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<v Speaker 1>Let me come to the theme. I was having dinner

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<v Speaker 1>in Mayfair the evening of June twe on the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>ten am on Junee, the world came to an end

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<v Speaker 1>for England, for Britain, for the United Kingdom. And then

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<v Speaker 1>the next morning was a total uproar. And at seven

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<v Speaker 1>pm on a summer's evening, I had a dinner there.

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<v Speaker 1>The world was gonna end. November eight, the world's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>end once again. Here we are at twenty eight hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>So when do I know when to get out? I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's a great question Tom in the sense that

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<v Speaker 1>the politicians have to pay attention to the populist movement

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<v Speaker 1>that's angry a lot of anks. Yet the key is

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<v Speaker 1>they're they're responding to us. So you remember austerity. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we've got more fiscal spending. So when we if we

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<v Speaker 1>do not get these policies in place that promote growth

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<v Speaker 1>trickled down and I hate that concept because it rarely happens,

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<v Speaker 1>then we're gonna see more pressure on the politicians to

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<v Speaker 1>spend more. And I think the markets will take that

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<v Speaker 1>the wrong way and here we go, we roll over.

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<v Speaker 1>So's it's the key, the politics responding to the populism

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<v Speaker 1>that creates the growth that kind of pacifies and pushes

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<v Speaker 1>back kind of the day of reckoning when in particularly

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<v Speaker 1>in your credit markets. So we're not there yet. But Joe,

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<v Speaker 1>why are we seeing these record highs for in disease?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it really unfundamentals or it's still that cheap money

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<v Speaker 1>out there, Francy Nancy, It's combination. It is. It is

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<v Speaker 1>cheap money, there's no doubt about that. It's the fundamentals.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a cyclical upswing and it's also in particular the

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<v Speaker 1>expectation that dabos Man will respond to this popular populace

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<v Speaker 1>uprising and make it happen. Pacify the workers, everyone that's angry. Trickle.

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<v Speaker 1>You're seeing the employment numbers gradually improve and there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of noise there. So it's the expectation that the

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<v Speaker 1>simulus is coming. Alright, what does it take to correct or,

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<v Speaker 1>as you say, to see a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>pullback from these in disease. I think it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be profit taking. Um, you know, I think a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of hedge funds from Francine is too young to remember

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<v Speaker 1>what that phrases. I have not, I have not. I

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<v Speaker 1>have not heard that phrase seven years one time. I

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<v Speaker 1>think you know this cliche, you know, selling may and

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<v Speaker 1>go away. I think that's gonna be come with a vengeance.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have calling of the twins. Do you have

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<v Speaker 1>a tape recorder on? We just said Millard, Mr Quinlan

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<v Speaker 1>here say selling may and go Away's gonna work this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really thinking the last four years in a row,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a total fraud. It's been a total all

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<v Speaker 1>But this year from from the election, I think people

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<v Speaker 1>will take their profits and the key will be, well,

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<v Speaker 1>what's gonna happen in June July. When it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>the actual policy background. If we don't get the policies

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<v Speaker 1>coming forward, then then we're gonna have some real prompts

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<v Speaker 1>and the critical moment will be in the summer. Help

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<v Speaker 1>Francine here when we got you for the whole half hour,

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<v Speaker 1>which is great. Help Francing Rechoir with your idea of

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<v Speaker 1>a global lift. She is so weighted down by the

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<v Speaker 1>collapse of Italy, all the political stuff, etcetera. She was

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<v Speaker 1>weighted down by Burbery, had no plaid and there in

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<v Speaker 1>their show this ye. But but come on, Joe, help

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<v Speaker 1>me here with the global lift. Nobody's buying you. Well

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<v Speaker 1>at the time, the numbers are there. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>see the p m I numbers. You see China stabilizing, Brazil,

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<v Speaker 1>Russia better. Um, you know the developed markets are playing

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<v Speaker 1>along in Japan's numbers, so I think. But the monetary

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<v Speaker 1>stimulus has been out there for so long as you

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<v Speaker 1>know that it does, it's it's not gonna it's finally working.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not looking for like they're a bit better, but

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<v Speaker 1>but they're not what we saw ten fifteen years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>We're never going back to pre crisis levels. Or are

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<v Speaker 1>we now? I would never say never, Francy and I

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<v Speaker 1>agree with you. It's gonna be more muted growth growth.

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<v Speaker 1>But if we can get the global GDP growth average

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<v Speaker 1>back to three and a half three point seven percent

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<v Speaker 1>in that range, have the emerging market stabilized, then we

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<v Speaker 1>can kind of plod forward. And I would I would

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<v Speaker 1>agree in the sense that maybe the markets are giving

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<v Speaker 1>too much credit to the policy makers and the economic background.

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<v Speaker 1>But earnings are good. I mean, corporations are doing a

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<v Speaker 1>great job managing their expenses. They're using technology to be

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<v Speaker 1>more productive. That you can't discount that either. Okay, but

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<v Speaker 1>how do you deal? And and Tom and I were

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<v Speaker 1>in Davos and it was the Davos Man or the

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<v Speaker 1>Devils Woman. Looking at this new world order where globalization

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<v Speaker 1>is not the name of the game anymore. When do

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<v Speaker 1>markets realize, Well, I don't think Francy and I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>thrown in the towel on globalization. I think we've kind

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<v Speaker 1>of hit the pause button, and perhaps we kind of

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to reconfigure it or rethink it, or kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like make it more broader, more integrated. So I

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<v Speaker 1>the markets have certainly not priced in de globalization. If

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<v Speaker 1>they had, then we'd have a bigger problem. So we

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<v Speaker 1>gotta look. You know, actually global trade volumes are picking up,

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<v Speaker 1>trade flows are increasing, m and A globally is picking up.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think there's too much I would say optimism

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<v Speaker 1>around the policy backdrop, and so if there's any failure there,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got problems. Let me do this for Francy, because

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<v Speaker 1>fancy and I know you're based in Sterling. The doll

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<v Speaker 1>this year, if you're in London up SPI underperformed. It's

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<v Speaker 1>up only thirty six percent. The foot seas up twenty

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<v Speaker 1>If you invested in Tokyo from Sterling, you're up thirty

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<v Speaker 1>four percent. I mean, it's a most unloved, ginormous bullmarket, Joe,

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever seen Francy. Get it one more question and

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<v Speaker 1>you're not gonna do some breaking news. Yeah, what the currencies?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, when you look at in the season around

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<v Speaker 1>the world, what's the currency you want to be in?

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<v Speaker 1>Um the Mexican pay So, I mean we've I've been

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<v Speaker 1>saying that for quite some time. I think it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was oversold. I still think there's more upside. Francine

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<v Speaker 1>at the Quad London I'm Tom keenan New York with

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<v Speaker 1>this Joe Quinlan. We continue our discussion, let's run it

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<v Speaker 1>over to economics. I mean just Cheer Yelling is she's

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<v Speaker 1>central banker to the world, and I think a question

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<v Speaker 1>for the weekend reading. Does Cheer Yelling care about the

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<v Speaker 1>record lows in the German two year My guesses she does. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>she she has to. You're you're right, and it's interesting

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't talked much about the FED thus far this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the feed is looking to looking at the data,

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<v Speaker 1>saying they're gonna move perhaps in March, if not June,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe twice this year put some ammunition back in the bank,

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<v Speaker 1>so they have that ready, but certainly worried about the

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<v Speaker 1>numbers coming out of Germany. But I do think what

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have to see how that plays out. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure she's worried about distress out of Italy in Spain

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<v Speaker 1>that's driving those flows in the German Say paper, Joe,

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<v Speaker 1>how would you look at political risk in Europe? Does

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<v Speaker 1>it play out two weeks before the French election? Does

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<v Speaker 1>it wait until something ugly happens? To talk me through

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<v Speaker 1>the psychology of the markets right now? Well, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we're looking at the Dutch elections, see how that plays out.

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<v Speaker 1>Watch the currency. I mean, the currencies is always a

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<v Speaker 1>canary in a coal mine. So I think, you know

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<v Speaker 1>we're here, here's francing. We should not be so surprised

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand and seventeen as we were in sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>If we do get these political shocks quote unquote, So

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<v Speaker 1>the markets are pricing in perhaps being a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more cautious, more risk management. So if Lapen or if

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<v Speaker 1>there's any kind of a populous movement that gains traction

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<v Speaker 1>in Europe this year, that should not be so surprising

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<v Speaker 1>to investors. So maybe that mutes the reaction. What if

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<v Speaker 1>we're jumping at shadows? Joe. We had a brilliant piece

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<v Speaker 1>by Mark Gilbert, one of our Bloomberg View columnists, saying,

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<v Speaker 1>what if Sen meant that the markets are jumping at

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<v Speaker 1>shadows because now we're pricing political risk everywhere when there's none. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>then that perhaps means that we have this cyclical rebound,

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<v Speaker 1>we get the policy pro growth policy put in place.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember we've had too much austerity and too much dependence

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<v Speaker 1>on monetary policy since the crisis. If we do if

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<v Speaker 1>it's a head fake, but we still get the fiscal

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<v Speaker 1>stimulus that tells me that we've got decent overall nominal

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<v Speaker 1>global growth, which is gonna be good for earnings and equities.

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<v Speaker 1>When I look, Joe h the idea of I got

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<v Speaker 1>a four O one K. And let's assume that our

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<v Speaker 1>audience is behind those numbers I quoted earlier. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you catch up? I mean, we've been here before. There's

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<v Speaker 1>been other bull markets where we've been behind. But I

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<v Speaker 1>don't believe I've ever seen you know, all the different

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<v Speaker 1>theories and efficient markets and allocation. Come on, we just

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<v Speaker 1>want to I just can I just do the sp

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<v Speaker 1>And a lot of people can't say that. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you catch up? I mean, don't swing for the fences.

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<v Speaker 1>You and you have to save, right, I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>have to have the capital to make capital. So we're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at kind of these long term divotting growers. Payers

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<v Speaker 1>don't panic the answers. We gotta put a lot more money.

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<v Speaker 1>We gotta put a lot more money, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>and that takes away from discretionary spending. That's just where

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<v Speaker 1>we're at, and I don't think we're gonna make it.

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<v Speaker 1>Francine is the United Kingdom. The same. I have no

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<v Speaker 1>idea is the United Kingdom the same and that everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>under invested like we have off the Arisa Act of Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure. It's a great question for Joe. The

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<v Speaker 1>I guess the million dollar question Joe is are we

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<v Speaker 1>under invested because of bregsit or did it happen before?

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<v Speaker 1>I think perhaps before? And I do think you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a great study economists. How much did monetary

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<v Speaker 1>policy post a crisis really create income inequality? Where inflated

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<v Speaker 1>the asset values for people who own the assets versus

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<v Speaker 1>the folks who didn't and created the spread which then

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<v Speaker 1>created the ankst and anger related populism. Are talking about

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<v Speaker 1>that one more question and offer that William Gross has

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<v Speaker 1>told us with Jana's Capital that the financial repression will

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<v Speaker 1>continue for years, if not decades. Are you saying at

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<v Speaker 1>some point we will normalize and we will see assets

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<v Speaker 1>subdue and the income disparity will lessen. Is the rich

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<v Speaker 1>get poorer? Not necessarily rich get poor, but we kind

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<v Speaker 1>of have the pie distribution differently. We're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>bring along the folks that are left behind the populace uprising,

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<v Speaker 1>or you should be all in the cash think of

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<v Speaker 1>it that way. So the policy responses to be more

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<v Speaker 1>pro growth, more stimulus, and that for a while medium

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<v Speaker 1>term is good for equities. But I think this is

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<v Speaker 1>one of those markets between now and when you know

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<v Speaker 1>you you want to get out. We had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of clients saying that Joe I can't do two th

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<v Speaker 1>eight again, and that's exactly what we got to keep

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<v Speaker 1>in a COLLI thanks for the time. I greatly appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>your Quidlin with a lot going on in Europe this morning. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he is with us trust Mary Lynch and thematic strategy. Francine,

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<v Speaker 1>what's your key in sight this morning? What? What did

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<v Speaker 1>he learned? Excuse me through the week? Well, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what we haven't talked about today and I learned today

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<v Speaker 1>because of this by election. You mentioned it briefly, tom

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<v Speaker 1>So the UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Um you have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of investors saying she won't last a year.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what George Sorrows told me in Davos, because she's

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<v Speaker 1>pushing for this clean cut heart bregsit and then yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>and today she demonstrated her dominance of the political landscape

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<v Speaker 1>by winning a by election. Now a by election is

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<v Speaker 1>basically a small election in the middle of an election cycle.

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<v Speaker 1>It's extremely rare Tom almost impossible for the government in

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<v Speaker 1>place to win it, and she did just that. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad you brought that up. Is this like a mid

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<v Speaker 1>what we call on mid term election? Yes, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>not really a mid term, but when somebody steps down

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<v Speaker 1>of a seat, then you have an election that could

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<v Speaker 1>be just one region or or one part of the UK.

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<v Speaker 1>But historically it's very rare that the party in charge

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<v Speaker 1>wins in very good. Let me bring in now someone

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<v Speaker 1>who is really a joy to speak to, Terry mccauliffe.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been important for his Democratic Party on too

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<v Speaker 1>many fronts. It now has maybe the best job in

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<v Speaker 1>political America. I could say this because within all the

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<v Speaker 1>political turmoil Governor mccauliffe in Washington, and really in my

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<v Speaker 1>healing after the election turmoil, I'm reading everything on Jefferson

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<v Speaker 1>i can. And so you get the bathe and all

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<v Speaker 1>the legacy of Thomas Jefferson in Virginia, beginning with your

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful executive mansion in Richmond, Virginia, which goes back to

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<v Speaker 1>near eighteen twelve, the famous Alexander Paris House that you

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<v Speaker 1>that you have there your prison, and I'm gonna ask you, Terry,

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<v Speaker 1>some tough, delicate questions. Did Mr Trump win the election

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<v Speaker 1>or did the Secretary State? Did Secretary Clinton lose the election?

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<v Speaker 1>Which is it? Listen, you gotta give President Trump people

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<v Speaker 1>on the election. I mean, uh, hindsight, I would make

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<v Speaker 1>the argument that, uh, the our campaign should probably have

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<v Speaker 1>leaned it more on economics, job creation, talk about all

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<v Speaker 1>the great things that had happened. But you know, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>he's the president at the end of the day. He's

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<v Speaker 1>sitting in the Oval Office right now, and uh, it

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<v Speaker 1>just was a very unique time. And you know a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of surrounding circumstances with Comey's letter and all the

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<v Speaker 1>Russia hats and all that. But you know, these are

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<v Speaker 1>the things that happened in presidential politics, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you get a lot of things, a lot of surprises happen,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, he's sitting there and he was inaugurated, so

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<v Speaker 1>you know he wasn't It's all I can say. The

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<v Speaker 1>fabric of your Virginia is one of the most diverse

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<v Speaker 1>states in the nation. Maybe Illinois, maybe Georgia. I'll let

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<v Speaker 1>you decide. You're the pro at this, I'm not, but

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<v Speaker 1>you have a diversity in Virginia that I would suggest

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<v Speaker 1>is like nowhere else. What is the underlying support for

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump right now from his core constituency witnesses speech today,

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<v Speaker 1>but particularly Terry at the marginal Republican level. Are those

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<v Speaker 1>people with them or are they stealable by you Democrats?

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<v Speaker 1>Well he's in He's in a bad shape politically today

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<v Speaker 1>in Virginia. Paul came out the other day. Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you know the Quinnipec Pole. He was underwater sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>or eighteen points. We've never seen anything like it this fast. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>so Pe, We're very concerned. We have a lot of issues.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's done the federal hiring freeze. We are

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<v Speaker 1>very concerned about what he's gonna do on Obamacare, a

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<v Speaker 1>repeal without replacement town would cost US two hundred million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars a year automatically and our budget. We're very concerned

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<v Speaker 1>about the travel ban. As you know, I went to

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas Airport. I think I was the first elected official

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<v Speaker 1>out when I heard there was a family being detained

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<v Speaker 1>there with two children with US passports without access to

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<v Speaker 1>legal counsel. Were very concerned about what is happening with

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<v Speaker 1>ICE officials today. We had an incident at a church

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<v Speaker 1>the other day. It was a hypothermia center. Folks went

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<v Speaker 1>in there to get out of the coal. They came

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<v Speaker 1>out the next day and uh six seven ICE agents

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<v Speaker 1>accosted him. I mean the first person they talked to, Francy.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'd make a joke here about Dallas Airport and

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<v Speaker 1>Governor mc caull if is gonna fix the world's worst airport.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's not funny. Unfortunately, there's so much seriousness, seriousness

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<v Speaker 1>going on in this fancy time. If you could have

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<v Speaker 1>been there with me, I'm telling you, with these families,

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<v Speaker 1>it was heart wrenching. I mean families there six eight hours.

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<v Speaker 1>They got on a plane with legal documents and were

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<v Speaker 1>detained when they landed. And how about yesterday reports of

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<v Speaker 1>coming off of domestic flights in America and having to

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<v Speaker 1>show your eye, Governor. Well, the institutions work. And actually,

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<v Speaker 1>I I don't know about the airport, Tom, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a huge fan of Virginia because it reminds me of

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<v Speaker 1>childhood memories going around Shinando, a National park with my family. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the institutions in America work to try and fix some

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<v Speaker 1>of the problems you were just talking about. I believe. So.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, we're here this weekend the National Governors Association,

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<v Speaker 1>which I'm the chairman of. We have our largest crowd ever.

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<v Speaker 1>We have forty seven governors going to be here for

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<v Speaker 1>four days. We're gonna meet several times with President Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>We're having lunch today with Vice President Pence. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>meet with the congressional leaders on Monday. Listen, we have

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<v Speaker 1>to work together. And the point we like Listen, that

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<v Speaker 1>executive travel ban, executive order was hastily put together with

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<v Speaker 1>no consultation with with the Congress or the courts. And

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<v Speaker 1>of course he paid a price for that. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the border agents, custom agents did not have clear guidelines,

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<v Speaker 1>and it really was an embarrassment for our great nation,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the bastion of civil liberties democracy to have

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<v Speaker 1>that go on. But the systems will work. But in

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<v Speaker 1>my point as chairman, which I will say to the President,

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<v Speaker 1>we have to work together. You know, two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years ago in New Yorktown, Virginia, we sent the

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<v Speaker 1>British back in the Battle of Yorktown. We got rid

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<v Speaker 1>of the king. We're not bringing one back two d

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five years later, he's just joining us. Terry McCall

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<v Speaker 1>if he is the governor of the state of Virginia,

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<v Speaker 1>Friends and Laquad in London. I'm Tom Keane in New York, Governor.

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<v Speaker 1>When I look at immigration, I guess the feeling I have,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think so many Americans have, as we understand

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<v Speaker 1>on the cover of the New York Times today, the

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<v Speaker 1>Walter Journal, the F. T. Bloomberg whatever, that there seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to be almost two white houses. How did the cabinet

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<v Speaker 1>officers get control of the procedural dialogue of this White House?

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<v Speaker 1>How does Governor General Kelly, General Maddis, Mr Tillison, how

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<v Speaker 1>do they become dominant figures? Or is that just a fiction? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they better become dominant or else where. This country is

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<v Speaker 1>in for a very rough road. I'll be meeting with

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<v Speaker 1>General Kelly. I sent him a letter in my concern

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<v Speaker 1>about what had happened in Virginia. I'll be meeting with

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<v Speaker 1>General Kelly on Sunday with Ice officials to go through.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's clear now we have a new standard

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<v Speaker 1>here in America that you can randomly stop anyone you

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<v Speaker 1>are without any due process. Any do cause that is

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<v Speaker 1>a really that's a big shift in America that's never

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<v Speaker 1>happened before. But my fear as governor is this to me,

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<v Speaker 1>all comes back, the economy comes back to jobs. This

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<v Speaker 1>could have a chilling effect on the economy. I have

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<v Speaker 1>already lost several site visits of companies from overseas who

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<v Speaker 1>are coming to Virginia to build manufacturing facilities have now said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's not the right time to come to America.

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<v Speaker 1>We're scared to come to American And remember Tim and

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<v Speaker 1>franccene that of the world's customers live outside of America.

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<v Speaker 1>It is truly a global economy. We're doing great in Virginia,

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<v Speaker 1>thousand new absence i've been governor. Unemployment's gone from five

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<v Speaker 1>four to four one. But we do that because I

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<v Speaker 1>trade on a global basis. And when when you start

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<v Speaker 1>doing these with a fear of raids and all these

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<v Speaker 1>other issues, it is going to affect the U. S economy. Governor,

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<v Speaker 1>how difficult is it for Democrats and for a democratic

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<v Speaker 1>governor to push back against some of the Trump policies.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you not need to convince because it's very easy

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<v Speaker 1>for the President to turn around and say, well, you're

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<v Speaker 1>the opposition, of course you would say that, do you

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<v Speaker 1>not need to convince people within his own party to

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<v Speaker 1>to maybe change and take a different tack. Well, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think the most important that we can do as

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<v Speaker 1>governors is we have a very large bully pulpit. You know. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>when I went out to Dallas Airport, I was on

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<v Speaker 1>all the networks and they carried it live on Fox

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<v Speaker 1>and CNN. That's what you can do is raise the issue.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been very vocal on these ice detainer issues,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think what we can do is raise awareness.

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<v Speaker 1>But right the federal government has the ability, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to do what they want to do on these federal

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<v Speaker 1>issues as it relates to deportation and so forth. But

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<v Speaker 1>we want to work. Listen, I listen, everybody, every governor

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<v Speaker 1>wants the same thing. We want strong economy, we want jobs,

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<v Speaker 1>we want a great healthcare and education system. That should

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<v Speaker 1>be the same thing. I have known President Trump for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty years. I've had dinner with him, I've golfed with him.

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<v Speaker 1>He actually gave me twenty five dollars when I ran

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<v Speaker 1>for governor. I and I just, uh, he and I

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<v Speaker 1>should have the same goal about growing the economy. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's had a very rough start. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's got a lot of mistakes in the first thirty days.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's let's continue this discussion Terry mccauloff with his folks.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, with his service to the Democrat Party. He's

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<v Speaker 1>somebody the Republicans have always respected in terms of just

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<v Speaker 1>loyalty to the party. Will continue on the Democrats with

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<v Speaker 1>this Governor mccauloff of Virginia, and it's always good to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to him about the present politics. Terry. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to go back to your exceptional competencies of running things

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<v Speaker 1>for the Democratic Party, and I can take it all

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<v Speaker 1>the way back to scenic Syracuse, New York and Bishop Laden.

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<v Speaker 1>A few years ago, the Democrats got clobbered in Cayuga, Courtland,

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<v Speaker 1>Madison on a Daga, and Oswego County, the heart of

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<v Speaker 1>central New York. In Oswego County, Mr Trump took fifty

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<v Speaker 1>of the vote. How does the next Democratic candidate, How

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<v Speaker 1>do the progressives of the Democratic Party get back to

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<v Speaker 1>winning their fair share of those votes. It's a good question,

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<v Speaker 1>tom uh. One thing I have argued with the Democrats

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<v Speaker 1>we need a stronger economic message. I mean, as I say,

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<v Speaker 1>look at Virginia today. We traditionally used to be a

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<v Speaker 1>red state, purple state, uh in elections. We've now moved

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<v Speaker 1>to a blue state in presidential elections because like when

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<v Speaker 1>I ran for governor, I ran in a strong economic message.

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<v Speaker 1>My focus is going to be jobs, jobs, job diversifying.

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<v Speaker 1>The academy. We're leading the country today on cybersecurity and

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<v Speaker 1>new bioscience is human genome sequencing. Democrats have to lay

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<v Speaker 1>out a plan. What is it you're going to do

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<v Speaker 1>for me? And you know President Trump during the campaign,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he had his slogans and he has things,

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<v Speaker 1>and it resonated with a lot of folks. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, the ills of our economy

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<v Speaker 1>cannot be put on trade. But you know it's easy

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<v Speaker 1>to blame, let's say, in Mexico or China. I always

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<v Speaker 1>say on trade, tim you give me a fair trade deal,

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<v Speaker 1>protect work of rights, environmental Right. I can beat anybody

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<v Speaker 1>in the globe. I can sell our products anywhere, give

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<v Speaker 1>me a fair deal. But this idea that we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>put walls up around our country and isolated. We cannot

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<v Speaker 1>grow by just selling to ourselves. We have to take part,

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<v Speaker 1>as I say, in the world's customers outside America, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta go with those customers. So the Democratic Party message,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I consider myself a very fiscally conservative, pro

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<v Speaker 1>business Democrat. I'm socially very progressive. I just vetoed two

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<v Speaker 1>days ago HB two. You know, a defund planned parenthood

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<v Speaker 1>bill in Virginia. They constantly are sending me bills anti women,

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<v Speaker 1>anti LGBP. My argument and all this is leave people alone,

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<v Speaker 1>focus on the economy, give the children a quality education,

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<v Speaker 1>let the transportation system work, and people are gonna be happy.

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<v Speaker 1>And and today I have very high approval ratings because

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<v Speaker 1>it's all about economics, It's all about jobs. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think the Democrats have gotten their eye off the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how Tom did we lose Michigan when Barack

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<v Speaker 1>Obama saved the auto industry. And that's the heart of

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<v Speaker 1>the matter for instance. Right, But Governor, you say that

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats need a plan, they also need a leader. Who

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<v Speaker 1>is your party going to rally? You know, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if it's gonna be one person. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 1>have a d NC election. But you know, I served

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<v Speaker 1>as the chairman of the party. You're not the leader

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<v Speaker 1>of the party. In that sense, you run the mechanics,

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<v Speaker 1>the guts of the party, you put the primaries on

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<v Speaker 1>it to do all that. I think it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a chorus of individuals. I mean, when you have the president,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously he's the leader of the party, I think most

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<v Speaker 1>of the leadership is going to come out of the

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<v Speaker 1>Governor's got to remember every day I worry about economic development, jobs.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to have a quality education system. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>bring businesses to Virginia. I gotta be able to move

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<v Speaker 1>people to northern Virginia. Let me, let me interrupt you.

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<v Speaker 1>This is so important for Francine Laqua. Governor mccauliffe held

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<v Speaker 1>spellbound all of Paris at the climate talks. Okay, am

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<v Speaker 1>I right to Devanka. Trump had to basically go into

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<v Speaker 1>the Oval office yesterday and say, Dad, don't scool around

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<v Speaker 1>with climate change. How are you going to shift the

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<v Speaker 1>dialogue on some of these issues. Well, I think in fairness,

0:24:37.520 --> 0:24:40.320
<v Speaker 1>you know, he's only thirty days. In fair but he

0:24:40.440 --> 0:24:43.080
<v Speaker 1>has got some big issues. I think they've learned how

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<v Speaker 1>tough this is. First of all, they talked about repealing Obamacare.

0:24:46.720 --> 0:24:48.520
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna do a day when when I get elected, Well,

0:24:48.560 --> 0:24:51.879
<v Speaker 1>guess what Speaker Better said yesterday. The Republicans aren't going

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<v Speaker 1>to do it. This is not easy to throw eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>million people on the street and take their healthcare away

0:24:57.760 --> 0:25:00.920
<v Speaker 1>from This is a very complex It's not a political

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<v Speaker 1>sound bite. The president listen to me, that's no. But

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<v Speaker 1>come on, seriously, great, come on, Terry francaying, you don't

0:25:10.480 --> 0:25:13.760
<v Speaker 1>know this. The cover Francy's question is brilliant the cover

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<v Speaker 1>of the New York Times today, Governor mcauloff, I have

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<v Speaker 1>never seen there are not one, two, three parallel paths

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<v Speaker 1>within the White House. Who is President Trump going to

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<v Speaker 1>listen to? He better listen to the people. Here's what

0:25:28.359 --> 0:25:30.879
<v Speaker 1>I would say. He better listen to people who have

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<v Speaker 1>had the experience and expertise in the areas that they

0:25:35.160 --> 0:25:37.720
<v Speaker 1>are in charge of. And I hope he listens to

0:25:37.840 --> 0:25:41.399
<v Speaker 1>General Maddis. I hope he listens to General Kelly, because

0:25:41.480 --> 0:25:45.160
<v Speaker 1>these folks are experts. They know what's going on. I mean, listen.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a son in the Air and Forces. I

0:25:46.680 --> 0:25:48.959
<v Speaker 1>have a son who's a United States Marine. I'm very

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<v Speaker 1>proud of it. I want to make sure that when

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<v Speaker 1>these military decisions are made, that we are protecting our

0:25:54.560 --> 0:25:58.159
<v Speaker 1>young men and women uniform. And we are doing this deliberately. Governor.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't get to the lousy commutant Virginia, which is

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<v Speaker 1>eighth worths in the nation, sandwich between Illinois and Georgia.

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<v Speaker 1>Francy and I need to come to Washington, go to Williamsburg.

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<v Speaker 1>Show Francine, how British America did things right in your

0:26:13.040 --> 0:26:17.800
<v Speaker 1>Virginia before we threw the mother country across the Atlantic Ocean.

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<v Speaker 1>We need we need to come down there and meet

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<v Speaker 1>with you again. Terry McCullough, thank you so much. He

0:26:22.840 --> 0:26:25.680
<v Speaker 1>is a governor of Virginia. Francy. You see how I

0:26:25.720 --> 0:26:28.920
<v Speaker 1>did that. We can do the show from Yorktown. It's

0:26:28.960 --> 0:26:30.760
<v Speaker 1>a road trip. It's not a show. It's a road trip.

0:26:30.800 --> 0:26:33.040
<v Speaker 1>It's a road trip to Yorktown. We can see where

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<v Speaker 1>corn Wallace said goodbye. Brought you by Bank of America,

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0:27:05.400 --> 0:27:08.600
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0:27:08.720 --> 0:27:13.560
<v Speaker 1>an encyclopedic knowledge of military and defense. UH, and has

0:27:13.760 --> 0:27:17.240
<v Speaker 1>always interesting George. We could speak literally for five hours

0:27:17.280 --> 0:27:20.399
<v Speaker 1>straight today. There's so much to talk about. He is

0:27:20.440 --> 0:27:24.320
<v Speaker 1>with geopolitical futures, George. I um looked at the cover

0:27:24.400 --> 0:27:26.399
<v Speaker 1>of the New York Times today, the cover of the

0:27:26.520 --> 0:27:29.720
<v Speaker 1>f T, the cover of Bloomberg's work. I've never seen

0:27:29.760 --> 0:27:34.200
<v Speaker 1>anything like this on issue after issue after issue. There

0:27:34.240 --> 0:27:38.399
<v Speaker 1>are two streams of thought coming out of the Trump

0:27:38.600 --> 0:27:43.480
<v Speaker 1>White House. Let's just begin with generals in Mexico. Tell

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<v Speaker 1>me what we do when we project General Maddis and

0:27:47.800 --> 0:27:50.800
<v Speaker 1>General Kelly in the cabinet. But I believe they have

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<v Speaker 1>no power. How do they get a voice within the administration? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>very frankly, we have a rule and everything a no

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<v Speaker 1>attention what any political leader says. You wouldn't buy a

0:28:03.760 --> 0:28:07.159
<v Speaker 1>stock based on what the CEO said yesterday. Watch what

0:28:07.280 --> 0:28:11.520
<v Speaker 1>they've actually done. The actual actions of the administration have

0:28:11.600 --> 0:28:15.879
<v Speaker 1>been much more conservative. UH. And that's what's important. So

0:28:16.119 --> 0:28:19.399
<v Speaker 1>when we ask who has the influence, we assume we

0:28:19.520 --> 0:28:23.080
<v Speaker 1>know what Trump is thinking, We assume we know what

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<v Speaker 1>the power structure is inside the White House. The fact is,

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<v Speaker 1>just look at what they're doing. They're doing what they

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<v Speaker 1>said they were doing in a very modern and limited way. Okay,

0:28:33.280 --> 0:28:35.640
<v Speaker 1>and then the next treatment and fancy and this guess

0:28:35.680 --> 0:28:38.920
<v Speaker 1>that's going on a half hour with Mr Freeman. The

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<v Speaker 1>photo yesterday that stopped all of America deadnets tracks whatever

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<v Speaker 1>anybody believes was a domestic flight. I believe out of

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<v Speaker 1>s f oh of I c E. Customs, immigration types,

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<v Speaker 1>checking passports. That's almost a quasi military group. Is that

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<v Speaker 1>a military operation? Actually, it's the rule of law. Congress

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<v Speaker 1>passed law on immigration back in the Clinton administration. Clinton

0:29:08.680 --> 0:29:14.520
<v Speaker 1>agreed to it. Um it was never enforced properly. So

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<v Speaker 1>one of the questions is do we have laws and

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<v Speaker 1>immigration where don't we It's not that I'm a supporter

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<v Speaker 1>of Trump and many things, but in this particular case, uh,

0:29:25.480 --> 0:29:30.920
<v Speaker 1>he's putting clean up for Obama, Bush and Clinton who

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<v Speaker 1>never really enforced And in fancy, I wain'ted to jump

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<v Speaker 1>in here with Mr Freedman, but Francy, let me make

0:29:36.520 --> 0:29:41.880
<v Speaker 1>clear that a large body of Americans agree and here's

0:29:41.920 --> 0:29:45.320
<v Speaker 1>the key word with some of the president on immigration.

0:29:45.880 --> 0:29:49.680
<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's got huge support on some of these

0:29:49.760 --> 0:29:53.600
<v Speaker 1>immigration actions, right. But Georgie how do you see this unfolding?

0:29:53.800 --> 0:29:57.640
<v Speaker 1>You have he the president has some support, he has

0:29:57.680 --> 0:29:59.719
<v Speaker 1>a lot of support, and he has a lot of dissent.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are the institutions that will decide what comes next?

0:30:04.200 --> 0:30:06.400
<v Speaker 1>I keep on being told the president, even if he's

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<v Speaker 1>the president of the United States, can't do what he

0:30:09.120 --> 0:30:13.480
<v Speaker 1>wants all the time. Well, this is law. What he

0:30:13.680 --> 0:30:18.800
<v Speaker 1>is doing in dealing with illegal immigration is a law

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<v Speaker 1>that's been in place and he's enforcing it. Now, what

0:30:23.360 --> 0:30:26.000
<v Speaker 1>is going on here is an argument by those who

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<v Speaker 1>would like to change the law and allow legal immigrants

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<v Speaker 1>to romain United States, and then maybe a very good

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<v Speaker 1>idea that we're going to do that regardless of what

0:30:34.680 --> 0:30:38.320
<v Speaker 1>the law says. So in terms of the law, it's

0:30:38.320 --> 0:30:41.680
<v Speaker 1>all on his side. In terms of the politics, um,

0:30:41.920 --> 0:30:44.280
<v Speaker 1>you know, there's a large number of people in the

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<v Speaker 1>United States who feel that first they're uncomfortable with immigration,

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<v Speaker 1>but more important, they're very uncomfortable with the idea that

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<v Speaker 1>a president consusably ignore the law. So I think in

0:30:56.160 --> 0:30:58.000
<v Speaker 1>the long run he's going to be a pretty strong shape.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, But Georgia, okay, and I understand, I mean,

0:31:00.240 --> 0:31:01.840
<v Speaker 1>we have Look, I live in London, we have very

0:31:01.920 --> 0:31:03.640
<v Speaker 1>bizarre laws. I mean, there's one law saying that you

0:31:03.680 --> 0:31:05.960
<v Speaker 1>can't be drunken a pub, So of course it's law.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand that. I get that the law has not

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<v Speaker 1>been enforced in certain cases because illegal immigrants add a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to certain industries. I'm thinking of the farming industry. Right. Well, yeah,

0:31:20.960 --> 0:31:24.760
<v Speaker 1>you can't. This is not a bizarre law. The United

0:31:24.800 --> 0:31:28.880
<v Speaker 1>States has had a law on immigrations. Uh. It has

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<v Speaker 1>always been enforced. So if what we're going to say is, look,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not going to enforce laws that cause economic disruption,

0:31:38.160 --> 0:31:40.360
<v Speaker 1>we've got a problem. Instead, what we do is go

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<v Speaker 1>to Congress and have them changed the law. Congress doesn't

0:31:44.440 --> 0:31:47.720
<v Speaker 1>want to change the law. Uh. And now we're a

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<v Speaker 1>poll that somebody who's gonna enforce it. So the question

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<v Speaker 1>is a political one, not a moral one. That's right

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<v Speaker 1>or wrong in the end. Uh, he's going to get

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of support on this. Right now, it's being

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<v Speaker 1>presented as if it is an arbitrary action by him.

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<v Speaker 1>The media has been all over him. But the fact

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<v Speaker 1>of the matter is that all he's doing is enforcing

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<v Speaker 1>a law that's been on the books. Fears your expertise

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<v Speaker 1>with a pentagon and with the military does does And

0:32:14.800 --> 0:32:17.960
<v Speaker 1>I understand the I do not speak as of amateur folks.

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<v Speaker 1>The difference between military and police force in seven other shades.

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Freedman, you know better than us. Does the military

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<v Speaker 1>want to be involved with this? Is this something they

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<v Speaker 1>just say, you know, we don't want to do this battle?

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<v Speaker 1>How does the Pentagon feel about the militarization of our

0:32:37.440 --> 0:32:41.960
<v Speaker 1>immigration effort? Well, you know that's a media statement. The

0:32:42.080 --> 0:32:45.560
<v Speaker 1>little military cannot be involved in law enforce in the

0:32:45.680 --> 0:32:50.720
<v Speaker 1>United States under that called that was signed in eighteen seventies.

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<v Speaker 1>So there is no option of taking the U. S

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<v Speaker 1>Military and turning the police force unless you got to

0:32:57.680 --> 0:33:01.200
<v Speaker 1>break the law. The second thing is is that if

0:33:01.280 --> 0:33:03.280
<v Speaker 1>you were going to decide that you aren't going to

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<v Speaker 1>take care of this problem, you're gonna writ people checking.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to call that the militarization, you know, great, Um,

0:33:12.360 --> 0:33:16.560
<v Speaker 1>what he's doing is probably not quite right from a

0:33:16.640 --> 0:33:20.000
<v Speaker 1>practical point of view, he's moving fast, but from a

0:33:20.080 --> 0:33:22.800
<v Speaker 1>legal and a political point of view, it's not molitorization. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So Georgia, what's been happening so far have previous administrations

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<v Speaker 1>turned a blind eye on illegal immigration? Is that how

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<v Speaker 1>you would describe it. They have not completely turned to

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<v Speaker 1>briand Ie. Obama expelled two million, five dred thousand illegal immigrants,

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<v Speaker 1>but they did not make it a priority of enforcement.

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<v Speaker 1>To some extent, the president has the right to decide

0:33:44.640 --> 0:33:48.280
<v Speaker 1>what the priorities of enforcement are, so long as within

0:33:48.360 --> 0:33:52.760
<v Speaker 1>the framework of the law, and previous presidents decided politically,

0:33:52.800 --> 0:33:55.760
<v Speaker 1>even if it was law, they weren't going to do it. Interestingly,

0:33:55.840 --> 0:33:59.680
<v Speaker 1>the most aggressive one enforcing it was Obama Georgia. A

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<v Speaker 1>few more questions, if we could on the present tense

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<v Speaker 1>of Washington, d C. What is the actual relationship of

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<v Speaker 1>the Secretary of Defense, General Maddis and the Pentagon. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>to me, it's a mystery how the Secretary of Defense

0:34:16.760 --> 0:34:21.239
<v Speaker 1>dovetails with the Pentagon. How do they do that? Well?

0:34:21.360 --> 0:34:26.680
<v Speaker 1>The Secretary defends legally, Uh, These joint chiefs of Staff

0:34:26.719 --> 0:34:31.040
<v Speaker 1>are answerable to him. He effectively overseas and runs them.

0:34:31.640 --> 0:34:36.800
<v Speaker 1>This particular Uh, this particular Secretary Offense is extremely knowledgeable

0:34:36.840 --> 0:34:38.880
<v Speaker 1>about it. And one of the things he's come in

0:34:39.000 --> 0:34:43.440
<v Speaker 1>with is arguing that the military has become enormously inefficient,

0:34:43.840 --> 0:34:47.800
<v Speaker 1>spending large amounts of money on things that take years

0:34:47.920 --> 0:34:51.520
<v Speaker 1>to field. One of them was a armored vehicle that

0:34:51.719 --> 0:34:55.200
<v Speaker 1>was badly interacted to five years to get into the field,

0:34:56.000 --> 0:34:58.759
<v Speaker 1>and he intends to make it more efficient by making it,

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<v Speaker 1>among other things, a much smaller bureaucracy in the Pentagon

0:35:03.800 --> 0:35:07.680
<v Speaker 1>and many more troops in the field. George talked to

0:35:07.680 --> 0:35:09.800
<v Speaker 1>me a little bit about the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've been reading a lot of US news political

0:35:13.719 --> 0:35:16.360
<v Speaker 1>the Washington Post, both describing how the former exce on

0:35:16.440 --> 0:35:18.759
<v Speaker 1>Mobile CEO had been cut out of the loop on

0:35:18.960 --> 0:35:21.960
<v Speaker 1>some shifts in terms of foreign policy and slapt down

0:35:22.000 --> 0:35:24.719
<v Speaker 1>by the White House on personnel choices. What does that

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<v Speaker 1>mean on how President Trump will deal with his cabinet. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>first as assumes that this is true, very good. Yeah. Secondly,

0:35:34.000 --> 0:35:37.680
<v Speaker 1>it assumes it forgets that he came into the cabinet latest,

0:35:38.280 --> 0:35:40.839
<v Speaker 1>so he's not really up to date, so that when

0:35:40.920 --> 0:35:45.320
<v Speaker 1>he went to Europe he basically said, I'm here to

0:35:45.400 --> 0:35:49.560
<v Speaker 1>listen and not to act. He's never had a government job,

0:35:49.960 --> 0:35:54.200
<v Speaker 1>he has never really done this before, and he knows it,

0:35:54.320 --> 0:35:57.440
<v Speaker 1>and I think he's being very careful. You can interpret

0:35:57.480 --> 0:35:59.040
<v Speaker 1>the fact that things have to be done and he's

0:35:59.040 --> 0:36:00.960
<v Speaker 1>not ready to do them cutting him out of the loop,

0:36:01.640 --> 0:36:03.120
<v Speaker 1>or you can simply say they're going to give him

0:36:03.120 --> 0:36:06.600
<v Speaker 1>a couple of months to find a seat. Uh. But

0:36:06.800 --> 0:36:10.680
<v Speaker 1>also remember one thing. In Washington or in London, lots

0:36:10.719 --> 0:36:13.440
<v Speaker 1>of people get cut out of the loop on decisions.

0:36:14.280 --> 0:36:16.120
<v Speaker 1>The simple fact that you hold a job with a

0:36:16.200 --> 0:36:19.480
<v Speaker 1>certain title doesn't mean that you're prime minister or our

0:36:19.560 --> 0:36:22.719
<v Speaker 1>president is going to consult you on everything. That's just

0:36:22.920 --> 0:36:27.440
<v Speaker 1>the standard way government's run, stand away companies run. Right,

0:36:27.480 --> 0:36:29.960
<v Speaker 1>But he is he arguably the most important appointment for

0:36:30.239 --> 0:36:35.279
<v Speaker 1>the Trump administration. He is one appointment. He runs the

0:36:35.320 --> 0:36:39.960
<v Speaker 1>State Department. Uh, the appointment of Defense Department is equally

0:36:40.040 --> 0:36:43.360
<v Speaker 1>important to National Security Advisor, the head of the c

0:36:43.520 --> 0:36:46.480
<v Speaker 1>i A. Unfortunately, and I think this is a problem.

0:36:46.760 --> 0:36:51.080
<v Speaker 1>The complexity of American decision making in foreign policy means

0:36:51.120 --> 0:36:53.239
<v Speaker 1>that there is no one person and point to who

0:36:53.320 --> 0:36:57.520
<v Speaker 1>is the most important. He is one of many. Well,

0:36:57.920 --> 0:36:59.640
<v Speaker 1>this is a very good point, and that the president

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<v Speaker 1>speak you this morning. We'll have that for your folks

0:37:01.840 --> 0:37:04.200
<v Speaker 1>in seven minutes of seapack, and then we go on

0:37:04.360 --> 0:37:09.279
<v Speaker 1>to his congressional efforts next week. Everyone can agree this

0:37:09.440 --> 0:37:13.560
<v Speaker 1>is a president that likes simplicity. He likes simplistic statements,

0:37:14.000 --> 0:37:17.480
<v Speaker 1>simplistic theory, simplistic plans. I'm not trying to make a

0:37:17.560 --> 0:37:20.840
<v Speaker 1>judgment your folks. I'm just stating the fact you've just stated,

0:37:21.239 --> 0:37:26.120
<v Speaker 1>our foreign policy and defense projection is highly complex. How

0:37:26.320 --> 0:37:29.960
<v Speaker 1>is the industry, George Friedman that you're in going to

0:37:30.120 --> 0:37:34.960
<v Speaker 1>deliver a simple message to the president. Well, first we

0:37:35.040 --> 0:37:37.480
<v Speaker 1>have to have a simple message to deliver, and there

0:37:37.640 --> 0:37:41.719
<v Speaker 1>is no simple message, partly because this really is complicated

0:37:42.120 --> 0:37:44.520
<v Speaker 1>and can be boiled down to just a simple message.

0:37:45.080 --> 0:37:48.560
<v Speaker 1>Partly because the industry loves to complicate it. Yeah. The

0:37:48.640 --> 0:37:51.120
<v Speaker 1>more complicated the issue is, the more they own it,

0:37:51.600 --> 0:37:55.480
<v Speaker 1>more you need. Yeah. So, I mean the problem that

0:37:55.600 --> 0:37:58.520
<v Speaker 1>we had here is that we have reached the point

0:37:58.640 --> 0:38:01.200
<v Speaker 1>is everybody points out we have six in intelligence agencies

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<v Speaker 1>that's built to fail in his simplistic way, and the

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<v Speaker 1>president puts things in simplistic ways. Uh. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>pointed this out. You know, he's pointed out that the

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<v Speaker 1>decision making structure of our foreign policy can't generate strategy,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't listen to the president when strategy is made, and

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<v Speaker 1>so on. This has been an old discussion. Now he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to take a shot my expectations, hopfil I mean

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<v Speaker 1>this is this is built into our firm policy from

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<v Speaker 1>from where you set And I say this, folks, with

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Bannon's comments yesterday, and who knows what we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>as we staggered a Monday, A grizzled guy like you

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle. I love this frenzy and I love

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<v Speaker 1>saying this. George Freeman is part of the military industrial complex.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you think I didn't know we were meeting, but

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<v Speaker 1>as part of a phrase from another time in place

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<v Speaker 1>and you know military movies from the other at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>What does your industry do with Mr Bannon? Do you do?

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<v Speaker 1>You do you just wait him out? Or is General

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<v Speaker 1>Madison others going to do something? What? What's the Here's

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<v Speaker 1>what I say. Every administration has an ideologue in his

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<v Speaker 1>foreign policy structure. Um the Obama administration was filled with them.

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<v Speaker 1>What you're doing is one your answerable to the president

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to carry out the policy. Secondly, the

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<v Speaker 1>idea logue mostly make speeches. He's in charge of whipping

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<v Speaker 1>up the base and saying all the things are going

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<v Speaker 1>to happen to Usually abandon has no effect. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>really get down into the meetings where things really happen.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't know if any administration that hasn't had

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<v Speaker 1>abandon Now this Bannon is particularly disliked by foreign policy

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<v Speaker 1>establishment compared to some of the others that have been there.

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<v Speaker 1>But still it has to have some sort of ideological

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<v Speaker 1>statement for the public. And you do have to remember,

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<v Speaker 1>as he was elected, so he is the president. So

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<v Speaker 1>can you say with any certainty that the u S

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<v Speaker 1>foreign policy at the moment is America first? Is that

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<v Speaker 1>foreign policy? Well, it's supposed to be because the president

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<v Speaker 1>is charged with making certain by the Constitution of the

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<v Speaker 1>American safety, that's his job. I think bold presidents do that.

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<v Speaker 1>But remember we've been to war for fifteen years. It

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't worked. Our relationship to Mexico hasn't evolved. So Mexico

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<v Speaker 1>when we signed MAFTA was I think they si largest

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<v Speaker 1>economy in the world. It is now eleventh largest economy

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<v Speaker 1>in the world. There's a different dynamic going on. So

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<v Speaker 1>one of the problems I wish Trump would be able

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<v Speaker 1>to enunciate is, Look, we are playing by a playbook

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<v Speaker 1>that's ten twenty years old. It needs to be updated.

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<v Speaker 1>Europe certainly isn't what it was in in terms of organization, structure,

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<v Speaker 1>solidity and so on. We can't continue a foreign policy

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<v Speaker 1>that assumes that nothing has changed, and the foreign policy

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<v Speaker 1>establishment likes to do that. So the answer is that

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<v Speaker 1>he was elected to transform the system. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if he can do that, but part of that is

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<v Speaker 1>he's very offensive to a lot of people, so to

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<v Speaker 1>understand and the back law, all the things that are

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<v Speaker 1>saying what he'd done so far in foreign policy not

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<v Speaker 1>a whole lot. We need to talk more often. George Freedman,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much. We've got a huge response to

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Freeman is not so much giving his opinion, but

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<v Speaker 1>just stating in fact, like this is the law, and

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<v Speaker 1>in this case, the president is finally affecting the law.

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<v Speaker 1>As you heard, it's been around since President Clinton. Somehow,

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<v Speaker 1>I would suggest this debate will continue. Frenzy like, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much. We heard from David Gura. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>even pronounce the name. He's in some city and tear

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<v Speaker 1>de Fuego at the tip of South America, y Shiya

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<v Speaker 1>or something, on his way back from Antarctica with his kids.

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<v Speaker 1>So maybe we'll see David Gura on Monday. What a

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