1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: Now from our nation's capital. This is Bloomberg's Sound On 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: Instead of Infrastructure Week, which is a punchline for four years. 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: Under my predecessor, its infrastructure decades. It is not a 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: race to see how many ribbons we can cut before 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: the end of the year. Doing this is going to 6 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: require a balance O. We're actually out there making these 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: improvements to bridges, roads, airports. Bloomberg Sound On Politics, Policy 8 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: and Perspective from DC's Top Names from You talked about 9 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: Joe Biden a lot, but you're running for governor. The 10 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: only worn out old donkey I'm looking to put out 11 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: the pastor is Charlie Criss. Bloomberg Sound On with Joe 12 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: Matthew on Bloomberg Radio. The Infrastructure Law is about to 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: turn a year old, but is it too young to 14 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: help Democrats in the mid terms. Welcome to the fastest 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: hour in politics, two weeks to election day, and we're 16 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: joined by the man in charge of implementing that infrastructure law, 17 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: Mitch Landrew white House senior advisor, former Mayor of New Orleans, 18 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: will join us in a moment to talk about the 19 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: punch list, the work that's already been done in the 20 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: impact it may have in November later, the man who 21 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: could face Trump in twenty four squares off and a 22 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: televised debate with his Democratic challenger will bring it to Florida, 23 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: where Governor Rhonda Santis and Congressman Charlie Chris went at 24 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: it last night. Bloomberg's Emily Wilkins joined us later with 25 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: more that we'll have analysis from our signature panel Bloomberg 26 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: Politics contributors Rick Davis and Jeannie Schanzano. The Infrastructure Bill 27 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: passed almost a year ago now, right November five. I 28 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: have on my notes here. It was historic because so 29 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: many presidents had tried and failed. But now a year later, 30 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: it is unclear to a lot of people exactly what 31 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 1: work has been done, what work has yet to be done, 32 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: what projects are about to begin, and what it means 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: for the elections two weeks from today. The White House's 34 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: infrastructure coordinator, Mitch Landrew, was asked about the latter with 35 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: regard to the elections the midterms on President Biden's trip 36 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: last week to Pittsburgh. They're all on Air Force one. 37 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:58,919 Speaker 1: This is, of course, you know where the bridge collapse 38 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: took place a europe for Here's Mitch Landrew talking to 39 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: reporters on Air Force One. I can't speak to the 40 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: to the politics and the immediacy of it, but I 41 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: will say this, when people are thankful for good policy 42 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: and good investments that impact their lives, they have a 43 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: tendency to want to keep doing that. And that's from 44 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: a man who has been traveling the country now to 45 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: help doll out the money and promote the projects. And 46 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: I want you to listen to him in action. This 47 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: is again the former mayor of New Orleans in this case, 48 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: and I've seen him in action before. I don't think 49 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: he's any happier than when he's actually out talking to people. 50 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: He was in a neighborhood in Milwaukee last July to 51 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: highlight more than eight hundred million dollars from the infrastructure 52 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: law in place to replace lead pipes. Listen to Mitch 53 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: Landrew walking into the neighborhood. What you're looking at is 54 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: a representative of the president of the United States standing 55 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: in the middle of this street, in this neighborhood. And 56 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: you have federal officials here, you have state officials here, 57 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: you have city officials here, you have folks that are 58 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: working for the entity that handles the water here. You 59 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: have the neighborhoods here, you have the residents here, and 60 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: then you have the men and women whose lives they're 61 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: changing and whose lives are being changed by the work 62 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: that's being done. This is the message that Mitch Landrew 63 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: has been laying out there, and he's having a very 64 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: different conversation with people about things in their own backyards. 65 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: Then a lot of us are having on national political shows, 66 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: and he's with us right now from the White House. 67 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: Mr Mayor, it's great to have you back on Bloomberg 68 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: Sound On. When you hear talk about the polls and 69 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: the balance of power in Washington and where are the 70 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: results from this administration? Do you feel like you're living 71 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: on another planet? First of all, Joe, it's great to 72 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: be with you, and thanks for those clips. That was 73 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: a great trip to Millwall. Remember that really hard felt. 74 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: Oh I remember it well. But I actually remember standing 75 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: outside of the house and talking to the mama and 76 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: talking about her two kids and how they don't have 77 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: to drink water out of lead pipes and get potential 78 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: brain damage. That's the thing to get you up in 79 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: the morning and keeps your feet moving really really quickly. 