Lawrence Interviews Presidential Contender Pete Buttigieg | The Last Word | MSNBC

IN 2004, BERNIE SANDERS WAS A
IN 2004, BERNIE SANDERS WAS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES
MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. KAMALA HARRIS WAS BEGINNING HER
KAMALA HARRIS WAS BEGINNING HER FIRST TERM AS DISTRICT OF SAN
FIRST TERM AS DISTRICT OF SAN FRANCISCO.
FRANCISCO. ELIZABETH WARREN WAS A HARVARD
ELIZABETH WARREN WAS A HARVARD LAW PROFESSOR AND PETE BUTTIGIEG
LAW PROFESSOR AND PETE BUTTIGIEG WAS ON THAT SAME CAMPUS AS
WAS ON THAT SAME CAMPUS AS ELIZABETH WARREN AS A SENIOR AT
ELIZABETH WARREN AS A SENIOR AT HARVARD COLLEGE WRITING A THESIS
HARVARD COLLEGE WRITING A THESIS ABOUT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND ON
ABOUT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND ON HIS WAY TO GRADUATING MAGNA CUM
HIS WAY TO GRADUATING MAGNA CUM LAUDE LAUD IN HISTORY AND
LAUDE LAUD IN HISTORY AND LITERATURE.
LITERATURE. NOW THEY ARE ALL TOP TIER
NOW THEY ARE ALL TOP TIER CONTENDERS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
CONTENDERS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. ANYONE COULD HAVE EASILY
ANYONE COULD HAVE EASILY PREDICTED THAT SENATORS WARREN,
PREDICTED THAT SENATORS WARREN, HARRIS AND SANDERS WOULD BE
HARRIS AND SANDERS WOULD BE PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS THIS
PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS THIS YEAR.
YEAR. BUT PETE BUTTIGIEG HAS COME FROM
BUT PETE BUTTIGIEG HAS COME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE POLITICALLY TO
OUT OF NOWHERE POLITICALLY TO SURGE IN THE EARLY AND HIGHLY
SURGE IN THE EARLY AND HIGHLY UNRELIABLE POLLS AND TO SURGE IN
UNRELIABLE POLLS AND TO SURGE IN FUND-RAISING.
FUND-RAISING. SO QUICKLY THAT HE IS THE
SO QUICKLY THAT HE IS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE IN THE CAMPAIGN
BIGGEST SURPRISE IN THE CAMPAIGN SO FAR.
SO FAR. YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH THE RISE
YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH THE RISE OF PETE BUTTIGIEG IN THIS GRAPH
OF PETE BUTTIGIEG IN THIS GRAPH THAT GOOGLE RELEASED TODAY
THAT GOOGLE RELEASED TODAY SHOWING GOOGLE SEARCHES OF
SHOWING GOOGLE SEARCHES OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES THIS
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES THIS YEAR PETE BUTTIGIEG STARTS AT
YEAR PETE BUTTIGIEG STARTS AT THE BOTTOM IN JANUARY AND HE
THE BOTTOM IN JANUARY AND HE ENDS UP IN WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A
ENDS UP IN WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A TIE UP THERE AT THE TOP.
TIE UP THERE AT THE TOP. AS OF TODAY.
AS OF TODAY. WATCH THAT AGAIN.
WATCH THAT AGAIN. WATCH HIM JUST FLY UP THERE IN
WATCH HIM JUST FLY UP THERE IN GOOGLE SEARCHES OVER TIME.
GOOGLE SEARCHES OVER TIME. AT A SPEED WE HAVEN'T SEEN
AT A SPEED WE HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE.
BEFORE. JOINING US NOW IN HIS FIRST
JOINING US NOW IN HIS FIRST INTERVIEW AS A CONTENDER HERE AT
INTERVIEW AS A CONTENDER HERE AT "THE LAST WORD" IS THE MAYOR OF
"THE LAST WORD" IS THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DEMOCRATIC
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PETE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PETE BUTTIGIEG.
