From a meeting trump held with hispanic supporters in new york on saturday. Heres what his Campaign ManagerKellyanne Conway told cnn today. So what donald trump said yesterday in that meeting differed very little from what hes said publicly, dana, including his Convention Speech last month in cleveland. Its that we need a, quote, fair and humane way of dealing with what is expected to be about 11 million Illegal Immigrants in this country. Nothing was said yesterday that differs from what mr. Trump has said yesterday. Let me play something from what mr. Trump was said previously. Listen to what he said back in november. Well have a Deportation Force. Youll do it humanely. Will they get ripped out of their homes . How. If they came from a certain country, theyll be sent back to that country. Thats the way its supposed to be. Does donald trump still support that, a Deportation Force removing the 11 million or so undocumented immigrants . What he supports and if
you go back to the Convention Speech a month ago, dana, what he said is that we enforce the law, that were respectful of those americans who are looking for wellpaying jobs and that were fair and humane for those who live among us in this country. As the weeks wbr id wbr785 unfold as the weeks unfold hell lay out the specifics of that plan that he would implement as president of the United States. Wo that include a Deportation Force, the kind he talked about this that sound bite and during the republican primaries . To be determined. While trumps future support of a Deportation Force remained tbd, we did learn more about his campaign war chest. Brandnew documents filed with the federal Election Committee found that trump ended july with 38 million on hand for his campaign compared with Hillary Clintons 58 million. Today trump has spent 89 million on this run for the white house. Thats a fraction of the 268 b
million thats been spent by clinton. A lot to dissect this hour. Joining me is our panel, amy kramer and a. Scott bolden is the former cham of the washington, d. C. , Democratic Party and a Hillary Clinton supporter. Thank you both for being here. Good evening. Good evening to you both. Amy, tbd, thats what Kellyanne Conway said but also the trump camp is saying he didnt say anything new in the meeting with hispanic supporters that he hasnt said before. Either way its confusing. Does donald trump have to do a better job of explaining where he is on this issue . I believe hes going to come out with an immigration policy from the reports ive wbrid wbr1595 heard this weekend, he expects to come out with something later this week. And so i would wait and decide what i think about it until, you know, he puts out what his plan is. And thats exactly what he needs to do. He needs to talk to the American People about it. So hes lagging in the polls among minorities, right . Whether the fox news poll that shows him 46 points behind clinton when it comes to latino voters in this country, whether its the nbc wall street journal poll this shows him at 1 support among africanamericans. Would it behoove him to alter his deportation policy a bit to say, i am going to work on a way or a path towards legalization for some of these 11 million undocumented workers in this country, even if its not something you agree with, would it help him in the polls . Im not sure about that, poppy. I think that the important thing is that donald Trump Stands Firm on his positions. One of the things that, you know, galvanized people across the country is that theyre concerned about our illegal immigration situation. And they want it to be dealt with. And this administration has not dealt with it in the way that people want it to be dealt with. We want our borders secure. Its essential to our National Security. To be clear, fact checking,
the Obama Administration has seen the deportation of a number of undocumented workers in this country so much so that the Civil Rights Committee has dubbed president Obama Deporter in chief. If we do see a softening of trumps stance on how to handle the 11 million plus undocumented workers in this country, does that make Hillary Clinton more vulnerable on this issue . Because this is something shes been hammering him at. If he changes his tune, does it make it more difficult for her . Just because he changes his tune doesnt mean hes going to do it. Its impossible to understand exactly what he believes in and what he doesnt. I will say this, it is huge that his Campaign Manager, huge, was given two or three opportunities to say he would do forced deportation and build the mexican wall and she refused to do it. She said tbd. The question wasnt about the wall. He always said hes going to build a wall. The forced deportation. Its huge. It was essential to his message in the primary. This wouldnt be a pivot. This would be a reversal. Then he has to face credibility issues. Does he have credibility now if he doesnt go forward with the forced deportation with the people that supported him or does he try to get at blacks and browns and white educated voters . I think the message has been clear. I think that the die has been cast. I think its too late to get africanamericans and hispanics and educated whites back into the fold. The die has been cast. So it doesnt matter what he says. It doesnt matter if he softens his position. Youre saying the die has been cast when your candidate is way up in the polls in the battleground states, but we know weve got 80 days to go. Well see a lot more americans paying very close attention to this election after labor day. So amy, to you, though, on those numbers, it is clear that donald trump has to win over more minority voters and has to get more women on board if he wants to win the white house. Right. As he prepares for the debate this weekend, we know he started that prep this weekend, what do you want to hear him say on the debate stage september 26th to do that . I want him to talk about the policies and his solutions that hes going to implement in order to get our economy going again, to create jobs and to secure our borders and make sure that were safe as a nation. But hes been doing that, amy. What Different Things do you want to hear . Immigration policy is a big thing. Thats about our National Security and securing the borders. Thats another thing that i want to hear. I want him to reach out and appeal to these people and talk about why he is going to be a better president than barack obama or Hillary Clinton would be because Hillary Clinton will be four more years of the same of this administration that weve had the past eight years. And thats what donald trump needs to articulate. And i think thats what hes trying to do out on the campaign trail. He is out there, hes held 24
