1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: Don't every day up Wait, click your ass up the 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Breakfast Club finish for y'all. Dumb yap's the world no 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: dangerous morning to show the Breakfast Club. Charlamagnea god jess hilarious. 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: Mimi Brown is actually sitting in with us right now, 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: and we have a special guest. 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: He pops up all the time. 7 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 3: Man. 8 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 2: He is the governor of Maryland and. 9 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: A potential presidential candidate in twenty twenty eight. Bud, He's 10 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: running for reelection. He's running for re election for governor 11 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: right now, mister Wes. 12 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: Moorees here, what's going on morning? 13 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 3: Man. 14 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: I was in the black Wall Street area of Baltimore 15 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago at Everybody Loves Brunch with 16 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: the good brother Derek Chase, and the way those brothers 17 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: and people in that restaurant were speaking so highly of you, man, 18 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: I was like wow, Like they were talking about how 19 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: much you do for the state and how that impacts, 20 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: you know, communities like the Black Wall Street area, and. 21 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 2: You should be proud of that, thank you. 22 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: Man. 23 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,599 Speaker 2: Listen, I'm proud of them. I mean you look at 24 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: someone like someone like d Chase who's just been riding 25 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: for the community shout out to d Chase And when 26 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: y'all get down to Baltimore, please go check out Everybody 27 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: Loves Brunch his new spot. But I'm just I'm proud 28 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: of Baltimore, you know what I mean. Like, if you 29 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:08,279 Speaker 2: think about what was going on in Baltimore in twenty 30 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: twenty two, right the whole Inner Harbor area was in receivership. 31 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: Baltimore was averaging almost a homicide a day, that we 32 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 2: had over seventeen thousand vacant homes inside of Baltimore, And 33 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 2: we were very clear, it's like, now we're gonna move differently. 34 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: So we said, we're actually gonna work with Baltimore instead 35 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: of against them, working with the mayor. Shout out Mayor 36 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: Brandon Scott. Scott. You know, we're working with community groups, 37 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 2: working with local law enforcement, working with business leaders, and 38 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 2: say we're going to turn this thing around. Look at 39 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 2: Baltimore right now again, just three years since our inauguration, Baltimore, 40 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 2: the state of Maryland, has the fastest drop of violent 41 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 2: crime anywhere in the United States of America. The last 42 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 2: time the homicide rate was this loane in Baltimore, I 43 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 2: wasn't born yet. Wow, we now have a whole new 44 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: vision for the downtown and a harbor, a whole build out. 45 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 2: The Baltimore Warriors are now locked in for a thirty 46 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 2: year for a thirty year deal. Preakness, the crown Jewel 47 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: of the Triple Crown is going to stay inside of 48 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: Park Heights, and we are going to invest in Park 49 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: Heights in the way that it's been neglected for a 50 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: long period of time. It is the seventh fastest growing 51 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 2: economy of any major mid side cities in city inside 52 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 2: the entire country, and is now ranked, according to Forest 53 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: Magazine as the third best place for recent college graduates. 54 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 2: Like we're on the move. Yeah, and so I'm so 55 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: proud that, like this is a time where it's like 56 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 2: Baltimore stand up and I'm just you know, I'm thankful 57 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: for the work that's happening on earth. 58 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: When it comes to Maryland, they say, they say, the 59 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: polls is shown you still hold a majority approval, but 60 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: support has softened. 61 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 2: How do you respond to that recent polling dead I 62 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 2: don't even pay attention to it, you know. I Mean, 63 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 2: it's like, I'm very listen. I think that people know 64 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 2: the work that's happened right now that since I've been 65 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 2: the governor, that we have now added over thirty five 66 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 2: thousand new businesses to the state of Maryland, that we 67 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: have been able to add nearly one hundred thousand new jobs, 68 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: that we just made announcements that's bringing Astrozenica's making the 69 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: largest private sector investment in our State's hist that Samsung 70 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 2: Biologics is building their first manufacturing unit in the United States. 71 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 2: Where are they're building it, They're building the state of Maryland, 72 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: that the sphere is coming to the State of Maryland. 73 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 2: That we've had historic drops within not just violent crime, 74 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 2: but historic jumps when it comes to job productivity, and 75 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: we were ranked forty third in the country unemployment and 76 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: now have an unplom rate that significally lower than national average. 77 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 2: So I'm thankful for the fact that you know that 78 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: people seem to like the job that we're doing. And 79 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: if anybody wants to challenge me, come with it. 80 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: Exapt what you was talking about, you said West was 81 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: leaving forty dollars on people dressing. 82 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 2: I'm signing them. 83 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 4: The forty dollar electric bill that you had. Yeah, how 84 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 4: did you come to that number? 