BUTTIGIEG. MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
JOINING US TONIGHT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> GOOD EVENING, GLAD TO BE WITH
>> GOOD EVENING, GLAD TO BE WITH YOU.
YOU. >> LOU AM I DOING SO FAR ON THE
>> LOU AM I DOING SO FAR ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR LAST NAME?
PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR LAST NAME? I'M FROM BOSTON SO THE ENTIRE
I'M FROM BOSTON SO THE ENTIRE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS A CHALLENGE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS A CHALLENGE FOR ME, BUT HOW AM I DOING?
FOR ME, BUT HOW AM I DOING? >> YOU'VE GOT IT.
>> YOU'VE GOT IT. BUD BUTTIGIEG.
BUD BUTTIGIEG. IT'S A VERY COMMON NAME IN THE
IT'S A VERY COMMON NAME IN THE COUNTRY OF MALTA, NOT SO MUCH
COUNTRY OF MALTA, NOT SO MUCH ANYWHERE ELSE BUT YOU GOT IT.
ANYWHERE ELSE BUT YOU GOT IT. >> ROLL IT OFF YOUR TONGUE ONE
>> ROLL IT OFF YOUR TONGUE ONE MORE TIME.
MORE TIME. I KNOW TV NEWS PEOPLE AROUND THE
I KNOW TV NEWS PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY WILL REWIND THIS SO THEY
COUNTRY WILL REWIND THIS SO THEY CAN PRACTICE THE PRONUNCIATION.
CAN PRACTICE THE PRONUNCIATION. >> BUTTIGIEG.
>> BUTTIGIEG. SOME PEOPLE SAY YOU JUST SAY
SOME PEOPLE SAY YOU JUST SAY BOOT EDGE EDGE.
BOOT EDGE EDGE. OTHER PEOPLE SAY THE WORD BUDDHA
OTHER PEOPLE SAY THE WORD BUDDHA AND JUDGE AND THAT WILL GET YOU
AND JUDGE AND THAT WILL GET YOU THERE.
THERE. THREE TIMES FAST EITHER WAY.
THREE TIMES FAST EITHER WAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO I WANT TO GET TO A BUNCH OF
SO I WANT TO GET TO A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE SENT IN ON
QUESTIONS THAT WERE SENT IN ON TWITTER TODAY.
TWITTER TODAY. SOME OF THEM WERE REALLY GREAT
SOME OF THEM WERE REALLY GREAT AND SOME OF OUR OWN HERE.
AND SOME OF OUR OWN HERE. AND I WANT TO CONSIDER THINGS
AND I WANT TO CONSIDER THINGS YOU WOULD DO AS PRESIDENT.
YOU WOULD DO AS PRESIDENT. SO ONE OF THEM MIGHT INVOLVE THE
SO ONE OF THEM MIGHT INVOLVE THE MUELLER REPORT, FOR EXAMPLE.
MUELLER REPORT, FOR EXAMPLE. SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ATTORNEY
SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR AND THE TRUMP
GENERAL BARR AND THE TRUMP CELEBRATION WILL IN EFFECT HIDE
CELEBRATION WILL IN EFFECT HIDE THE FULL MUELLER REPORT FOR THE
THE FULL MUELLER REPORT FOR THE REST OF DONALD TRUMP'S TERM.
REST OF DONALD TRUMP'S TERM. IF YOU BECOME PRESIDENT AND THE
IF YOU BECOME PRESIDENT AND THE MUELLER REPORT HAS NOT BEEN
MUELLER REPORT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED IN FULL, WOULD YOU
RELEASED IN FULL, WOULD YOU ORDER THE FULL RELEASE OF THE
ORDER THE FULL RELEASE OF THE MUELLER REPORT?
MUELLER REPORT? >> YES, I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC HAS
>> YES, I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT
A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT REPORT.
