WEBVTT - Rep. French Hill Talks November Election

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<v Speaker 1>I can't say enough about using say Wikipedia to look

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<v Speaker 1>at the past, like the presidential election of twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>Joining us now a congressman from a safe state for Republicans, Arkansas.

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<v Speaker 1>Frenchfield joins us quickly, hearing so thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for stopping by.

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<v Speaker 2>Tom.

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<v Speaker 3>Great to be with you, the congressman.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I see the percentages, and I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>various Trump voters in Arkansas this morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Now out there a really ugly weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Ian Bremer has a president saying he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to jail Democrats don't.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to get into the silliness.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought you were talking about the Osu razorbag game.

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<v Speaker 3>No, yeah, that was painful to me.

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<v Speaker 1>But but you know, french I want to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the different flavors of Republicans and how they're adapting to

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<v Speaker 1>the rhetoric of their candidate into this debate.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's it's important to know that I think, in

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<v Speaker 2>my view, President Trump stands for the the mainstream of

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<v Speaker 2>Republican thought on economics, lower regulatory costs, lower taxes that

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<v Speaker 2>promote economic growth, and that he uses tariffs. In his speech,

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<v Speaker 2>he was off on it in a big way. Yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>as a cudgel to bring countries that do not have

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<v Speaker 2>fair trading practice with the US or lack market access

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<v Speaker 2>for US products and services to the table. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>I mean rhetorically, it's his top international economic issue, which

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<v Speaker 2>is you could say, inconsistent with long term Republican economic philosophy,

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<v Speaker 2>but not when you look back, say at the Reagan administration.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean the fact is the news of the week,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Paul the New York Times Siena pol I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of people are like, Wow, this

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<v Speaker 1>guy still has a popular vote and clearly electoral vote

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<v Speaker 1>momentum going. Does he move to the middle with a

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<v Speaker 1>rhetoric I'm seeing out there.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I don't think so. I don't think I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think so.

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<v Speaker 2>No. I think he and this has been very consistent

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<v Speaker 2>I think with President Trump. I mean, he sticks with

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<v Speaker 2>this messaging that he has, that he believes so strongly in,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't see him moving it. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think some would argue that Vice President

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<v Speaker 2>Harris is moving to the middle with some of her proposals,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're like from the most radical left fringe to

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<v Speaker 2>slightly less left, not per se to the middle. She

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<v Speaker 2>uses a lot of press release buzzwords, you know, childcare,

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<v Speaker 2>lowering taxes for working families, and things like that, but

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<v Speaker 2>when you get into the details, I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 3>I would expect to hear from both candidates tomorrow and

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<v Speaker 3>this debate because it may be the only debate.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, which is not good. I support, you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 2>more debates, but with early voting way we have it

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<v Speaker 2>in our country now, you know that both campaigns have

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<v Speaker 2>to get on with it. And I think obviously that

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump probably wishes that he had had a later

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<v Speaker 2>debate with President Biden and make that knockout punch much later.

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<v Speaker 1>But if I go to eighty seven and I go

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<v Speaker 1>up Highway sixty five, I go past Twin Groves, Damascus,

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<v Speaker 1>this is your territory. Are they going to turn out

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<v Speaker 1>for Trump?

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to turn out for Trump in Damascus, Arkansas

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<v Speaker 2>and Faulkner County. I mean Trump. You see Trump signs

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<v Speaker 2>and Trump manors up and down that highway and across

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<v Speaker 2>my district, particularly in the rural areas. Trump for them

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<v Speaker 2>speaks about this issue of more opportunity for manufacturing jobs

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<v Speaker 2>working people in America, and that He's got their back

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<v Speaker 2>and that is a message that delivers you.

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<v Speaker 1>What would be your question to Vice President Harris in

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<v Speaker 1>this debate is a Republican away from the magatone?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you support policies that actually promote economic growth in

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<v Speaker 2>cutting regulatory expenses? And what is the right corporate tax rate?

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<v Speaker 2>And do you think that investments deserve a between twenty

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<v Speaker 2>eight and forty four percent capital gains tax rate? And

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<v Speaker 2>ask her to explain what an unrealized gain is actually.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to know her if she understand is that math?

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<v Speaker 3>So what do you expect? What would you think Vice

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<v Speaker 3>President Harrison needs to do at her debate tomorrow?

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<v Speaker 1>What does she need to do well?

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<v Speaker 2>I think you're right, Paul, thinking she needs to look

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<v Speaker 2>like she's Centrists, that she's not Bernie Sanders, that she's

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<v Speaker 2>somewhere to the far right of Bernie Sanders, that she

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<v Speaker 2>is smart and she's up on the issues, and that

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<v Speaker 2>she's got a sense of humor, but looks presidential. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's a big I think it's a big lift

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<v Speaker 2>for her, But I think that's the main issue for her.

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<v Speaker 1>Was the major mistake of Biden from Sea to Shining Sea.

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<v Speaker 1>Forget about Paul the state's New York, Massachusetts Illinois where

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<v Speaker 1>President Biden was getting sixty seventy percent of whatever, What

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<v Speaker 1>was the major mistake as he couldn't run to the center,

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<v Speaker 1>that he ran to the left.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think President Biden said I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a better voice. I'm not Trump, and that I

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<v Speaker 2>would be. I'm a common sense, practical guy from Scranton.

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<v Speaker 2>But he governed as if he were Bernie Sanders, and

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<v Speaker 2>that left agenda of Elizabeth Warren Bernie Sanders. And he

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<v Speaker 2>didn't make any reach to the center. Actually, maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>could say he did in the bipartisan infrastruction okay, but

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<v Speaker 2>not much.

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<v Speaker 1>The core question is a president. When you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the language of President Trump on Twitter, people will take

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<v Speaker 1>him verbatim what he's saying. I'm gonna be honest, it's

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<v Speaker 1>to the edge of incoherent.

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<v Speaker 3>Can he move?

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<v Speaker 1>Does he have the ability to move to the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the GOP or is he just gonna stay for

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<v Speaker 1>four years?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm mega, I think he's gonna stay where he is.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think that's the that's the Trump. If

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<v Speaker 2>that's Trump, so.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that's Trump is at the Republican Party serious.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, look, you let me go back and say though

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<v Speaker 2>on regulatory budget. Having Elon Musk had a commission to

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<v Speaker 2>use AI and technology and blockchain to reform the federal government.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a good idea. That's a Peter Grace good idea.

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<v Speaker 2>Having lower taxes that don't penalize investment in this country penalized.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are okay, And I mean Arkansas can't play football,

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<v Speaker 1>But you really want to.

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<v Speaker 3>Get rid of the Department of Education.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Republicans have campaigned on removing the Department of

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<v Speaker 2>Education since Jimmy Carter created.

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<v Speaker 3>Fair Fair french Hill. Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Great to be with you, look forward to seeing you.

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<v Speaker 3>See you again post debate