Idiot which trump called an amazing theatrical experience, maybe less amazing if American Idiot is now directed at you dont want to be an American Idiot jeanne moos, cnn, new york. And thanks for joining us. Ac 360 with anderson starts now. Its like the world gone crazy this morning. Trumps performance was beyond belief. Good evening, everyone. That quote is from a senior european diplomat talking to cnn about the nato summit in brussels and what the president said there today. Now, this diplomat we should point out is not alone. The western allies have been talking about it. The russians vietnam be talking about it. The world, and tonight so will we. Yet as shocking as it may be to our allies, as troubling as it is to some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, it should not be surprising whether voters at the time gave it much credence. What happened today in brussels is what donald trump campaigned on. He said he was going to do this. Its the distilled essence of what he has believed
down. okay, the proliferation of the ent net globally, we know there was nor pap and sean leaned in to the in-person line that is so painful. on a human level, how did you feel about having o do that? we tried to put the best on it. i never felt like i was asked directly to lie. but i also didn t have to be an on-camera spokesperson for the president, which is clearly a very, very difficult job. do you think sean spicer and sarah sanders have lied and been asked to lie on tv? i think sarah, who i think is a very good person and who does
because there are several people on the list, maybe not papadopolous, but cohen, he used to have nice things to say about him until it was clear that he was no longer there to be on team trump and it became more about team cohen. you know, jeffrey toobin, it is fair to say all of these individuals who decided to plead guilty, they now work for robert mueller. that s how it works with top prosecutors. they work from the bottom up. but here, you know, think about how prominent these people are and they re all now convicted felons. i mean donald trump has more convicted felons around him than a lot of mafia dons. i mean it is just an extraordinary number of people. you know, because it has happened gradually we sort of isn t focused on just how many prominent people around donald trump are either on their way to prison or, you know, will be there shortly. you know, the question is what do they know. now, it is true that rudy guilliani and sarah sanders have
she mentioned the story of the flight into egypt where the holy family goes into egypt. the u.n. definition of a refugee is someone who fears persecution legitimately and flees their homeland. and that s what the holy family did. so he was a refugee. the whole thrust of the old and the new testaments is basically welcoming the stranger. jesus says at one point if you welcome the stranger you welcome me. i don t know how anyone can read the bible and say jesus is not all about not only being on the side of the marginalized but welcoming the stranger. he says it over and over again. i m sort of mystified what gospel she s reading. jeff sessions as well as sarah sanders have talked about biblical scripture talking about the importance of obeying laws. the laws of man. that s right. as you re saying, anderson, those are the laws of man. jesus over and over again sort of points us to higher laws. one of the ironies is a lot of these conservative christians have no trouble saying that
welcoming the stranger. jesus says if you welcome the stranger you welcome me. jesus is welcoming the stranger. he says it over and over jeff sessions as well as sarah sanders have talked about biblical scripture talking about the importance of obeying laws. the laws of man. that s right. as you re saying, anderson, those are the laws of man. jesus over and over again sort of points us to higher laws. one of the ironies is a lot of these conservative christians have no trouble saying that there are higher laws when it comes to things like abortion and same-sex marriage, which are both legal, right? but in the case of refugees suddenly the law becomes an idol. it s also very selective when they decide that laws are going to be the most important thing. basically, jesus is saying god s law supersedes man s laws, and that comes across in almost every bible story.