85 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: Well, you know what happened was was that we said, 86 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 2: what is the overall number that we can do to 87 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 2: give people a little bit more support because right now 88 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: we keep on hearing from everybody. I know it's not 89 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 2: just a Maryland thing, it's a national thing. But like, 90 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: these energy bills are crazy, and it's the same thing 91 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: that we've been talking about for the past two and 92 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 2: a half years since I've been the governor. It's saying 93 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: there's a few things we got to do. One, we 94 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: have to increase supply. That's the reason that I'm so 95 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: big on saying we've got to invest in solar and 96 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 2: wind and nuclear technologies because that increases supply, which will 97 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: bring the prices down. That we have to do more 98 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: to actually get more projects done. We're part of this 99 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: thing called the PJAM Grid, which is thirteen states. Maryland 100 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 2: is a part of that, and they have been ridiculous 101 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 2: in terms of how restricted they are in terms of 102 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 2: letting projects happen. If projects are not allowed to go through, 103 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 2: then what's up happening is you are then decreasing supply, 104 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: which is going to jack up prices. And so I've 105 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 2: introduced legislation that's not just going to put money back 106 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 2: in people's pockets, given people a rebate on these energy bills, 107 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 2: but also saying we've got to increase projects, We've got 108 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: to increase supply. That's also going to help bring people's 109 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: bills down. 110 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 4: Oh, in congratulations, y'all celebrated the major the major terminal enhancement. 111 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 4: I saw it a concourse AB that's on. Y'all think 112 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 4: that's BWI talk, you know what I'm saying. That's our 113 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 4: airport Baltimore. 114 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 2: Yes, right, Baltimore, Washington Thirdgood Marshall Airport. 115 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 3: Yes. 116 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 2: No, listen, I'm telling you, I'm I'm loving how things 117 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 2: are moving right now where it's like, you know, I 118 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 2: understand what's going on with our FEDS, and I understand 119 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 2: what's going on with the with the partnership that we 120 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 2: have with our federal government, which I can talk about 121 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 2: all day. But the thing I love about our state 122 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 2: is that in Maryland, like we're not just pushing back, 123 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 2: we're pushing forward. And we just want to show people 124 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 2: what good governance actually looks like when you have leadership 125 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 2: that actually, you know, loves the people. 126 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: I want to look real quick, maybe I want to 127 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: go to the forty dollar energy crediting real quick. What 128 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: do you say to people who say that's that's that's 129 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: not enough. 130 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: Well I would say it isn't enough. You know that. 131 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: We obviously always want to be able to do more 132 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 2: for our people, but the best thing that we can 133 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: do to actually be able to bring prices down is 134 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 2: to increase supply. 135 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 3: You know. 136 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 2: You know I have and I believe very much into 137 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: all the above energy approach. That our energy approach includes 138 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 2: natural gas, but also includes needs to include solar and 139 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: wind and nuclear. And so when you have these people 140 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: who are saying, well, we don't want to do you know, nuclear, 141 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 2: or we don't want to do solar, or we don't 142 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: want to do offshore win, what you were essentially doing 143 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 2: is you're saying, then we're just going to keep on 144 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 2: relying on old structures, the same restricted supply. And I 145 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: tell people it's economics. It's supplying demand. When demand increases, 146 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 2: you have to increase supply or prices jump. And so 147 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 2: I actually think we need to do all of it, 148 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 2: get put people, putting money back in people's pockets, and 149 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 2: increase supply for energy. 150 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 5: You know, Governor Maryland is home to one of the 151 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 5: largest number of federal workers, right and with the government 152 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,799 Speaker 5: shut down that already happened and one is now possibly looming. 153 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,679 Speaker 5: How does that what does that uncertainty look like for 154 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 5: the people of Maryland right now? 155 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 2: I mean it's devastating for us. Yeah, We've already had 156 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 2: I mean Donald Trump and JD. Vance have already fired 157 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 2: or twenty five thousand Marylanders that are workers. And we're 158 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: talking about and people, remember, we're talking about federal workers 159 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: who are doing things like making sure that our food 160 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 2: is safe, who are using their talents to try to 161 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: find the cures of diseases, who are making sure that 162 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 2: our planes are not colliding. And these are the people 163 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 2: who Trump Advance went after first. And so any type 164 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: of impact like that has a disproportioned impact on us. 165 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 2: We've had more people fired by this administration than anyone 166 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: else in the entire country. And also any shutdown happens 167 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 2: is devastating for us. But I also know this is 168 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:25,239 Speaker 2: when we're talking about ICE, we're talking about a force 169 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: that has now increased their funding by seven hundred and 170 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: fifty percent over the past year. Ice IS funding in 171 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four was ten billion dollars. Ice IS funding 172 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 2: now eighty five billion dollars. ICE is now the largest 173 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 2: law enforcement agency in this entire country, bigger than the FBI, 174 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: bigger than the ATF, bigger than the DEA. And what 175 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 2: are they doing arresting five year olds killing American citizens? 