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Joe and Mika Debate Whether Trump Is ‘Evil’ or ‘Horrendous’ for Democracy

‘You can almost say is he evil or is there just no moral compass?’

EXCERPT:

SCARBOROUGH: “You know, they’re going to have trouble getting jobs in Washington, D.C. for the rest of their lives, especially these people that have been out lying without shame. But, you know, I wanted to — it’s very interesting, you were talking about how Donald Trump is doing this all in plain view. And as somebody that has known him for a while, I want to have a quick discussion with you and get your thoughts on it because, you know, Mika was saying when he did that, she said this guy is so bad, and others would say he’s so evil, he’s so evil. I said, 'Well, yes, okay, yeah, I get what you’re saying, but wouldn’t a truly evil guy have answered the question to Lester Holt by saying ,'No, no, that’s not why'' Wouldn’t a truly evil guy say to George Stephanopoulos, 'Of course I would report it. I would report it instantly. In fact, you know what? I’ve hired three lawyers and they’re going to be scanning throughout the entire government. We’re going to have the toughest task force on foreign interference ever,'' while he’s actually calling China and calling Russia and saying, 'Hey, you got anything, you got anything? That’s the thing about Donald Trump. No, let Donny answer, because I know you’re going to say Donald Trump’s evil. That’s the thing about Donald Trump, it’s all in plain view. And I know people are saying this is a three-dimensional chess deal and Donald is just trying to do this. No, no, no. Stop! This is a guy that just blurts out whatever is in the front of his head at the time."
DEUTSCH: "He’s a bad dude. But to your point, Joe, it’s interesting, it’s almost childlike — 'Did you take the cookie?' 'No, I didn’t take the cookie.' He just genuinely doesn’t think it’s wrong. That’s how demented or whatever word you want to attach to him. In front of the entire world, 'Why wouldn’t I? Wouldn’t everyone?' So you can almost say is he evil or is there just no moral compass?"
BRZEZINSKI: "All right."
DEUTSCH: "There’s no compass there to even look at."
BRZEZINSKI: "I just — I want to take myself out of a box here. I never said he’s evil and my reaction is not 'Oh, he’s evil.' My reaction to what happened the other night when he said that is to George Stephanopoulos was this is horrendous, horrendous for our democracy. He is a national security threat. And what he does is not stupidity. What he do is not evil playing out before our eyes. What he does is he manipulates the truth. He desensitizes the American public and the world to what is right and wrong and does things in plain sight and the results are evil. What happens in a dictatorship, what happens when evil forces step in is this — slowly chipping away at our values, slowly chipping away at our democracy. And that, whether he knows it or not, whether he’s planning it or not, whether he gives a damn or not, that’s what’s happening."
SCARBOROUGH: "Well, just to clarify, Mika —"
BRZEZINSKI: "That’s what I meant."
SCARBOROUGH: "The lawyer that I am, I did not say you said he was evil."

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