Chronicle Part 1: Sen. Tillis, Chuck Todd
In part 1 of Chronicle, WXII 12's Cameron Kent talks to Sen. Thom Tillis and NBC's Chuck Todd about this week's attacks in Belgium, among other topics. | Chronicle Part 2 | Chronicle Part 3
Chronicle Part 1: Sen. Tillis, Chuck Todd
In part 1 of Chronicle, WXII 12's Cameron Kent talks to Sen. Thom Tillis and NBC's Chuck Todd about this week's attacks in Belgium, among other topics. | Chronicle Part 2 | Chronicle Part 3
WEBVTT WE NEED TO DO MORE AT HOME TOINVESTIGATE AND PREVENT THESEEVENTS ARE OCCURRING.CAMERON: SOME REPUBLICANCANDIDATES ARE TALKING ABOUTCLOSER SURVEILLANCE OF MUSLIMCOMMUNITIES.SEN. TILLIS: I THINK WE NEED TOLET THE DATA DRIVE THE LAWENFORCEMENT PROCESS, WE NEED TOLISTEN TO PEOPLE, AND THE OFYARD, STATE AND LOCALAUTHORITIE -- LISTEN TO THEPEOPLE, AND THE STATE AND LOCALAUTHORITIES.THIS IS NOT ABOUT INVESTINGAFTERWARDS.THERE ARE WAYS TO DO I WHILESTILL MAINTAINING THE PRIVACYAND SECURITY OF INDIVIDUALS, BUTWE HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE.THERE ARE 50 OR MORE ONGOINGINVESTIGATIONS IN EVERY STATETHAT HAVE TO DO WITH ISIS ORISLAMI EXTREMIST OPERATIVES.WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TOSTOP THESE THING, AND DO IT INA WAY THAT IS PROACTIVE ANDENGAGES THE COMMUNITY.MANY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOODPEOPLE, AND THEY NEED TO FEELCOMFORTABL WITH LETTING US KNOWWHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL RISKIN THEIR COMMUNITY THAT COULDREPRESENT A GREATER RISK TO THEBROAD COMMUNITY -- BROADERCOMMUNITY.CAMERON: WE ARE RIGHT IN THEMIDDLE OF A HEATED PRESIDENTIALCAMPAIGN.SEN. TILLI REALLY.[LAUGHTER]CAMERON: YOU HAVE A SENATOR WHOHAS NOT BEEN ALL THAT POPULAR INTHE UNITED STATES SENATE.ARE YOU WILLING TO SUPPORTWHICHEVER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEIS FINALLY THE NOMINEE?SEN. TILLI THIS IS A PRIMARY,THIS IS WHEN EMOTIONS RUN HIGH.THE WAY THAT THEY GO ABOUTGATHERIN ATTENTION IS SOMETIMESDIVISIVE, BUT WE ALWAYS COMEBACK TOGETHER.WE CAME TOGETHER IN 2014, WHENPEOPLE WERE SAYING THE SAMETHING AFTER THE PRIMARY.THE WAY BRING OUR PARTYBACKED THE OTHERS TO MAKE SUREWE ARE IN THE BEST POSITION WECAN BE GOING INTO THE NOVEMBERELECTION.CAMERO IN WASHINGTON, WE ARETRYING TO FILL IN THAT VACANCYON THE SUPREME COURT.WHY NOT GIVE A MEETING WITHMERRICK GARLAND, LET HIM ATLEAST GO THROUGH THE PROCESS? WE ARE IN A PRESSURE COOKERRIGH NOW, AND THE LAST THINGTHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING WHEN WEARE TRYING TO DECID THE MAKEUPOF THE SUPREME COURT FOR 10 OR20 YEARS IS TO HAVE ALL THEPOLITICS WAY INTO IT.WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THECREDENTIALS OF THE PERSON ANDNOT LET ANYONE POLITICIZE THISPROCESS IN WHICH BOTH BRANCHES,THE SENATE AND THE PRESIDENT,HAVE AN EQUAL SAY.CAMERO THAT MEANS WE ARE GOINGTO GO MONTHS, MOST OF THE YEARWITH ONLY EIGHT SUPREME COURTJUSTICES?SEN. TILLI THAT IS ANOTHERTHING THAT I THINK PEOPLE THATWANT TO POLITICIZE THIS FAILEDTO RECOGNIZE, THE SUPREME COURTFUNCTIONS FINE.THEY HAVE ALREADY HEARD SEVERALCASES, DELIVER SEVERAL OPINIONS.THE MAJORITY OF THE OPINIONSTHAT THE SPRING COURT RENDERSARE NOT BASED ON 5-4 MAJORITIES.MOST OF THEM ARE BASED ON 9-0,8-1.WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ONLY AHANDFUL OF CASES THAT COULDPOTENTIALLY BE DELAYED ORAFFECTED.THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE WORKTHE SUPREME COURT IS GOING TO DOTHE JUSTICES HAVE 40 WAITING ON-- HAVE ALREADY WEIGHED IN ON.CAMERO IF HILLARY CLINTONBECOMES PRESIDENT, COULD THEREBE A MORE LIBERAL CHOICE?SEN. TILLI THAT'S NOT A RISKIF YOU STAND ON PRINCIPLE.THIS PRINCIPLE IS SOMETHING THATI'M AM GOING TO LIVE BY, WHETHERTHIS IS A POTENTIAL REPUBLICANPRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE OR ADEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL MONEY --PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.LETTING THE PEOPLE'S VOICE BEHEARD IS CONSTRUCTED, AND THENOMINATION PROCESS WILL TAKEPLACE OUTSIDE THE POLITICALPRESSURE COOKER WE ARE IN.THAT IS GOOD FOR MAKING A GOOD,WELL INSTRUCTED, INFORMEDDECISION.CAMERON: I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUTTHE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICANPARTY.THIS FEELS LIKE A FORK IN THEROAD WITH FRACTURING, THEESTABLISHMENT'S HAPPY WITH THECURRENT CANDIDATES.