176 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 2: And where do people think that money is coming from? 177 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 2: That ten to eighty five billion dollars? You know where's 178 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 2: coming from is come from your healthcare. I'm from food assistance, 179 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 2: so I you know, so listen, I am never for 180 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 2: government shutdowns because I know it impacts me and my 181 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: people more than any other governor in this country. But 182 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 2: I also know this, we can't allow this to keep 183 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 2: on happening. 184 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, So you know, I mean because right now they're voting, 185 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 5: or they were supposed to vote this morning. So would 186 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 5: you agree with what Democrats are doing. They're holding out 187 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 5: for to keep that funding from happening right now as they, 188 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 5: you know, try and keep ICE from getting that funding. 189 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 2: I think if the American people knew that your healthcare 190 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,559 Speaker 2: just got cut so we could continue to fund the 191 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 2: thirteenth largest military force in the world. They are putting 192 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 2: people in our streets who literally we used ago we're 193 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: sitting on our couch playing video games, and now they're 194 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,959 Speaker 2: walking around our neighborhoods. With guns. They are many of 195 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 2: these people. They are untrained, they are unqualified, and they're unaccountable. 196 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 2: And so I think if the American people know that 197 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 2: the reason in that food assistance is now getting cut, 198 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 2: it's because we can continue putting together the kind of 199 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 2: ridiculous increases and lack of accountability, and then and then 200 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 2: when these tragedies happen, we get gas lit bye bye. 201 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 2: By Christy Nome nah Man. I think the American people 202 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 2: wild think very different. 203 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 5: And we know that ice is a big problem in Minnesota. 204 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 5: How big is it in Maryland right now? 205 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 2: It's I mean, it's it's a problem everywhere. And you know, 206 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 2: we're watching this surge in in Minnesota. That is that 207 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 2: again does not make sense when you're actually talking about 208 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 2: what is the what is what is the problem you're 209 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 2: actually trying to address. But but the reality is you 210 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 2: were watching how this is taking place in most cities 211 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 2: all around the country, and and particularly for a lot 212 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 2: of our cities, we're the ones being targeted, you know. 213 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: I feel like and and staying on ice, I feel 214 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: like in this year is midterms, the Trump administration may 215 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: use ICE, which I believe is just Trump's personal army 216 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: at this point, I feel like he's going to use 217 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: him to disrupt our intimidated voters at polling places. Is 218 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: that a concern for you? And as governor of Maryland, 219 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: how do you prevent that from happening. It's a major concern. 220 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: I mean, like, and they're not even hiding it. 221 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 2: It's like when they say, listen, we can we'll back 222 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 2: out if you give your voter files. What have to 223 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 2: do with the other They are very clear about what's 224 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 2: happening that there is an intentional disenfranchisement that is now 225 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 2: trying to take place where where And it's a part 226 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 2: of the reason that I've been so hard on this 227 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,199 Speaker 2: redissecting push in the state of Maryland. When people are like, well, 228 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: it's only one seat, I was like, it's not about 229 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 2: one seat. It's about democracy and are you willing to 230 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 2: fight or not? Because right now, and I tell people 231 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 2: it is very personal to me because it's personally because 232 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: there has been no state that has been more impacted 233 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 2: by the Trump vance administration than the state of Maryland. 234 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: When you're looking at job cuts, when you look in 235 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 2: the fact we've had billions of dollars taken away from 236 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 2: our balance sheet, we have not received a single dollar 237 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 2: in federal disaster relief. Then, in fact, no state that 238 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 2: has not voted for Donald Trump has received a dollar. 239 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 2: So it's personal for that reason. But also so it 240 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 2: is personal because i am the only black governor in 241 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 2: this country, and I'm only the third African American ever 242 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 2: elected governor in the history of America. And when I'm 243 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 2: watching the political redlining that they are doing, when I'm 244 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 2: watching the way they are redlining in Texas and Florida 245 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 2: and Ohio and North Carolina, ask Jasmine Crockett about the 246 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 2: red line and that's taking place in her district. Ask 247 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 2: Jim Clyburn, Ask Emmanuel Cleaver right about what's taking place. 