WEBVTT - Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty Talks Trump VP Pick

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>Or Pleased to be join honor set here in Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 2>by Republican Senator from Tennessee, Bill Haggerty, a member of

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<v Speaker 2>the Senate Banking Committee. Senator, welcome back to Bloomberg. It's

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<v Speaker 2>always great to have you with you. I would like

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<v Speaker 2>first to begin with the fact that one of your

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<v Speaker 2>colleagues on the committee is now the vice presidential nominee

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<v Speaker 2>in JD. Vance, the junior Senator from Ohio. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of conversation happening within the business community today now

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<v Speaker 2>that he is the pick, a question as to whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not a JD. Vance selection is actually an anti

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<v Speaker 2>big business selection, given some of the stances he is

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<v Speaker 2>taking on competition. For example, he has praised Lena Khan

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<v Speaker 2>at the FTC. He has actually advocated for some regulation

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<v Speaker 2>around big banks when it comes to executive compensation Clawbax.

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<v Speaker 2>How should business be looking at, Senator Vance.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the business community needs to look at the

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<v Speaker 3>overall ticket and look at the potential of what's going

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<v Speaker 3>to happen in November. The momentum in the grounds well,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think JDB brings a tremendous amount to this

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<v Speaker 3>he's going to help President Trump win in November, and

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<v Speaker 3>the policies that President Trump will implement. If the business

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<v Speaker 3>community just looks back to President Trump's prior administration, you

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<v Speaker 3>think about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the impact

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<v Speaker 3>on this sclerotic regulatory framework that's in place, this will

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<v Speaker 3>give us a chance to go back in and make

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<v Speaker 3>the United States a far more friendly business environment in general.

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<v Speaker 3>With respect to Senator Vance's particular points of view and perspectives,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not going to comment on his behalf on those,

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<v Speaker 3>and he'll consolidate all of that, I'm certain with the

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<v Speaker 3>President's platform going forward. But I do think that broadly speaking,

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<v Speaker 3>JD is going to help the president in terms of

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<v Speaker 3>cementing support here in America.

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<v Speaker 1>He's going to bring.

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<v Speaker 3>People together that I think it's just an incredibly brilliant pick.

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<v Speaker 3>You think about President Trump, who has actually been such

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<v Speaker 3>a great defender of the forgotten men and women here

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<v Speaker 3>in America, and JD's lived the life that they've experienced,

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<v Speaker 3>and together, I think they're going to cut across demographic groups.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's going to be a massively impactful pick

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<v Speaker 3>that will help see a change in November that the

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<v Speaker 3>business community should welcome to.

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<v Speaker 1>Kayley's point, though JD.

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<v Speaker 4>Advance's economic priorities include tariffs, a higher minimum wage, an

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<v Speaker 4>anti trust, which doesn't sound like the economic policies of

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<v Speaker 4>the Grand Old Party. Is this the new Republican economic platform?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the Republican Party certainly is moving in a way

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<v Speaker 3>that is embracing the challenges that Americans feel today.

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<v Speaker 4>If he's an embracing economic populism, well, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Think that's one way to phrase it. But if you

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<v Speaker 3>think about what Americans are experiencing, we've seen inflation that's

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<v Speaker 3>really been through the roof, gasoline prices, food prices up

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<v Speaker 3>forty percent, over twenty percent, real wages down four percent.

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<v Speaker 3>And President Trump was in office before every demographic sector

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<v Speaker 3>was moving up. They were improving blue collar better than

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<v Speaker 3>why collar. So there's a real appetite and hunger to

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<v Speaker 3>see that sort of success again. And I think that's

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<v Speaker 3>exactly what you're going to see in terms of the

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<v Speaker 3>policies that will emerge.

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<v Speaker 1>From the eventual Trump administration.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think that policy, especially when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>things like trade and tariffs that JD. Vans also has

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<v Speaker 2>advocated for in addition to Donald Trump, essentially cement that

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<v Speaker 2>if they were to win in November, tariffs will be higher.

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<v Speaker 3>I think tariffs are certainly going to be on the

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<v Speaker 3>agenda because what we have is a situation right now

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<v Speaker 3>on a global basis where we do not have reciprocal trade.

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<v Speaker 3>The term free trade has been misused so many times,

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<v Speaker 3>and what we have here in America is one of

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<v Speaker 3>the most open markets in the world if you look

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<v Speaker 3>at our tariff traid certainly compared to other nations that

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<v Speaker 3>are our trading partners. We have countries like China that

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<v Speaker 3>don't play by the rules at all, and one of

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<v Speaker 3>the most potent tools to deal with this is tariff's

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<v Speaker 3>and I fully expect that I saw it in the

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<v Speaker 3>previous Trump administration. I work very closely with Bob Leithheuser

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<v Speaker 3>and his team because the same team that put the

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<v Speaker 3>Phase one tariffs in place on China worked closely with

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<v Speaker 3>me on the free trade agreement that we negotiated and

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<v Speaker 3>got executed with Japan. There are real issues there that

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<v Speaker 3>need to be addressed, so I look forward to seeing

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<v Speaker 3>it address myself.

