1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Now on Bloomberg government, what are the political reality The 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: President has been increasingly frustrated. I want to try to 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: cut through the noise politically. This is devastating. Sound on 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: with ken insiders, the influencers. It is no secret that 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: I care a lot about the consumers. There are real 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: questions about bin tech. We still have more leverage to 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: me as with the tariffs. I think we can do 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: with a little less drama from the White He's sound 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: on with Kevin's He related on Bloomberg one and one 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: oh five point seven of m h D two. Boltemore, 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: Happy Tuesday, folks. I was at the White House earlier 12 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: and President Trump saying that he's still unsure whether or 13 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: not he's going to get on board with that deal 14 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: that a bipartisan group of lawmakers came up with last night. 15 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: Now it's still significantly less than the five point seven 16 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: billion dollars that President Trump wanted to fund his wall, 17 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: and it really now appears the President Trump is still 18 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: considering to declare a national emergency. Meanwhile, get ready because 19 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: Treasury Secretary Stephen Manuchan and US Trade Representative Bob Leitheizer 20 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: they're off to Beijing tomorrow to negotiate a trade deal 21 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: with China joining US. In studio Congressman Denver Riggelman, a 22 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: Republican from Virginia. He's going to talk all about his 23 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: conversations with his colleagues and whether or not he wants 24 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: President Trump to avert another government shutdown. So, folks, I 25 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: was at the White House earlier today. President Trump had 26 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: an all cabinet meeting. Vice President Mike Pence was there 27 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: as well as all of the rest of the folks, 28 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: and they were asked about the economy, the upcoming trade talks. 29 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna get into that later on in the program, 30 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:50,279 Speaker 1: but they were also asked about this bipartisan consensus deal 31 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: that emerged last night on Capitol Hill. Now, what's in 32 00:01:54,720 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: this deal? About one point threes seven billion dollars to 33 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: fund fifty five miles of a two thousand mile border 34 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: along the US Mexico border, as well as an additional 35 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: one plus billion to aid humanitarian efforts, as well as 36 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: no reduction in beds. Yesterday we were talking about the 37 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: beds issue and ice and how Democrats and progressives have 38 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: tried in recent years to reduce the number of beds 39 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: allocated to some of these agencies as a way of 40 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: decreasing the number of arrests that they are able to 41 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: and detainees that that folks are able to detain for 42 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: immigrants who are here illegally. So the bed level stays 43 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: the same. But this is significantly less money than what 44 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: President Trump have been calling for, have been asking for. 45 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: And he was asked point blank by our colleagues, including 46 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: a senior White House reporter, Market talif At today at 47 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: the White House, whether or not he's going to get 48 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: on board with this deal, and well, he said he's 49 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: got to think about it. But here's here's what Elsie 50 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: had to a about whether or not there's going to 51 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: be another government shutdown come Friday. Take a list of 52 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: this one I would never accept if it happens, but 53 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna happen. But this would be 54 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: totally the Democrats. Totally on the Democrats if the if 55 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:18,519 Speaker 1: the government shuts down come Friday. Uh. And we still 56 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: don't know whether or not the President is going to 57 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: accept that. Congressman Denver Riggleman is a Republican from Virginia. 58 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,119 Speaker 1: He's joining us on television earlier and now he's here 59 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: in studio Congressman, thank you for being here. I am honored. 60 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: Thank you for an honored No one's ever been honored 61 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: to be but but you. But in conversations with your 62 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: with your colleagues, Congressman, do you think the President should 63 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: accept this deal? Well? It you know in the conversation, 64 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: like we said on on television, we haven't even seen 65 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: the final words of that yet, and we know he's 66 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: doing a markup. I don't think he's going to accept 67 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: the deal as written. I think he's gonna push something 68 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: back to them. I do know there's a lot of 69 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: pressure from certain people, as we talked about before in 70 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: the Republican side, who want him to take this deal. Um, 71 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: in my district, you know, it's it's a bit difficult 72 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: based on our local issues we have with drug overdoses 73 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: and the amount of opioids and arcotics in our district. 74 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: We need, we need strong border security. I just don't 75 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: think border security is controversial. But I I think it's 76 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting today. I hope we get a final 77 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: cut of the bill before midnight. It would be nice 78 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,799 Speaker 1: to see it. But I think it's gonna be difficult 79 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: for him to take the bill as it's defined specifically 80 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: right now, what I've seen, I just haven't seen the 81 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: real language. This is your first term in office. You 82 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: have it is you served in the Air Force as 83 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: well as in the intelligence community. But it's got to 84 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: be kind of What you just said kind of made 85 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: me think like it must be kind of odd to 86 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: to not be able to see a bill and then 87 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: I have to vote on. Well, that's why I have 88 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: a great staff. But that's why we've been asking for this. 89 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: The multiple meetings we had today with my colleagues, we're saying, Okay, 90 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: what is the exact language we're voting on. We'd like 91 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: to see this bipartisan agreement that we haven't seen yet. 92 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: So we're just getting flow down information and that's not unique. Unfortunately. 