Transcripts For FBC The Intelligence Report With Trish Regan

FBC The Intelligence Report With Trish Regan April 19, 2017

The democrats went all in on this race. They spent over 8. 3 million. They said on the record that their goal was to win this race. They lost. And the iraqi has somewhat been, you know, that they almost won. No, they lost. They made very clear what their goal was in this race. They spent 8. 3 million and through everything including the kitchen sink at it and lost. Trish all right. Fox news chief National Correspondent ed henry is here, and hes going to weigh in. Plus a crazy gunman goes on a shooting spree in califoia. Shouting allahu akbar. Look at this. The Associated Press sent out a tweet not mentioning that. Saying god is great. And thats what media critic dan says, and he is here. First, lets go to our own adam shapiro for the latest on the georgia election. Adam, you heard spicer. Right. Trish you know, this is a loss, as far as hes concerned. As far as hes concerned and the president who, by the way, is ready to help, again, remember President Trump tweeted about this election. But lets get into what actually happened yesterday. John, you can see some video of him here, hes 30 years old, does not live in the district, reportedly his girlfriend does. So he couldnt vote for himself. But he does have experience in washington, d. C. As a capitol hill staffer and a documentary film producer. Hes 30 years old, and he did not get the 50 of the vote. 50. 1 that he would have needed to have just had a complete shutout and won the sixth district seat in georgia. So this is what President Trump tweeted this morning. He said dems failed in kansas and are now failing in georgia. Great job, karen. Thats the republican who won. It is now hollywood versus georgia on june 20th. And when i say the republican who won, handle defeated ten other republicans who are running in this primary. So the vote, she got Something Like 19 , got 48 . The vote was very fractured among republicans. When asked about all of this, sean spicer said, look, the president is ready to not only assist as he did with tweets but perhaps even in the future during the actual election june 20th. Here he is in his own words. If needed, i thinks going to do everything he can to maintain majorities and further the party, but well see if were needed. Now, keep in mind the seat thats up for election is Newt Gingrichs old seat, and he was person who won it from the democrats back in the 1970s. So this seat has not gone democrat for almost 40 years. Gingrich actually believes that handle will succeed on june 20th by about eight to ten points. Trish, back to you. Trish well be watching for you. Adam, thank you very much. Joining me right now for more analysis on all of this, fox news chief National Correspondent and the author of a brandnew book 42 faith. Ed henry, good to have you here. Good to see you. People are saying that could be some kind of referendum on donald trump, theyre viewing it, some democrats as they send us their viewing as such the fact that this 30yearold came out of nowhere and is now in a runoff. How do you see this . If its a referendum on donald trump, donald trump won. So this is one where sean spicer is taking a lot of hits, hes right today. Because the fact of the matter is when you look at the facts of this going back to the Obama Administration, the Bush Administration before, special elections usually go against the party in power because so few people turn out to vote as adam was turning out, what moat innovates them to get to the polls. The party in power is wrong, you know . That president obama is ramming obamacare down our throat. So thats why scott brown in massachusetts was able in 2010 to take ted kennedys seat. Nobody thought you could take liberal massachusetts. But there was so much anger about the Obama Administration. So in this case fastforward, theres all of this resistance movement. Even in georgia, you know, which should be read, should be good for the republicans, theres all of this anger about how donald trump is governing. Money was pouring in from hollywood. He had over 8 million in the bank. So he should have reached the 50 . Yes, he did better than expected. But the democrat called it a victory for the ages. It wasnt a victory. He didnt win. Trish the fact that he couldnt get this thing, he couldnt get the seat despite all the money, despite all of this angst amongst some of the members of the left, he couldnt win. So do you think handle will actually succeed here . It will be a 50 50 jump ball, to be honest. I think the republicans could end up losing this. I think theyll be in better shape, as adam was laying out because youre right. Theres a split here. Seven, eight republicans splitting the te. So karen is the leading republican with justma double digits. Now youll get the Republican Party coalescing behind her, the money will pour in from the republican side before. It was all split up before. So republicans have a good shot at this. But also what the Mainstream Media isnt telling you in the narrative is tom price, the health and Human Services secretary and the cabinet who used to have the seat. Yes, he used to win this seat by 20 points. But donald trump only won this district by one point i think over hillary clinton. Its narrowed. Theres been an influx of immigration into the district. So its not like it was when Newt Gingrich was there. Trish theres a lot of conservatives out there that just arent onboard with donald trump. You look at members of the freedom caucus, for example. I mean, should this be, this big wakeup call for republicans to say, hey, weve got to come together. We have to get our act together. Its a wakeup call to govern. Because, yes, there was a warning sign in that health care fight. Heres your chance to repeal and replace it, and they stumble. Not just the president but the freedom caucus, speaker ryan. The republicans have the house, they have the senate, they have the white house. The stars should be aligned for them. I think these special elections to be honest, theyre blips on