‘It’s a matter of encouraging these better angels’: Democratic governor looks ahead to Trump’s return

Some governors are trying to strengthen their own state level institutions to protect against the promised retribution of President Trump .

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is joining CNN 's John Sutter to talk about how they plan to deal with four more years of Trump in the U.S. Sutter : There's very little legally states can do about tariffs. But when it comes to trade, the federal government has the exclusive authority.

I'm hopeful again, that the president elects better angels prevail, and he tries to bring people together around an issue where there's a lot of common sense.

I'm not going to get between the, the Denver mayor and the federal government, but I again, looking at the glasses half full. We want more federal assistance in keeping our communities safe and going after both immigrants as well as Americans who've committed crime.

Hillary Clinton : How did your state outperform many other Democratic leaning states? What did you do to appeal to people who were talking about the cost of living to talking about, you know, the sort of cultural wars and rebelled against the Democratic Party and so many other parts? Clinton : We need to find ways to make people in our states better, more prosperous, more successful, and to improve America 's standing abroad.