93 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: Uh to to Washington that folks got the bill last minute. 94 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: But let me stick to the to the shutdown issue. 95 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: This is significantly no matter what any which way you 96 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: crunch the numbers, this is significantly less than what President 97 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: Trump wants. Could he accept this deal and declare a 98 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: national emergency? Surely he could, and I would rather see 99 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: a congressional solution. Uh, it's just it's it's part of 100 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: my DNA and where I come from on chain of 101 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: command and constitutionality. But you know, there are different parts 102 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: of money where you might not need a national emergency. 103 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: So I'm not trying to again give any too much 104 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: false hope, But just like in the federal acquisition space, 105 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: there are pots of money that you can actually say 106 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: milk on military construction, that you can dedicate without declaring 107 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: a national emergency. And and there's actually sometimes there's overflow 108 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: funds or funds that haven't been expended. It's what I've 109 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 1: done as a CEO, you know, So so you always 110 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: have these flow through moneys that can be utilized for 111 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: specific types of security activities. So right now, there are 112 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: other ways to do this without a national emergency. And 113 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: that's why I'm waiting to see what pot of money 114 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: are they going to use if they do If we 115 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: do ratify the one point three seven billion, are there 116 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: extra moneies on different lines that we can we can 117 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: identify and utilize And I will tell you there are. 118 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: Um this isn't something that's controversial. Like I said, border 119 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: security isn't controversial, but redirecting funds based on lines that 120 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: have already been approved through law is not controversial either. 121 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: It'll be interesting to see how the Democrats react if 122 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: he chooses to do that. Congressman Denver Riggleman is our guest. 123 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: He joins us in studio, a Republican from Virginia, also 124 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Congressman, respectfully, 125 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: I would say many Democrats would disagree with your assertion 126 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: that the wall or steal slats or a smart wall. 127 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: What are we calling it now but the physical barrier, physical, 128 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: physical barrier, a big beautiful sea through physical barriers, the 129 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: build the seed through physical But that many Democrats would 130 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: argue that this issue is somewhat controversial. Your district is 131 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: larger than geographically speaking, large are than the state of 132 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: New Jersey as correct, and you uh and your wife, 133 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: your high school spet heard you own a distillery. We do, 134 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: and that business is very much impacted by the President's 135 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: trade policies. No, yes, it is, so what are you 136 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: as a businessman? And also in hearing from your constituents 137 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: when President Trump is sending over Secretary Monution and Representative 138 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: lighthiser over to Beijing, what do you want them to 139 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: tell the Chinese? I think at this point looking at 140 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: where their Chinese is, They said Hey, we love free trade, 141 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: but we need free and fair trade. It's time to 142 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: even the playing field. And I think that's happening. Like 143 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: we were talking earlier, I took an incredible brief last 144 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: night about the Chinese economy and where they're at. I 145 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: am cautiously optimistic that we are going to get a 146 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: trade deal with China, and I think I think President 147 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: Trump is going to allow the deadline to pass. I 148 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: think this is going to happen. We were looking at 149 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: some of the statistics. When you look at a twelve 150 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: percent decline in car sales over the last quarter in China, 151 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: that's a huge indicator. We also know that that's six 152 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: percent plus growth probably wasn't accurate. So I think what 153 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: I would say as a constituent is like, listen, I 154 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: love the fact that let's just talk distilleries, let's talk 155 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: small business. I love the fact that you that you, hey, 156 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: listen to the f e T right. The Federal excise 157 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: tax saved me ten thousand per month. That's really I 158 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: was able to hire fifteen ten fifteen more people because 159 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: of the specific you know that the jobs cut or 160 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: the Tax Cuts Act. Uh So that's great. But the 161 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: thing is we can't have something on the other side, 162 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: right we're trade is starting to hurt us, whether we're 163 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: talking about metal and hurting my constituents and saying tobacco 164 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: or soybeans. So it's a really interesting thing that that 165 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: that we have. We have this incredible sort of growth 166 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: going on in my district, but on the agricultural side, 167 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: there's a lot of a lot of nervousness and people 168 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: are afraid to invest. That's why you have to have 169 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: good trade policy so people actually can plain, good business 170 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: people can plan. So I would I would say this, 171 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: go over there and get us a trade deal um 172 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: ensure that it's free and fair. But we have to 173 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: at some point, we have to have a solution to this, 174 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: and I think my constituents are ready for that solution. 