Congratulations. That is how fox reports this sunday, september 9. I am jon scott, thank you for joining us. Fox news sunday is coming up next. I am chris wallace. President trump calls on the Justice Department to investigate who wrote that essay in the New York Times describing resistance inside his administration. For the sake of our National Security, the New York Times should publish his name at once the one we will discuss the onetwo punch of the anonymous call him. Should all top officials take a Lie Detector Test and would you agree to take one . And reports of white house disarray in Bob Woodwards new book. What does it mean for
the Trump Administration . We will ask the Vice President of the United States, mike pence. Brett kavanaugh showdown with democrats at his Supreme Court nominee hearing. You are asking for a Lifetime Appointment to the highest court in the land. Chris we will ask chris coons if his party can block kavanaugh. Barack obama steps back into the political arena and unloads on President Trump. It did not start with donald trump it is a symptom. Not the cause. Hes capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years. I watched it but i fell asleep. Chris we will ask our sunday panel how areva trumpobama faceoff will shape the midterm election. Hello again from fox news in washington. Any concerns President Trump has had aboutleaks and disloyal inside his Administration One were confirmed by the anonymous column in the New York Times in Bob Woodwards new book. Top officials openly admit they work against president ial directives they consider dangerous. Add to that barack obama back in the political spotlight. Hammering President Trump in the runup to the midterm elections. On saturday, Vice President pence invited us to his residence on Embassy Grow In Washington to push back against stories of an administration in disarray. Mr. Vice president , welcome back to fox news sunday. Thank you chris. Chris lets start with Barack Obamas return to the Campaign Trail AccusingPresident Trump a practice in the politics of fear and resentment. Your reaction. It was very disappointing to see President Obama break with tradition of former president s and become so political, but
allowed the same tired arguments that he and liberals have made over the last eight years. The truth is, the American People in 2016 rejected the policy and direction of barack obama when they elected President Trump. We inherited an economy that is growing a little bit more than one percent. In the last quarter, our economy is growing at 4. 2 percent. Unemployment at a 50 year low. To have President Obama come out and tell his policies that resulted in less than two percent growth and saw tax increases, obamacare, regulation and the doubling of the national debts. I think actions like the
president calling on the Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, to investigate who wrote that anonymous article in the New York Times. It cannot be a partisan issue to say that we do not pressure the Attorney General or the fbi to use the criminal Justice System as a cudgel to punish our political opponents. Chris what are the National Security grounds to investigate that article . What law did the writer break . We will find out if there was criminalactivity involved. Chris there was no classified information. We will see. I think the president s concern is that this individual may have responsibilities in the area of National Security. If theyve now published an Anonymous Editorial think they are misrepresenting themselves and trying to frustrate and subvert the agenda the president was elected to advance, thats an important issue. Chris political disloyalty is troubling, its not illegal. Theres another part of it though. Every senior official in any Administration Takes an oath to the constitution. The constitution of the United States, and thats all the power and the president United States. To have an individual who took that oath literally say they work every day to frustrate the president advancing the agenda he was elected to advance, is undemocratic but its not just deceitful, but its really an assault on our democracy. That person to do the honorable thing. Step forward and resign. Chris want to get into the question whether theyre trying to thwart the will of the president in a moment. President obama mentioned this as well. The tweet earlier this week basically chastising, rebuking, Attorney General sessions for bringing the prosecution on
charges of corruption against two gop house members. The president tweeted, to very popular republican congressmen were brought to a wellpublicized charge, just ahead of the midterms but the Jeff SessionsJustice Department, two easy wins now in doubt because theres not enough time. Good job, jeff. The president is saying play politics. Protect members of congress, even if theyve committed acts of corruption before the election. I dont think thats what the president was sang at all. The department of justice has longstanding guidelines through successive administrations that says whenever possible, the Justice Department should avoid taking actions that may impact an election. The president was referring to that. Chris these are two people, one supposedly committing Insider Trading and another one
living off of campaign funds. Are you saying they should be protected because we are close to them midterm . They are serious allegations and they ought to be pursued. The president was referring to the longstanding tradition to avoid unnecessarily impacting Election Outcomes and perhaps, preventing other Men And Women from stepping forward and filling those slots in the future. But to look, i think one of the virtues of this president , one of the reasons weve been so successful over the last 18 months is because he speaks directly to the American People. You dont have to wonder what hes thinking on any given morning because he tells the American People whats on his mind. Chris just because he can doesnt mean its not troubling. He says two easy wins in doubt because theres not enough time, good job jeff. Should the Attorney General be worried about that . This is a president that was elected by speaking directly to the American People. Being candid with the American People. And expressing what hes enthusiastic about, what hes
frustrated about and the American People understand that. Chris this gets to the theme of both the anonymous article and also Bob Woodwards book that some officials would then, this administration within this white house feel they have to act in effect as guardrails to protect against some of the president s more impulsive actions. Case in point, first story in woodwards book. September 2017, gary cohn walks into the oval office and sees a letter on the president s desk that would blow up the korean, south korean freetrade deal and jeopardize one of our most important alliances. He takes it away so the president will sign it. You have any doubt that happened . I have every doubt that that happened. I really do. Chris why . The president renegotiated the agreement in a way that put
