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I’M YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN ALONGSIDE GEOFF BENNETT.
GEOFF BENNETT. "MORNING JOE" STARTS RIGHT NOW.
"MORNING JOE" STARTS RIGHT NOW. >>> REMEMBER JOE BIDEN COMES
>>> REMEMBER JOE BIDEN COMES OUT, WELL, IF YOU ELECT ME
OUT, WELL, IF YOU ELECT ME PRESIDENT, I’M GOING TO CURE
PRESIDENT, I’M GOING TO CURE CANCER.
CANCER. WOW.
WOW. WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU DO THAT
WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU DO THAT OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS, JOE.
OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS, JOE. >> WE WILL COME UP WITH THE
>> WE WILL COME UP WITH THE CURES TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS, TO
CURES TO MANY MANY PROBLEMS, TO MANY MANY DISEASES INCLUDING
MANY MANY DISEASES INCLUDING CANCER.
CANCER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO
>> I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE EVER DONE
ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE EVER DONE POLITICAL SATIRE.
POLITICAL SATIRE. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW?
>> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW? >> YOU CAN’T BEAT THAT.
>> YOU CAN’T BEAT THAT. >> YOU HAVE TO BE A SOUTH PARK
>> YOU HAVE TO BE A SOUTH PARK GUY, RIGHT?
GUY, RIGHT? >> I LIVE AT SOUTH PARK.
>> I LIVE AT SOUTH PARK. >> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
>> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD HAVE
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN FIVE YEARS AGO IN SOUTH
SEEN FIVE YEARS AGO IN SOUTH PARK.
PARK. THEY CAN’T DO IT ANYMORE.
THEY CAN’T DO IT ANYMORE. BECAUSE JOHN JR. IS DOING IT-- D
BECAUSE JOHN JR. IS DOING IT-- D IS DOING IT FOR THEM.
IS DOING IT FOR THEM. YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE
YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE ABOUT DON JR.
ABOUT DON JR. HE ACTUALLY IS ATTACKING JOE
HE ACTUALLY IS ATTACKING JOE BIDEN, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS,
BIDEN, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS, FOR GROPING.
FOR GROPING. CAN’T MAKE THIS UP.
CAN’T MAKE THIS UP. >> NO, YOU CANNOT.
>> NO, YOU CANNOT. >> THAT’S GOOD STUFF.
>> THAT’S GOOD STUFF. >> YOU CAN’T MAKE IT UP.
>> YOU CAN’T MAKE IT UP. >> ISN’T YOU WHO SAID THE WHOLE
>> ISN’T YOU WHO SAID THE WHOLE THING HAD THE FEEL OF THIRD RATE
THING HAD THE FEEL OF THIRD RATE BIGOT.
BIGOT. YOU GO, MAN, I HAVE SEEN THIS
YOU GO, MAN, I HAVE SEEN THIS STICK BEFORE, WHERE’S THE NEW
STICK BEFORE, WHERE’S THE NEW MATERIAL.
MATERIAL. >> IT’S GETTING TIRED.
>> IT’S GETTING TIRED. >> YOU KNOW, A BOBBY VINTON
>> YOU KNOW, A BOBBY VINTON IMITATOR IN THE POCONOS, I WOULD
IMITATOR IN THE POCONOS, I WOULD GO SEE HIM.
GO SEE HIM. MELODY OF LOVE, HE KICKED IT OLD
MELODY OF LOVE, HE KICKED IT OLD SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> TERRY JACKS.
>> TERRY JACKS. >> TERRY JACKS TRIBUTE BAND.
>> TERRY JACKS TRIBUTE BAND. YOU TAKE THAT UP TO THE POKE
YOU TAKE THAT UP TO THE POKE NOSE --
NOSE -- POCONOS IN 2019, MY KIDS ARE
POCONOS IN 2019, MY KIDS ARE GOING TO GO, DAD, WHAT’S THAT.
GOING TO GO, DAD, WHAT’S THAT. NO, THEY DON’T WANT TO HEAR
NO, THEY DON’T WANT TO HEAR THAT.
THAT. AND SO THIS THING IS OLD.
AND SO THIS THING IS OLD. AND THERE’S A PROBLEM WITH
AND THERE’S A PROBLEM WITH DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. DONALD TRUMP WAS A DISRUPTER.