80 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: So listen, there's a midterm coming up. I mean, we're 81 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: in the politics of electing people that do good things 82 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: for America, which is why I think the president is 83 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: going to do very well. You mentioned at the outset 84 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: that many, many, many presidents have talked about rebuilding America, 85 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: but this president actually put points on the board one 86 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: point two trillion dollars. We have five thousand projects coming 87 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: out of the ground. As you have said, I've criss 88 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: crossed America and gone to places that people you know, 89 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: don't really think about Lounge Cannon County, Alabama, or Coachville, Pennsylvania, 90 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: or Saginaw, Michigan, where actually this this work is hitting 91 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: the ground and impacting people's immediately in real ways. I mean, 92 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: if you build a water tower in a small city 93 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: that helps keep the pressure where it needs to be 94 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: so that the water can stay fresh, people feel that 95 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: in a real way. If you rebuild the train station 96 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: in the middle of a town that has gotten left behind, 97 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden generation of wealth gets built. If 98 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: you go into Syracuse and you take down a highway 99 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: that's divided communities forever, communities come back together and they 100 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: see this president actually not just talking to talk, but 101 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: walking the walk Well, with that said, you're a wellow 102 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: aware of the politics that we're all living through right now. 103 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: You're you're obviously a lifelong, lifelong politician. You talked to 104 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: Democrats and Republicans every day. You know. There's a poll 105 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: that came out recently. I believe it was from CBS 106 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: News that found eight percent of Democrats think Republicans are 107 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: going to destroy the country and a similar number of 108 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: Republicans think the same about Democrats. Is it because nobody's 109 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: talking to each other. We love, we love each other. 110 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: That sounds like a family at Thanksgiving. But listen, well, um, 111 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: you don't want to be with my family and Thanksgiving. 112 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: Everybody knows that failed. But listen, let me say this. 113 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: One of the great virtues of this piece of legislation 114 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: is it's going to teach us how to work together again. 115 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: I venture to say that most everybody in America will 116 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: agree with this statement that there's no good Democratic way, 117 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: a good Republican way to fill a pothole. Just fill 118 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: the damn pothole. Just let's get it done. Let's figure 119 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: out a way how to rebuild America together. But this 120 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: is about the president's leadership. He said that if you 121 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: gave him the power that he would actually get this on. 122 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: Nobody gave him a chance of it in this done. 123 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: If you told people when Joe Biden got elected president 124 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: that he was going to create ten million jobs, have 125 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: the lowest unemployment rate in the last fifty years, had 126 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: the lowest number of unemployment claims that have been filed 127 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: since nineteen seventy, creates seven hundred thousand manufacturing jobs, they 128 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: would have said, you lost your mind. And if you 129 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:17,799 Speaker 1: would have told them that he was going to pass 130 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: for major pieces of legislation, they would have told you 131 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: to go to the doctor and get your head check. 132 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: He did all of those things. But listen, inflation is 133 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: a real problem for Americans and by the way, for 134 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: everybody in the world. There are a hundred economies in 135 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: the world that have significantly higher inflation rates than we do. 136 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: And that's why the presidents so fighting so hard to 137 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: keep cost down and to lower costs for average Americans, 138 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: which is what really elections are about. I can't speak 139 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: specifically to the day to day elections because of my position, 140 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 1: but I can say as a politician that that you know, 141 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: people should reward good choices and the choices that the 142 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: President has made has put America in a position better 143 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: than any other country to withstand this incredible pain that 144 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: we're feeling from inflation, because Putin's war and because of COVID. Well, 145 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: you know the narrative out there right now, there's a 146 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: fair chance that Democrats could lose the House. I don't 147 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: need you to weigh in on that today, but you know, 148 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: when you consider that what you just told me, this 149 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: laundry list, this this so this list of of of 150 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: accomplishments that the president has. There's been a lot of 151 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: talk about a late pivot to the economy, mayor that 152 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: maybe you should have been out there all summer talking 153 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: about infrastructure instead of Democrats talking about the Roe v. 154 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: Wade ruling, for instance. Is there still a chance to 155 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: tell your story. Well, let me say that since last 156 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: November fift not only have I been out there, but 157 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: Cabinet secretaries have been out there, The President has been 158 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: out there. Members of Congress and the Senate they've been. 159 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: Over a thousand events they have been. And as a 160 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: matter of fact, if this wasn't important to Republicans, can 161 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: somebody please explain to me why they've taken credit for it? 162 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: I mean they voted against it, as as a speaker said, 163 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: they voted no, and they want the dope. And every 164 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: Republican that I'm aware of who was actually against the 165 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,040 Speaker 1: bill is actually out there touting the fact that the 166 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: Moneys are coming to their communities to build roads and 167 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: bridges and amples. So what do they tell you when 168 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: you're at events with internet, Well, they're like, again, there's 169 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: no Republican a democratic way to do it. Let's get 170 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: it done. But look, there's politics and then there's politics. 171 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, there's policy that 172 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: transforms America and makes a better America. So this is 173 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,679 Speaker 1: what I'm working on, is a two, three, five, seven 174 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: year program to teach America because this is what the 175 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: President's vision was, how to do great things again. And 176 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: history is going to record really, really well that if 177 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: we do this investment appropriately, that this was a point 178 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: in time when America actually got itself right and got 179 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: it headed in the right direction, and it'll be because 180 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: of President Biden's vision. Well, Mitch Landry, I think of 181 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: you as kind of like the Democratic Santa Claus. This 182 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: you're the Cajun Santa Claus. This year for the White 183 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: House because you're the guy with your dolling out all 184 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: the money here, what kind of a story can you 185 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: tell voters about what they have not seen yet. There 186 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: are a lot of projects in the pipeline, in fact, 187 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: a lot more than you've even had a chance to begin. 