I notice that "encroaching on the Bill of Rights" is not in quotes. Is that CBS editorializing?
The clip at the source clears this sloppiness up. The interviewer asks the question. Trump's response is not a yes or no.
I did not hear a ringing endorsement for the Bill of Rights in his answer.
Quotes mean those were his actual words.
Many Trump supporters don’t listen to his actual words. Single Payer, for instance. He has said it repeatedly but they never address it.
Immediately after baby parts scandal he came out in support of PP. He had to walk it back when someone explained that’s not what Conservatives want to hear.
What kind of judges will he go for? Oy! I fear to think.
Here is the transcription:
Trump: I have always come down on the side of security. To me, it’s the most important
Garrett: even if it means encroaching on the Bill of Rights?
Trump: I hate it. I hate the concept of it, but we’re dealing with some very, very bad dudes.
I find this unsettling. Unless he has walked this back, he is on record as saying as much as he hates it, our Constitution, the very document he would swear to “preserve, protect and defend” will always take a second place to security.
The devil is in the details. This is one detail I could never justify.