DONALD TRUMP WAS A DISRUPTER. DONALD TRUMP WAS DANGEROUS BUT,
DONALD TRUMP WAS DANGEROUS BUT, YOU KNOW, HE’S LOOKING LIKE, AS
YOU KNOW, HE’S LOOKING LIKE, AS WE CONTINUE OUR POP REFERENCES
WE CONTINUE OUR POP REFERENCES AND I MEAN IT, HE’S LOOKING
AND I MEAN IT, HE’S LOOKING ABOUT AS DANGEROUS AS AUSTIN
ABOUT AS DANGEROUS AS AUSTIN POWERS AFTER HE CAME OUT OF THE
POWERS AFTER HE CAME OUT OF THE WHOLE CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN
WHOLE CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN THING.
THING. >> SO GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME
>> SO GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO "MORNING JOE".
TO "MORNING JOE". >> LIKE I SAID, THERE’S A LITTLE
>> LIKE I SAID, THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF A --
BIT OF A -- >> IT’S OLD.
>> IT’S OLD. >> IT’S STARTING TO FEEL REALLY
>> IT’S STARTING TO FEEL REALLY STICKY.
STICKY. YOU KNOW, THE THING OF THE
YOU KNOW, THE THING OF THE TRANSGRESSION, THE RULE
TRANSGRESSION, THE RULE BREAKING, YOU KNOW, THE STUFF
BREAKING, YOU KNOW, THE STUFF THAT OBVIOUSLY WORKED FOR HIM IN
THAT OBVIOUSLY WORKED FOR HIM IN 2016, NOW IT JUST FEELS LIKE
2016, NOW IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT’S A GREATEST HITS COLLECTION
IT’S A GREATEST HITS COLLECTION AND THEY SOUND A LITTLE DATED.
AND THEY SOUND A LITTLE DATED. >> I MEAN NO DISRESPECT TO THE
>> I MEAN NO DISRESPECT TO THE KING OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL, BUT THIS
KING OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL, BUT THIS IS ELVIS IN ’77, JUST KIND OF
IS ELVIS IN ’77, JUST KIND OF LUMBERING ACROSS THE STAGE,
LUMBERING ACROSS THE STAGE, SWEATING.
SWEATING. >> OR GRACELAND IN FRONT OF THE
>> OR GRACELAND IN FRONT OF THE SIX TELEVISIONS WITH A BIG HUGE
SIX TELEVISIONS WITH A BIG HUGE BOTTLE OF QUAALUDES AND A BOTTLE
BOTTLE OF QUAALUDES AND A BOTTLE OF VODKA.
OF VODKA. >> YOU DON’T GET TOO FAR.
>> YOU DON’T GET TOO FAR. >> YOU WERE JUST A FOIL HERE.
>> YOU WERE JUST A FOIL HERE. DON’T WANT TO BRING IT INTO THE
DON’T WANT TO BRING IT INTO THE GUTTER.
GUTTER. >> I MEAN, SERIOUSLY.
>> I MEAN, SERIOUSLY. >> IT’S ELVIS IN ’77 SWEATING,
>> IT’S ELVIS IN ’77 SWEATING, TRYING TO SING THE OLD HITS BUT
TRYING TO SING THE OLD HITS BUT HIS HEART IS JUST NOT IN IT.
HIS HEART IS JUST NOT IN IT. THEY KNOW WHAT HE’S GOING TO
THEY KNOW WHAT HE’S GOING TO SING BEFORE HE SINGS IT.
SING BEFORE HE SINGS IT. THEY KNOW ALL THE WORDS AND THE
THEY KNOW ALL THE WORDS AND THE GUY WHO WAS ONCE SO EXCITING IS
GUY WHO WAS ONCE SO EXCITING IS NOW JUST DULL.
NOW JUST DULL. HE’S ATTACKING -- HEIDI, HE’S
HE’S ATTACKING -- HEIDI, HE’S ATTACKING HILLARY CLINTON.
ATTACKING HILLARY CLINTON. HE’S STILL ATTACKING HILLARY
HE’S STILL ATTACKING HILLARY CLINTON.
CLINTON. LIKE DOING LOCK HER UP THINGS.
LIKE DOING LOCK HER UP THINGS. I MEAN, THAT’S BEYOND.
I MEAN, THAT’S BEYOND. >> IT’S NOT JUST A RERUN BUT THE
>> IT’S NOT JUST A RERUN BUT THE BEST PART OF THE RERUN CAN’T BE
BEST PART OF THE RERUN CAN’T BE REPLAYED BECAUSE IF YOU
REPLAYED BECAUSE IF YOU REMEMBER, HIS RALLYING IN THE
REMEMBER, HIS RALLYING IN THE FIRST CAMPAIGN WAS BUILD THE
FIRST CAMPAIGN WAS BUILD THE WALL, SO HERE WE ARE 2 1/2 YEARS
WALL, SO HERE WE ARE 2 1/2 YEARS LATER, THAT WAS HIS MARQUEE
LATER, THAT WAS HIS MARQUEE ISSUE, THE WALL IS NOWHERE NEAR
ISSUE, THE WALL IS NOWHERE NEAR BEING BUILT.