events already this month. And hes continuing to meet with people. As we talked about before, hes down in mississippi and texas reaching out to people. Those are not battleground states. Why is he there . Why is he there . People scratched their heads when he went to connecticut last week because its so solidly blue. Why spend money down in, you know, in texas and mississippi . Well, first of all, because number one, theres a large hispanic and latino population in texas. Why not reach out to them . Second of all, because its no secret that theres been a problem with the Republican Party as well as the Democratic Party. Hes trying to bring the Republican Base together, reach out probably to some of those ted cruz supporters, the nevertrumpers out there. And look, i think ted cruz said did exactly what he didnt intend to do. He unified people at the convention when he got up on that Convention Stage and didnt endorse donald trump. But trump is going to texas and im sure hes trying to reach out to those people. Theres no place that these candidates show not go, poppy. Switching gears here, scott, i got to ask you about this because this week we learned at the end of the week that the Clinton Foundation will stop taking money from foreign governments and from corporations if Hillary Clinton is elected president and that bill clinton will not give paid speeches. He hasnt done so since 2015. But today on state of the union our dana bash pressed clintons Campaign Manager robby mook on this point, on the decision to not stop that donation from foreign governments now or while she was secretary of state. Why wait until shes president if she wins. Listen. But if this is the right policy now, why not do it when shes running for president . The foundation is doing an enormous amount of work and it
takes time when youre in a number of countries around the world to retool, refocus the mission and adapt. As you said, they receive a great deal of funding through these streams and it will just take some time for them to readjust. Scott to you, first. I dont disagree. I dont disagree. And there is an optics issue, but having referenced it as several nonprofits and forget me for putting my legal hat on, but theres nothing illegal or inappropriate about what the Clinton Foundation or the initiative has done. Theyve done incredible work. It does take time if youre going to retool or withdraw that because of perception purposes. But lets be real clear. The actual argument would be why not start now . Why not start stopping this now . Well, i dont think that the Campaign Manager for Hillary Clinton said they werent going to do that. He just said it took time. But again this is above and beyond what the 501 c 3 rules
require. Were on unchartered ground here. Theres never been a wife of a former president and now she has a good shot at being a president and hes going to be the first man. This is uncharted ground. I know what theyre going to have to do with this foundation is treat it as a blind trust and continue to retool it and continue to consult with the lawyers and 5013c experts so theres no issue with regard to if im giving money to the Clinton Foundation that somehow im trying to gain access to the white house. If those contributors want Hillary Clinton to win, then i think they should give and they have been or will give to the campaign itself amy we have a lot more discussion to do about this. We all agree that we want to avoid that negative perception. Amy, final thoughts . I just think when youve accepted money from foreign governments and Foreign Corporations foundations do that all the time. Yes, but they dont have somebody that is on the taxpayer dollar either working and theres not somebody thats running for president of the United States. I think theres a clear conflict of interest. And i think that actually the moneys that have already been donated ought to be returned and the foundation should be shut down just like the boston globe wrote this past week. Scott, amy, thank you very much. Spirited debate, as always. You guys have a great week. Thank you. A programming note for you, an interview with my colleague alisyn camerota, you wont want to miss. She went and sat down with mike pence. That exclusive interview tomorrow on new day beginning at 6 00 a. M. Eastern. The new reality for parts of louisiana after absolutely devastating floods, homes filled with water, furniture heaped on lawns. Families living in shelters. Our Polo Sandoval is live in the flood zone. Polo . Reporter and poppy, we have seen these occasional downpours that are, quite frankly, adding insult to injury for families
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Widespread devastation. As youre about to hear, also heartbreak. This is where the kitchen was right here. The water got up to about 2 1 2 foot in the house. Reporter step through jule leblancs home in the city of gonzales and you see what hundreds of homes in southern louisiana look like today, a bare interior stripped of any comforts of home. We had to gut everything totally in the house. Reporter he only saved what he and his son alec could carry out as the water approached his doorstep last monday. Most of what was left behind had to be discarded and now sits soaked on the front lawn. It happened fast. And its sad. You do what you got to do. We saved a lot. Thanks to him and my brother, they put everything as high as they could. Reporter leblanc saved his family and the small irreplaceable items including his motherinlaws albums. Her stuff she kept in this blue tote. This is what gets me. I said, we dont need to get that. So i felt bad the next day because i didnt want it destroyed. And i said, im going back. I dont care how deep it is. To get her things that she wanted. This is a damn shame. Reporter alec used his cell phone to capture that return home along with his son. I dont even remember it was his birthday because all the trauma that was going on. Happy birthday to you reporter there was time for a brief celebration amid the heartbreak, though, dad fashioned a makeshift cake out of whipped cream and a few cookies. I actually sang happy birthday to him while we were standing in the water in the house. Reporter like many of the families on the block, leblanc has help from friends, neighbors and coworkers. Im living in my camp. Its going to be rough for the next two months, but all of us are safe. Were alive. Reporter even with those helping hands, he says, it will be weeks, perhaps months before he turns his house into a home again. And as we expect to see a president ial visit here in the coming days, you talk to some of the people in these communities, you ask them what they hope the president gets from the visit. Not only do they hope that he actually sees this level of devastation, but that he also allows for really an expedited process for federal funding to arrive for some of these families. We mentioned at the top, sure, some families, a small percentage may have flood insurance, but replacing their contents is going to be very difficult and very expensive. And of course, all those things that are irreplaceable, no matter how much money you have. Polo, thank you very much. Live for us tonight in gonzales, louisiana. If youd like to learn more about how you can help the flood victims in louisiana, go to cnn. Com impact. We have a number of ways there that you can help. Coming up, a horrific suicide bombing kills dozens gathered for a wedding celebration in turkey. The attacker believed to be as
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