175 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: Coming up, we ask uh Congressman Riggleman about how exactly 176 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: Republicans are trying to shift momentum in terms of the 177 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: ongoing US China trade negotiations. Plus plus, we died more 178 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: into the response today from President Trump on Congresswoman Omar 179 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: that's coming up. 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Bosom over Welcome Back Books. 186 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: Were joined by Congressman Denver Riggleman, a Republican from Virginia. 187 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: We were talking about how President Trump now has to 188 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: decide whether or not to get on board with this 189 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: bipartisan group of lawmakers up on Capitol Hill who came 190 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: up with this deal essentially to keep the government open, 191 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: keep the government funded. And the congressman was telling us, well, 192 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 1: most lawmakers haven't even seen the exact precise wordage of 193 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: this bill or deal as they're calling it. But it 194 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: is significantly less than the amount of money that President 195 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: Trump had called for. It's not even half of the 196 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: money the President Trump had called for for the wall 197 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 1: or enhanced fencing, smart fencing, smart wall, a barrier. Uh. 198 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: And they have until Friday to decide if they're going 199 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: to work out this particular deal. Democrats holding strong on this. 200 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 1: President Trump not playing his cards yet. He had an 201 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: all Cabinet meeting earlier today, didn't say one way or 202 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: the other where he feels about this and and is 203 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: trying to decide if this is the most money he 204 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: can get from Congress, how might he be able to 205 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: get some more cash for this wall through other mechanisms 206 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: in legislation. Another big story that we are following, of course, 207 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: is the US delegation heading over to Beijing to continue 208 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: negotiate with the Chinese on this trade agreement ahead of 209 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: that March first deadline. That March first deadline where President 210 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: Trump has said he will raise tariffs on a host 211 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: of about two hundred sixty seven billion dollars worth of 212 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: Chinese imports coming into the US. Business community doesn't want 213 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: that here, folks. Business lobby actually out in full force 214 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: last week and this week urging President Trump, urging lawmakers 215 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: to reverse course. Congressman, are you are? Are your are 216 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: your colleagues urging the President not to increase tariffs on 217 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: that March for a deadline. Yeah. I mean for most 218 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: that I've talked to, you know, they're they're looking forward 219 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 1: to getting this thing done. So I think there is 220 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: some pressure from the Republican delegation. You have a lot 221 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 1: of people are affected by this, and Republicans have a 222 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: lot of agricultural districts. We have a road of rural areas, 223 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: so you're seeing that. And for me, you know, even 224 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: talking to farmers, as we talked before, not only do 225 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: I have tobacco, and not only do I have timber, 226 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: would have dairy right at beef m It is a 227 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: massive agricultural district. So my my challenge really is, yes, 228 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: I want free and fair trade, but I am getting 229 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 1: pressure and I agree with them. I'm getting pressure that 230 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: enough of this, let's move on and let's get a 231 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: deal in place. So what's interesting about the the US 232 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: China trade issue is that from a popular standpoint, both 233 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: on the left and the right, there there is a 234 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: lot of pressure. I mean, the US wants that a 235 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: lot of folks want to get some type of better 236 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: deal or they feel that China has unfairly skirted the 237 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: US on on various economic platforms, most notably intellectual property. Yeah, 238 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: I mean for me, you know, I got to negotiate 239 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: with a Romanian intelligence on the Romanian Serbian border in 240 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: the Air Force. This is when I was Air Force intelligence. 241 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: And it's almost you know, you almost have this negotiating 242 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: tactic like you can't give, you can't give, you can't give, 243 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: because they keep saying, you know, I'm going back to 244 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: my bosses. You know. That's that's pretty much what they 245 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: said over and over again. I think you had that 246 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: going on with China. We have to go back to 247 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: our bosses. At this point there, I almost believe that 248 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: the momentum is towards a deal. I just I don't 249 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 1: see how we can have one at this time. And 250 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: again I don't want to be falsely optimistic, but at 251 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: this at this juncture, I believe there's going to be 252 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: a deal. You don't think and you don't think President 253 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: Trump is going to raise those tariffs come mark first. 254 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 1: I think if it's going in a positive direction, I 255 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: don't think he's going to. I would hope he wouldn't, 256 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: but I don't think he's going to. So you were 257 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 1: in the Air Force and Intelligence Office server how many years? So? 258 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,839 Speaker 1: I was prime listed for four then they sent me 259 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: to you be a that I was five years as 260 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: an intelligence officer. Then I wanted to n S A 261 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: Special Projects to counter I D. What does that mean? Well, 262 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: so like n C I S or something. Well, what 263 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: we did was we were using big data to try 264 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: to solve hard terrorism problems. Like what does that mean? 265 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: So if you can uh, if you can get specific 266 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: types of data and you can put it together, you 267 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,199 Speaker 1: can actually sort of uh, sort of watch a lot 268 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: of great things happening and multiple times and in multiple places. 