188 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 1: And I realized that was the story originally. But people 189 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: have short memories. They want to know when the crane 190 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: are coming. Well, thank you for first of all, thank 191 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: you for calling me Santa Claus. I love of Santa Claus. 192 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: What do you in the But but I'm doing a lot. 193 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: We'll look, we're building a team up here so that 194 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: the federal government was working with state and local governments. 195 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: We're actually getting money out of the door a hundred 196 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: and eighty billion, and then we're actually telling the story. 197 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: So the story is that we're rebuilding roads and bridges 198 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,839 Speaker 1: and airports and ports. We're making sure that we lay 199 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: down high speed internet so no little girls got to 200 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: sit in the backup her mama's car outside of McDonald's 201 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: to find out how to do her homework or to 202 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: realize that God given talents. We're cleaning up the air 203 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 1: on the water, and we're getting ready for a clean 204 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: energy economy. And by the way, the stuff coming out 205 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,719 Speaker 1: of the ground as we speak. I was in New 206 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: Hampshire the other day at an intersection that's being built, 207 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: um the in Dairy that's actually gonna completely reconstruct that 208 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: particular area of of that particular state. And that's happening 209 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: all over the country. I was in East Las Vegas 210 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: the other day. It's given out a twenty five million 211 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: dollar check for them to recreate the road. So get 212 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: this so the kids can just safely ride their bike 213 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: to and from school to church and then back across 214 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: the street without getting run over because someone decided to 215 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: put a highway down the right down the middle of 216 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: that community. Those are the things that are happening now. 217 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: Five thousand projects and then many many more to come. 218 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: But if we get it right, if we figure out 219 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: how to do it together, if we don't let politics 220 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: get in the way, and we invest in our future, 221 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: will have a great future together. Well, well, I with 222 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: that in mind, you get through this midterm election cycle. 223 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: I wonder, miss Lander, are you gonna stay on this 224 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: job as infrastructure coordinator passed the election? Well, I'll work 225 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: at the Pleasident at the president's pleasure. He could tell 226 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: me to go home tomorrow, so we'll see how that work. 227 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: But if you ask you to stay, that's something you'd do. 228 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a conversation about it again, I want 229 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: to say. But I work at his pleasure, and that's 230 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: why I'm here in the day he tells me to 231 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: get out of here, I gotta go home, and I'm 232 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: not gonna let the door hit me on the way out. 233 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: Are you taking lessons right now? Speaking of that, Doris 234 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: always swinging, Mr Mayor, and you know that as well 235 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 1: as anybody. Are you taking notes right now on your 236 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: own run for president? No, sir, I'm not. I'll work 237 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: for the president and he's gonna run again. He's gonna 238 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: win again, and we're gonna build a better Americans together. Well, 239 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 1: I don't mean twenty four I mean anytime down the road. 240 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: You've you've got a story to tell. A smart politician 241 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 1: you never say, you know Joe Biden. Joe Biden is 242 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: my president. I love him. I'm thrilled that he got elected. 243 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: He's doing a great job. He is a decent, kind, tough, 244 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,559 Speaker 1: smart person who's led America in a beautiful way, and 245 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: he's gonna keep doing it. I think people are gonna 246 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: be surprised at how well we do in a couple 247 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 1: of weeks. Joining us live from the north lawn of 248 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: the White House, Mitch Landry, thank you, the former mayor 249 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: of New Orleans. Thank you, sir for being with us 250 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: on the fastest hour in politics. We're joining you live 251 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 1: today from World Headquarters in New York. Rick Davis is 252 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: in the house. We'll have Jeanie Schanzano our signature panel. Next. 253 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: Stay right here. We'll check traffic and markets after hours 254 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: to this is Bloomberg. You're listening to Bloomberg. You sound 255 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: on with Joe Matthew on Bloomberg Radio. Can you believe 256 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: a year went by? I had to ask Rick, is 257 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: it just me? It's not a year since infrastructure? I 258 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: thought that was gonna change our lives. It definitely changed 259 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: Mitch Landrew's life, and arguably actually a lot of others. 260 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: You have just played for you the cut of him 261 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: talking to these people taking lead pipes out of their houses. 262 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: That's pretty real stuff, you know, when you talk about delivering. 263 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: But it doesn't seem like it's going to make a difference. 