Transcripts For CNNW CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 2

Transcripts For CNNW CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 20180429

Of go through what will happen in the next few hours, when they attempt to make their way to a u. S. Port of entry. Let me pack up just a little bitbit and show you what happened earlier today. They had a rally, some people actually climbed the fence, but did not cross, with immigrant advocates on the other side, a lot of them chanting, we are not criminals. In terms of what the atmosphere is, what the mood is, when you talk to any of those migrants inside, most of them have told us, were excited, its been such a long journey to get here, but theres also a lot of anxiety. Many are concerned that women could be separated from their children. I did check in with immigration officials, and they said they will only separate adults from the children only if there is some kind of concern for the safety of the child or if there is no proof that that child is the legal guardian. And on this side, we have federal police from mexico, i have spoken to them. They told me they have spoken to their counterparts in the United States. And for them, they say its important to make sure that these migrants are safe. So whats at stake here . Many of these migrants will tell you that theyre going to the United States to seek asylum, theyre from central america, most from honduras, for them this is about survival. They left honduras or guatemala because of some sort of threat that they felt, that is what they will tell you when you ask them guilt their journey. They were actually planning to go to a Border Center and seek asylum in the United States. Now the United States, the attorney general has already said that theyre going to be sending u. S. Attorneys to the border as well as extra Immigration Judges to make sure that those cases can be adjudica adjudicated, that they can handle this crowd. What you see right here are advocates, theyre not the ones who have turned themselves in. We are told this is a private meeting in which they are meeting with immigration advocates as well as attorneys. To right now, its just this sort of uncertainty, with so much at stake, as they wait to see what the Trump Administration will do when they arrive, what Border Patrol agents will do, in terms of the orders they have been given, we will know in the next few hours. Juliette is going to break down the National Security implications of all of this. You know, the president last night talked about caravan three different times in his speech. Hes trying to link it to his need and desire for more Border Security. Does this caravan have anything to do with the United States need for more Border Security . Reporter absolutely not, even the pictures are the proof of that, because essentially these are just about 100, 150 migrants, to put it in perspective, this is barely a blip in the amount of immigration we have in this country, seeking legal status, that is asylum status. That is what people have been saying a formal process through the department of Homeland Security and the department of justice. So the walls are not crumbling, the system is not broken, this is exactly whats tis pated, its just getting more media than normal. You mentioned the Media Attention that this is getting, and it seems like both sides of this argument are using these pictures to their benefit, the president trying to depict this group of people as Illegal Immigrants trying to sneak over the border, while the other side trying to show the human cost that some of these people are expending. Some people live nowhere near a border, so do they need to see these images so they can understand whats goingboardebo. Reporter President Trump seems to lump all these people into the same group, but there are many different types of people, agricultural workers, students who want to go to school. And donald trump admitted he had made some mistakes involving the enforcement of some immigration issues and there is a status known as refugee status, and its understood by law that people who are facing harm, you know, based on political persecution can actually seek asylum in the United States. They have to prove it, courts have to adjudicate it. And this is the way the system works so i think its important for americans to see the different types of migration that occur in the United States so they understand the impact of simply having a sort of, we need more wall mentality. As we have seen in new york and boston certainly, the immigration system has hurt our colleges and universities, has hurt tourism and so people should understand its a complicated border and different kinds of immigrants. You think the argument by some on the right, and the president and his administration in particular, these Asylum Seekers once theyre granted access to the United States live in some sort of an immigration limbo, they have to renew their status, they are always in that uncertain threshold of whether theyre actually citizens of the United States, or citizens of another country. Are reforms needed so people dont take advantage of that system . Reporter reforms may speed up how the status is 2kerdeterm, but its simply not true, that people dont plant roots here, but after a judge adjudicates they can stay, they can put down roots so part of where immigration policy ought to be is we are a country that accepts people, that might be religiously persecuted, politically purse cuersecuted. Its such a small number of whats happening a that there is a concern that the right and Trump Administration officials are manipulating this story line, which i think they are. The secretary of National Security sort of got criticized last thursday for focusing on 100 mymy migrants, its important for americans to understand, that theres a legal reason for allowing this kind of status, and for all we know, this status, that some of these people will not be granted it and thats why this system should work. Julieweuliannjulianne, thank perspective. As journalists and politicians were gathered in washington for a night of jibs and jabs, the president also taking a few shots at his favorite targets. The only collusion is the democrats colluded with the russians and the democrats co s colluded with lots of other people, they are very, very dishonest people. Fake news, comeys a liar and a leaker. If our Justice Department was doing the right thing, they would be a lot tougher right now on those people. He didnt stop there, the president also taking full credit for the north korea break through, they were chanting nobel. Audience nobel nobel nobel thats very nice, thank you. The president also giving a timeline for his historic sit down with north koreas leading kim jongun, saying the meeting could happen in the next three to four weeks, Boris Sanchez joins us from the white house. These details are starting to take shape. The details are still being ironed out, specifically the location, previously, there were a number of different possible destinations for this proposed meeting between kim jongun and donald trump to take place. The