269 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: So I can't talk too much about it. It sounds 270 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: like so, but really and I can tell you this. 271 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: For instance, I did counter i e ED work with 272 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: an Essa, so we went after roadside bomb makers counter 273 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: terrorism mission management, which means that we actually built target 274 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: folders for special operations. So when you talk about uh 275 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: surveillance in particular, and then you won't look at the 276 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: developments with Huawei for example, or uh you know the 277 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: other Chinese tele communications firms that are that are really 278 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: under the microscope right now? What are you and you 279 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: are being a member of the House Financial Services Committee, 280 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: what do you want to see happen with US and 281 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: China on that particular front with with a company like Huawei. Well, 282 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: Alway has been um you know, uh, I could say unclassified. 283 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: Wahlway has been on our radar for a lot longer 284 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: than a year, so and and and less than ten No, No, 285 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: it's it's uh, it's so it's something that I've been 286 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: aware of for some time, So it was no surprise 287 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: to me when you have that type that really is um, 288 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: that is really something we need to look out if 289 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: we're if we have if we have people building foreign 290 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: components or foreign foreign types of activities that are happening, 291 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: and there's components and what we're building, we have to 292 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: be extremely careful on how we treat those components. So 293 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: um whahwei has done some things that are pretty bad, 294 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: and I think we need to actually react to that 295 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: um pretty stringently with disipline. You've got this whole military 296 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: intelligence background, and then you own this distillery out in 297 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: and I would say rural Virginia with your with your 298 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: wife and your three daughters, and you're you just expanded, right, 299 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: there's a new distillery in the Poconos, and the Poconos 300 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: which Pennsylvania my home state. The But but what's interesting here, though, 301 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: is then you ran against Olivia Wild's mom, Leslie Cockburn. Yes, 302 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: So what was what was that like, Congressman to have 303 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: the famous actress Olivia Wilde come and campaign against you. 304 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: Oh it's great, I mean, I mean you can't get 305 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: any more fun than that. I mean, it's like a 306 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: it's like a party with you know, popcorn and streamers. 307 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: It was awful and so I mean, so, you know, 308 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: for me running for the first time, And what I 309 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: found out though is if you have those connections, is 310 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: that and even you know, and I'm glad somebody from 311 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: the Hill is here. But I think what I found 312 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: with never running before like this, is that somebody could 313 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: tweet something it could become national news with no fact 314 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: checking whatsoever, and actually made up and even things that 315 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: I thought were so stupid that people wouldn't believe it, 316 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: that that somehow become became national news. So I didn't 317 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: think that could actually happen until you know, theoretically you 318 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: saw it. So you know, I found it interesting that 319 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: we actually we we had to do, you know, crisis 320 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: comms on something that was made up for about three weeks. 321 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: You're you're talking about it, I'm talking around it. It's 322 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: it's talking about bits brabo foxtrot. That's corrected. So what 323 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: Jillian Manchester from The Hill Newspaper also with us in 324 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: studio watching and listening to all of this, I mean, 325 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: I okay, so this Bigfoot scandal of rops, which I mean, 326 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: tell us what happened. Okay, So in two thousand four, 327 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: I pranked to my wife. I took her on a 328 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: big Foot expedition. I told her I was gonna take 329 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: her to Hawaii and we ended up in Seattle. And 330 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: she doesn't strike me as someone who would have thought 331 00:16:55,920 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: that was like, she was salty. So um, so she 332 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: was sranks your wife on this and I'm an intelligence 333 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 1: officers who I was there. I figured, I'm like, these 334 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: people are pranks are probably intense. I'm intense prankster. Oh yeah, 335 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: and and people will see that if they saw my Instagram. 336 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: But anyway, so, which I think we had to delete. 337 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 1: But anyway, so, um, you know what's incredible about it 338 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: is that my military guy's got a hold of it 339 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: and then they're like, hey, what are these people like? 340 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 1: So I'm an intelligence officer. So I started to do 341 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: research on what big Foot believers are and for the 342 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:30,920 Speaker 1: next eight to nine years, you know, I would just 343 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 1: sort of dabble, like, you know, there's people who believe 344 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 1: the Bigfoot's interstellar being. People believe that he's an interdimensional 345 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: long jumper on the you know that you know that 346 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,959 Speaker 1: he's a twelve strand d N a being that's protecting 347 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: us in the two sixty four million world. What do 348 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 1: you believe? I get Bigfoot doesn't exist, so so and anyhow, 349 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 1: So this was a prank in the military for a 350 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: long time. And what happened on Instagram. I had a 351 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: birthday picture. They put my picture my head on a 352 