BEING BUILT. I GUESS THE NEW LINE IS DEPORT
I GUESS THE NEW LINE IS DEPORT THEM ALL BECAUSE THAT WAS THE
THEM ALL BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE MADE JUST A
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE MADE JUST A DAY OR TWO BEFORE HIS FIRST
DAY OR TWO BEFORE HIS FIRST RALLY, AND AGAIN, JUST LIKE THE
RALLY, AND AGAIN, JUST LIKE THE WALL, THAT’S JUST AS IMPROBABLE.
WALL, THAT’S JUST AS IMPROBABLE. >> SO WHY DON’T WE PLAY THE
>> SO WHY DON’T WE PLAY THE GAME, THE KIDS AROUND THE
GAME, THE KIDS AROUND THE COUNTRY, IT’S LIKE 2016.
COUNTRY, IT’S LIKE 2016. >> IT WAS ALL OVER HILLARY,
>> IT WAS ALL OVER HILLARY, HILLARY.
HILLARY. >> ARE YOU READY?
>> ARE YOU READY? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT’S 2016, OR IS IT 2020?
>> IT’S 2016, OR IS IT 2020? LET’S START WITH THE FIRST, KIDS
LET’S START WITH THE FIRST, KIDS AT HOME.
AT HOME. >> LOOK AT HILLARY CLINTON AND
>> LOOK AT HILLARY CLINTON AND THE DNC.
THE DNC. THE INSURANCE POLICY JUST IN
THE INSURANCE POLICY JUST IN CASE HILLARY CLINTON LOST.
CASE HILLARY CLINTON LOST. REMEMBER DURING ONE OF THE
REMEMBER DURING ONE OF THE DEBATES WHEN CROOKED HILLARY
DEBATES WHEN CROOKED HILLARY SAID.
SAID. THE FREE PASS THEY GAVE TO
THE FREE PASS THEY GAVE TO HILLARY AND HER AIDES.
HILLARY AND HER AIDES. HILLARY USED THE WORD
HILLARY USED THE WORD DEPLORABLES.
DEPLORABLES. HILLARY CLINTON MADE A BIG
HILLARY CLINTON MADE A BIG MISTAKE WITH THAT SPEECH.
MISTAKE WITH THAT SPEECH. >> HILLARY’S NOT RUNNING,
>> HILLARY’S NOT RUNNING, SWEETIE.
SWEETIE. >> AS YOU POINTED OUT.
>> AS YOU POINTED OUT. >> COME ON OLD GUY.
>> COME ON OLD GUY. >> IT’S THE SAME BLACK GUY.
>> IT’S THE SAME BLACK GUY. >> DON’T YOU REMEMBER WHEN HE
>> DON’T YOU REMEMBER WHEN HE REFERRED TO MY AFRICAN-AMERICAN.
REFERRED TO MY AFRICAN-AMERICAN. >> THAT’S ACTUALLY TRUE.
>> THAT’S ACTUALLY TRUE. I HAVE RUN INTO HIM IN THE
I HAVE RUN INTO HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH SCENE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH SCENE HANNITY.
HANNITY. -- SEAN HANNITY.
-- SEAN HANNITY. IT IS THE SAME BLACK GUY.
IT IS THE SAME BLACK GUY. >> BUT FOR THE 2020 SIGNS, THAT
>> BUT FOR THE 2020 SIGNS, THAT WAS HIS 2016 CAMPAIGN, WHICH
WAS HIS 2016 CAMPAIGN, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THE "TIMES" AND
EXPLAINS WHY THE "TIMES" AND OTHERS REPORTING AT THE END
OTHERS REPORTING AT THE END THERE WERE EMPTY SEATS.
THERE WERE EMPTY SEATS. PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THIS.
PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THIS. IT WAS JUST OLD.
IT WAS JUST OLD. HE HAS NOTHING NEW TO OFFER
HE HAS NOTHING NEW TO OFFER AFTER HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF
AFTER HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF RALLIES.
RALLIES. >> THREE HOURS LATER, I CAN
>> THREE HOURS LATER, I CAN UNDERSTAND, 3 1/2 HOURS LATER, I
UNDERSTAND, 3 1/2 HOURS LATER, I CAN UNDERSTAND FOLKS WALKING
CAN UNDERSTAND FOLKS WALKING OUT.
OUT. FOLKS STILL BOUGHT TICKETS TO
FOLKS STILL BOUGHT TICKETS TO ELVIS WHEN HE WAS OLD AND
ELVIS WHEN HE WAS OLD AND SWEATING BECAUSE HE WAS ELVIS.
