WEBVTT - Cliff Notes: Trump's Economic Policies with Senator Tim Scott

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<v Speaker 2>I know when to pass. You were favorable on some

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<v Speaker 2>of President Trump's economic policies and light of the most

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<v Speaker 2>recent loss, if you could reflect, are the things you

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<v Speaker 2>think he could have done better with the economy that

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<v Speaker 2>could have been more favorable for African Americans in a

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<v Speaker 2>general United States public?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, I think that's a great question. Moment

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<v Speaker 3>I say this is twenty nineteen, when we went into

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<v Speaker 3>the COVID in twenty twenty one. Reasons why we were

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<v Speaker 3>able to believe it or not be the leading economy

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<v Speaker 3>in the world through COVID, and even coming out of

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<v Speaker 3>COVID was because we had the strongest economy going into COVID.

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<v Speaker 3>So I actually celebrate the success that we had going

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<v Speaker 3>into COVID in twenty nineteen when I think there's a

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<v Speaker 3>really good chance to reflect on three years of President

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<v Speaker 3>Trump's leadership economically, there's no doubt that one must conclude,

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<v Speaker 3>at least from my perspective. One we can always disagree.

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<v Speaker 3>He created seven million new jobs in that time that era,

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<v Speaker 3>and two thirds of those jobs went to women and minorities.

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<v Speaker 3>It wasn't just African Americans who saw the lowest unemployment

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<v Speaker 3>rate in the history of the country. Spanish did as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Women did not. They saw seventy year a lot, but

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<v Speaker 3>not the lois. Wages at the bottom grew faster than

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<v Speaker 3>wages at the top. That is an unusual reality driven

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<v Speaker 3>by the ability to open up a more inclusive economy

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<v Speaker 3>that I helped design. Frankly, and I take a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of personal pride in being the leading Republican on the

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<v Speaker 3>Banking Committee now and they han't been on the Finance

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<v Speaker 3>Committee and given the authority to write the personal side

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<v Speaker 3>of the tax go for the Senate side, and so

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<v Speaker 3>the success I like to celebrate the success that I'm

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<v Speaker 3>intimately familiar with, the HBCU funding that came through President Trump,

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<v Speaker 3>the canceling of HBCU debt came through President Trump, the

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<v Speaker 3>permanent funding for the first time not done by a

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<v Speaker 3>former president, but done by President Trump. During that time,

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<v Speaker 3>Certainly I brought so many of those issues to them,

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<v Speaker 3>including opportunity zones. But those things were successes that we saw.

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<v Speaker 3>And frankly, if you look back at the statistics and

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<v Speaker 3>the polls from the African American community, not about President Trump,

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<v Speaker 3>but about the state of play economically at that time,

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<v Speaker 3>you'll see very consistently that our community was celebrating a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of the resourcing that we saw coming in. And

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<v Speaker 3>we see the exact opposite since twenty twenty one, when

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<v Speaker 3>we saw inflation raging so high that the average family

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<v Speaker 3>is today still paying one thousand dollars more per month

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<v Speaker 3>for the same basic necessities that they were experiencing up

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<v Speaker 3>until twenty twenty. In twenty twenty and so, I think

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<v Speaker 3>when you see the comparisons, it's kind of hard to

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<v Speaker 3>argue around the success of those years that we had.

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<v Speaker 3>You can talk about a lot of other issues, but

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<v Speaker 3>economically and frankly, the first time we saw criminal justice

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<v Speaker 3>reform past was a coalition of like minded thinkers to

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<v Speaker 3>include President Trump's team that allowed us to finish the

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<v Speaker 3>First Step Act to try to break what is one

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<v Speaker 3>of the most challenging and persistent problems in the criminal

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<v Speaker 3>justice system, which is recidivism. Recidivism on the federal level

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<v Speaker 3>is over seventy percent in five years, which means that

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<v Speaker 3>the communities with returning citizen formerly incarcerated is going to

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<v Speaker 3>will be in greater jeopardy if we don't understand the

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<v Speaker 3>three primary challenges of those who are incarcerated mental health issues,

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<v Speaker 3>employment issues, and education issues. By addressing those three things

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<v Speaker 3>in the First Step Act, you see the ability to

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<v Speaker 3>break the back of recidivism, which means a few crimes

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<v Speaker 3>committed when the returning person goes home, and healthier, more

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<v Speaker 3>progressive community at large. And so those were some of

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<v Speaker 3>the successes that we could not get done until we

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<v Speaker 3>had someone willing to go the extra mile on those issues.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think from a policy state endpoint, whether it's

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<v Speaker 3>criminal justice reform, whether it's economically, and whether it's education,

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<v Speaker 3>three the major landmarks that suggest success within a community,

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<v Speaker 3>a community be called America, not just the African American community.

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<v Speaker 3>We saw tremendous strives in the right direction.