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<v Speaker 4>I have to note that the national debt is not

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<v Speaker 4>mentioned in the New Party platform when we talk about tariffs.

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<v Speaker 4>The potential inflationary impacts making the twenty seventeen Trump tax

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<v Speaker 4>cuts permanent. You've seen all the economic reports, and we've

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<v Speaker 4>even talked about them, yes, right here on Bloomberg with you, Senator,

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<v Speaker 4>that this would add an enormous amounts to the federal debt.

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<v Speaker 4>How do you square this? As someone we consider to

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<v Speaker 4>be a traditional Republican.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a very optimistic view about this, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think that a lot of the CBO scoring doesn't take

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<v Speaker 3>into account the fact that the policies, whether they be

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<v Speaker 3>tax policies or regulatory policies that encourage capital investment, actually

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<v Speaker 3>have the effect of growing the economy and in a

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<v Speaker 3>dynamic way, have the effect of increasing the tax space.

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<v Speaker 3>We saw this happen after the twenty seventeen tax cuts

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<v Speaker 3>and jobsc was put in place. So I see real

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<v Speaker 3>potential to grow the economy. And I also say this

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<v Speaker 3>in President Trump and I have talked about this on

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<v Speaker 3>numerous occasions.

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<v Speaker 1>There are great opportunities to cut spending.

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<v Speaker 3>What we have in Washington is a huge spending problem,

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<v Speaker 3>and coming in and taking the very focused and deliberate

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<v Speaker 3>view toward some of the waste and mismanagement that I

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<v Speaker 3>see across the board. It's going to be a combination

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<v Speaker 3>of factors that will be required to begin to get

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<v Speaker 3>our debt moving in the right direction. But as that

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<v Speaker 3>begins to happen, I think that we'll see even further

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<v Speaker 3>economic growth as confidence comes into the system.

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<v Speaker 2>I understand the argument that you and many of your

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<v Speaker 2>colleagues make when it comes to the fact that you

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<v Speaker 2>could see greater return from the growth that is spurred

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<v Speaker 2>by tax cuts. Does that mean, though, that no pay

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<v Speaker 2>force are necessary. If we could just get specific about

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<v Speaker 2>what it is that you would cut in order to

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<v Speaker 2>offset or where this will be paid for, other than

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<v Speaker 2>just this general idea of growth.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, there are plenty of places I think we get cut.

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<v Speaker 3>Look at some of the programs that were put in

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<v Speaker 3>place for these multi trillion dollar, totally partisan bills that

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<v Speaker 3>would pass back in twenty twenty one by the Democrats.

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<v Speaker 3>You think about eighty billion dollars going to the irs

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<v Speaker 3>to come and snoop on Americans. There are places we've

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<v Speaker 3>already started to cut back on that. There are places

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<v Speaker 3>like that that we can cut immediately, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>we'll continue to dig in and find opportunities. President Trump

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<v Speaker 3>will challenge each of his cabinet secretaries and agency heads

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<v Speaker 3>to find those opportunities. I've lived this at a state level.

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<v Speaker 3>I was Commerce secretary of my home state. We cut

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<v Speaker 3>a tremendous amount of funding out, saved money, found waste

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<v Speaker 3>and sclerosis, and took it out.

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<v Speaker 4>The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget had a palpitation

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<v Speaker 4>when they saw this plan and ran the numbers themselves.

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<v Speaker 4>And the message from Mia McGuinness, who I know, you

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<v Speaker 4>know there, was you can't get to this with a

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<v Speaker 4>billion here, a billion there. This will require entitlement reform.

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<v Speaker 4>You have to get to Medicare and Social Security.

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<v Speaker 1>JD.

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<v Speaker 4>Vance doesn't want to touch security and Donald Trump has

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<v Speaker 4>said that he will not either.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, here's what I think people miss. We're talking about

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<v Speaker 3>mandatory versus discretionary spending, and most of my colleagues and

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<v Speaker 3>I spend all of our time on discretionary spending. But

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<v Speaker 3>there is a huge chunk of mandatory spending that has

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<v Speaker 3>nothing to do with Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security, and

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<v Speaker 3>even more was added to it through the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 3>one Partisan Reconciliation bills. We need to go and take

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<v Speaker 3>an extremely hard look at these mandatory spending obligations that

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<v Speaker 3>we have that have nothing to do with people's retirement,

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<v Speaker 3>their social security.

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<v Speaker 1>They're Medicare and Medicaid, and begin to address that.

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<v Speaker 3>We can make significant headway again on both the mandatory

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<v Speaker 3>side as well as the discretionary side, and still abide

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<v Speaker 3>by the pledge not to touch Medicare, Medicaid.

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<v Speaker 1>Or social Security.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd also like to ask you about cryptocurrencies, given your

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<v Speaker 2>role on the Banking Committee, but also knowing that Senator

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<v Speaker 2>jd Vance is from Ohio, a state in which the

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<v Speaker 2>chairman of the Banking Committee, Shared Brown is in a

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<v Speaker 2>tough re election fight against a pro crypto candidate, Bernie Marino,

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<v Speaker 2>And I wonder if jd Vance entering the race puts

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<v Speaker 2>crypto more into the actual four of this election cycle.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you expect it to play in, not just

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<v Speaker 2>in the race that could define the next chair ranking

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<v Speaker 2>member of the Banking Committee, but more broadly, well, I certainly.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope it puts it into play.

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<v Speaker 3>I think crypto, actually, cryptotechnology is a defining point in

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<v Speaker 3>this election. If you like centralized control over your financial transactions,

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<v Speaker 3>that's exactly where Shared Brown and the Democrats, this White

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<v Speaker 3>House administration have been. They have been incredibly hostile toward

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<v Speaker 3>crypto technology. If you like a decentralized option that allows

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<v Speaker 3>for more freedom and liberty and also supports some of

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<v Speaker 3>the greatest technology innovations that I've seen since the development

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<v Speaker 3>of the Internet. I think you're going to be supporting

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<v Speaker 3>President Trump and JD Vance. JD has a great deal

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<v Speaker 3>of experience in Silicon Valley. I think he possesses the

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<v Speaker 3>great capacity to see this potential here. President Trump and

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<v Speaker 3>I have spent a significant amount of time talking about

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<v Speaker 3>the crypto technology industry and the potential that it holds

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<v Speaker 3>for America. I can tell you both, gentlemen, want to

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<v Speaker 3>see this industry here in America as it evolves. We

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<v Speaker 3>want to see this innovation happening here because I think

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<v Speaker 3>it has great potential, great potential. We don't want to

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<v Speaker 3>see it go offshore. And what we need is a

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<v Speaker 3>regulatory constructor that will allow that, not push it away.

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<v Speaker 3>And right now, what you have is a choice that

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<v Speaker 3>would crush the industry. That's what comes from the SEC

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<v Speaker 3>right now, That's what comes from Frankly Democrat members of

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<v Speaker 3>my own Senate Banking Committee.

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<v Speaker 1>In this administration.

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<v Speaker 3>We need to move toward the policies that I'm certain

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<v Speaker 3>we're going to adopt in the Republican administration that will

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<v Speaker 3>be very favorable toward this industry.

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<v Speaker 4>Senator, we have to ask you, of course, about Donald

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<v Speaker 4>Trump's well being after what happened last weekend. We were

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<v Speaker 4>reporting that he was making a lot of phone calls

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<v Speaker 4>the day after on Sunday, and you indicated earlier that

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<v Speaker 4>you were on the other end of the line on

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<v Speaker 4>those calls.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you talk about.

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<v Speaker 3>I talked to them Sunday evening for I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>twenty twenty five minutes, and he was immediately talked about

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<v Speaker 3>how divine intervention played a role in this, and if

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<v Speaker 3>you think about how close he came to being assassinated,

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<v Speaker 3>it's just I fully appreciate the hand of God that

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<v Speaker 3>watched for him. But he immediately talked about the father

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<v Speaker 3>of two, the firefighter that lost his life, that leaving

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<v Speaker 3>a family without a dad, those that were injured on

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<v Speaker 3>stage there that day.

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<v Speaker 1>He has very real concern for that.

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<v Speaker 3>I was with Kid Rock that night and we got

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<v Speaker 3>on stage together and really fired up the crowd to

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<v Speaker 3>go to the go fundme site to support those people

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<v Speaker 3>their families and in a terrible time for them. President

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<v Speaker 3>Trump was not surprising to me at all. He's always

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<v Speaker 3>been that way in terms of his care and concern

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<v Speaker 3>for others. That was the top of the conversation, and

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<v Speaker 3>then we talked about how things are going to move forward.

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<v Speaker 3>And I really think that the public is shocked by

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<v Speaker 3>what happened. I think it shocked us all to our core.

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<v Speaker 3>And we need resilience, we need strength. And when he

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<v Speaker 3>came up with his fist raised in the air, I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's a picture that's going to be one of

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<v Speaker 3>the most iconic in the world. America needs a strong

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<v Speaker 3>leader right now. The world needs a strong leader right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I speak with world leaders very often. Given my role

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<v Speaker 3>in the Foreign Relations Committee and the fact that I

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<v Speaker 3>served in the previous administration as a diplomat. There is

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<v Speaker 3>a great need for a strong America right now, and

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<v Speaker 3>I think President Trump is moving right into that lane,

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<v Speaker 3>all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Senator Bill Haggerty, the Republican from Tennessee and a member

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<v Speaker 2>of the Senate Banking Committee, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 2>joining us, of course, also former ambassador to Japan under

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<v Speaker 2>the first Trump administration.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, sir, Thanks sir,