SWEATING BECAUSE HE WAS ELVIS. IT WAS ENTERTAINMENT.
IT WAS ENTERTAINMENT. >> AND FOR THE FREE DRINKS.
>> AND FOR THE FREE DRINKS. >> WHAT I’M SAYING IS THAT EVEN
>> WHAT I’M SAYING IS THAT EVEN THOUGH IT’S OLD AND REPEATED, WE
THOUGH IT’S OLD AND REPEATED, WE HEARD A LOT OF SCREAMING, A LOT
HEARD A LOT OF SCREAMING, A LOT OF YELLING, A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
OF YELLING, A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. FOLKS WERE THERE.
FOLKS WERE THERE. >> RON IS ALSO HERE WITH US.
>> RON IS ALSO HERE WITH US. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> AN ELVIS IMPERSONATOR.
>> AN ELVIS IMPERSONATOR. >> I WOULD SAY LET’S RESTORE
>> I WOULD SAY LET’S RESTORE ORDER BUT WE NEVER HAD IT BUT
ORDER BUT WE NEVER HAD IT BUT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE IT NOW JOHN
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE IT NOW JOHN HALLMAN, AND JOE SCARBOROUGH.
HALLMAN, AND JOE SCARBOROUGH. SHUT YOUR PIE HOLES FOR A
SHUT YOUR PIE HOLES FOR A SECOND.
SECOND. WE’RE GOING TO ORGANIZE.
WE’RE GOING TO ORGANIZE. >> AND GUESS WHAT, SHE’S OFF IN
>> AND GUESS WHAT, SHE’S OFF IN A NEW DIRECTION.
A NEW DIRECTION. WE SAW LAST NIGHT.
WE SAW LAST NIGHT. >> IT WAS SO GOOD.
>> IT WAS SO GOOD. >> HAVEN’T YOU SEEN IT BEFORE?
>> HAVEN’T YOU SEEN IT BEFORE? >> YOU WERE EXCITED ABOUT SEEING
>> YOU WERE EXCITED ABOUT SEEING IT?
IT? >> I LOVED IT.
>> I LOVED IT. AND I DON’T LIKE MOVIES.
AND I DON’T LIKE MOVIES. >> CREDIBLE ACTORS.
>> CREDIBLE ACTORS. >> IT WAS A WONDERFUL MOVIE.
>> IT WAS A WONDERFUL MOVIE. YOU GOT TO GO SEE IT.
YOU GOT TO GO SEE IT. >> SO PRESIDENT TRUMP LAUNCHED
>> SO PRESIDENT TRUMP LAUNCHED HIS REELECTION CAMPAIGN IN
HIS REELECTION CAMPAIGN IN FLORIDA LAST NIGHT IN A STATE
FLORIDA LAST NIGHT IN A STATE WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY TRAILING
WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY TRAILING HIS POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC
HIS POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC OPPONENTS.
OPPONENTS. A QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL
A QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL RELEASED BEFORE HIS RALLY HAS
RELEASED BEFORE HIS RALLY HAS FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN LEADING TRUMP 50% TO 41% IN
LEADING TRUMP 50% TO 41% IN FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. >> IN FLORIDA T HE’S DOWN 9
>> IN FLORIDA T HE’S DOWN 9 POINTS IN FLORIDA.
POINTS IN FLORIDA. >> WHILE SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS
>> WHILE SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS IS UP BY 6 POINTS.
IS UP BY 6 POINTS. >> HE’S LOSING BY 6 POINTS TO A
>> HE’S LOSING BY 6 POINTS TO A SOCIALIST IN FLORIDA.
SOCIALIST IN FLORIDA. >> SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN HAS
>> SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN HAS A 4 POINT EDGE OVER TRUMP, 47 TO
A 4 POINT EDGE OVER TRUMP, 47 TO 43
43 43.
43. >> THE PERSON HE CALLS
>> THE PERSON HE CALLS POCAHONTAS IS BEATING HIM BY 4%.
POCAHONTAS IS BEATING HIM BY 4%. >> AND WITHIN THE MARGIN OF
>> AND WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR WITH KAMALA HARRIS, BETO
ERROR WITH KAMALA HARRIS, BETO O’ROURKE AND MAYOR PETE
O’ROURKE AND MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG.
BUTTIGIEG. >> IN YOUR HOME STATE.
>> IN YOUR HOME STATE. >> I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, BETO
>> I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, BETO SHOOTING LIKE 32% IN THE FIRST
SHOOTING LIKE 32% IN THE FIRST HALF, RIGHT, AND HE’S STILL
HALF, RIGHT, AND HE’S STILL AHEAD.