-- THE ESTABLISHMENT IS NOTHAPPY WITH THE CURRENTCANDIDATES.SEN. TILLI EVERY TWO YEARS, WEHAVE THI DISCUSSION AT SOMELEVEL OF INTENSITY OR ANOTHERAND WE ALWAYS COME BACKTOGETHER.I THINK THAT THE PARTY WILL BEFINE, BUT I DO THINK THAT THEREACTION THAT WE ARE GETTING FORVOTERS -- FR VOTERS SHOULD BEINSTRUCTIVE TO HOW WE CONTINUTO FIND OUR PAR.WE SHOULD BE MORE WELCOMING TOPEOPLE WITHIN THE REPUBLICANPARTY.CAMERO I RECENTLY SPOKE TOCHUCK TODD TO TALK ABOUT THESTATE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.CAMERON: I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ONSOMETHING YOU SPOKE ABOUT.WITH DONALD TRUMP WINNINGEVERYTHING TONIGHT EXCEPT FOROHIO, YOU SUMMARIZE BY SAYINGLAST NIGHT WAS THE DAY THAT THEGOP ESTABLISHMENT DIED.CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT ISHAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES WITHTHE REPUBLICAN PAR?CHUC REPUBLICANS HAVE ONLY ONECARD TO PLAY TO GET RID OFDONALD TRUMP, AND THAT IS TEDCRUZ.PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK, WHAT DOESTHAT MEAN?DONORS, LONGTIME PARTYOPERATIVES?MARCO RUBIO'S CANDIDACY DYINGPUTTING END -- PUT AN ENDTO IT.KASICH IS STILL IN THE RACE BUTCANNOT WIN THE NOMINATION.WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH ACHOICE, DO WE ACQUIESCE TO TRUMPOR UNITE AND CRUISE -- UNITEBEHIND T CRUZ,SOMEBODY WHOHAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT A MEMBEROF THE ESTABLISHMENT?THIS HAS BEEN A 1 YEAR -- IMEAN THINK ABOUT IT, WE GO BACKTO JOHN BOEHNER.THIS HAS BEEN REPUBLICANS ONREPUBLICANS, THE ESTABLISHMENTHAVING TO ACQUIESCE THAT THEYCANNOT HOLD THE SPEAKERSHIP.IF YOU JUST FOLLOW THEREPUBLICAN POLITICS OF THE LAST10 YEARS, WHENEVER THEESTABLISHMENT HAS TRIED TO DO,THEY HAVE LOST.THE OUTSIDER WING HAS WON.CAMERON: WITH ALL THE FRACTURINGWE A SEEING, COULD THIS MAY BEBE THE YEAR WE SEE A MOVEMENTTOWARD THREE OR MORE PARTIES?CHUC IT DOES FEEL LIKE ATTIMES THAT WE LOOK LIKE EUROPE.IF WE WERE EUROPEAN DEMOCRA,THERE WOULD BE FOR PARTIES, FOURMAJOR PARTIES.HILLARY CLINTON, BERNIE SANDERS,DONALD TRUMP LEADING ANOTHER,AND POSSIBLY JOHN KASICH ORRUBIO OR TED CRUZ LEADING THEFOURTH.WE ALL KNOW WHO WILL WIN ACERTAIN AMOUNTS OF SEATS, WHOWILL B THE CHAIRMAN?ICONIC OTHERS DIDN'T D APARLIAMENTARY -- OUR FOUNDINGFATHERS DID NOT DO APARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM.OBVIOUSLY, PEROT, AND RALPHNADER AND THE GREEN PARTY, HAVEHAD AN EFFECT ON ELECTIONS, BUTTHEY ARE SPOILERS, MORE THANANYTHING ELSE.THIS DESI IS FOR TWO MAJORPARTIES, AND THE DUOPOLY HASBEEN CREATED OVER TIME.WE DO NOT HAVE A SYSTEM THATALLOWS FOR THIRD PARTIES FOR AGREATER AMOUNT TIME.CAMERON: IT HAS BEENFASCINATIN BUT WHEN YOU SITDOWN A WRITE THE CHAPTER ABOUTDONALD TRUMP'S IMPACT ONAMERICAN POLITICS, WHERE WOULDYOU START?CHUC I THINK YOU WOULD SAYTHAT IT IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING WEHAVE SEEN BEFORE, THAT HAS COMEUNDER DIFFERENT NAMES BEFORE,ROSS PEROT, CHARLES LINDBERGH.IF YOU REA HIS HISTORY OF HISFLIRTATIONS WITH AMERICANPOLITICS, THEY WOULD LOOKAWFULLY SIMILAR TO ANYBODY THATHAS BEEN FOLLOWING DONALD TRUMP.WHENEVER WE HAVE ECONOMICANXIETY IN THIS COUNTRY, APOPULIST FIGURE ARISES.WE ARE IN ONE OF THOSE MOMENTSWHERE WILL LOOK NORMAL 30 YEARSFROM NOW.IT WILL LOOK NORMAL.CAMERO WE APPRECIATE YOURINSIGHT INTO THE POLITICAL WORLDTHIS YEAR MORE THAN EVER."CHRONICLE -- NE ON "CHRONICLE," THE REACTION TO TERROR ON THECAMPAIGN TRAIL.
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Chronicle Part 1: Sen. Tillis, Chuck Todd
In part 1 of Chronicle, WXII 12's Cameron Kent talks to Sen. Thom Tillis and NBC's Chuck Todd about this week's attacks in Belgium, among other topics. | Chronicle Part 2 | Chronicle Part 3
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