264 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: In November. The polls are at least if you believe 265 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: them not looking great for Democrats, And we've been talking 266 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: about this on a daily basis. As we assemble our panel, 267 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: Rick Davis is with me in studio here at World 268 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: Headquarters in New York. Genie Schanzano joins us as well 269 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: to make our signature panel. It's great to have both 270 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: of you with us. Rick. You saw and listen to 271 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: our conversation with Mitch Landrew. When you hear about a 272 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: former mayor like that talking to people about the gritty 273 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: stuff on the street, how do you project that on 274 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: a national level? So it makes a difference because no 275 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: one's talking about it right now. Yeah, I actually thought 276 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: you're you asked a really good question, which is, you know, 277 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: how do you break this out? And he gave a 278 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: good response saying, I've had over a thousand events and 279 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: members of the cabinet all over the place, But you're right, 280 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: it isn't punching through, right, I mean, And so for 281 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: whatever is happening, maybe they need to stage more demonstrations 282 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: of you know, here's some cranes, here's some podles. I 283 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 1: it's not totally clear to me how you could actually 284 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: better communicate the impact of a trillion dollar infrastructure bill 285 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: that we've been waiting twenty five years to get passing 286 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: the Congress. At this president finally did. But um, and 287 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: and maybe that falls on the president who probably should 288 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: have taken a month do nothing but go around to 289 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: the states and say here's what you're getting out of 290 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,839 Speaker 1: this chunk of change. But um, you know, look, as 291 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: he pointed out, President's busy guy, and he's got a 292 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: lot of things going on. But now we're in mid 293 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: terms and that didn't punch through, and Republicans in many 294 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: cases are criticizing it or you know, in some money, Now, 295 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: what did he say, you vote and take the though 296 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: it's one or the other, but that was a bipartisan achievement. 297 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: Maybe that's not helping Democrats. Now, yeah, I think there's 298 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: some defensiveness that that the Democrats can have by saying, 299 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, they're getting criticized for spending packages that raise inflation, 300 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: but one of those spending packages is creating all these 301 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: jobs and has the potential to transform communities, like the 302 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: infrastructure package. But like when when you pass seven trillion 303 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: dollars worth of bills in two years, it's kind of 304 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: hard to distinguish if this were the only thing that 305 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: happened this year. This is all we'd be talking about, 306 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: Jennie if if the cage in Santa Claus can't get 307 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: this done. And I'm sticking with that, by the way, 308 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: I think he accepted that. Uh Moniker, How does Joe 309 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: Biden do it? I think that he did a very 310 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: good job. And I love the Cajun Santa Claus, so 311 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: you should make sure you copyright that. Joe. Yeah. Um, 312 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: you know, I think he did a very good job 313 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: doing what Democrats should be doing. And we've heard this 314 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: from Polsters. We've heard it from the best in the business, 315 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: people like Stan Greenberg and Patrick Gaspard and Salinda Lake. 316 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: They've come out and they've said to Democrats, this is 317 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: a hard argument to make, but you can't buy into 318 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: this idea that we don't have a winning message on 319 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: the ec enemy and on inflation. And you've got to 320 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: talk about it. And there's plenty to celebrate about what happened, 321 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: and also you need to talk about what the Republicans 322 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: tried to do as well. I mean, if you just 323 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: look at some of the things that the Republicans try 324 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: to do, they are not very popular with the American 325 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: public and so you know, those kinds of things can 326 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: be put out there. The American Rescue Plan had a 327 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: child tax credit relief for the poor in the middle class. 328 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: The I r A brought prices down for pharmaceuticals for 329 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: health insurance. And what did the Republicans try to do? 330 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: They tried to stop it. They also announced they'd reinstate 331 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: Trump tax cuts for wealthy and wealthy corporations. These are 332 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: the kinds of messages Democrats have to be talking about. 333 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: We started to hear it, and hopefully it's not too 334 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: late for Democrats, and Nancy Pelosi over the weekend was 335 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: talking about it. They've got to say this more. And 336 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: you know, the mayor made a very good point when 337 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: he said about, you know, democrats Republicans rather voting no 338 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: and wanting the dough. That's exactly the point that they 339 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: have to underscore. These are popular policies. Democrats can't shy 340 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: away from them. You think about what we talked about 341 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: here in the long pipeline of projects, Rick, this is 342 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: gonna be going on for years, right, this will outlive 343 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: potentially this president if there's only one term. But then again, 344 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: is this really a story? Is this the story that 345 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: that boomerangs back around to help Democrats in two years. Yeah, 346 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: I would say one, it's a little disingenuous to say 347 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: vote now and and and take the dough. It was 348 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: a bipartisan bill. It would never have been signed in 349 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: the law, would have not passed the House or the 350 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: Senate um without Republican support if we got to remember, 351 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: there were a lot of renegade Democrats on the left 352 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: who were complaining about this bill. So bottom line is, Uh, 353 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: this on a localized basis is going to give benefits 354 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: to politicians for a decade. I mean, if you are 355 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: getting that new bridge built, if you are getting the 356 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: new water purification replacing those lad hypes, yeah, you know 357 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: that's going to be where the impact has felt as 358 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: a national issue. Democrats can stick their chest out and say, hey, 359 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: we passed a once in a generation infrastructure bill that 360 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: rebuilt our highways, rebuilt our systems, rebuilt our power grid, 361 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: and that will be a good talking point for two 362 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: thousand twenty four. But Republicans can also say, yeah, and 363 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,199 Speaker 1: I was for that till you couldn't have done it 364 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: without me. I asked him if he was going to 365 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 1: run for presidents or something along those lines, because I 366 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: can't help myself. Jeannie. Uh, Mitch Landrews said that Joe 367 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: Biden's gonna run and he's gonna win. Is that news? 368 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: You know? I don't think it's news because I think 369 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,360 Speaker 1: we have to hear it from from Joe Biden himself. 