REPORT. I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE MADE
I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE LONG BEFORE THE NEW
AVAILABLE LONG BEFORE THE NEW PRESIDENT TAKES OFFICE BUT
PRESIDENT TAKES OFFICE BUT CERTAINLY IT WOULD BE SOMETHING
CERTAINLY IT WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD BELIEVE IN IF IT HASN'T
I WOULD BELIEVE IN IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED BY THE TIME I GET
HAPPENED BY THE TIME I GET THERE.
THERE. >> THE HR-1, THE VERY FIRST BILL
>> THE HR-1, THE VERY FIRST BILL THAT THE DEMOCRATS AND THE HOUSE
THAT THE DEMOCRATS AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIRST MAJOR
OF REPRESENTATIVES FIRST MAJOR BILL THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT
BILL THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT THROUGH CONTAINS A PROVISION
THROUGH CONTAINS A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES ALL PRESIDENTIAL
THAT REQUIRES ALL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO RELEASE TEN YEARS
CANDIDATES TO RELEASE TEN YEARS OF TAX RETURNS.
OF TAX RETURNS. DO YOU SUPPORT THAT?
DO YOU SUPPORT THAT? WOULD YOU SIGN THAT INTO LAW AS
WOULD YOU SIGN THAT INTO LAW AS PRESIDENT?
PRESIDENT? >> I DO.
>> I DO. YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF
YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF TRANSPARENCY SHOULD BE TABLE
TRANSPARENCY SHOULD BE TABLE STAKES ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WANT
STAKES ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WANT TO KNOW THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS
TO KNOW THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF THE PERSON WE'RE PUTTING INTO
OF THE PERSON WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE HIGHEST OFFICE.
THE HIGHEST OFFICE. THE SAD THING IS IT USED TO BE
THE SAD THING IS IT USED TO BE YOU DIDN'T NEED TO ENFORCE THIS
YOU DIDN'T NEED TO ENFORCE THIS BY LAW.
BY LAW. IT WAS CUSTOMARY AND UNDERSTOOD
IT WAS CUSTOMARY AND UNDERSTOOD IF YOU EXPECTED THE AMERICAN
IF YOU EXPECTED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO TRUST WITH YOU THAT
PEOPLE TO TRUST WITH YOU THAT KIND OF POWER, YOU WERE GOING TO
KIND OF POWER, YOU WERE GOING TO RELEASE YOUR TAX RETURNS.
RELEASE YOUR TAX RETURNS. AT LEAST OVER A REASONABLE
AT LEAST OVER A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME.
PERIOD OF TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN NO LONGER
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN NO LONGER TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED.
TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. IT'S GOING TO HAVE BECOME A
IT'S GOING TO HAVE BECOME A MATTER OF LAW.
MATTER OF LAW. >> WILL YOU BE RELEASING TEN
>> WILL YOU BE RELEASING TEN YEARS OF TAX RETURNS?
YEARS OF TAX RETURNS? >> YEAH, IT MIGHT TAKE WORK FOR
>> YEAH, IT MIGHT TAKE WORK FOR ME TO DIG UP THE LAST TEN YEARS
ME TO DIG UP THE LAST TEN YEARS BUT IT'S NOT VERY COMPLICATED.
BUT IT'S NOT VERY COMPLICATED. THEY'RE ALL PRETTY THIN FILED.
THEY'RE ALL PRETTY THIN FILED. SO I'LL BE PREPARED TO DO THAT
SO I'LL BE PREPARED TO DO THAT FOR SURE.
FOR SURE. >> HOW ABOUT IS YOUR 2018 TAX
>> HOW ABOUT IS YOUR 2018 TAX RETURN?
RETURN? WILL YOU BE READY TO FILE THAT
WILL YOU BE READY TO FILE THAT BY APRIL 15th THIS YEAR?
BY APRIL 15th THIS YEAR? I WILL BE.
