saying, well, we were there and have to do the best. We were there regardless of what should have been done. I mean, hes not exactly, you know, making a brave, clear stand, im against the war. Hes also not taking a steadfast position where i voted for the war and support it 100 . Theres no question, its unequivocally. Hillary clinton supported the war. Shes admitted to supporting the war. When youre not in a leadership position, youre able to vacillate back and forth and say, well perhaps we should, perhaps we shouldnt have. Arent you . Well, the other thing i was going to say is he was a private citizen then. He wasnt getting intel briefings. So he didnt have all the information, anyway. I get that, but why now say this is what i said when, in fact, thats not what you said . He speaks to gloss over the howard stern thing completely. Well, i think his feeling is that, when you look back at it, he wasnt for it. I guess, even then he really didnt even get a resounding endorsement to go. It sounded like even then he didnt feel comfortable in going. But its, again, i appreciate what you said about not having the briefings. I think that is a fair point. But its not what he felt he said. Its what he said. And its on the record and even reaffirmed by vanity fair on the record. Lets just listen to what he said. Are you for invading iraq . Yeah, i guess so. You know, i wish it was i wish the first time it was done correctly. Okay. I mean, you can take coreen, how do you take it . I think thats the main problem with donald trump, he cant apologize or at least say i maede a mistake. I understand he didnt have the briefings and wasnt an elected official. Say, i was wrong, i made a mistake and lets not move on. Hes not in the business of apologizing. Hes also against the way the u. S. Pulled out but he also was on larry kings show and other shows saying we should get out, who cares, its going to be civil war, somebody worse is going to get in. Declare victory, what they did in vietnam, Declare Victory and get out. A buzz businesinessowner, be a question about Foreign Policy i get that. What you have instead is Hillary Clinton i get that. Just why now say i said Something Else when, in fact, thats not what they said . He could say, you know, i was a private Businessfern Person at time. Maybe i shouldnt have answered because iton have full information. Thats right. I have more information, this is what i think now. That would be fine. One could accept that. They could also have accepted him saying i dont have enough info to answer but lets talk about real estate, i have info. To pretend and almost think the American People arent smart enough to follow the record is insulting and really, i think, offensive to voters who see that record and its okay to change your position, but its not okay to kind of exist in this gas his position on neil cavuto in january of 2003, perhaps with we shouldnt be doing it, perhaps we should be waiting for the United Nations to go in there first. Thats what he said. That doesnt mean he supports it. You used that as proof he was against you heard his own audio on the howard stern show. This is yeah, i guess so. Right . Youre pointing to, saying perhaps this, perhaps that. You know i can i just he goes on to say i think the economy is a much bigger problem than the iraq situation. Thats what our focus should be. Thats what hes talking about. Something he knows more about as a businessowner. Hes saying we should be focusing more on the economy than this iraq issue. You know whats curious to me, very similar to the way he answered the howard stern question, if we go back to when Chris Matthews asked him about whether women who Shave Abortios should be held criminally accountable, he gave that same kind of wait a second, think it through and answer. An answer that was completely outrageous targeting women who had pabortions and had to backpedal that. Let her finish. He has a record of answering things that he hasnt thought through then moving forward in i want corey to respond. As a business executive, donald trump did not have the authorization to put our troops in harms way, which Hillary Clinton did by authorizing the iraq war. People died because of her vote. Thats the bottom line. What led him to say he supported it then in the same Chris Matthews case, led him to say karine then we got to go. To the point, another example is the birther movement. He was asked about it a couple of days. He was like, no one cares about that. Why cant he say, i apologize, right . Hes having this faux africanamerican outreach. He can never do this. This is like saying i turned over all my email, right, oh, i was honest, i turned over all my email, not the 15,000, this is about yoga, and chelsea, you mine t mean the benghazi ones . You wouldnt really know where she stood. What did she say, did i wipe the server clean with a cloth . This is actually about this is actually about then she hammered 15 devices with a hammer to make sure actually, again, for the record, it was somebody on her staff did, yes. I understand why the Trump Campaign wants to constantly pivot back to emails. I get it. But this is about what donald trump this is about Donald Trumps record on the iraq war. And what he said. When he wasnt a candidate and he was a candidate. And you know what, he has to bear up to those statements, those words, not twist them and manipulate them into a pretzel. We got to take a quick break. 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