370 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: But you know, Mitch Landrew, you know, I think he 371 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: is a viable up and comer. If if Joe Biden 372 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: decides he's not going to do it, but you know 373 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: Mitch Landrew working for him, of course he's gonna say 374 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: he's gonna run. And you know, I wasn't even thinking 375 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: twenty four though, Rick, I mean, what's what's down the 376 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 1: road for Landrew? Yeah? I wasn't thinking of that either 377 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: when you said it, but like he took the bait 378 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,679 Speaker 1: right away, so it was on his mind. Let's do 379 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: that again soon. Thanks. Rick and Jennie are paneled for 380 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 1: the hour, and of course, Cajun Santa Mitch Landrew with 381 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: us again on Bloomberg. Sound on, We're gonna bring you 382 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: down to Florida for one heck of a debate last 383 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: night to Santis and Chris next, this is Bloomberg. We've 384 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: also got a debate later on. We're gonna talk about this. 385 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: Dr Roz, Jhon Fetterman, this is a big one tonight. 386 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: And last night it was Florida, Rhonda Santis and Charlie Chris. Now, 387 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 1: of course, Rhonda Santis is the man that everyone keeps 388 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: talking about right as the alternative to Donald Trump, that 389 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: he may in fact even run against Trump in twenty 390 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: four unless he's just waiting to find out, but he's 391 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 1: running for re election as the governor of Florida. And 392 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: Charlie Chris last night really wanted to spend some time 393 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: on this and when just opened by hearing this exchange 394 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: in their debate last night, starting here with Charlie Chris 395 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: going after this idea of Rhonda Santis actually keeping his 396 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: eyes on the White House. Listen, Ron, you talk about 397 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: Joe Biden the uh. I understand you think you're gonna 398 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: be running against him. I can see how you might 399 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: get confused. But you're running for governor. You're running for governor, 400 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: and I have a question for you. You're running for governor, 401 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: why don't you look in the eyes of the people 402 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: of state of Florida and say to them, if you're 403 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: re elected, you will serve a full four year term 404 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 1: as governor? Yes or no? Yes or no run? Will 405 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 1: you serve a full four year term if you're re 406 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: elected governor of Florida? Answers looks no, he's not answering, Ques, 407 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: it's a fair question. He won't tell you. We did 408 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: not agree when the candidates asking, well, listen, I know 409 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: that Charlie's interested in talking about four in Joe Biden, 410 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: but I just want to make things very very clear. 411 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: The only worn out old donkey I'm looking to put 412 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: out the pastor is Charlie Triss. Okay, somebody was sitting 413 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: on that line for a while, and by the way, 414 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: the moderator was correct. They had agreed not to ask 415 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: questions of each other. Of course, doesn't matter when you're 416 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: on TV and no one can get to you. Emily 417 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: Wilkins is with a Bloomberg Government Congress reporter who has 418 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 1: been on the trail last couple of weeks and keeping, 419 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: of course a close eye on all things mid terms 420 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 1: for us here at Bloomberg. It's great to have you 421 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: with us here, Emily. Quite a show last evening here. 422 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: Knowing well correct that Rhonda Santis is likely to win, 423 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: he is Joe. But look, I mean, if you're if 424 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 1: you're going to have one debate, you may as well 425 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: bring the fire for that particular one. Sure, and yes, 426 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: I mean Rohn de Santis is considered very likely to 427 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: to be Florida's next governor. It's interesting because Florida, you know, 428 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 1: you still kind of have a lot of really competitive 429 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: race for governor for senator, and this year it's just 430 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: very clear Rhonda Santas is hugely popular in Florida, UM, 431 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: and he does sort of have this this platform in 432 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: which he could make a run for president in you know, 433 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: polls don't show him for beating Trump for the nomination, 434 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 1: but they kind of say that his Trump decides not 435 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: to run for some reason or something happens. You know, 436 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: he would be a very likely next pick for a 437 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: lot of Trump supporters out there. And he's a little 438 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:13,199 Speaker 1: bit more mainstream as well, so he could probably appeal 439 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: to a broader swath. I think really the goal that 440 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: that Charlie Chris tried to do last night was to 441 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 1: undercut the Santis as much as humanly possible, knowing that 442 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,199 Speaker 1: if he is the nominee two years from now, folks 443 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 1: are going to more than than likely be looking back 444 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: on all of his past statements, including this particular debate. 