248 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: And now they're trying to go after the Voting Rights 249 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 2: Act and they want our voter files. Like guys, they 250 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 2: are playing in our face in broad daylight. And so no, 251 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 2: I'm not going to sit down and be quiet. And 252 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 2: so I'm really proud of the work that in Maryland 253 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 2: right now, the Maryland House of Delegates, led by and 254 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 2: shout out to Jocelyn Penia Melnik, the Maryland Speaker of 255 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 2: the House, the first Afro Latina to ever hold that position, 256 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 2: is leading the charge and saying no, if the rest 257 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 2: of the country is going to have a conversation about 258 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 2: what does a fair map look like and the map 259 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 2: that actually represents the will of people, then so a 260 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 2: Maryland working its way through the House, and that as 261 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 2: the as it works makes its way to the Senate. 262 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 2: Our ask is very simple, do what the House just did. 263 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 2: Oh so you all going to do the redistricting one 264 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 2: hundred percent going to go to very and and and 265 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 2: I'm not and I'm not backing down, and I'm not 266 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 2: playing I'm not and I'm not gonna blank on this one. 267 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: It's like, y'all take it to the floor, debate it, 268 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 2: make adjustments if you want, but vote. We're not gonna 269 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 2: let y'all sit behind not voting. 270 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: So what do you do as Governor Ice pulls up 271 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: midterm election day? They got their guns, they have polls, 272 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: you're hearing stories about them keeping people fro voting. What 273 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: does the governor then do? 274 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 3: Well? 275 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 2: I mean, we're already working with our Attorney general to 276 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 2: make sure that our that our voting, that our voting 277 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 2: boosts are safe and free, make sure we're protecting mail 278 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 2: and mail in voting, which the President is already said 279 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 2: you're going to try to go after what the president 280 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 2: is going to remember is that the president does not 281 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 2: have ultimate power. That voting actually is a state function. 282 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 2: And so that's why for governors, for attorney generals, for 283 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 2: for you know, independent voting commissions like we have in 284 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 2: the state of Maryland, like, we're gonna do our job. 285 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 2: We're gonna make sure we're gonna protect the voice of 286 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 2: our people. We're gonna protect democracy, and we are not 287 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 2: going to you know, we're not going to give up 288 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 2: our voter files because we somehow think that that's going 289 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 2: to influence anything else you do around us. Cause you 290 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 2: break that. 291 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 1: Down for people who don't know, like when they hear 292 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: the fans ran up in Georgia and took the voter. 293 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 2: Rules, what does that mean? Well, I mean what it 294 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 2: means is that so when you're looking at the fact 295 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: that they're looking at the election of twenty twenty and 296 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 2: first let's put this in context as if anybody thinks 297 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 2: that's a main priority issue for people who trying to 298 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 2: pay their electricity bills, for people who are watching the 299 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 2: price of beef go up twenty one percent, you know, 300 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 2: and now they're like and the president spending his time 301 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 2: on the twenty twenty election. That's his priority. But what 302 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 2: they're trying to do now, they're trying to look for 303 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 2: infractions for the twenty twenty election, which by the way, 304 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 2: has already been done, and every single court case that 305 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 2: came up on this has been turned down. Every judge 306 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 2: says there's nothing to see here. But the President of 307 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: the United States, instead of focusing on making sure that 308 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 2: life can be a little bit more affordable, instead of 309 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 2: focusing on housing prices, is focusing on him self and 310 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 2: what happened in twenty twenty. That's the focus of this administration. 311 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: Lord, have mercy. We're talking to Governor wes More. We're 312 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 1: going to talk to Governor wes More some more, and 313 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: when we come back, some more, when we come back, 314 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: Governor wes Moore some more, when we come back. 315 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, we love the name more because you got a 316 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 4: more thing right here and say. 317 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 3: Yes, that is true. 318 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: You don't want to ask you, Governor war they were 319 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: whistleblower allegations involving Maryland's handling of snap benefits, and your 320 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: office denied it. What do you say to residents who 321 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: worry about transparency and accountability there. 322 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 2: Well, no, we were about transparency accountability. You know, when 323 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 2: I first came on board, one of the first people 324 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 2: that I hired it was a chief Performance officer, whose 325 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 2: job it is and has been working with every single 326 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 2: one of our state agencies to make sure we are 327 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 2: running an efficient government, to make sure we are dressing 328 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 2: any issues of waste or abuse, and if there's issues 329 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 2: of criminal behavior or fraud, we make sure we prosecute 330 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 2: people in the state of Maryland. So everybody knows that. 331 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 2: The thing about this allegation is is, you know, I 332 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 2: don't know about what conversations people have. I'm a results 333 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 2: guy and hear the results. When I first became the governor, 334 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 2: Maryland was second in the country