1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: All right, here we are on this very special Martin 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: Luther King Day Show as we honor the great man 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: that was Dr Martin Luther King. We say this is 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: a day of service. Um. You know, a lot of 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 1: people are doing uh community type things today, working in 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: the community. There will be a lot of parades in 7 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: the community to honor Dr Martin Luther King. Uh. We 8 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: here on the Steve Harvey Morning Show are also doing 9 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: something very special. As you may know, as you may 10 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: have heard, our very own leader or Captain Steve Harvey, 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: had a meeting with President elect Donald Trump on last Friday, 12 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: and Steve is here too. Uh. Well, actually you called 13 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: in Steve to tell us about that meeting. You've had 14 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: an interesting last couple of days, to say the least, 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: un Steve, it's been. It's been a little bit more 16 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: than interesting. Uh. What I'm gonna do, Shirley, Because I've 17 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: been getting so many requests for interviews, But since I 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: at my own platform that reaches so many I decided 19 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: to make my statement here on my morning show, which 20 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: has been so relevant for so many years as to 21 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: getting out messaging. So I'm gonna make my statement on 22 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: it and it will be my final statement, and it's 23 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: directed and aimed at the majority of my listening audience 24 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: and people everywhere. So, uh, I'm gonna make my statement 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: concerning my meeting with President like Donald Trump. Um. First, 26 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: i want to say thank you to all the people 27 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: who have reached out and shown me so much love 28 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: and support. But I'm also very aware of the anger 29 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: that so many people feel, and these voices will continue 30 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: to be heard as they should. But I have an 31 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: obligation to take a seat at the table when invited. 32 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: You know, change can only happen when we sit at 33 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: the table. If we sit at the table, then we 34 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: can have a say soul onto what's to be eaten 35 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: on the menu. If you're not at the table, you 36 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: can't even refuse the menu or suggest what we should 37 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: be eating. And so therefore, it was very important for 38 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: me to take the meeting. Okay, all right now, Steve, 39 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: let's get into it. How did this meeting come about 40 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: in the first place. Well, several conversations were had prior 41 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: to the meeting, but I didn't know if it was 42 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: really real or not until I received an email through 43 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: my TV show And uh it was an email through 44 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: uh some people from the Trump side, and and it 45 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: gave me an opportunity to meet the president. Let Donald 46 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: Trump and President Trump did not request this meeting personally, 47 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: as I understood it, but it was set up by 48 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: members of his team. And I didn't even know if 49 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: it would happen until I got an email from an 50 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: assistant who gave me a time and a day, and 51 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: and sure, I want to be clear here. Mr Trump 52 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: didn't ask me for any advice or help. And people 53 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: should know that. I'm assuming that the transition team thought 54 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: this would be a great meeting between the two of us. 55 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: And and where we met, Uh, it was a very 56 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: cordial meeting. He was he was very warm, uh friendly 57 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: and I'm a sleep When we talked, he was very sincere. 58 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: You know. We talked about golf, we talked about favorite 59 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: golf courses, we talked about the election, and it started 60 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: as just a meet and greet. I'm not ignorant here, 61 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure and his team is pretty smart. They 62 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: know who's in that room. Uh clearly, Uh, they know 63 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: what side I was on. Now, Steve, let me stop 64 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: you right there and just ask you. I'm sure you 65 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: had to be conflicted to some degree about the phone 66 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: call about actually meeting with him. What was the determining factor, 67 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: What were you trying to do? What was your goal 68 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: in meeting with him? I know you mentioned something in 69 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: your opening statement about a seat at the table. Why 70 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: did you decide that it was important for you to 71 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: meet with him? Well, I thought it was important because 72 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: the only way we can heal the divide in this 73 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: country is through conversation. I don't think that we will 74 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: ever unify this country or begin a healing process until 75 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: we talked to one another. When I listened to President 76 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: Obama's final speech in Chicago, one of the things he 77 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: said to stuck out of my head where he was 78 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: asking people to get from behind the computers and get 79 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: out and get involved. Well, I don't text and tweet, 80 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: and I don't blog, but I have a microphone, so 81 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: I form my standpoint being a person that I am 82 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: and the person that God has made me to be. 83 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: I took that and said, okay, well, let me step 84 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: from behind the microphone and take a seat at the table. 85 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: When invited to discuss I didn't know what it would 86 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: be about exactly, but to my surprise, it turned out really, 87 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: really interesting because after the beating Greek section of the conversation. 