Transcripts for CNN State of the Union With Jake Tapper 2015

CNN State of the Union With Jake Tapper July 19, 2015 13:10:00

form of government. i do not. i believe the people of cuba deserve what everyone else in the western mem us fear has, democracy. >> let's turn to immigration for a second. i know this might be a bit awkward because you just defended him very strongly, but senator john mccain had some not so nice words for you in a recent interview with the new yorker magazine the two of you worked to the on immigration reform in the senate of course but when asked about your leadership style mccain quote licked his finger, held it up in the air and laughed, referring to which way the wind blows. he said rubio backed away from it. i wanted to give you an opportunity to respond. >> that's just john mccain being john mccain. at the end of the day that bill had no chance to pass in the house. i repeatedly warned people working with me, you can go back and see the roord, i told them if this bill is not stronger on the enforcement front i will go nowhere. that's exactly how it played out. and as a result we've made no progress on immigration reform. i warned everybody about that during that process. every time i would warn people about it they said i was trying to unravel the process. i was being honest with them. there is no way this bill was

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