in snap error rate, 335 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 2: which means we're one of the highest error rates inside 336 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 2: the country. We came in and we said we've got 337 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 2: to deal with this issue and bring this down. Since 338 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 2: I've been the governor, the snap ra rate has dropped 339 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 2: by sixty percent, amongst the fastest drop in the entire country, 340 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 2: and we now have additional resources to continue bringing the 341 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 2: rate down. So my point is this, I look at results, 342 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 2: and I look at numbers, and the numbers are showing 343 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 2: that our administration has done amongst the best job in 344 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 2: the country of bringing down the snap err rate, and 345 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 2: we're going to keep on doing that. 346 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: Would you support an independent investigation to put the issue 347 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: just full lead the rest? 348 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 2: Well, we have this process going on on through our 349 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 2: entire state. Got you already right now. So we're we're 350 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 2: cooperaate rating with all this stuff. And so I you know, 351 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 2: I understand that, uh, you know, people are trying to 352 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 2: you know, people trying to pick and find et cetera. 353 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 2: But the reality is we cooperate with all independent work 354 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 2: because and also our results show for that. 355 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 5: You know. Charlamagne brought up earlier about the voter rolls 356 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 5: in Georgia. Did the Trump administration come to Maryland and 357 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 5: ask for your voter Absolutely? 358 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 2: Absolutely, And I told him you ain't getting that, But 359 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 2: what what do you need it for? Like it is, 360 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 2: it has nothing to do with anything that y'all are doing. 361 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 2: It has nothing to do with your work. And so 362 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 2: we protect our people's information to protect our people's day. Listen, 363 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 2: they know, like I always tell people, like listen, I'm 364 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 2: a soldier. Yeah, I'm a soldier. We fight for our 365 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 2: people from now we're not. We're not we are not cooperating. 366 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: And I don't feel like you told them now you 367 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: ain't getting that. I feel like you probably told the 368 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: men go funk off, go to hell. 369 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 2: Let's take some call that we got on the line. Right. 370 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 2: Good morning? 371 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 3: Who's this? Hey? More on instant a dele adele. 372 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 2: Yes, sir, the singer, Good morning to day. 373 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 3: You gotta mister Baltimore to stuff. 374 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: Hey, you got you got a question for your governor 375 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 1: Adele Yes, sir. 376 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 3: First of all governments, I want to appreciate you fault 377 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 3: you're doing for Maryland. You're doing a great job. 378 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 2: Thanks brother, respect. 379 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 3: People do stuff A brother about a good point this 380 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 3: morning about the housing prices, and I was wondering, like, 381 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 3: what plans do you have since you can do? And 382 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 3: what can I do myself? So I'm in a townhome 383 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 3: right now with the family of four of us, and 384 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 3: we're just with bills and work and trying to afford 385 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 3: just the down payment for a house, and then the 386 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 3: costs for the mortgages are so high in Maryland. I 387 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 3: was wondering, if you get any plans to make that better? 388 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 3: And can I play myself telling. 389 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: My family he's talking about Trump raising the housing prices 390 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: but lower in the interest rates, right. 391 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 2: I wanted to do. Yeah, yeah it does does. Shout 392 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 2: out man, and good to talk to you. You know, 393 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 2: it's interesting. I have been probably one of the most 394 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 2: aggressive governors in the country since we came on board 395 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 2: on housing because you know, I know that housing plays 396 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 2: a really interesting role because housing has been housing is 397 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 2: the greatest pusher of poverty, housing security in the country. 398 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,479 Speaker 2: But also the other side is it's also the greatest 399 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 2: pusher of wealth. Right, So housing kind of sits at 400 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 2: the barbell and part of the reason we put so 401 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 2: much focus on it, and we've really been focusing on 402 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 2: creating more inventory, creating more options for people to become homeowners, 403 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 2: more options for renters to be able to build their homes. 404 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 2: A Dell. You should actually check out legislation that we 405 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 2: got passed that actually helps support help support not just 406 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 2: first time home buyers, but also renters to put for 407 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 2: down payment assistance for them to be able to buy homes. Also, 408 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 2: part of the reason that we are focusing on on 409 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 2: this inventory issue is making it easier for people to 410 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 2: be able to build. One of the challenges we've always 411 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 2: had was that. You know, there were local land commissioners 412 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 2: who are like, now, we're not doing this, not doing now. 413 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 2: I'm like, how does a local land commission have more 414 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 2: power than the governor? And so I said, so, actually, 415 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,360 Speaker 2: I actually signed an executive order last year where I said, 416 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 2: I want an inventory of all state owned land in 417 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 2: the state of Maryland. And it just what happens in 418 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 2: Maryland