AHEAD. THAT’S WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR
THAT’S WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR BASKETBALL TEAM IS GOING TO LIKE
BASKETBALL TEAM IS GOING TO LIKE WIN OR LOSE.
WIN OR LOSE. >> IN YOUR HOME STATE.
>> IN YOUR HOME STATE. BRUTAL.
BRUTAL. >> LAST NIGHT’S RALLY SAW NO NEW
>> LAST NIGHT’S RALLY SAW NO NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS NO SIGNIFICANT
ANNOUNCEMENTS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN RHETORIC.
CHANGE IN RHETORIC. THE PRESIDENT SPENT MORE TIME
THE PRESIDENT SPENT MORE TIME DISCUSSING PAST GRUDGES AND OLD
DISCUSSING PAST GRUDGES AND OLD PROMISES THAN PROVIDING A VISION
PROMISES THAN PROVIDING A VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
FOR THE FUTURE. THE ORLANDO RALLY WAS TRUMP’S
THE ORLANDO RALLY WAS TRUMP’S 60th CAMPAIGN STYLE ARENA EVENT
60th CAMPAIGN STYLE ARENA EVENT SINCE TAKING OFFICE LESS THAN
SINCE TAKING OFFICE LESS THAN 900 DAYS AGO.
900 DAYS AGO. IT WAS THE 7th RALLY HE’S HELD
IT WAS THE 7th RALLY HE’S HELD IN FLORIDA DURING HIS
IN FLORIDA DURING HIS PRESIDENCY, AND THE SECOND ONE
PRESIDENCY, AND THE SECOND ONE HE HAS HELD IN ORLANDO.
HE HAS HELD IN ORLANDO. AS "THE NEW YORK TIMES" PUTS IT,
AS "THE NEW YORK TIMES" PUTS IT, BY THE END OF MR. TRUMP’S
BY THE END OF MR. TRUMP’S 76-MINUTE SPEECH, THERE WERE
76-MINUTE SPEECH, THERE WERE PATCHES OF BLUE SEATS VISIBLE
PATCHES OF BLUE SEATS VISIBLE ACROSS THE ARENA.
ACROSS THE ARENA. SOME SUPPORTERS HAD LEFT THE
SOME SUPPORTERS HAD LEFT THE RALLY EARLY, MAYBE BECAUSE THEY
RALLY EARLY, MAYBE BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN IT BEFORE.
HAD SEEN IT BEFORE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> OUR RADICAL DEMOCRAT
>> OUR RADICAL DEMOCRAT OPPONENTS ARE DRIVEN BY HATRED,
OPPONENTS ARE DRIVEN BY HATRED, PREJUDICE AND RAGE, THEY WANT TO
PREJUDICE AND RAGE, THEY WANT TO DESTROY YOU, AND THEY WANT TO
DESTROY YOU, AND THEY WANT TO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY AS WE KNOW
DESTROY OUR COUNTRY AS WE KNOW IT.
IT. THIS ELECTION IS A VERDICT ON
THIS ELECTION IS A VERDICT ON WHETHER WE WANT TO LIVE IN A
WHETHER WE WANT TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE THE PEOPLE WHO
COUNTRY WHERE THE PEOPLE WHO LOSE AN ELECTION REFUSE TO
LOSE AN ELECTION REFUSE TO CONCEDE AND SPEND THE NEXT TWO
CONCEDE AND SPEND THE NEXT TWO YEARS TRYING TO SHRED OUR
YEARS TRYING TO SHRED OUR CONSTITUTION AND RIP YOUR
CONSTITUTION AND RIP YOUR COUNTRY APART.
COUNTRY APART. >> YOU REMEMBER DURING ONE OF
>> YOU REMEMBER DURING ONE OF THE DEBATES WHEN CROOKED HILLARY
THE DEBATES WHEN CROOKED HILLARY SAID IF I WIN, ARE YOU GOING TO
SAID IF I WIN, ARE YOU GOING TO SUPPORT ME.
SUPPORT ME. BUT I MUST BE HONEST, I DIDN’T
BUT I MUST BE HONEST, I DIDN’T GIVE HER A GREAT ANSWER.
GIVE HER A GREAT ANSWER. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY HARDEST
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY HARDEST QUESTION DURING THE DEBATES.
QUESTION DURING THE DEBATES. LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS DOING OKAY IN
LINDSEY GRAHAM WAS DOING OKAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, NOT GREAT.
SOUTH CAROLINA, NOT GREAT. NOW HE’S THROUGH THE ROOF.