I WILL BE. I'VE GOT TO ADMIT, I HAVEN'T
I'VE GOT TO ADMIT, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO PUTTING IT IN
GOTTEN AROUND TO PUTTING IT IN JUST YET.
JUST YET. AGAIN, I BELIEVE IN THIS KIND OF
AGAIN, I BELIEVE IN THIS KIND OF TRANSPARENCY AND OBVIOUSLY I
TRANSPARENCY AND OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH.
WANT TO PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH. >> SENATOR GILLIBRAND AS YOU
>> SENATOR GILLIBRAND AS YOU MIGHT KNOW RELEASED HERS FOR HER
MIGHT KNOW RELEASED HERS FOR HER 2018 RETURN THAT SHE'S FILING
2018 RETURN THAT SHE'S FILING BEFORE APRIL 15th AND SO
BEFORE APRIL 15th AND SO THAT'S -- SHE'S THE FIRST ONE IN
THAT'S -- SHE'S THE FIRST ONE IN THE GROUP TO RELEASE THIS YEAR'S
THE GROUP TO RELEASE THIS YEAR'S RETURN.
RETURN. ON TAX POLICY, WOULD YOU REPEAL
ON TAX POLICY, WOULD YOU REPEAL THE TRUMP TAX CUTS?
THE TRUMP TAX CUTS? >> YES, WE -- AT LEAST THE TAX
>> YES, WE -- AT LEAST THE TAX CUTS ON THE WEALTHIEST BECAUSE
CUTS ON THE WEALTHIEST BECAUSE THAT HAS BLOWN A HUGE HOLE IN
THAT HAS BLOWN A HUGE HOLE IN THE TREASURY THAT MY GENERATION
THE TREASURY THAT MY GENERATION IS GOING TO BE FORCED TO PAY.
IS GOING TO BE FORCED TO PAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT PROBABLY IN THE FORM OF
IT PROBABLY IN THE FORM OF REDUCED SERVICES IF WE DON'T
REDUCED SERVICES IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH REVENUE.
COME UP WITH REVENUE. THERE'S NO NEED FOR SOME OF
THERE'S NO NEED FOR SOME OF THESE GIVEAWAYS TO THE
THESE GIVEAWAYS TO THE WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THE
WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. BUT WE ALSO NEED TO RETHINK THE
BUT WE ALSO NEED TO RETHINK THE WAY THAT OUR REVENUE IS
WAY THAT OUR REVENUE IS STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW.
STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHY I THINK AT LEAST
THAT'S WHY I THINK AT LEAST THREE IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN
THREE IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN FLOATING OUT THERE AMONG MANY
FLOATING OUT THERE AMONG MANY PEOPLE IN THE 2020 CONVERSATION
PEOPLE IN THE 2020 CONVERSATION DESERVE TO BE PART OF A
DESERVE TO BE PART OF A PORTFOLIO OF REVENUE FOR THE
PORTFOLIO OF REVENUE FOR THE FUTURE.
FUTURE. THAT WOULD INCLUDE A WEALTH TAX,
THAT WOULD INCLUDE A WEALTH TAX, SOME REASONABLE PERCENTAGE ON
SOME REASONABLE PERCENTAGE ON THOSE WHO ARE SITTING ON THE
THOSE WHO ARE SITTING ON THE LARGEST AMOUNTS OF WEALTH IN
LARGEST AMOUNTS OF WEALTH IN THIS COUNTRY.