owns the state of Maryland owns more land than 419 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 2: anyone else in the state of Maryland. And I said, good, 420 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 2: I want an inventory of all of it, and I 421 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 2: want to be able to build housing on all of it. 422 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 2: So I signed an executive order where we said, now 423 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 2: we're actually working to say, let's focus on things like 424 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 2: density bonuses, let's focus on transit oriented development. Let's focus 425 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 2: on things that particularly on state owned land, where people 426 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 2: should not be able to tell the governor, no, we're 427 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 2: not doing this, or no we're not be able to 428 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 2: doing that. So you'll see I mean, and we've had 429 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 2: a significant increase in not just housing starts, but housing 430 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 2: completions and also opportunities to be able to buy into it. 431 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 2: So we're working with our local folks to make it happen. 432 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 2: But we're not playing like if you want to focus 433 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 2: on addressing the issue of poverty and if you want 434 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:57,159 Speaker 2: to focus on the issue of actually increasing wealth, it 435 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 2: all comes back to one simple answer, housing thank you. 436 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 1: Line six is a Brooklyn school teacher who's using your 437 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: books in her classroom. 438 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 2: Governor, good morning, who's this what's your name? 439 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 6: Good morning? My name is Missus James. I am an 440 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 6: Ela teacher in Brooklyn, New York, and we currently just 441 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 6: wrapped up reading the other westwards. We are analyzing what 442 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 6: shapes a person their environment, what shapes their identity. And 443 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 6: it's so funny because today we have a walking tour 444 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 6: where we're analyzing two different neighborhoods and the students have 445 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 6: the right of thesis. And this is a high school student, 446 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 6: by the way, on environment. So thank you for writing 447 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 6: such an amazing book that kids in New York City 448 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 6: can relate to. And as an English teacher, I think 449 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 6: that every English teacher, every English class in Brooklyn should 450 00:20:58,960 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 6: use that book. 451 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 2: As that's amazing. Shout out Missus Jane Man, shout out 452 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 2: and God bless you, and and and thank you for 453 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 2: your work and your service too, and and shout out 454 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 2: to your students too. I really appreciate y'all. You know, 455 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 2: it's it's when I wrote that book, I never expected 456 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 2: that it would be made curriculum. 457 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:19,679 Speaker 3: Uh. 458 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 2: In fact, I always tell students I feel bad for 459 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 2: that because I know how popular mandatory reading was when 460 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 2: I was coming up. But but you know, and you 461 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 2: you remind me of a conversation I actually have with 462 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 2: West when I asked him, I said, so, do you 463 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 2: think there were products of our environments? And what's was sorry, 464 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 2: sorry yourself, because myself just asked myself no. But yeah, 465 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 2: the story is that, uh that around the same time 466 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 2: that I received a Roade scholarship that I learned about 467 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 2: a guy who was involved in a in a robbery 468 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 2: that killed and all through the police officer. And the 469 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 2: more I learned about this story, the more I learned 470 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 2: about him and his name was also Wes Moore, and 471 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 2: the amount of parallels that we had with in our life, 472 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 2: and I remember I was I was seeing him and 473 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 2: I asked him, I said, do you think there were 474 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 2: products of our environments? And he looked back at me 475 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 2: and he said, actually, I think we're products of our expectations. 476 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 2: And that always sat with me, and so part of 477 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 2: the reason, miss Jane, just much love and respect is 478 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 2: because you know, the expectations that we put on our kids. 479 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 2: It's amazing how much they either live up to them 480 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 2: or how much they live. 481 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 3: Down to. 482 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: Man As Governor Wes Moore, he's running for re election 483 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: of governor of Maryland right now, potential twenty twenty eight. 484 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 2: We don't know. 485 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: I think you got a lot of dual policies in Maryland. 486 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: I think would work on the national level. 487 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 2: You know, I don't disagree with that, Yes, I don't 488 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 2: disagree with that. So helln's the model, you know model? 489 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 5: So Governor, We're used to seeing you as the governor 490 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 5: of Maryland, right, but I saw a clip right and 491 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 5: who knew you had singing jobs. 492 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 2: Richard Small was a funeral, huge. 493 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 5: Center of my joy. I'm being telling what took over 494 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 5: you in that moment. 