NOW HE’S THROUGH THE ROOF. SO LINDSEY GRAHAM, THEY DELETE
SO LINDSEY GRAHAM, THEY DELETE AND THEY ACID WASH, WHICH IS
AND THEY ACID WASH, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE, NOBODY DOES IT.
VERY EXPENSIVE, NOBODY DOES IT. THEY ACID WASH THOSE E-MAILS,
THEY ACID WASH THOSE E-MAILS, NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN, BUT WE
NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN, BUT WE MAY FIND THEM SOMEWHERE DEEP IN
MAY FIND THEM SOMEWHERE DEEP IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT, 33,000
THE STATE DEPARTMENT, 33,000 E-MAILS, BUT LET’S SEE WHAT
E-MAILS, BUT LET’S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. >> HE’S TALKING ABOUT 33,000
>> HE’S TALKING ABOUT 33,000 E-MAILS.
E-MAILS. >> HE’S SCREAMING.
>> HE’S SCREAMING. >> YOUR THOUGHTS.
>> YOUR THOUGHTS. >> I WATCHED IT LAST NIGHT,
>> I WATCHED IT LAST NIGHT, RELUCTANTLY, I MUST ADMIT, AND
RELUCTANTLY, I MUST ADMIT, AND IT WAS HORRIBLE.
IT WAS HORRIBLE. IN EVERY WAY.
IN EVERY WAY. HORRIBLE IN EVERY WAY.
HORRIBLE IN EVERY WAY. IT IS, HE’S DOUBLED DOWN ON THE
IT IS, HE’S DOUBLED DOWN ON THE CULTURE WARS.
CULTURE WARS. THAT’S HOW HE WON IN 2016.
THAT’S HOW HE WON IN 2016. THAT’S HOW HE THINKS HE’S GOING
THAT’S HOW HE THINKS HE’S GOING TO WIN NOW.
TO WIN NOW. AND YOU KNOW, FAT ELVIS, JOE, I
AND YOU KNOW, FAT ELVIS, JOE, I THINK IS APT.
THINK IS APT. >> NAILED IT.
>> NAILED IT. >> I THINK THAT’S RIGHT ON
>> I THINK THAT’S RIGHT ON POINT.
POINT. >> ELVIS ’77, KIND OF LUMBERING
>> ELVIS ’77, KIND OF LUMBERING ACROSS THE STAGE, SWEATING.
ACROSS THE STAGE, SWEATING. >> FORGETTING THE LYRICS.
>> FORGETTING THE LYRICS. >> THIS ACTUALLY IS NOT ALL
>> THIS ACTUALLY IS NOT ALL ABOUT JUST SORT OF TROLLING
ABOUT JUST SORT OF TROLLING DONALD TRUMP THIS MORNING.
DONALD TRUMP THIS MORNING. IT MAY SOUND LIKE BUT IT’S NOT.
IT MAY SOUND LIKE BUT IT’S NOT. YOU REALIZED IN 2016, I THINK
YOU REALIZED IN 2016, I THINK MORE THAN MANY, THAT DONALD
MORE THAN MANY, THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS VIABLE, AND THAT
TRUMP WAS VIABLE, AND THAT DONALD TRUMP COULD WIN STATES
DONALD TRUMP COULD WIN STATES LIKE MICHIGAN.
LIKE MICHIGAN. PART OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE
PART OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE FACT, AND I REMEMBER THE FIRST
FACT, AND I REMEMBER THE FIRST RALLY WE SAW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE,
RALLY WE SAW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE IT EVER
THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE IT EVER BEFORE IN AMERICAN POLITICS, AND
BEFORE IN AMERICAN POLITICS, AND HALF OF THE TIME WE WERE LIKE --
HALF OF THE TIME WE WERE LIKE -- HAD OUR MOUTHS WIDE OPEN, JUST
HAD OUR MOUTHS WIDE OPEN, JUST STARING AT THE SPECTACLE BEFORE
STARING AT THE SPECTACLE BEFORE US AND THE OTHER HALF OF THE
US AND THE OTHER HALF OF THE TIME WE WERE LIKE WHEN’S THIS
TIME WE WERE LIKE WHEN’S THIS CAMPAIGN GOING TO COLLAPSE?
CAMPAIGN GOING TO COLLAPSE? IT’S TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF
IT’S TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE, OF COURSE IT NEVER
COLLAPSE, OF COURSE IT NEVER DID.