88 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: To his credit, he asked me what did I want? 89 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: So you're saying Donald Trump, president elect, asked you what 90 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: did you want? Yeah, because I'm assuming that people who 91 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: have been meeting when he wanted certain things, and so 92 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: we after we exchanged all the pleasantries and everything, he 93 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: asked me, well, Steve, what do you want? And that's 94 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: when I took the opportunity to say that I wanted 95 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: to help aid in any way I could to help 96 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: improve the housing conditions in the inner cities. I was 97 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: aware that he had appointed uh doctor being cautious the 98 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: head of Housing and Urban Development or heard and if 99 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: I could be of assistant in helping him move that 100 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: initiative along, that I would be of service in that regard. 101 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: And I felt that I could get the voice of 102 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: the people in those communities and was my reaching these 103 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: communities could possibly get some positive things done. Now here's 104 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: what was amazing to me, and I have to tell 105 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: you what he did while we were talking. He said 106 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: that sounds great. He immediately got Dr Being Carson on 107 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: the phone and he said, Steve, who wants to help 108 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: with any heart initiatives? And that through because I'm sending 109 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: a picing. I've never seen anybody jump into action so 110 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: quickly at a at a request. You know, I'm not 111 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: a politician, so quite naturally, I'm thinking it's a turn 112 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: of red tape. You gotta go there. This man on 113 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: the phone immediately and Dr being Carson and I talked 114 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: for the first time. He talked for several minutes over 115 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: the speaker. He's very receptive to me and aiding him 116 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: in that area. And that was the beginning of it. 117 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: But I tell you what the part was that I 118 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: also had a chance to say. Was I said to 119 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: the President elect, And we had some facilities provided in 120 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: these inner cities, in the cities that could provide a 121 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: place where young boys and girls could come for hope 122 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: and vision with some type of training component to it 123 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: to help curve I knew it wouldn't alleviate, but it 124 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: would help curve some of the problems that's plagued in 125 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: our inner cities. And I don't have all the answers, 126 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: but I do know that mentoring and guidance has changed 127 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: for the young people's lives. So Dr Carston and I 128 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: talked briefly about Chicago as a place we talked about 129 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: his hometown of Detroit. I mentioned that I was from Cleveland, 130 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: and they were very receptive because they want to do 131 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: something with these inner cities. And I didn't expect him 132 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: to respond so quickly, but he did. And Sharon, I'm 133 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 1: gonna tell you, when I walked away feeling that there 134 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: might be a real chance for some positives to come 135 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: out of what so many things is all doom and gloom. Yeah, 136 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: and that's an opportunity you could not have missed. Now, 137 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 1: let me ask you this, Steve, were you surprised? I 138 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 1: know you mentioned at the top that there was there 139 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: was a lot of love that you got, But were 140 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: you surprised at the backlash from the very people you 141 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: felt you were representing and trying to help with having 142 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: a meeting with the president elect? On a personal note, 143 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: a lot of y'all hurt me, You really did. I 144 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: didn't expect the black the backlash to be sulficious, and 145 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: you know, but also understand that if I'm gonna keep 146 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: getting stabbed at now, I'm still Steve Harvey. So please understand. 147 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: If I'm gonna keep getting stabbed at, then at least 148 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: who are you stabbing me? Should understand my intent for 149 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: even taking the meeting in the first place. See when 150 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: I'm in there and in this, in this table, I'm 151 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 1: sitting in these meetings with people who make policy decisions 152 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: and decide what the media is. When I'm sitting at 153 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: the table, it gives me an opportunity to say what 154 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,839 Speaker 1: we would like to have on the fire and so 155 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: as far as hood going and better housing and conditions 156 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 1: in the inner cities, See, Steve Harvey ain't got a 157 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: dollar invested in rental property. I don't have any money 158 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: being made in the housing industry. I've never had uh 159 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: a renovated apartment or house or anything so in It 160 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: ain't about me and my personal games. It's only that 161 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: I care about the inner cities. I'm from the hood. 162 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,959 Speaker 1: I've been trying to do my part for years for 163 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,839 Speaker 1: boys and girls. Look, man, I don't want to have 164 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 1: to sit here and y'all y'all know who I am, 165 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: but don't going to Hey man, this Steve Harvey Hire. 166 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: I've been putting in the work for years. These are 167 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: not my children. I care about Charles kids. I care 168 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 1: about these inner cities because that's where I'm from. I 169 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: love kids. That's not mine. And so when I got 170 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: the chance, surely I don't need housing. I got the house. 171 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: You know, I got seven kids to mentor. My kids 172 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,719 Speaker 1: ain't in trouble. Oh, they made bad decisions because they're 173 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: growing up. They're trying to get it, because they've got 174 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: it and made some bad decisive But you know, I 175 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: just love children who need a chance. I've been fighting 176 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: to help single mothers with their boys all this time. 177 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,439 Speaker 1: And if I can get an opportunity to say to 178 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: the man that's about to become the forty first president 179 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: of the United States, who wanted to talk to me, 180 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: who was cordial to me, who talked to me with respect, 181 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,959 Speaker 1: and actually be something instantly, why would I not take 182 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: the opportunity to say some of these things? And then 183 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: he responded immediately I had to give a cutter for that. 184 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: All right, Steve, you know we have to take a break, 185 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: So hang on, we'll get back to this. You're listening 186 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: to show. Alright, we're back with Steve Harvey, the captain 187 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: of our ship. Steve, let's continue. Uh, A person in 188 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: your position, you know, just like any other powerful man 189 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: or woman that's in a powerful position such as yours 190 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: or um you know that that has a voice for millions. 191 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: They're going to have to make hard decisions, tough decisions. 192 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 1: And I'm sure you anguished about the decision a little bit, 193 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: but uh, you know before and after. But I mean, 194 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: you know, you do. A person does what he has 195 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: to do. And in this instance, like you said, you 196 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: weren't in it for yourself. You were in it for 197 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 1: the people that you are trying to help. And you know, 198 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: from my perspective, all we can do is salute you 199 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,559 Speaker 1: for that because you didn't make the call. They called 200 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 1: you and they asked you, what can we what do 201 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: you want? What do you you know what? Surely that's 202 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: that's true. You know. Um. But I'm gonna be clear, 203 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: and and everybody hearing me clear, I'm gonna continue this 204 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: fight at this new level that God has placed me 205 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: in it. See I've often said, and this is true, 206 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: that your career is what you paid for. But you're 207 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: calling is what you made for. See. I didn't ask 208 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: for this. It's landed in my lap. So you know, 209 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: there's a poet when I pledged, and a lot of 210 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: people who pledged will understand. There's a line in Invictus 211 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: that helps me so many times. Nothing helps me more 212 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 1: than my heavenly father. But there's a line in the 213 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: poem and invictors to said, my head is bloody, but unvowed. See, 214 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: I still love my people, even the ones that don't understand. 215 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep on fighting for you until more of 216 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: us do understand that all the fights ain't in the streets. 217 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: Some of these fights is in the boardroom. Some of 218 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: these fights is in the vote. And that's what our 219 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: president has said. It's in the vote. It's in the boardrooms. 220 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: And when you consider these tables, we can't be mad forever. Okay, 221 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: So what am I gonna say now, Shirley on behalf 222 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: of people that I respect in love across this country. No, 223 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: we don't want better housing. No we don't want no facilities. 224 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: No we don't want none of that because we're mad 225 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: at who president. Well, he is the forty fifth president 226 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: on the twentieth. Now, we ain't got to like that, 227 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: but that's what it is. But if this man was 228 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: willing to talk and hear anything and then reacts so swiftly, 229 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: I just have to get him to credit to that. 230 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: I will. If they ever asked me to talk again, 231 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: I have to do it again. I wish everybody understood, 232 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: I really do, but I get it. You don't. You 233 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: have to stay in the game. You have to continue 234 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: to look at the big picture because that's who you are. 235 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: And you know, I wish I could talk to you 236 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: forever for this, but you know we have to go. 237 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: You know I'm always on you about going to commercials 238 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: and all of that. But um, your takeaway as we 239 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: close this, this will be your final question, your takeaway 240 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: and your thoughts in the future. Well, my takeaway is simple, 241 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: what God is leaving me in my life. I've often 242 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: not cared about the route that You've chosen to send 243 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: me on. I ain't been crazy about some of the 244 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: trips out of the hand to take to get to 245 00:15:56,560 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: the destination. I wasn't happy with miss universe. I didn't 246 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: like that, but I did ask God to increase my 247 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: global presence and persona to say things that would help others. 248 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: Now Here I am, and so this is where I'll stay. 249 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: I thank everybody surely. I love you. I love the people, 250 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: I love my listeners, I love the people I represent. 251 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: I love people around the country who supported me. I 252 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: love people around this world who sometimes don't get it, 253 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: but it's okay. But it's okay. I'm gonna keep fighting 254 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: and fighting. I love y'all, Thank you very much. All right, 255 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: you're welcome, and hey, listen, happy birthday tomorrow. We'll say 256 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: it again, but happy birthday. Enjoy yourself. Tomorrow we're gonna 257 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: get back to the Reggord ship. I ain't gonna mission. 258 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: There's no moment tomorrow. I'm hoping enough to do and 259 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: start bowing sick. All right, Steve, love you too. You're listening.