445 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: But I think, you know, Florida governor is not going 446 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 1: to be one of the races that I'm watching closely 447 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 1: when that's not going to keep you up really real 448 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: clear poll of polls Emily has Rhonda Santis up by 449 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 1: ten points. I mean, he could have fallen off the 450 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: podium last night, probably wouldn't have mattered, right, Not, not 451 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 1: really at this point. I mean, yeah, there is always 452 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: the chance that a debate could change something, but we're 453 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: seeing just less and less and less of that as 454 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: time goes on, to the point where we're seeing plenty 455 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: of races where they're not even debates going on. Either 456 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate or both have 457 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: just decided that it's it's in their best interest to 458 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: never get up on that debate stage at all. I 459 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: want to hear another back and forth between Rhonda Santis 460 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: and Charlie Christ's Emily. This is when the issue of 461 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 1: abortion came up. And I'm bringing this up because the 462 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: messaging is important here is Democrats have learned that this 463 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: may not be the game changer they thought it was 464 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, a couple of months ago, 465 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: in favor, of course, of the economy and inflation and 466 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: so many of the issues we talked about. Listen to 467 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: this back and forth beginning with Governor Rhonda Santis. I'm 468 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: proud of the fifteen weeks that we did. I know 469 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: Charlie christ opposes that even though the baby is fully formed, 470 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: has a heartbeat, can feel pain, and can suck their thumb. 471 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: He also supports such selective abortions, which is used to 472 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: discriminate against little girls. He supports dismemberment abortions where they 473 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: literally will tear the baby limb from limb, And he 474 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: supports taxpayer funding of abortion all the way up until 475 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: the moment of birth. And that is wrong, drown that's 476 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: a slot the truth, and you know it. You know it. 477 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: He wouldn't answer your question, do you want to ban 478 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: abortion completely? He never got to it. He talked about Jamaica. 479 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: I don't want to ban abortion. I want to make 480 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 1: sure we keep a woman's right to choose available to 481 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: the women of the state of Florida. And I want 482 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: to make sure that we don't have a governor in 483 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: the future who wouldn't even allow exceptions for rape or incest. 484 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: It's actually kind of amazing to me, Emily that no 485 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: matter the debate, it's almost word for word on this issue. 486 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: The Republican won't answer anything about exceptions, the Democrat won't 487 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: talk about restrictions, and both accuse each other of things 488 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: that aren't real. Uh, is this moving the needle at 489 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: all in terms of polls? Not really. I mean there 490 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: is a sense that Democrats should still continue to talk 491 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: about abortion and abortion access because it is important to 492 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: Democratic voters and they need to come out for the 493 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: mid terms. Mid Terms are so much about turnout, as 494 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 1: you know, Joe. But one of the other things is 495 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: that really at this point the spotlight is the economy 496 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: and inflation, and that's really one of the things that 497 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: Democrats simply cannot ignore at this point in the game. 498 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: And as far as how they talk about abortion, you're 499 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: absolutely right. We've seeing kind of Republicans and Democrats kind 500 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: of pick their talking points and it really does moil 501 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: down a lot to painting the other side as an extreme. 502 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:17,239 Speaker 1: And this, of course is because most Americans they're not 503 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: at the extremes. Most Americans either support abortion with some limits, 504 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: or they oppose abortion with some exceptions, and so what 505 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,199 Speaker 1: they're trying to do is basically show the candidates are 506 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: are too far to one side or the other in 507 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 1: hopes of knocking off some of that support. But in 508 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: you know, in reality, if you look closely at most 509 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 1: of these candidates and what they support, you find that 510 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: most of them are actually in the middle. Of course, 511 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: that you know, it really does remain to be seen. 512 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: A lot of Democrats who have talked with will quickly 513 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: point to Kansas, They'll point to Alaska, They'll point to 514 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 1: that special election in New York and say, look, we 515 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: have seen abortion move the needle. There's still hope out 516 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: there that it will, but at this point it's just 517 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: become clear that they can't rely on abortional loans. They 518 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:00,360 Speaker 1: have to talk about the economy and inflation. Looking, it's 519 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: great to spend some time with you will reassemble the panel. Next. 520 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg. You're listening to Bloomberg. You sound on 521 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: with Joe Matthew on Bloomberg Radio. It's not just pulling 522 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: Rhonda Santis also leading in the money race. My goodness, 523 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 1: look at this on the terminal. Since January of the 524 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,439 Speaker 1: Governor of Florida has raised a record hundred sixty four 525 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: million dollars. He's only booked sixty two for ads, broadcast, cable, satellite, TV, radio, 526 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: and so on. According to add Impact, that's more than 527 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: seven times the eight and a half million that Charlie 528 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: christ is spending. So we'll see if he actually ends 529 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: up spending what is left there. He of course, may 530 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 1: not need it. As we reassembled our panel, Rick Davis 531 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,360 Speaker 1: is with us here at World Headquarters in New York. 532 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: Genie Shanzon Sano is here to our signature panel on 533 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Sound On. I'm going to get into this issue 534 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: of the migrant flights in a second here, Genie, but 535 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: I wonder before we do, your thoughts on some of 536 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 1: the issues we already heard about, including their performance. I'd 537 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: like to hear from both you and Rick on this 538 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: because Rohde Santis has become a meme today. There's all 539 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: kinds of animations of him on Twitter, and his the 540 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 1: facial expressions. He looked uncomfortable. He had to actually look 541 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: down and read that zinger line about the old donkey. 