THIS COUNTRY. IT WOULD MEAN A FINANCIAL
IT WOULD MEAN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TAX TO DEAL WITH
TRANSACTIONS TAX TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE IN SOME
THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE IN SOME CASES MAKING PREPOSTEROUS SUMS
CASES MAKING PREPOSTEROUS SUMS OF MONEY OFF OF MILLISECOND
OF MONEY OFF OF MILLISECOND TRANSACTIONS THAT DON'T SEEM TO
TRANSACTIONS THAT DON'T SEEM TO CONTRIBUTE VERY MUCH TO THE REAL
CONTRIBUTE VERY MUCH TO THE REAL ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. IF THEY DO FINE, BUT THAT NEEDS
IF THEY DO FINE, BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE SHARED WITH THE COUNTRY SO
TO BE SHARED WITH THE COUNTRY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A MORE ROBUST
THAT WE CAN HAVE A MORE ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY AND ALL OF THE
NATIONAL SECURITY AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE THE
THINGS THAT MAKE THE ACCUMULATION OF THAT KIND OF
ACCUMULATION OF THAT KIND OF WEALTH POSSIBLE AND WE ALSO NEED
WEALTH POSSIBLE AND WE ALSO NEED TO RECONSIDER THE TAXES FOR THE
TO RECONSIDER THE TAXES FOR THE INCOME BRACKETS THAT ARE MAKING
INCOME BRACKETS THAT ARE MAKING THE MOST.
THE MOST. YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST PROBABLY
YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST PROBABLY 40 YEARS, DEMOCRATIC AND
40 YEARS, DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS HAVE
REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS HAVE ACCEPTED WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL THE
ACCEPTED WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL THE REAGAN CONSENSUS.
REAGAN CONSENSUS. THIS IDEA THAT THE ONLY THING
THIS IDEA THAT THE ONLY THING YOU WOULD EVER CONSIDER DOING TO
YOU WOULD EVER CONSIDER DOING TO TAXES IS TO CUT THEM.
TAXES IS TO CUT THEM. AND THE ONLY ARGUMENTS OVER
AND THE ONLY ARGUMENTS OVER WHOSE TAXES TO CUT.
WHOSE TAXES TO CUT. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO KEEP TAXES
OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO KEEP TAXES LOW AND REASONABLE ESPECIALLY
LOW AND REASONABLE ESPECIALLY FOR WORKING PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO
FOR WORKING PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO GET BY AND MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE
GET BY AND MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT SOME
CLASS BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE NOT
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE NOT PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE.
PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE. AND WHETHER IT'S INDIVIDUAL
AND WHETHER IT'S INDIVIDUAL TAXES LIKE SOME OF WHAT I'VE
TAXES LIKE SOME OF WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OR MAKING
BEEN TALKING ABOUT OR MAKING SURE WE USE SOME KIND OF
SURE WE USE SOME KIND OF INSTRUMENT LIKE PERHAPS SALES
INSTRUMENT LIKE PERHAPS SALES APPORTIONENMENT TO GET A BETTER
APPORTIONENMENT TO GET A BETTER SHARE OF U.S. CORPORATE TAXES
SHARE OF U.S. CORPORATE TAXES NOW BEING HIDDEN OFFSHORE OR NOT
NOW BEING HIDDEN OFFSHORE OR NOT APPROPRIATELY TAXED WHEN IT
APPROPRIATELY TAXED WHEN IT COMES TO GLOBAL BUSINESS, WE
COMES TO GLOBAL BUSINESS, WE COULD BE DOING A LOT BETTER TO
COULD BE DOING A LOT BETTER TO FILL THE TREASURY BEFORE IT HAS
FILL THE TREASURY BEFORE IT HAS TO HIT THE WORKING AND MIDDLE
TO HIT THE WORKING AND MIDDLE CLASS.
CLASS. >> WE HAVE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS
>> WE HAVE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU AND SO AFTER THIS BREAK,
FOR YOU AND SO AFTER THIS BREAK, WHEN WE COME BACK, YOU JUST
WHEN WE COME BACK, YOU JUST MENTIONED THE WEALTH TAX WHICH
MENTIONED THE WEALTH TAX WHICH IS ELIZABETH WARREN'S IDEA.