president announced on friday that they had whittled that down to two possible locations, still no indication of where the two leaders will meet, but certainly the positive rhetoric surrounding the Korean Peninsula in the last week, the shifting of the north korean time zone to match the south korean time zone. And trying to bridge that gap. Further one other thing that kim jongun announced that was noteworthy, that he would let in foreign observers to watch the dismantling of his nuclear facilities. Thats certainly being met with some skepticism by some in the Trump Administration, keep in mind back in 2008, kim jongil invited reporters to watch the destruction of some fours. Listen to what john bolton said. The North Koreans already agreed to this, they agreed to it in 1992 with south korea. And its also the case that they have lied about it and broken their commitments, thats why no one in the donald Trump Administration is starry eyed about what might happen here. But if they did make the decision to give up nuclear weapons, it would move much more quickly. Reporter north koreas Ballistic Missiles program, their biological and chemical weapons program. Americans that are currently imprisoned in north korea, as well as sanctions and a plethora of regional issues to discuss, all of that, cautiously optimistic. 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If she did that, putin and the group said, you know, this trump is killing us. Why dont you say that youre involved with government so that we can go and make their life in the United States even more chaotic. Look at whats happened. Look at how these politicians have fallen for this junk, russi russian collusion, give me a break. Here to discuss is David Drucker and tim niftaly. Tim, i wanted to start with you, you talk about the president s lawyer who has obviously gotten into this conversation in a much bigger way, could this just be a ploy to sew even more chaos . This is in some sense the president recognizes, which he does only rarely, that Vladimir P Putin doesnt have u. S. Interests at heart, he actually works against the u. S. He has said he has been tougher on the tougher on the russians policy wise, than people give him credit for, given his relate trick, the fact that hes so unwilling to criticize Vladimir Putin the way he will criticize the chinese or nato. And his policies are a lot tougher than people understand. And in recognizing that trump may have turned the screws on this person, lets say the person in the meeting was actually closing ercloser to th that his campaign wanted to acknowledge all along and that putin has actually been meddling in elections and in the United States. It doesnt mean that thats why trump won, but its an acknowledgement, it has to be, that they meddle, theyre trying to meddle and you cannot trust the russians or putin, and perhaps it would be helpful if he was more critical. They werent involved then, they are involved now, something along those lines. And we also heard the president slam the russia investigation, saying theres no collusion, also bragging about how tough he is on russia. This is a line we hear over and over again from the president. But we hear it in front of a crowd like this, is this something that reallywor works h his base . What are you thoughts on the president s tone last night . I think he wouldnt use it if it didnt work with his base. I would like to address this issue of how the president s rhetoric is shifting. Because really, ryan, i agree with you, i think hes trying to have it both ways. On the one hand, he says the russia investigation is a witch hunt and its unnecessary. On the other, hes admitting that putin, Vladimir Putin has an interest in creating chaos in our country, so if thats true, why not investigate the role of creating chaos by the russians in 2016. Theres a basic contradiction here, and i believe he knows that, the president knows it. But what hes trying to do is, hes f ees trying to appease l followers, his supporters and if he didnt think it would have an effect, he wouldnt being do it. And what trump said about senator ron tester, the president talked about that as well last night. This is a high quality individual like they would love in montana. And tester started throwing out things that hes heard. Well i know thing about tester that i could say too. And if i said them, he would never be elected again. The question i had for you, david, as someone who really understands capitol hill, why is the president now using so much bandwidth defending his nominee when hes already pulled that nominee back . They did not vet Ronnie Jackson, and its clear as distinguished as his service has been, there were serious questions from republicans and democrats, but especially republicans about his fitness to serve in a Managerial Position as head of the va. President obama nominated someone from the corporate sector, who would bring business sense and fix it and failed. You had schhulkin in there, ande drew a lot of complaints. And this is a different job that Ronnie Jackson has been doing, it fell apart on the president. He takes these things very personally. I think whats interesting here, is that if he wants to make john testers life miserable in montana, i wouldnt rule out the president s ability to do it. As low as the president s poll numbers have been, there are states that have very high numbers, the key is what else do we find out about what was investigation. I think theres still a lot more for us to know here, one last thing, the president is the king of innuendo, the king of throwing out allegations, with no proof whatsoever. So he understands this game very well. To your point about that, we did learn more today, republican trey gowdy weighed in on some of the allegations. I dont think you Want Congress deciding if the prescribing of ambien. I dont know anybody less qualified to decide than a bunch of lawyers, hostile Work Environment would be some segment of the Veterans Affairs committee and house over150igsi. Doesnt it seem like we have spent a lot more time vetting Ronnie Jackson than we did before he was nominated . He happens to be the physician of the president of the United States. If he were in the private sector and he had withdrawn eand the nomination was withdrawn, but he actually is close to the president still, and thats why the issue is being raised. By the way, i mentioned about the tester story. I think it is really harmful for the president to engage in the i know a secret about this person, but im not going to tell you, and he doesnt want me to tell you, thats mccarthylike tactics. Tim and david, thank you both for your perspective, we appreciate it. Still ahead, the president says he could meet with kim jongun in the next three to four weeks, this as the north korean dictator says hes willing to jlet journalists in o witness the destruction of its Ballistic Missile program. Ent centers of america. The evolution of cancer care is here. Learn more at cancercenter. Com experts with expedia, you can book a flight, hotel, car, and activity. All in one place. Ev

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