542 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: I know that this isn't going to change the trajectory 543 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 1: of the race. Likely Jeannie. But how did they perform? Yeah, 544 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: you know, when he was staring into the camera not 545 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: responding when Chris was trying to ask him, you know, 546 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 1: are you going to run for in and then he 547 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: went to that donkey comment, Um, it is me making 548 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: and that's definitely not what you want out of a debate. Um. 549 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: You know, Charlie christ came in trying to in some 550 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: way up end the campaign, and also, I think more importantly, um, 551 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: because he doesn't have much of a shot of winning 552 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: at this point, is to try to show people who 553 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: this potential twenty four Canada it is. And I think 554 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 1: he did show some you know, some of the problems 555 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: that you know, de Santis had out there in trying 556 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: to address some of these issues, including his failure to 557 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,480 Speaker 1: say whether or not he'll serve a full term, not 558 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: to mention some of the other issues they talked about. 559 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: So it wasn't a Santis's best performance. I think sometimes 560 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: when you're in office, it's hard to switch back to 561 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 1: debate mode. But if he's going to run for president, 562 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 1: it's good training ground for him to get back in 563 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: that game. Is it safe to say that Rhonda Santis 564 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 1: was not as prepared as his challenger last night. Rick, Yeah, well, 565 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: he certainly wasn't very smooth, even you know, aside from 566 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: the sort of violations of the rules of the debate 567 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: by asking direct questions, he clearly had made a previous 568 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 1: decision not to respond. But even then, I mean, it 569 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 1: wasn't really a relaxed, confident debate performance that you would 570 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,199 Speaker 1: expect from a guy with the kind of headwinds that 571 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: he has. In fact, it makes people. I got a 572 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 1: couple of calls after the debate from Republican operators to say, 573 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: oh my god, you know there's another governor wants to 574 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 1: run for president, is not ready, and so, you know, 575 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: I think he sent a message that there's some work 576 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: to be done there, at least internally within the Republican Party. 577 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: That being said, as Jeannie says, this is not about 578 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: the governors race. This was all about trying to take 579 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: some pieces out of him by Charlie Cris, you know, 580 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: for the future. Uh. And in that regard, I thought, 581 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: you know, it was relatively effective in doing that. We've 582 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: talked about the migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard. Uh, there 583 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: were other flights to Washington, d C. But the vineyard flights. 584 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: He really owned. He had two airplanes, went to Texas. 585 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,400 Speaker 1: You know the story by now. Charlie Chris of course, 586 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: is going to make a big deal out of this, 587 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: and you know Rhoda Santis was ready for it. Let's 588 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: start with Charlie crist on the migrant flights. We have 589 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: a problem at the border. We need to secure the border. 590 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: I agree with all of that, but it doesn't mean 591 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: that you use Florida taxpayers dollars to charter two jets, 592 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,719 Speaker 1: go to Texas, lie to people to get them onto planes, 593 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: fly them up to the northern part of our country, 594 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: and and one of them is a one year old baby, 595 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: another as a pregnant woman. You're willing to use people 596 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 1: like that in this case, they were Hispanics Venezuelan in particular, 597 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: and have them as props for your political game. You 598 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: could imagine how that would work. Now, Okay, so you 599 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: have de Santis on the ropes. I'll tell you what 600 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: he was unapologetic. Listen to the governor of Florida, knowing 601 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: that he's got a good issue here. That's testing well, 602 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: it's only when they go to d C, New York 603 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: or of course, Martha's vineyard. Then all of a sudden, 604 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: this is you know why, because we have elites in 605 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: this country that want to impose policies on you, but 606 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: they don't want to have to suffer the same consequences 607 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: that you may have to in your community. What we did, 608 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: it's sad that it comes to this, but what we 609 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: did put this issue front and center. They're both saying 610 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: very different things here, Jeanie, but it seems like Rhonda 611 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: Santis owned that last night. How did you feel, you know, 612 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: I think he was stronger in these areas when he 613 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: was defending some of these um you know, issues that 614 00:29:56,840 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: he has confronted that quite frankly, are popular with his BA, 615 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: They're popular in Florida and other parts of the country 616 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 1: with the Republican base. He did seem more sure footed 617 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: on those. I did think Charlie Chris made a really 618 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: important point, and he couched it by saying, there is 619 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: a problem at the border, but you don't want to 620 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: use human beings as props for political gain. That's an 621 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: important statement that he made. But but De Santis had 622 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: a response to it, and quite frankly, De Santis has 623 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: a point when he says this did get attention to 624 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 1: an issue that deserves attention. But I wish Chris was 625 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: able to follow up and say, what is your solution 626 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: to the problem at the border beyond sending people to 627 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: Martha's vineyard and that's not anywhere where they ever got. Well, 628 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: it's interesting because Chris wants to make this about the people, right. 