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: big Foot with a censored area, and I thought that 353 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: was funny. And that was from an army friend of 354 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: mine and about three others. I put it up there, 355 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, I was accused of big 356 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: phot erotica. Now, listen, I didn't want to alienate any 357 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: Bigfoot voters. Alienated, alienate because there are interstellar believers at 358 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: bigfoots in alien so, but I didn't want to alien it. 359 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: But but also we thought it was funny that night 360 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: and then you know, and Jimmy, you know, he called me, said, Denver, 361 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: this is gonna go viral, and I said, some possible, okay, 362 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: but let me let me let me ask this, like 363 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: so when you're like getting vetted to run for Congress, okay, 364 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,880 Speaker 1: and like of all of the things, you know, it's 365 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: of Catholic, it's like going to confession. I would imagine 366 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 1: did big Foot ever like, did this? Was this something 367 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: that even you were like, yeah, you know, I could 368 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: get attacked for that prank I played on my wife 369 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: with well, my my daughter said, hey, Dad, hold on, 370 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: She goes, hey, there's this picture on Instagram from your 371 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: your army buds and you know this other picture that 372 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: your other buddy drew for you that you thought was 373 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: funny for your birthday? Should you take it down? And 374 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: here's my exact quote. I said, there is nobody dumb 375 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: enough to think this is anything but a joke. And 376 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 1: guess what. I was completely wrong, and and I was, 377 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: I mean, well, and the thing is, it was so 378 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: to say that. I got a lot of abuse, but 379 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: we turned it because it was so ridiculous. Plus it 380 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: turned out they called they said she couldn't kink Shane 381 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: May and they called her a species. But anyway, that's 382 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: what the far left does. So they went nuts. And 383 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 1: then they they thought it was hilarious, and then they 384 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: were horrified. It was actually some of the worst two weeks. 385 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: We mean, they're your your daughters are adults. I mean, uh, 386 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: I mean was that I mean that it was I 387 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: mean what is that like for a family to go 388 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: to go through like a brutal viral moment like that. 389 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: It's it's because I've never been through. I was always 390 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: behind the door, you know, when you do Air Force intelligence, 391 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: I'm not out. I'm doing things for my country, right 392 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: And and here's something where I'm a successful CEO, successful 393 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 1: Air Force intelligence officer, have done incredible thing, you know, 394 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 1: defending my country, been in harm's way, and we have 395 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: something completely made up that goes viral and you have 396 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 1: to I laughed a lot. Um, but also just some 397 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: of the things that people said. You know, the Twitter, 398 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: it's out there, the Twitter idiots. Um, you know you 399 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: have these low i Q mouth breathers that are out there, 400 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: you know, saying things that actually becomes news. You almost 401 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: it's almost hard to get your arms around it. And uh, 402 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: you know, to be on SNL, to be on Colbert, 403 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 1: to be on Foulon, you know, and everybody's saying, oh, 404 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: this guy is crazy, and I'm like, what do you 405 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: talk about? This is funny right? So um, but it 406 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: it just, um, you know, I've done incredible things in 407 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: my life, um, professional, And I think what happens is 408 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: people get so desperate to win in this game for power, 409 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: they'll do anything, so they try to destroy somebody by 410 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: falsehoods rather than concentrating because she's not gonna beat me 411 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: on the battlefield of ideas. So coming up, we're gonna 412 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: get much more back into policy. We appreciate Congressman Denver 413 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: Riggleman coming in talking. We talked, We covered a lot 414 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: of ground that Huaweita Bigfoot. You know who would have 415 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: thought only on sound where they've chipped Bigfoot. Well, I'm 416 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: sure you'll be back and we'll have a lot of 417 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: fum we should go out to to your district. Appreciate 418 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: you coming in. Remember you can check us out after 419 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: the show on a host of different platforms, including on 420 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,239 Speaker 1: Apple iTunes, download dot podcast on iTunes, at Bloomberg dot 421 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: com or the Bloomberg Business. Can also find us on 422 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and I Heart Radio and Kevin Serelli. 423 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 1: You're listening to Bloomberg. This is Sound on with Kevin's 424 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: relate on Bloomberg one and one oh five point seven 425 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: f M h D two Baltimore. Welcome back, folks, I'm 426 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: Kevin Severlli. You're listening to Bloomberg one. Julia Manchester reporter 427 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 1: at the Hill and Congressman Denver Rigaman, also Republican from 428 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: Virginia A sticking with us for just a little bit longer. Julia, 429 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: you were on Capitol Hill recently and you've been following 430 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: all of this. So, I mean, as President Trump going 431 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: to get on board with this deal that bipartisan group 432 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 1: of lawmakers have put forth out. The deal, of course, 433 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: is significantly less funding for that border wall. I was 434 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: in the White House today and it looks like President 435 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: Trump is still going through whether or night is gonna 436 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 1: get on board with us. Yeah, Kevin, really, as of now, 437 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: it's really unclear where President Trump is going with it. 438 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: He says he can't be happy, he can't be thrilled 439 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: about it. We're actually seeing a number of um concern 440 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 1: those in conservative media who is based really listened to 441 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: her really slamming it. We saw that and Culture called 442 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 1: it the Yellow Need New Deal today. But on Capitol Hill, 443 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: you know, you're seeing a lot of Republicans, you know, 444 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: almost trying to like push the president in that direction 445 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: just to avoid another government shutdown. You know, Mitch McConnell 446 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: kind of pushing saying, you know, it's something the president 447 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: should absolutely consider because we saw that during the shutdown, 448 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: the president's approval ratings really started to slip, and I 449 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: think the White House kind of took a gamble on that. So, 450 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, Trump really has to weigh which direction he's 451 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: going to go in. And you know, I think the 452 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: national security and I'm the doing a state of emergency 453 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: is always on the table for him. But I'm interested 454 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: in why not. I mean, from from my perspective, whether 455 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: you agree with the wall or disagree with the wall, 456 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 1: the money that's being put forth from this bipartisan group 457 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: of lawmakers, Republicans in that group, like and waitting Senator 458 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: Richard Shelby, Republican from Louisiana, I mean that he had 459 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: to have known that this is not enough money for 460 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: for President Trump. Yeah. Absolutely, But I think Republicans realized 461 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,880 Speaker 1: that on the other side of it all, Dancy Pelosi 462 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: saying I won't give one dollar for the wall. You know, 463 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: they have to find some common ground. So I think 464 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: Republicans in a way are thinking, um, you know, such 465 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: as Richard Shelby, thinking well, maybe the say of the 466 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: emerge of an emergency could come into play here, because 467 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,160 Speaker 1: I Trump has floated that idea in the past. So 468 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 1: you know, they're really in a tough situation right now, 469 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: but it's hard to say what direction the president will 470 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: go to stay with us, Congressman Rigelman's because you're still 471 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: with us. It's not just the shutdown, it's not just trade. 472 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: They're actually folks. Is some legislation getting introduced, and you've 473 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 1: got four bills that you that you've I did and 474 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: in a few days that the government has been opened 475 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 1: in a few days. You know, I still wanted to 476 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: go to work right for the fifth district, but we 477 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: had a few bills. One I'm really proud of is, 478 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: you know, rural banks have been exiting our district and 479 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 1: world districts across the country. So we're trying to make 480 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: it easy for people to transact for home home loans 481 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: from person to person to instead of three, to have 482 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: five transactions where they don't have to go through the 483 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: regulatory burden of banking to give those loans. And really 484 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 1: that's really to to identify on manufacturing has housing, to 485 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 1: be honest, and I was very happy to put that 486 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: bill in. Also, I'm not a big fan of regulations 487 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: without guidelines right or without directives. I know, I know 488 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: it's tough. So I put in three bills that dealt 489 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: with you know, anti money laundering. Um, what are the guidelines? 490 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: You know, what are what are banks actually supposed to do? 491 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: What are they inspected to So if you look at 492 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: a m l anti money laundering, you look at these things, 493 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,959 Speaker 1: why what are the banks actually being judged on? And 494 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: what does the Department of Treasury want to want them 495 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: to do? So let's be a little bit more clear 496 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,360 Speaker 1: with that. And then I also flipped it for stars 497 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: like suspicious activity reports? How is the Department of Treasury 498 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: using those from banks? So what I'm trying to do 499 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: is get transparency in the Department of Treasury for bankers 500 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: for a couple of reasons. Number one, what are they 501 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 1: actually being inspected on? And number two, how are their 502 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: reports being used in the criminal empire to stop you know, 503 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: drug trafficking, sex trafficking and things like that. So I 504 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: was very proud of these bills. I know that's a 505 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 1: little wonky, no get wonky, that's what we love here 506 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,120 Speaker 1: on sound But you know, these four bills actually made 507 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: me pretty happy. Um, you know, and it really that's 508 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 1: what I said. You know, it's transparency. And in the 509 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: last thing is here's what I want to know what 510 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: overseas banks are are working with sanctioned country and that's huge, 511 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: especially when you get into Europe their financial institutions. Are 512 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 1: they doing business with Tehron or are they doing business 513 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,640 Speaker 1: even with with other uh factions. So that's so there's 514 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: sanctioned enforcement. That's that's huge, especially in the Treasury. Congressman Rigam, 515 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: I know you, thank you sous with us with your 516 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: time coming up. Julia Manchester helps us navigate the growing 517 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: scandal for Congresswoman Omar Remember, you can check out uh 518 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 1: Sounds on podcasts on iTunes, at Bloomberg dot com or 519 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: by downloading the Bloomberg Business app. You can also find 520 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: us on radio dot com and the I Heart Radio app. 521 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: I'm Kevin Silly. You're listening to Bloomberg. You're listening to 522 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 1: Sound On with Kevin's Really on Bloomberg one and one 523 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: oh five point seven of m h D two Boltemore, 524 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 1: Welcome back, folks. I'm Kevin Silie, Bloomberger's chief Washington correspondent. 525 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: You're listening to Bloomberg. Julia Manchester, a reporter for The 526 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: Hill newspaper with us to help break down some of 527 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: the headlines. But I gotta ask Congressman Denver Ringgleman, now 528 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: that he's now that he's not here, what did you 529 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: think of that Bigfoot story? That the Bigfoot story was insane? 530 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: And it's interesting. I remember driving through his district last fault. 531 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 1: It was actually going with a couple of friends going 532 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: to the wineries and no we Haven distillery out there. 533 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's interesting to get his perspective. I think 534 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: when you bring in someone's bigger name as Olivia Wilde 535 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: and they're you know, pushing all of those stories to 536 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: get that personal perspective from from it. Because we only 537 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: get in the media and reading this as observers, we 538 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: only get one side of the clicking, the click bakes side. 539 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: And as a journal us, you know, you obviously want 540 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: your work to be covered, your organization wants it to 541 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: be covered. You need to make a revenue. However, your 542 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 1: work does impact people, whether it's for the good or 543 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: the bad. So I thought it was really thoughtful how 544 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 1: we described that and just how like an Instagram picture 545 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: on a prank with your wife, which is what happened 546 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: to Congressman Riggleman and then it just morphed and went 547 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 1: viral to a late night punchline exactly. And I feel 548 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: like this issue of opposition research. I mean, you know, 549 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: I'm not in no way comparing him to this, but 550 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 1: you've heard um, you know, with the round Northam stuff. 551 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 1: You know how every time you start your campaign you 552 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: have to just lay it all out on the table 553 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: and it's amazing what the other team's opo research will 554 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: dig up. And in this case, it was something as 555 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 1: silly as bigfoot. So you've been following Northam quite some bit. 556 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: What's the latest in term? I mean, he's still hold 557 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,879 Speaker 1: holding on. He's still holding on. You know, he's you know, 558 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 1: saying he's going to put forth I mean, I guess 559 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:58,119 Speaker 1: initiatives and really push um for you know, issues that 560 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: would support African American and voters in the state. UM. However, 561 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: this a dynamic between him and Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax 562 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: is really interesting to me because you're seeing two women 563 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: now accusing him of sexual misconduct. You know, I don't 564 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: know how often these two have spoken over the past 565 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. I don't believe it is a lot. 566 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 1: So as a you know, I'm not a Virginian, but 567 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: I would wonder what it's like to be a Virginia 568 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: voter or Virginia resident to see, you know, the governor's 569 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: mansion is completely in peril. But as a you know, 570 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:33,239 Speaker 1: for someone who's a Democrat looking at this, these are 571 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: two issues racial diversity, Racial diversity and um women's rights 572 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: pushing back against sexual misconduct that they've really run with 573 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: over the past um couple of years, especially with the 574 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: Me Too movement, and you know, trying to contrast themselves 575 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: with the Trump administration and Republicans, and now they really 576 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: can't do that, and you're seeing Republicans, you know, take 577 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: this and run with it in the other direction. Julia Manchester, 578 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: reporter at The Hill newspaper, with a helping to break 579 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: down some of the headlines. Of course, we've been following 580 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: whether or not President Trump's going to get on board 581 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: with a group of bipartisan leaders who put forth some 582 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: type of deal, though it's significantly less money to fund 583 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: that wall. TikTok the clock, the clock, TikTok the clock. 584 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: I tried to be clever and it just always fails. 585 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: But the clock is running out. Time is running out. 586 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: I'll just keep it simple. Uh, the clock. The clock 587 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: is running out Friday. They have to pass some type 588 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: of deal in order to avert another government shutdown. And remember, folks. Meanwhile, 589 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: the other major major market moving development story that we 590 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: are following is Treasury Secretary Stephen Venution heading to Beijing 591 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 1: with US Trade Representative Bob Leightheizer. They leave tomorrow, They're 592 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: gonna be there Wednesday and Thursday in Beijing hammering out 593 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: details to try to get some type of agreement fixed 594 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: ahead of March one, when the President has said he's 595 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 1: going to increase those tariffs. If that wasn't enough for 596 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 1: US Julia Manchester Congresswoman Ellen Omar, Democrat from Minnesota, Freshman, 597 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: one of the few Muslim congress people in in Congress 598 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: President Trump, but where she she has apologized for an 599 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: anti Semitic tweet that she tweeted out the other day. Uh, 600 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 1: about Kevin McCarthy. Essentially, it was an anti Semitic tweet. 601 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: And I don't even want to say out loud to 602 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: be honest about a pack, which of course is the 603 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: I get an organization here in Washington that lobbies on 604 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: behalf of Israel and pro Israel policies. Well, President Trump 605 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: was asked about it during that all Cabinet meaning at 606 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: the White House, and here's what he had to say. 607 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: She should either resign from Congress or she should certainly 608 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: resign from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. That was President 609 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: Trump when asked about his response to Congresswoman Elan Omar, 610 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: a Democrat from Minnesota, for her anti Semitic tweet. Speaker Pelosi, 611 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: for her part, is now facing Republican pressure. Is she 612 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: facing pressure from from Democrats for to to remove Congresswoman 613 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: Omar from the I mean that's it's a pretty big 614 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: important committee House Foreign Affairs, right, So, you know, not 615 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: as I guess out loud, as she is from Republicans. 616 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: But you know, moving looking at this from a more 617 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: broad perspective, I think this is really an issue that 618 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: Democrats are really going to have to grapple with, this 619 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 1: issue of Israel and US support of Israel. You know, 620 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: you've seen the majority of Jewish Americans UM vote Democratic. However, 621 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: there is a growing movement, especially in the progressive wing 622 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,479 Speaker 1: of the party, to be more critical of Israel. More 623 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 1: you can be critical of Israel and not be anti Semitic, absolutely, 624 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: and I think that And yeah, I mean so I'm 625 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: not saying that you're suggesting otherwise. I think what's just 626 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: so absolutely hard for many people to understand is that 627 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: is a blatant tie semitic tweet, right, And Chelsea Clinton 628 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: even said that you have to call out anti Semitism 629 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: referring to that tweet. Congressman Steve King of Iowa was 630 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: removed from committees following his racist tweets. So, I mean, 631 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: this is it's also one thing you can still also 632 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: support Israel and be critical of Israeli uh officials. I mean, 633 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: there's different political factions within the Israeli government. I mean, 634 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: but this, but this is a this is a difficult, 635 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: difficult situation for Speaker Pelosi, who, by the way, totally 636 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: came out against Congresswoman Omar's comments on this. I know, 637 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 1: actually you're you're you're telling me this in the break 638 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: you interviewed a former a PACK official. Yeah, so we 639 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 1: spoke to him today on Hill TV and he essentially said, 640 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: you know, he obviously was against this tweet. Um said 641 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,720 Speaker 1: when asked about whether she should be removed from committee, 642 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: he'd have to look more into her apology. But you know, 643 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: we were talking about this. You have you know, can 644 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 1: you criticize the state of Israel and you know its 645 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: not being taken as anti semitic, And we got into 646 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: the um our hosts got into the conversation about the 647 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: one state solution and how a lot of people who 648 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: are associate themselves with the pro Israel movement would say that, 649 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: you know, for example, calling for a one state solution 650 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: is considered anti semitic. And we actually saw that, really um, 651 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 1: that whole narrative playoff out with Mark Lamont's Hill speech 652 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: to the United Nations last November when he called, you know, 653 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 1: I believe it's the terminechnology from River to see um 654 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: for a one state solution that basically means and the 655 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:40,520 Speaker 1: pro Israel perspective that you know, the Israelis are being 656 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 1: pushed into the sea. So I think overall this is 657 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,200 Speaker 1: an issue that all of us as Americans need to 658 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: educate or something. The story is over for Congresswoman or Mark. 659 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 1: Do you think she rides us out or do you 660 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: think that this that this I don't think it's going away. 661 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 1: I don't think it's going away. And I think you know, 662 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: she was already a freshman appointed to such a big committee, 663 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: the Foreign Affairs Committee, and I think with how Steve 664 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: King and how he was removed from those committees, I 665 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: don't think, Um, Republicans are going to let this go, 666 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: do you think? You know? I think the committee's assignment 667 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 1: is something she's going to really have to think about. 668 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:15,279 Speaker 1: He's going to be asked about it. She's going to 669 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: be asked about it. Um, you know, her caucus is 670 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:21,399 Speaker 1: going to get major blowback for this if nothing is done. 671 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 1: I just don't see how there isn't some sort of 672 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:27,000 Speaker 1: disciplinary action. What's the other story that has been flying 673 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:31,319 Speaker 1: under the radar that you think should be amplified? Oh 674 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: my gosh, Um, you know, I always say Brexit because 675 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: I think, I know, I know, we all a big 676 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,239 Speaker 1: week for Brexit. I think as Americans we need to 677 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: pay attention to this, to to trade. I think it 678 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 1: affects us in terms of trade, it affects us in 679 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: terms of you know, for example, me, I like to 680 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: go and visit there. But you know, I think British 681 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: politics is something we should definitely pay attention to due 682 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: to our partnership with the UK right. But I'm biased 683 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: because you know why, I think American politics right now 684 00:34:58,239 --> 00:35:01,799 Speaker 1: is the most fascinating politicals ructure in time. I want 685 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 1: to thank Julia Manchester, reporter for the Hill. Sorry, we 686 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,320 Speaker 1: gotta run out. Uh and remember download the sound on 687 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:09,239 Speaker 1: podcast on iTunes at Bloomberg dot com or downloading the 688 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Business Have Also check us out on radio dot 689 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: com and I Heart Radio are Thanks to our guests, 690 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 1: we're tracking the shutdown tomorrow. That's it for me, Kevin Crelli, 691 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 1: Bloomberg