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<v Speaker 2>As a quick follow up, you don't think that the

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<v Speaker 2>retaliatory tariffs were a mistake that end up hearting pharmers

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<v Speaker 2>and businesses at scale. I'm not turning back into the corner,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think if we're going to be fair on

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<v Speaker 2>the positives, we do have to highlight there was a

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<v Speaker 2>misstep there and that put a lot of price and

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<v Speaker 2>issues on businesses at large here in the States over

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<v Speaker 2>the last three or four years.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you know, I see your point. I can't. I can't.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't dispute the fact the tariffs have an impact,

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<v Speaker 3>and sometimes even you can consider a negative impact on

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<v Speaker 3>the community written large. With any question, I would say

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<v Speaker 3>that the terroriffs that were put in place, specifically the

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<v Speaker 3>three oh one teriffs that were put in place on China,

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<v Speaker 3>I would say one of the things that it resulted

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<v Speaker 3>in was China happen to buy another I think the

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<v Speaker 3>number is I'll check it when we get off there

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<v Speaker 3>and I'll send it to you if I'm wrong. It's about

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<v Speaker 3>two hundred and fifty billion dollars of additional agricultural supplies

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<v Speaker 3>from America, whether there's the vegetables, fruit. So one of

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<v Speaker 3>the things that we saw was China's they lie, cheat,

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<v Speaker 3>steal to include our intellectual property, and then they flood

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<v Speaker 3>our market with really inexpensive things that don't always work

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<v Speaker 3>that well. Very similar to their boat that their Belt

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<v Speaker 3>and Road projects that they sent throughout the poorest parts

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<v Speaker 3>of the world to include South South America and Africa,

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<v Speaker 3>and now those projects that they funded are now having

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<v Speaker 3>so many failures and flaws that those governments that they

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<v Speaker 3>sunk into so much debt are now coming out against

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<v Speaker 3>those very projects that they were thankful for at the beginning.

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<v Speaker 3>So I don't really have a problem with the three

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<v Speaker 3>oh one tariffs that were put in place, and frankly,

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<v Speaker 3>President Biden actually kept the tariffs in place as well,

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<v Speaker 3>and so I think they've had a small impact on

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<v Speaker 3>the average consumer in America. But we have seen, however,

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<v Speaker 3>that has had a impact and impact on the consumers

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<v Speaker 3>in America is the inflationary effect that's happened after the

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<v Speaker 3>twenty twenty one election. Twenty twenty election and the one

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<v Speaker 3>point nine trillion dollars the first spending bill that came

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<v Speaker 3>out of Congress under President Biden. I think it was

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<v Speaker 3>Larry Summers, who was an economist who worked for President Obama,

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<v Speaker 3>who said at the time, passing a two trillion dollars

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<v Speaker 3>COVID relief package with only one percent going towards COVID vaccines,

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<v Speaker 3>in less than ten percent towards COVID healthcare, I mean

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<v Speaker 3>one point seven trillion dollars of spending. Larry Summers, a

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<v Speaker 3>great economist on the left, said this is going to

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<v Speaker 3>be disastrous for America's economy, and then two other economists

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<v Speaker 3>from the Obama era came out and said, this is

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<v Speaker 3>a bad decision that would lead to the worst inflation

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<v Speaker 3>that we've seen in a generation. Of course, all the

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<v Speaker 3>economists on the right agreed with the sentiments as well,

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<v Speaker 3>and what we've seen since then has been a loss

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<v Speaker 3>of spending power of around twenty eight thousand dollars with

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<v Speaker 3>the average family, which only cripples the kind of households

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<v Speaker 3>that I grew up in. Because sixty percent increasing the

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<v Speaker 3>price of gas is not a problem for my mother

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<v Speaker 3>at the time, that would be an absolute all out

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<v Speaker 3>crisis for her. And so when you compare the tariff

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<v Speaker 3>conversation to the inflation conversation. They're not even close and

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<v Speaker 3>impact on the poorest Americans.

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<v Speaker 4>An illegal alien from Guatemala charged with raping a child

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<v Speaker 4>in Massachusetts. An MS thirteen gang member from El Salvador

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<v Speaker 4>accused of murdering a Texas. Man of Venezuelan charged with

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<v Speaker 4>filming and selling child pornography in Michigan. These are just

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<v Speaker 4>some of the heinous migrant criminals caught because of President

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<v Speaker 4>Donald J. Trump's leadership. I'm Christy Noman, the United States

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<v Speaker 4>Secretary of Homeland Security. Under President Trump, attempted illegal border

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<v Speaker 4>crossings are at the lowest levels ever recorded, and over

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<v Speaker 4>one hundred thousand illegal aliens have been arrested. If you

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<v Speaker 4>are here illegally, your next you will be fine nearly

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<v Speaker 4>one thousand dollars a day, imprisoned and deported, you will

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<v Speaker 4>never return. But if you register using our CBP home

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<v Speaker 4>app and leave now, you could be allowed to return legally.

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<v Speaker 4>Do what's right. Leave now. Under President Trump, America's laws,

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<v Speaker 4>border and families will be protected.

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