Jon Ossoff On Donald Trump: I Don’t Have Admiration For The Man | Hardball

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW JOINED BY THE DEMOCRATICRAT
FRONTRUNNER AND CANDIDATE JOHN OSSOFF.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE LATEST TRUMP MOVES.
DO YOU THINK TRUMP WAS RIGHT TO BOMB SYRIA.
>> I THINK IF U.S. INTELLIGENCE CONFIRMED THAT THE SYRIAN
MILITARY STRUCK CIVILIANS WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN A SWIFT
PUNITIVE LIMITED STRIFE WAS A REASONABLE RESPONSE AND ANY
FURTHER ACTION SHOULD REQUIRE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.
WE CAN'T GET DRAWN INTO THE GROUND.
>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE WHAT'S GOING ON.
ARE YOU A LITTLE NERVOUS LIKE I AM.
>> WE HAVE THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO DEFEAT THE MISSILE THREAT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OR ANY
ADMINISTRATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO PRE-EMPTIVELY STRIKE NORTH
KOREA AND ENTER THE UNITED STATES INTO A REGIONAL WAR
WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. >> HOW DO WE DEFEND SOUTH KOREA
AGAINST UTILITY STRIKE AGAINST CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS.
HOW DO WE DO THAT? >> AN ARTILLERY STRIKE ON SEOUL
WOULD BE VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO DEFEND AGAINST AND WOULD BE
PROBABLY INEVITABLY IN THE EVENT OF THE OUT BREAK OF MAJOR
HOSTILITIES. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT
IT'S SUCH A FLASH POINT. BUT WE CAN DEFEAT THE MISSILE
THREAT FROM NORTH KOREA WITH A RANGE OF DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS THAT
WE HAVE FROM OUR NAVY AND SOME OF OUR LAND BASED SYSTEMS.
>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF TRUMP? >> WELL, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST
DIVISIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE PRESIDENTIAL RACES IN U.S.
HISTORY AND I THINK THAT MANY HAVE BEEN HOPING THAT THE
PRESIDENT WILL HEEL SOME OF THOSE WOUNDS, SHOW GOOD FAITH
AND A MORE INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO GOVERNANCE SO FAR, I DON'T THINK
HE'S ALLAYED THOSE CONCERNS AMONG THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT
THAT DIVISIVE APPROACH IS NOT RECOGNIZED.
>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HIM PERSONALLY, IS HE A MIXED BAG.
DO YOU THINK HE'S BAD. GIVE ME A WORD FOR HIM.
>> WELL, I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE OFFICE.
I DON'T HAVE GREAT PERSONAL ADMIRATION FOR THE MAN HIMSELF.
>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HIM. >> I DON'T KNOW THE MAN.
I DON'T KNOW THE MAN, BUT WHAT I HOPE IS THAT HE'LL SHOW GOOD
FAITH AND SOUND JUDGMENT. I WOULD BE INTERESTING, FOR
EXAMPLE, IN WORKING WITH HIM ON INFRASTRUCTURE BILL THAT COULD
DELIVEVER REAL SOLUTIONS TO GEORGIA SO WE CAN KEEP GROWING
OUR LOCAL ECONOMY HERE. I THINK THERE'S ROOM TO WORK
ACROSS THE AISLE AND I'LL WORK WITH ANYONE WHO HAS THE BEST
INTEREST OF THIS COMMUNITY AT HEART.
I'LL STAND UP TO ANYONE WHO DOES NOT --
>> WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION?
>> WELL, THE ONLY REAL SOLUTION, AND I THINK MOST PEOPLE
RECOGNIZE THIS, IS COMPREHENSIVE REFORM THAT SECURES THE BORDER
AND THAT PROVIDES A PATH TO LEGAL STATUS FOR NONFELONS WHO
LACKED DOCUMENTATION. THERE'S NO WAY THAT A MASS
DEPORTATION PROGRAM OF 11 MILLIOMILLION PEOPLE CAN BE CAR
OUT. >> WHAT ARE WE DOING TO STOP THE
MAGNET OF ILLEGAL JOBS WHICH IS THE REASON PEOPLE COME HERE.
HOW DO YOU STOP PEOPLE FROM HIRING PEOPLE ILLEGALLY, HOW DO
YOU DO THAT, THAT IS THE REASON THAT COME HERE -- THEY GET HERE
AND THE PERSON JUST GETS HERE TWO DAYS AGO IS THE MOST
DESPERATE AND WORKS THE HARDEST FOR THE LOWEST MONEY.
HOW DO YOU STOP THAT PATTERN OF EXPLOITATION?
>> WELL, THE BEST WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SECURE THE BORDER AND
PROVIDE A PATH TO LEGAL STATUS SO FOLKS CAN COME OUT.
>> NOW, THIS IS WHAT -- THIS THE FAILURE TO BE COMPREHENSIVE.
WHAT DO YOU DO TO ENFORCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS.
>> WELL, THERE SHOULD BE STRICTER PENALTIES FOR THOSE WHO
KNOWINGLY EMPLOY THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE PROPER DOCUMENTATION
BECAUSE THAT DEPRIVES LAW ABIDING AMERICAN CITIZENS OF
WAR. BUT THAT IN AND OF ITSELF,
CHRIS, IS NOT A SOLUTION UNLESS THERE IS BOTH A BORDER SECURITY
ELEMENT AND THE PATHWAY TO LEGAL STATUS.
>> THE POINT THAT YOU FINALLY GOT TO WHAT THEY SKIPPED, I
THINK THAT'S THE LACK OF COME
-- COMPREHENSIVE, ARE YOU
MODERATE OR PROGRESSIVE. >> I TRY TO SHY AWAY FROM
LABELS, CHRIS AND FOCUS ON THE ISSUES.
WHEN IT COMES -- >> IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE A LABEL
FOR YOURSELF, WHICH WOULD IT BE, GIVE ME A LABEL?
>> I'M PRAGMATIC, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE REFRESHING
ABOUT REPRESENTING THIS DISTRICT, IT IS A PRAGMATIC, ON,
FOR EXAMPLE, COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM FAR TOO MANY
MEMBERS ARE AFRAID AND LACKED THE GRIT AND THE GUTS TO DO
SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFICULT POLITICALLY.
I WILL DO SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFICULT POLITICALLY AND MOVE
TO THE CENTER AND TRY TO GET BIG THINGS DONE WHETHER IT'S ON
IMMIGRATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE OR TAX REFORM.
>> LET'S HOPE YOU GET A CHANCE TO DO IT.
GOOD LUCK ON THE CAMPAIGN TOMORROW.
THIS IS THE BIG ONE TOMORROW

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