IS ELIZABETH WARREN'S IDEA. WHEN WE COME BACK AFTER THE
WHEN WE COME BACK AFTER THE BREAK, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU WHAT
BREAK, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU WHAT IS THE BEST IDEA YOU HAVE HEARD
IS THE BEST IDEA YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE OTHER HE
FROM ONE OF THE OTHER HE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. WE'RE GOING TO SQUEEZE IN A
WE'RE GOING TO SQUEEZE IN A BREAK HERE AND WE'LL COME BACK
>>> AND WE'RE BACK WITH
>>> AND WE'RE BACK WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PETE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PETE BUTTIGIEG.
BUTTIGIEG. AND SO WE GAVE YOU THE
AND SO WE GAVE YOU THE COMMERCIAL BREAK TO THINK ABOUT
COMMERCIAL BREAK TO THINK ABOUT IT.
IT. WHAT IS THE BEST IDEA YOU'VE
WHAT IS THE BEST IDEA YOU'VE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE OTHER
HEARD FROM ONE OF THE OTHER DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT?
PRESIDENT? >> WELL, I THINK EACH OF THE
>> WELL, I THINK EACH OF THE CANDIDATES IS OFFERING SOMETHING
CANDIDATES IS OFFERING SOMETHING REALLY HELPFUL.
REALLY HELPFUL. WE TALKED ABOUT THE WEALTH TAX.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE WEALTH TAX. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. I THINK THE BABY BONDS CONCEPT
I THINK THE BABY BONDS CONCEPT OR SOME WAY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
OR SOME WAY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE STARTING EARLY ON ADDRESSING
STARTING EARLY ON ADDRESSING SOME OF THE GAPS NOT JUST IN
SOME OF THE GAPS NOT JUST IN INCOME BUT IN THE ACCUMULATION
INCOME BUT IN THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH ESPECIALLY FOR OUR
OF WEALTH ESPECIALLY FOR OUR MOST DISADVANTAGED.
MOST DISADVANTAGED. ALSO A REALLY GOOD IDEA THAT'S
ALSO A REALLY GOOD IDEA THAT'S ALREADY BEEN CONTRIBUTED IN THIS
ALREADY BEEN CONTRIBUTED IN THIS DEBATE.
DEBATE. AND YOU KNOW, EVEN SOME OF THE
AND YOU KNOW, EVEN SOME OF THE IDEAS I'M NOT ON BOARD WITH, I'M
IDEAS I'M NOT ON BOARD WITH, I'M GLAD WE HAVE A BIT MORE RANGE
GLAD WE HAVE A BIT MORE RANGE COMING FROM LEFT THROUGH CENTER
COMING FROM LEFT THROUGH CENTER TO KIND OF STAKE OUT WHERE OUR
TO KIND OF STAKE OUT WHERE OUR PARTY OUGHT TO BE.
PARTY OUGHT TO BE. SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A BAD
SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A BAD THING FOR US TO HAVE
THING FOR US TO HAVE PERSPECTIVES IN THIS PARTY FROM
PERSPECTIVES IN THIS PARTY FROM ONES THAT ARE MORE CENTRIST THAN
ONES THAT ARE MORE CENTRIST THAN I AM TO FOLKS CALLING THEMSELVES
I AM TO FOLKS CALLING THEMSELVES DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS IF ONLY TO
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS IF ONLY TO MAKE SURE WE REMIND OURSELVES WE
MAKE SURE WE REMIND OURSELVES WE OUGHT TO HAVE AS MUCH A RANGE AS
OUGHT TO HAVE AS MUCH A RANGE AS THE RIGHT HAS.
THE RIGHT HAS. >> I WANT TO GET TO SOME OF THE
>> I WANT TO GET TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS FROM TWITTER FROM SOME
QUESTIONS FROM TWITTER FROM SOME VIEWERS.
VIEWERS. GINA INGLE TWEETED WHAT DOES HE
GINA INGLE TWEETED WHAT DOES HE INFEND TO DO ABOUT OUR TROOPS IN
INFEND TO DO ABOUT OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN?