495 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 2: It runs in a family first of all, it sure does, 496 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 2: and you know, so you know one I was just 497 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 2: I was honored and proud that the family asked asked 498 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 2: me to uh to speak at his funeral. I mean, 499 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 2: he was a legend, one of the greatest gospel artists 500 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 2: that we've had, and he was a Marylander and so 501 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 2: and so when we got up there, we were given tribute, 502 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 2: and I said, how this man he basically did like 503 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,119 Speaker 2: the soundtrack of our salvation as we're coming up and 504 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 2: and uh, and I let people know it's like, listen, 505 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 2: I'm proud to be a governor and all that kind 506 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 2: of stuff. But number one, I'm a child of God. 507 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 2: Like I know who woke me up this morning, and 508 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 2: I know who put me to bed, who will put 509 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: me to bed tonight, I know who orders my steps 510 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 2: and uh. And so when I was getting up there 511 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 2: and talking about him, and I started reciting some of 512 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 2: the lyrics to you know, center of my Joy, it 513 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 2: just kind of hit me and I just started singing, Jesus, 514 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 2: You're the center of my joy. Oh that's good, you know, 515 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 2: And and all that's good and perfect comes from you, 516 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 2: because I believe that. I believe that Jesus is the 517 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 2: center of our joy. That that that that he guides 518 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 2: our path and he orders our steps, and he watches 519 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 2: our words and he protects us. And so that's the 520 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 2: reason I know that Like when I walk around, I 521 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,360 Speaker 2: walk around with the greatest head of protection, because I'll 522 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 2: walk around with God's love and God's grace and so 523 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 2: that my wife, who can really sing, She's like, I 524 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 2: cannot believe you just sang O Richard Smallwood song and 525 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 2: Richard Smallwood's ongoing, And I said, that's right, you marry 526 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 2: someone bold. I guess how does feel you saying bring 527 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 2: the pain in the daily from range from from Richard Smallwood? 528 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 2: What you got, Marilyn, look at y'all signed up us? 529 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 5: But that said, what's the hardest part of trying to 530 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 5: govern right now? With Washington being so polarized? 531 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 2: You know, you know, I think that the people of 532 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 2: our state know that we're going to focus on the 533 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 2: things that matter to them. We're going to focus on 534 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 2: making our state more affordable, We're going to focus on 535 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,640 Speaker 2: making sure that our state is more competitive. But most importantly, 536 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 2: they know that in me, I'm a protector by nature, right, 537 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 2: I protect my people and that includes my state and 538 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 2: includes all six and a half million of them. And 539 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,360 Speaker 2: I think that, you know, whether you're talking about making 540 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 2: sure that our kids in Baltimore are getting everything that 541 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 2: they need to achieve their joy, or whether it is 542 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 2: talking about what happened in western Maryland where when they 543 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 2: had historic flooding and got no support from Christino. You know, 544 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 2: when people talk about as Christian, don't qualified. I So 545 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 2: I could have told them she won't qualified months ago 546 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 2: when she turned around, when she turned around and gave 547 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 2: the Western Maryland, by the way, a state that voted 548 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 2: seven of ten people in Western Maryland voted for Donald Trump, 549 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,199 Speaker 2: and told them that support from Maryland is not warranted. 550 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 2: But I'm going to fight for them just as hard 551 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,080 Speaker 2: as I'm gonna fight for my kids in Baltimore. And 552 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 2: so I think that it's a challenging time for people 553 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 2: to govern, no doubt about it. But I also know 554 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 2: it's never been a more important time. And you know, 555 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,479 Speaker 2: it matters to people who your governor is, who your 556 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,360 Speaker 2: mary is, who your attorney general is, because for many 557 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 2: of us, you become both the last line of defense 558 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 2: against this assault that we're seeing from the federal government, 559 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 2: but also you become the ones that can show what 560 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 2: right should actually look like. 561 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 1: Do you realize how important your record is going to become? 562 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:33,719 Speaker 1: You know, twenty twenty eight if you decide to run, 563 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: Because I feel like the American people, you know, yeah, 564 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: we've seen the celebrity thing. We know people can go 565 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: out there and cut through with media. But I really 566 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: think people are going to be paying attention to record. 567 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: That's why I think it's going to be a governor 568 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: that comes out as the front runner in twenty twenty eight. 569 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 2: Do you think about that, well, I mean, here's what 570 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 2: I do think about is I think you're absolutely right 571 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 2: that no one is going to want to hear who 572 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 2: had the quickest lines or who had this What have 573 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 2: you done to make people's lives better? What have you 574 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 2: done to show what an alternative can actually look like? 575 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 2: And I'm really proud of the work that we have 576 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 2: done in the state of Maryland to protect our people 577 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 2: in good times and bad times, Like we make sure 578 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 2: that our people are good. But I think it does 579 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 2: go back to you know, when I first ran for office, 580 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 2: I was not the party's choice, you know what I mean, 581 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 2: Like like there were like twelve other people running against me, 582 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 2: and all of them were like lifelong politicos, count executive 583 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 2: state wide elected officials. The head of the Democratic Party 584 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 2: ran and then me, the guy who had never run 585 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 