DID. FOUR YEARS LATER, I THINK IF
FOUR YEARS LATER, I THINK IF YOU’RE A SHOWMAN LIKE DONALD
YOU’RE A SHOWMAN LIKE DONALD TRUMP, IF YOU’RE THE PT BARNHAM
TRUMP, IF YOU’RE THE PT BARNHAM OF AMERICAN POLITICS, THE
OF AMERICAN POLITICS, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, YOU CAN
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, YOU CAN AFFORD TO BE MANY THINGS BUT THE
AFFORD TO BE MANY THINGS BUT THE ONE THING YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO BE
ONE THING YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO BE IS DULL AND PREDICTABLE AND I
IS DULL AND PREDICTABLE AND I THINK 12 MINUTES IN, THAT’S THE
THINK 12 MINUTES IN, THAT’S THE BIGGER POINT HERE THIS MORNING.
BIGGER POINT HERE THIS MORNING. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AS YOU
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AS YOU SIT IN, WELL, AS YOU REPORT FROM
SIT IN, WELL, AS YOU REPORT FROM ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STATES
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STATES IN AMERICA GOING INTO THE 2020
IN AMERICA GOING INTO THE 2020 CAMPAIGN?
CAMPAIGN? >> YOU KNOW, I’M BACK TO WHERE I
>> YOU KNOW, I’M BACK TO WHERE I WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.
WAS FOUR YEARS AGO. THIS IS A GUY IN AN ERA OF
THIS IS A GUY IN AN ERA OF CELEBRITY, IN AN ERA OF
CELEBRITY, IN AN ERA OF GRIEVANCE WHEN VOTERS ARE AGREED
GRIEVANCE WHEN VOTERS ARE AGREED THE SECRET TO HIS SUCCESS IS HE
THE SECRET TO HIS SUCCESS IS HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO REFLECT AND
HAS BEEN ABLE TO REFLECT AND VALIDATE VOTERS GRIEVANCES.
VALIDATE VOTERS GRIEVANCES. SO YES, WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY
SO YES, WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY WAS OLD NEWS, BUT WE CAN’T
WAS OLD NEWS, BUT WE CAN’T UNDERESTIMATE HIS ABILITY TO BE
UNDERESTIMATE HIS ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO FIND NEW WAYS TO REFLECT
ABLE TO FIND NEW WAYS TO REFLECT PEOPLE’S GRIEVANCES.
PEOPLE’S GRIEVANCES. NEW WAYS TO BE ABHORRENT.
NEW WAYS TO BE ABHORRENT. WE SAW HIM YESTERDAY TALKING
WE SAW HIM YESTERDAY TALKING ABOUT MASS DEPORTATIONS OF
ABOUT MASS DEPORTATIONS OF IMMIGRANTS.
IMMIGRANTS. THAT’S A NEW TWIST ON THE OLD
THAT’S A NEW TWIST ON THE OLD SONG AND DANCE.
SONG AND DANCE. WHAT’S REALLY GOING TO BE NEW
WHAT’S REALLY GOING TO BE NEW FOR HIM IS HIS OPPONENT.
FOR HIM IS HIS OPPONENT. CAN THERE BE A DEMOCRATIC
CAN THERE BE A DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT, THE OPPONENT, A YEAR
OPPONENT, THE OPPONENT, A YEAR FROM NOW WHO’S STANDING UP
FROM NOW WHO’S STANDING UP AGAINST HIM.
AGAINST HIM. WILL SHE OR HE BE ABLE TO
WILL SHE OR HE BE ABLE TO REFLECT AND VALIDATE PEOPLE’S
REFLECT AND VALIDATE PEOPLE’S GRIEVANCES AND OFFER CONCRETE
GRIEVANCES AND OFFER CONCRETE PLANS TO ADDRESS THEM.
PLANS TO ADDRESS THEM. WE KNOW DONALD TRUMP CAN’T DO
WE KNOW DONALD TRUMP CAN’T DO THE LATTER.
THE LATTER. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, RON,
>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, RON, AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU KNOW SO MUCH
AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND
ABOUT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND MICHIGAN IS KEY.
MICHIGAN IS KEY. IT’S HARD FOR DONALD TRUMP TO
IT’S HARD FOR DONALD TRUMP TO FIND A WAY FORWARD WITHOUT
FIND A WAY FORWARD WITHOUT WINNING STATES LIKE MICHIGAN AND
WINNING STATES LIKE MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN.
WISCONSIN. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> HE HAD TO DRAW AN INSIDE
>> HE HAD TO DRAW AN INSIDE STRAIGHT TO WIN THAT STATE, AND
STRAIGHT TO WIN THAT STATE, AND THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR THEM,
THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR THEM, WHEN PEOPLE WERE PRETTY DARN
WHEN PEOPLE WERE PRETTY DARN SMART, THEY KNEW WHAT WAS IN
SMART, THEY KNEW WHAT WAS IN THEIR BEST INTERESTS AND THEY
THEIR BEST INTERESTS AND THEY VOTED THAT WAY, FOUR YEARS
VOTED THAT WAY, FOUR YEARS LATER, HIS PROMISES HAVEN’T COME
LATER, HIS PROMISES HAVEN’T COME TRUE.