the screen. We heard the same thing about kansas a couple of weeks ago. Rich pompeo, the cia director gave up his seat. It was closed, the democrats did better than expected but the republicans held it. Heres another one. Well see what happens in six weeks. The republicans could very well lose it. But its just one seat. The bigger warning sign for the president and the republicans on the hill. Get stuff done. This tax bill. Where is it . Trish i know we all want taxes lower as of yesterday, and they ought to be able to get some consensus there, certainly on the corporate sight syed on both sides. Ed henry, congratulations again by the way, my husbands reading it, and he says its absolutely fantastic. I havent met james yet but, james, i appreciate it. Its a Great Fathers day gift. James already has it for fathers day but maybe theres friends you have. Trish yeah, check it out. 42 faith. Thank you so much. Trish turning to our other story. President trump issuing bold new promises on health care, taxes, and infrastructure and saying that voters must press their congresspeople to act. Here he is. Were also working with congress on tax reform and simplification, and were on time if we get that health care approval. So press every one of your congressman, press everybody because we want to get that approval. And it just makes the tax reform easier, and it makes it better. Infrastructure. Big infrastructure bill. Probably use it with something else. Its a little bit harder to get approved in order to get that approved. But infrastructure is coming, and its coming fast. Trish you know, hes kind of got a point here. In other words, you cant do anything right now unless you can get people onboard. You need congress behind you. But congress is being congress. Only session for what . Eight days this month . Eight days for the entire month. I mean, no wonder nothings getting done these days. Joining me right now, political commentator, a conservative gina and former chairman of the Dc Democratic Party scott bolden. Good to have both of you guys here ticked me off, scott, the fact that it seems as though people in congress spend more time out there campaigning than they do actually governing. Hang on, guys. This is the president right now. Lets listen in. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. What a great day it is to be with all of our friends at the white house. We celebrate the super bowl new England Patriots world champions, super bowl champions, champions period. And their historic win. [applause] and they are champions. Before we get started, i want to acknowledge some special guests. Were proud to be joined by seven Wounded Warriors who have bravely served and sacrificed for our nation. Specialist cameron greenstreet. [applause] Staff Sergeant frederick manning. [applause] specialist james matthews. [applause] Sergeant Christopher mcginnis. [applause] specialist stephanie morris. [applause] Sergeant Major james watson. [applause] Staff Sergeant sheldon warner. Special people. [applause] and americas very blessed to have you with us. Thank you. The new England Patriots are big supporters of our military and americas veterans. Joe cardona, where is joe . There he is. In his Beautiful Navy thank you, joe. Serves in the Navy Reserves and is a graduate of the naval academy. Coach is the son of a navy veteran and bob bob kraft. Hes becoming a pretty famous guy for winning, ill tell you that. Between him and belichick, wow. You do so much to support our military. Bobs been my friend for a long time, and he wants to support our military. So what a group of champions, all of them. And, bob, i want to commend you for building such an extraordinary organization. Five super bowl victories since 2002. Really unbelievable. And ill tell you this right now. George is a great friend of mine, and george was a great champion too but there was a little more turmoil. A little more turmoil in his victories, and thats okay. He was another great one. Since bob bought the patriots in 1994, theyve won more division titles, conference championships, and super bowl wins than any other team. No team has been this good for this long. [applause] amazing. Hes built a culture dedicated to winning. And he started it with his coach, and i want to tell you. That is some special man. Its called the patriot way, and that really starts with coach belichick, and i want to thank all of you for being with us. The patriots are an incredible organization, and this super bowl victory was a complete team effort. Ats the beauty of what they do. They win as a team. [applause] with your backs against the wall and the pundits, good ol pundits. Boy, theyre wrong a lot, arent they . Saying you couldnt do it. The game was over. You pulled off the greatest super bowl come back of all time. One of the greatest come backs of all time. But the greatest super bowl come back of all time, and that was just special. I think i looked at odds, and they gave you less than one half of 1 of winning the game. And then the coach said lets go for three. Hes losing by so much. He said lets go for three, and i say what is he doing . That was a great decision, coach. I tell him that all the time. The fourthdown conversion by danny where is danny . Where is danny . Way to go, danny. The big sack by trey flowers. Wheres trey . Put your hand up, trey. See . Hes shy a little bit. You werent shy when you hit that guy, were you . You werent shy about it he didnt mind hitting. Thank you, trey. Great job. The incredible catch by julian edelman. [cheering] wh a cch. We all said, no, that ball was dropped. Isnt it good . In the old days, they might have said it was dropped. Youre starting to like the replay. Great going, julian. I think of guys like marcus canon and the offensive line. Marcus. [applause] great, marcus. Thats some line. Or matt slater, who was awarded the 2017 bart starr award for the character and leadership he has shown both on and off the field. Malcolm mitchell. Its true. [applause] malcolm mitchell, who as a rookie handled the pressure of the super bowl like an absolute true veteran. Way to go, malcolm. [applause] good job. Or nate ebner who played in our olympic rugby team last summer, pretty good athlete; right . In brazil, and he was in brazil playing and doing really well, and is an all pro special team guy and player. So, nate, congratulations. Wheres nate . Which is a tougher sport, nate . Football or rugby . [laughter] i had a feeling you might say that. But everyone played a role and everybody played as champions. It was the first overtime game in super bowl history, and it ended with a legendary victory for this proud franchise and for these absolutely terrific players and coaches. You had the best record in football with 14 wins and only 2 losses, and that doesnt happen by accident. It takes hard work, dedication, and a commitment by every member of the team to Work Together in pursuit of the ultimate goal. The goal that very few people achieve. And youve achieved it five times, many of you. And our coach and our owner have achieved it five times. Great, great talents, great, great people. Whether youre trying to win a super bowl or rebuild our country, as coach belichick would say, there are no days off. And just a quick story about the coach. So i had won the primaries, and im now in this are rather heated election that a few of you have read about, and he wrote me this beautiful letter after the primaries. Congratulations, he said all sorts of things that were really good. I mean, it was really a beautiful letter. And it was very close to going before the election, and i called up. And i said coach, do you mind if i read the letter tonight to a stadium full of people in a very, very big and important state . And he said you know what . I would rather not have you do that. Could you send it back to me . Im going to give you another one. I said, no, thats okay. Nope i want to give you another one. Now, immediately to me that means hes going to tone it down because what he said was so nice. And you know what he did . He toned it way up. It was much better. It was much better. He made that the greatest letter, and i did very well in that state. Thank you, coach. That was very good. But, you know, hes just a very special guy, and hes tough. Is he tough, fellas or a nice guy . A little tough; right . Hes tough. Hes smart, and hes got a great heart. So the patriot coaches and these great players have delivered iconic sports moments that will last forever. Were going to watch that game over and over and over. That game will last forever. Five super bowl wins in the era of free agency, which is really, really tough. What an achievement. So, again, congratulations to super bowl champion new England Patriots. And with that, i would like to ask a very special and talented man and a great friend of mine for a long time. Bob kraft to say a few words. Thank you, all, very much. [applause] thank you, mr. President. Its a true honor to be here for the fifth time celebrating a world championship. And every time that we have the privilege of coming here to the white house, i think about the long odds that were faced by our countrys forefathers who fought for our freedom and independence. Overcoming long odds through hard work, perseverance, and most importantly mental toughnesses is the foundation of everything that is great about this country. I am proud that the first time we came here as a team after winning a championship as 14point underdogs. But infinitely more important was it was in a season of 9 11, 2011, at aime in which our nation showed its mental toughness to rally together and to rebound from an unthinkable tragedy. This years championship was achieved after falling behind by 25 points. A deficit so great that in the 97year history of the nfl, over 20,000 games, that deficit had only been overcome seven times. In that same year, a very good friend of mine for over 25 years, a man who was mentally tough and hard working as anybody i know launched a campaign for the presidency against 16 career politicians. Facing odds almost as long as we face in the fourth quarter. He persevered to become the 45th president of the United States. [applause] its a distinct honor for us to celebrate what was unequivocally our sweetest championship with a very good friend and somebody whose mental toughness and strength i greatly admire. And i would like to call upon our coach to say a few words. But before, we would like to jointly present. This is symbolic. [applause] super bowl 51 championship jersey. [applause] thank you on behalf of the team, the organization, i just want to thank the president and his great staff for just, you know, a wonderful day, wonderful opportunity here. Weve had the great privilege to be here several times, but this one, the way were treated and the opportunities to be in the oval office, to meet with the president , to see the inside of the white house, its just been fabulous. So along with the parade, the ring ceremony as a team, the opportunity and a privilege of coming to the white house is just one of the great things about winning the super bowl, and were privileged to be here, and we thank the president for their hospitality. Also our patriot fans here and the patriot nation. Thank you for coming out today. Mr. Kraft, this is really a special team, these guys work incredible hard all year, they put all the work in advance when we didnt have anything to show for it. And then as the year went along, a total of 17 victories, these guys are mentally tough, they knew how to compete under pressure, and thats probably when we played our best football, as we saw in overtime in the super bowl. So incredibly proud and honored to coach this group with our Coaching Staff, our Coaching Staff did a trendo jobhis year. Im so appreciative of them. And then this day reay is a great its a great day for us. Its a thrill to be here, and we appreciate your support, and we appreciate, again, the great treatment that weve received from the president and his staff. Thank you very much. [applause] and we have one other presentation to make. Super bowl 51 helmet.

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