2: for us for my life, a guy who frankly comes 586 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 2: from a family who my family is used to be 587 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 2: is used to suffering the consequences of policies, not making 588 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 2: the policies, And so when people were trying to say, like, 589 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 2: what do you think the future of the Democratic Party 590 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 2: is in our state? My answer is I can't tell 591 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 2: you that because I'm not taking you know, I'm not 592 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 2: taking account for some of the stuff, and frankly on 593 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 2: some of the stuff, I can't defend the indefensible. But 594 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 2: what I can tell you is this, I can tell 595 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 2: you what I think the future of my state should be. 596 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 2: I can't tell you about party politics. I can tell 597 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,479 Speaker 2: you about what I think the future of the direction 598 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 2: that my people should advance in. And that's how we've 599 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 2: just continued trying to leave. That's all I've been looking at. 600 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 1: Like, you know, when I look at some of the 601 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 1: things you've been doing in Maryland, like this service year 602 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: and apprenticeship program, I know that can work on a 603 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 1: national level. Tell people what that is and why I 604 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: can work on the Nastaly. 605 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 606 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 2: Well, you know, it's funny because I remember when I 607 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 2: led soldiers in Afghanistan, and I remember when I started 608 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 2: running for governor. I had people who I served with 609 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 2: in Afghanistan who came in campaigned for me, and many 610 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 2: of them were not Marylanders, and many of them were 611 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 2: not Democrats, but they were literally going door to door, 612 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 2: knocking on doors and being like, I just want to 613 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 2: tell you about the guy that I served with, and 614 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 2: you know, but it made me remember that, like, in 615 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 2: this time of this political divisiveness and political vitriol, that 616 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 2: service will save us. And so we made Maryland the 617 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 2: first state in the country that now has a service 618 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 2: year option for all of our high school graduates. Every 619 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 2: high school graduate now has a chance to do a 620 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 2: paid year service to the state of Maryland. They get 621 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 2: paid while they're doing their work, and they get a 622 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 2: six thousand dollars stipend at the end of it, so 623 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 2: they can use towards whatever they want to use towards. 624 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 2: And the only thing we ask them is just tell 625 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 2: us what makes your heart beat a little bit faster? 626 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 2: Is it young people, is it veterans, is it animals, 627 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 2: is it the environment? Is it older? Just tell us, 628 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 2: and we're going to give you a paid experience to 629 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 2: go live that out and to go change the world. 630 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 2: And so we're now seeing how you know, Maryland started it, 631 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 2: but we're now seeing states all over the country that 632 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 2: are now modeling the work that we did around our 633 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 2: service year. 634 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 4: That's amazing. 635 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 5: Some of your earliest support, earliest support came from others 636 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 5: across the aisle. You've always been able to bring in 637 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 5: a coalition of bipartisan support. 638 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 2: That's the right me, me, And you know, it was 639 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 2: really interesting because when we announced that's exactly right, when 640 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 2: we announced our re election, some of the first people 641 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 2: that came out were and kind of executives who are 642 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 2: Republicans who were like, listen, I mean when the governor 643 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 2: says that he's going to build a big table that 644 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:09,760 Speaker 2: is big enough for all of us, he means it. 645 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 2: And and one thing they know about me is this 646 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 2: is like, I'm not I'm not some like partisan hack man, 647 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 2: Like I'm not a like I don't I don't believe 648 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 2: in any of that stuff. I believe do you do 649 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 2: you care about the people or not? And so even 650 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 2: and and and when they came out and endorsed me, 651 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 2: all these Republicans with the day I announced reelection, they said, listen, 652 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 2: I'm not saying I agree with the governor and everything, 653 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 2: but what I am saying is this, if we disagree 654 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 2: on Tuesday, he's going to invite his back on Wednesday. 655 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 2: And say what else can we work on? And they're like, 656 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 2: and that's all we can ask for? Love that you know, 657 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 2: before you go, Governor, there's a question I have to 658 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 2: ask you. I hate to ask you. This might be 659 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 2: a little controversial, that's all right. But every time you come, 660 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 2: people like, why didn't you ask? Why didn't you ask? 661 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 2: Are you related to styles p? Everybody? 662 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,800 Speaker 1: Everybody always wants to know, are you related to styles Pe? 663 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 2: Everybody said, we look alike. All I'm saying is you've 664 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 2: never seen us in the room together. Dang, listen, I do. 665 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 2: I do jesushire the center of my joy. But I 666 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 2: also do I get high to It's governor with more 667 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 2: at the breakfast clubs every day a week ago, click 668 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 2: your ass up the breakfast club finish for y'all. 669 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 3: Done,