CNN host clashes with GOP lawmaker over Trump saying he'll protect women whether they 'like it or not'

CNN anchor John Berman grilled Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., complete erstwhile President Trump’s caller comments that he will protect women whether they "like it aliases not."

The 2 debated nan quality of nan comments, pinch Berman suggesting they were sexist, while Donalds accused him of glossing complete nan truth that Trump is promising to protect guiltless Americans from criminal forbidden immigrants.  

"John, that is grossly inaccurate what you conscionable played," Donalds said connected "CNN News Central" Thursday morning. "He was talking astir nan calamity astatine our confederate separator that led to nan decease of Jocelyn Nungaray."

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Rep. Byrons Donalds, R-Fla., clashes pinch CNN's John Berman complete erstwhile President Trump's caller comments that he would protect women whether they "like it aliases not." (Screenshot/CNN)

Berman opened nan speech by playing a little snippet from nan erstwhile president’s rally successful Wisconsin Wednesday, wherever he wore a precocious visibility vest onstage aft posing for photos riding shotgun successful garbage motortruck earlier that afternoon. At 1 constituent during rally, Trump joked astir being told by his advisors not to represent himself arsenic a protector of women.

"They said, ‘Sir, I conscionable deliberation it’s inappropriate for you to say.’ I salary these guys a batch of money; tin you judge it?" Trump said, adding, "I said, ‘Well, I’m going to do it whether nan women for illustration it aliases not. I’m going to protect them. I’m going to protect them from migrants coming in. I’m going to protect them from overseas countries that want to deed america pinch missiles and tons of different things.’"

Berman played a snippet of nan moment, though he trim disconnected nan information of nan clip referring to forbidden immigrants and different overseas adversaries. He past asked Donalds, "Alright, why is Donald Trump telling women he will do things whether they for illustration it aliases not?"

Donalds slammed Berman’s framing, first calling him retired for ignoring nan discourse and past noting really Trump was conscionable making "a joke" astir ignoring governmental advice.

"And past he was conscionable telling a joke – really, he was telling a joke astir really immoderate of nan unit said, ‘No don’t opportunity you would protect women because they would return it retired of context’ – obviously what CNN is doing correct now," he said, slamming Berman’s network.

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Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump gestures aft speaking astatine a run rally astatine Resch Center, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, successful Green Bay, Wis.  (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The CNN big past tried to speak complete him, saying, "No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. You person nan nonstop correct conte – you person nan nonstop correct discourse here, Congressman." 

Still, Donalds pressed on, stressing really Trump was talking astir protecting women and children from "violent forbidden alien criminals who person raped and who have murdered women successful nan United States."

Berman again admitted that Donalds had nan correct context, but wanted him to reply whether nan connection Trump utilized was inappropriate aliases not. 

"His advisers were telling him not to usage that type of connection and say, 'I‘m going to beryllium your protector.’ And that is nan discourse successful that speech."

Donalds seemed exasperated pinch nan approach, telling nan host, "John, you request to stop."

Berman continued, "And past he said, ‘I‘m going to protect them – nan women – whether they for illustration it aliases not.’"

"And I‘m not nan only 1 asking you astir this language," nan anchor continued, arsenic Donalds again said, "John, you request to stop."

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Berman forced nan rumor and played a clip of erstwhile GOP statesmanlike campaigner Nikki Haley’s caller comments that Trump’s run is employing excessively overmuch "bromance, masculinity stuff" successful its run messaging that will "make women uncomfortable."

After CNN played nan clip, Berman asked, "So you’re telling maine there’s nary interest for Nikki Haley, aliases – intelligibly arsenic Donald Trump said – from group adjacent to him, his campaign, astir nan type of connection he’s using?"

Donalds replied, "John, perceive I emotion nan selective editing this morning.  You guys are conflating 2 very abstracted things. Let‘s get to nan halfway of nan connection that you played astatine nan beginning: Donald Trump was talking astir protecting women and children successful our state from nan ravages of forbidden immigration."

"You spot it now," he continued, "We each cognize nan headlines. Jocelyn Nungaray, Rachel Morin, Laken Riley – these are women who were brutalized, killed, raped… And truthful Donald Trump is going to protect women successful our country. He’s going to protect women successful our country."

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Berman sidestepped Donalds constituent and again said complete him, asking, "Why opportunity – why opportunity whether they for illustration it aliases not?" He repeated nan mobility aggregate times while Donalds attempted to explicate nan value of protecting women by securing nan border.

The lawmaker replied, "This is why nan American group frankly are disappointment with media because you guys play games, you return things retired of context. You don‘t explicate them clearly, and you want to get caught up successful semantics."