TRUE. THEY DON’T HAVE BETTER HEALTH
THEY DON’T HAVE BETTER HEALTH CARE.
CARE. THEY DON’T HAVE BETTER SKROBS.JO
THEY DON’T HAVE BETTER SKROBS.JO THE COMMUNITIES HAVEN’T COME
THE COMMUNITIES HAVEN’T COME BACK.
BACK. THE MANUFACTURING JOBS HAVEN’T
THE MANUFACTURING JOBS HAVEN’T COME BACK.
COME BACK. THEY CAN SEE HIS PROMISES WERE
THEY CAN SEE HIS PROMISES WERE COMPLETED.
COMPLETED. THAT’S WHY I SAW HIS POLL,
THAT’S WHY I SAW HIS POLL, REELECTION IS 32 OR 31% IN
REELECTION IS 32 OR 31% IN MICHIGAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
MICHIGAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. HOW DOES DONALD TRUMP DRAW THAT
HOW DOES DONALD TRUMP DRAW THAT INSIDE STRAIGHT AGAIN IN
INSIDE STRAIGHT AGAIN IN MICHIGAN IF PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT
MICHIGAN IF PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT THEIR LIVES ARE NOT BETTER TODAY
THEIR LIVES ARE NOT BETTER TODAY THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO?
THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO? >> THE ONLY WAY HE DOES IT IF
>> THE ONLY WAY HE DOES IT IF DEMOCRATS BLOW IT.
DEMOCRATS BLOW IT. YOU LOOK AT A COUNTY, McCOMB
YOU LOOK AT A COUNTY, McCOMB COUNTY THAT VOTED FOR BARACK
COUNTY THAT VOTED FOR BARACK OBAMA TWICE AND THEN VOTED FOR
OBAMA TWICE AND THEN VOTED FOR DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. CAN THEY ADDRESS THEIR
CAN THEY ADDRESS THEIR GRIEVANCES, VALIDATE THEIR
GRIEVANCES, VALIDATE THEIR GRIENCES AND HAVE CONCRETE
GRIENCES AND HAVE CONCRETE PLANS TO ADDRESS THEM.
PLANS TO ADDRESS THEM. CAN A DEMOCRATIC POSITION, LIKE
CAN A DEMOCRATIC POSITION, LIKE BARACK OBAMA DID AND BILL
BARACK OBAMA DID AND BILL CLINTON DID, BE A DISRUPTER,
CLINTON DID, BE A DISRUPTER, UNLIKE DONALD TRUMP, THESE ARE
UNLIKE DONALD TRUMP, THESE ARE VOTERS LET DOWN BY DEMOCRATS,
VOTERS LET DOWN BY DEMOCRATS, THESE ARE VOTERS LET DOWN BY
THESE ARE VOTERS LET DOWN BY REPUBLICANS, AND TO YOUR POINT,
REPUBLICANS, AND TO YOUR POINT, THEY HAVE BEEN LET DOWN BY
THEY HAVE BEEN LET DOWN BY DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. THAT DOES NOT MEAN, THOUGH, THAT
THAT DOES NOT MEAN, THOUGH, THAT THE GAME IS OVER.
THE GAME IS OVER. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS TO COME
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS TO COME UP WITH SOMEBODY WHO CAN DO THIS
UP WITH SOMEBODY WHO CAN DO THIS IN THE RIGHT AWAY.
IN THE RIGHT AWAY. MICHIGAN COULD STILL BE LOST.
MICHIGAN COULD STILL BE LOST. YOU LOOK AT NOT JUST COUNTIES
YOU LOOK AT NOT JUST COUNTIES LIKE McCOMB COUNTY AND HOW THE
LIKE McCOMB COUNTY AND HOW THE DEMOCRATS AND TRUMP PLAY OFF
DEMOCRATS AND TRUMP PLAY OFF AGAINST WHITE WORKING CLASS
AGAINST WHITE WORKING CLASS VOTERS.
VOTERS. THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE BETTER GET DETROIT
BETTER GET DETROIT AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS OUT.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS OUT. BETTER GET VOTERS OUT IN FLINT
BETTER GET VOTERS OUT IN FLINT AND SAGINAW.
AND SAGINAW. THERE ARE A LOT OF DEMOCRATIC
THERE ARE A LOT OF DEMOCRATIC BASE VOTERS WHO STILL ARE
BASE VOTERS WHO STILL ARE DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR PARTY, AND