629 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: Ricky even pointed out that they were Hispanics, which felt 630 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: a little bit blatant, uh in that line of attack 631 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: last night. But de Santis is effective in turning it 632 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: around to say, no, this is about the elites who 633 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: aren't honest about their positions on this. Does he win 634 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: that back and forth? Yeah? Well, look, first of all, 635 00:30:56,720 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: the reaction was that the news media and the democratic elites, 636 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: if you want to call them that, really reacted negatively 637 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: that right, Maybe if they just said, hey, we are 638 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: sanctuary cities, welcome. You know, we'll put you to work, 639 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: We'll find a place to say, well, well, that wasn't 640 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: the reaction. Uh. And even today James Carville, you know, 641 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: the one of the most successful Democratic strategists there ever been, 642 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 1: he said, you know that the coastal elites and our 643 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 1: party are killing us because we are out of touch 644 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: with the problems that occur in these cities, and one 645 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: of them is immigration. And so I think that that 646 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:35,480 Speaker 1: there's got to be, regardless of what this election turns out, 647 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: that Democrats have to get real with themselves and decide 648 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: who do we who do we represent? Do we represent 649 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 1: New York City in l A or everything in between. 650 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: And it's not mutually exclusive, but in this case, the 651 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: only way we get a solution to immigration is comprehensive 652 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 1: immigration reform and only will happen if it's bipartisan, and 653 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 1: right now we're nowhere near that opportunity. Well, Sebastian just 654 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 1: pointed me to this great story on this term, reddle 655 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,080 Speaker 1: De Santa's biggest donor is budget hotel tycoon with a 656 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 1: passion for UFOs. Does anyone know anything about Robert Bigelow? 657 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 1: Is he a friend of yours? Rick? I wish he 658 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:12,479 Speaker 1: was a friend of mine. I get better raided at 659 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: ten million dollars a ten million dollar contribution back on 660 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 1: July seven, the Budget Suites of America hotel tycoon reached 661 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: out to the Santiss office to help deliver this uh. 662 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: In the past he had given small amounts apparently, but 663 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: he's going for the big one here, and they often 664 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,800 Speaker 1: in the past at least advanced his well known passions 665 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: researching UFOs aliens and Rick whether the human soul can 666 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: outlive the body after death. Of course, someone with that 667 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: pursuit would go to Florida, right, Genie, is this someone 668 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: you know? It's not someone I know, but I too 669 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: am fascinated by UFOs, So you know, if he wants 670 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: to support me, I will passionately research them as well. 671 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:00,880 Speaker 1: Is this the kind of guy to million dollars you 672 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:04,239 Speaker 1: want to have three to one? Yeah? I want. I 673 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: want to commune with this guy. If he knows something 674 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: about UFOs, I just as soon like to know when 675 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: the countdown to oblivion starts. Let us know. Yeah, Look, 676 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:15,719 Speaker 1: I think people contribute money for all kinds of reasons. 677 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: This is at least something entertaining here here the afterlife. 678 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,959 Speaker 1: While I still have a Rick and Genie with us, 679 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna go back to the White House. Uh, just 680 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 1: for one more here today, one more shot. And I 681 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 1: mean that literally here Joe Biden is He's getting his 682 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: booster shots on camera all the time now, and it's 683 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: become like, you know, we don't have fireside chats but 684 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,000 Speaker 1: they're like booster side chats. Now, if you want to 685 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: get questions to Joe Biden, go to this event because 686 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: it takes a long time to roll up your sleeves. 687 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 1: Sit down, say hi to the nurse. Sit there, get 688 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: the shot at He's just a sitting duck up there 689 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: on stage. Let's bring you into the room now because 690 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: serious stuff came up today. He rolls up the sleeve, 691 00:33:50,520 --> 00:34:02,880 Speaker 1: he gets the shot here. He is the dirty bumps 692 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 1: as it relates to Ukraine. Do you believe that this 693 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: is the beginning of a false flag operation? Is Russia 694 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,920 Speaker 1: preparing to deploy a dirty bomb itself for a nuclear weapon? 695 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 1: It puts the jacket on for this answer. I spent 696 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:21,800 Speaker 1: a lot of time today talking about that. Let me 697 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: get back up to the podium, back on the mic. 698 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: Should be making incredibly serious mistake for to use a 699 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 1: tactical nuclear weapon. I'm not guaranteeing you that it's a 700 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 1: false flag operation yet, don't know, but it would be 701 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 1: a serious, serious mistake. I'm bringing this up not only 702 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:46,400 Speaker 1: to talk about Joe Biden's optics today, Rick, but also 703 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:48,720 Speaker 1: the White House has had a pretty great track record 704 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: predicting what Russia is going to be doing by simply 705 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: taking their word for it. They're now telegraphing that they 706 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: might use a dirty bomb in Russia to try to 707 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 1: get some sort of false flag operation going. Is a 708 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,839 Speaker 1: smart for the White House keep seeing it out loud? Well, 709 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 1: I do think it prepares the American public for what 710 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:07,359 Speaker 1: could be you know, very important period of time. And look, 711 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:10,880 Speaker 1: this administration has done an enormously good job of using 712 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: intelligence as propagandis and also as information for both the 713 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: Ukrainian military and as people and and the rest of 714 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 1: the world. So kudos to them for smoking these guys 715 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 1: out and try to try to stop bad things from 716 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:28,399 Speaker 1: happening before they happen. Uh. And so I think he's 717 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: I think he's doing the right thing. I'm not sure 718 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:32,719 Speaker 1: I would do it, you know, with a fresh shot 719 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:34,719 Speaker 1: in my arm. I mean, I think this is an 720 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: important thing that could use a presidential address out of 721 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: the Oval Office. Does that mean it's going to happen 722 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,800 Speaker 1: or not going to happen, Jennie, Hopefully it does not happen. 723 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 1: And he's right to say he can't confirm or deny it, 724 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:48,319 Speaker 1: but it is certainly a possibility. And kudos to him 725 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: for doing it right after a shot. I agree with shot. 726 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,799 Speaker 1: It reminded me I need to get my shot. Meet 727 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 1: you back here tomorrow. Rick and Jennie will be with us. 728 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:56,880 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg.