Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180221:23:39:00
You knew these students were going to be speaking out in florida. there's going to be this town hall tonight that the president didn't want to participate in. so he wanted to be sympathetic, he wanted to project empathy and action and he did it in this controlled environment. that's the cynical analysis of it. i do want to give him credit, though. he sat in a room and he listened respectfully and showed empathy for people who have gone through terrible tragedies. and that is important. listening and empathy haven't been his strong suit. and the fact that he was in that room today was important...