AFGHANISTAN? >> WE'RE LEAVING AFGHANISTAN.
>> WE'RE LEAVING AFGHANISTAN. THE ONLY
THE ONLY I THINK IT'S A GOOD SIGN THERE
I THINK IT'S A GOOD SIGN THERE ARE PAESZ TALKS GOING ON BUT I'M
ARE PAESZ TALKS GOING ON BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF
CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE PEACE TALKS.
THE PEACE TALKS. THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED
THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IS BEING LEFT TO THE
GOVERNMENT IS BEING LEFT TO THE SIDE AS AN AFTER THOUGHT.
SIDE AS AN AFTER THOUGHT. FRFRS BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE
FRFRS BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE CAN'T BE THEGUARANTEERS OF
CAN'T BE THEGUARANTEERS OF PROSPERITY.
PROSPERITY. LOOK, WHEN I WAS THERE FIVE
LOOK, WHEN I WAS THERE FIVE YEARS AGO IN 2014 AS A
YEARS AGO IN 2014 AS A LIEUTENANT I THOUGHT I WAS AMONG
LIEUTENANT I THOUGHT I WAS AMONG THE LAST U.S. TROOPS TO BE
THE LAST U.S. TROOPS TO BE THERE.
THERE. YOU CAN BE OLD ENOUGH TO ENLIST
YOU CAN BE OLD ENOUGH TO ENLIST AND NOT HAVE BEEN ALIVE WHEN
AND NOT HAVE BEEN ALIVE WHEN 9/11 HAPPENED.
9/11 HAPPENED. THE DEPARTURE HAS TO BE
THE DEPARTURE HAS TO BE ACCELERATED IN A CONTEX TOOT
ACCELERATED IN A CONTEX TOOT MAKE SURE PEOPLE DONT GET SENT
MAKE SURE PEOPLE DONT GET SENT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. >> TWITTER IS ALLOWING US TO
>> TWITTER IS ALLOWING US TO TURN THIS INTO A MIN A TOWN
TURN THIS INTO A MIN A TOWN HALL.
HALL. SO WHAT IS THE BIGGEST REGRET
SO WHAT IS THE BIGGEST REGRET UNYOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE?
UNYOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE? STHUNG
STHUNG SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU COULD GO
SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND CHANGE.
BACK AND CHANGE. YOUR IF I KNEW THAT THEN NOW
YOUR IF I KNEW THAT THEN NOW MOMENT.
MOMENT. >> EARLIER UNMY PROFESSIONAL
>> EARLIER UNMY PROFESSIONAL LIFE I TURNED DOWN THE JOB OFFER
LIFE I TURNED DOWN THE JOB OFFER FOR OBAMA FOR SENATE BECAUSE I
FOR OBAMA FOR SENATE BECAUSE I HAD A CHANCE TO WORK FOR JOHN
HAD A CHANCE TO WORK FOR JOHN KERRY.
KERRY. I CAN'T SAY THAT'S NECESSARILY A
I CAN'T SAY THAT'S NECESSARILY A REGRET AND I'M A GREAT ADMIRER
REGRET AND I'M A GREAT ADMIRER OF PRESIDENT OBAMA BUT NOT SURE
OF PRESIDENT OBAMA BUT NOT SURE I'D BE DOING THAT TODAY.
I'D BE DOING THAT TODAY. YOU THINK OF THINGS YOU COULD
YOU THINK OF THINGS YOU COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.
HAVE DONE BETTER. CERTAINLY ON EACH OF MY
CERTAINLY ON EACH OF MY CAMPAIGNS I WOULD HAVE IT DONE
CAMPAIGNS I WOULD HAVE IT DONE DIFFERENTLY.
DIFFERENTLY. YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES AS
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES AS YOU GO.