american workers first. Chris if i may just if i may stay on this point. Bob woodward didnt just quote somebody. He has the document. This is the letter he took off the president s desk, marked september 2017. In which the president would have terminated the south korean trade deal. This isnt just talk, hes got the goods here. This is a president up with people around the table and around the desk in the oval office that bring him all of the options. That put on the table everything he could be doing. He invites a vigorous debate. Around the desk and then he makes the decision. Thats how it really does work. I have to tell you, this entire narrative i get from what ive read about the book that came out and the narrative and the editorial is totally foreign to me. Chris but it did happen sir. I spend four hours a day with the president when im in washington d. C. Every day. What i see is a tough leader, a demanding leader. Someone that gets all the options on the table but he makes the decisions. And thats why weve made the progress weve made. Chris heres what anonymous sees. He writes, that is why many trump appointees have vowed to do what we can to preserve our Democratic Institutions while forwarding President Trumps misguided impulses until he is out of office. Woodward describes what he called a nervous breakdown inside the Trump Administration. Absolutely absurd. I have to be honest with you, sometimes i watch a little tv in the morning. And then i go to the white house and i feel like im in a parallel universe i walked into a white house where there is a president behind the desk. Hes in command. Is constantly driving forward on delivering on the promises we made to the American People. And then i go home and see Cable Tv Talking about disarray in the white house. Its just not my experience. I tell people, look at the results. Look at the passage of historic tax cuts for businesses and individuals in the way jobs are coming back and investment is coming back. The renegotiation of trade deals. Our allies contributing to our common defense. All of that is happening because we have a president of almost Boundless Energy who comes in every day, regardless of whats happening in the Washington Media Culture and says, what are we doing today to deliver for the American People . I think thats why i see such enthusiasm as i travel across the country. And thats why i believe the American People will vote to reelect the public majorities in the house and senate this fall. Chris do you think you know
who anonymous is . I dont know but i do know they should resign. And leave this administration. Chris should all top officials take a Lie Detector Test and would you agree to take one . I would agree to take in a heartbeat. And would submit to any review the administration wanted to do. Chris do you think the administration should do that . That would be a decision for thepresident. The honorable thing to do here is for this individual to recognize that they are, they are literally violating an old. If they are that Senior Administration official, they are violating an oath. Not to the president , but to the constitution. Chris treason . Its unamerican. I think thats why youve seen republicans and democrats condemn this. The American People vote for president. They fully expect the president to be able to surround himself
with Men And Women who will work with them in advancing their agenda. To have someone who literally celebrates coming in every day to frustrate the agenda that the president and i were elected to advance, it really is an assault on our democracy and it should be universally condemned. Chris one of the more unusual words in the essay is lodestar. Which it turns out people have looked, is a word you have used many times. Sure. Must again be our lodestar. With vigilance and as our lodestar. Chris do you think someone purposely put that in the essay to set you up . I wouldnt know. I wouldnt know. I really do believe that whether its the book, the Anonymous Editorial, President Obamas speech this week. Its on effort to distract attention to reelect this
judge just like President Trump promised to appoint. Someone with profound intellect, judicial philosophy, to interpret the laws as written and the constitution as written. But they also saw and what at times was a circus. People shouting behind him. Histrionics among democratic members. You saw a judge with the temperament to make it through those 12 hour hearings with such dignity. We have every confidence that before the Supreme Court convenes in october, judge Brett Kavanaugh will be justice Brett Kavanaugh. Chris finally, syria. The u. S. Has warned syria, russia and iran not to launch a final assault on more than 3 million people. They indicate they intend to go ahead. Will the u. S. Intervene militarily to preventasian humanitarian catastrophe there . Were watching it closely and weve made it clear to the
regime in syria, to russia and iran that the United States and our allies will not tolerate the use of Chemical Weapons against civilians. Chris lets say its conventional weapons. Are we going to let hundreds of thousands of people to die there . We all know what happened in aleppo. Were watching it very closely. Whats different with President Trump from President Obama, this president drew a red line and enforced it on Chemical Weapons. President obama drew a red line and said you cant use Chemical Weapons and then allowed assad to go forward and victimize countless civilians. Chris but sir, dead is dead. I take your point about Chemical Weapons. Want to make it very clear. United states of america and our allies will take swift and Decisive Action against any use of Chemical Weapons in the
province. Beyond that, i will tell you were watching very carefully as resources are being marshaled. Along the border of the Id Providence and im confident, it will be a decision by the president but im confident we will Billy Monitoring that carefully to ensure we dont see another humanitarian catastrophe like we did before. Chris mr. Vice president , thank you sir. Thank you chris. Chris even as the Vice President and i were speaking, syrian and Russian Warplanes Bombed the southern edge of the providence. When we come back, we will hear from democratic senator chris coons. What about Administration Officials working to undercut their own president . Will barack obama help or hurt democrats in november . And do democrats do anything to and do democrats do anything to slow down Brett Kavanaughs you wouldnt accept an incomplete job from any one else. Why accept it from your Allergy Pills . Flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms,
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