YOU GO. IT'S SIMPLY MORE TO YOUR CREDIT
IT'S SIMPLY MORE TO YOUR CREDIT IF YOU MAKE A DIFFERENT MISTAKE
IF YOU MAKE A DIFFERENT MISTAKE EACH TIME.
EACH TIME. >> LET'S SQUEEZE IN ONE MORE
>> LET'S SQUEEZE IN ONE MORE BEFORE THE COMMERCIAL BREAK.
BEFORE THE COMMERCIAL BREAK. A FORMER REPUBLICAN WHO TWEETS
A FORMER REPUBLICAN WHO TWEETS AS AT KS FINCH.
AS AT KS FINCH. HE SAYS I'M A 45-YEAR-OLD WHITE
HE SAYS I'M A 45-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE SOUTHERNER.
MALE SOUTHERNER. AND UNTIL 20 SFAN17 I ALWAYS VOT
AND UNTIL 20 SFAN17 I ALWAYS VOT GOP.
GOP. I'D LIKE THE VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT
I'D LIKE THE VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT AND WILL NOT VOTE FOR TRUMP.
AND WILL NOT VOTE FOR TRUMP. WHAT CAN MAYOR PETE OFFER A
WHAT CAN MAYOR PETE OFFER A VOTER LIKE ME?
VOTER LIKE ME? >> MOST AMERICANS AGREE.
>> MOST AMERICANS AGREE. STATISTICALLY THE QUESTION AS
STATISTICALLY THE QUESTION AS ONE OF THE 80% OR SO OF
ONE OF THE 80% OR SO OF REPUBLICANS WHO BELIEVE IN
REPUBLICANS WHO BELIEVE IN UNIVERSAL BACKGROUNDCHUCKS.
UNIVERSAL BACKGROUNDCHUCKS. MAYBE PART OF THE MAJORITY OF
MAYBE PART OF THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS BELIEVE WE SHOULD
AMERICANS BELIEVE WE SHOULD RAISE WAUJS FOR EVERYBODY AND
RAISE WAUJS FOR EVERYBODY AND PROBABLY PART OF THE BIPARTISAN
PROBABLY PART OF THE BIPARTISAN MAJORITY THAT BELIEVES COMP ARE
MAJORITY THAT BELIEVES COMP ARE COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM INCLUDES A PATHWAY TO
INCLUDES A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP.
CITIZENSHIP. AS WELL AS WHATEVER MEASURES ARE
AS WELL AS WHATEVER MEASURES ARE APPROPRIATE ON BORDER SECURITY.
APPROPRIATE ON BORDER SECURITY. AND THAT WAS THE BIPARTISAN
AND THAT WAS THE BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE THAT MADE IT THROUGH
COMPROMISE THAT MADE IT THROUGH THESONT AND DIED IN THE HOUSE.
THESONT AND DIED IN THE HOUSE. THEY CAN'T BE DELIVERED BY THE
THEY CAN'T BE DELIVERED BY THE AMERICAN CONGRESS BECAUSE THE
AMERICAN CONGRESS BECAUSE THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS SO OUT OF
CENTER OF GRAVITY IS SO OUT OF WACK WITH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY
WACK WITH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND AMONG THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AND AMONG THE AMERICAN PEOPLE COMMANDS SOME RESPECT IS TREATED
COMMANDS SOME RESPECT IS TREATED AS TOO FAR OUT FOR WASHINGTON TO
AS TOO FAR OUT FOR WASHINGTON TO DELIVER.
DELIVER. >> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SQUEEZE IN ONE MORE COMMERCIAL
SQUEEZE IN ONE MORE COMMERCIAL BREAK AND WHEN WE COME BACK THE
BREAK AND WHEN WE COME BACK THE FINAL QUESTION OF THE NIGHT WILL
FINAL QUESTION OF THE NIGHT WILL BE ASKED BY ONE OF OUR VIEWERS
BE ASKED BY ONE OF OUR VIEWERS VIA TWITTER.
VIA TWITTER. IT'S NOT A POLICY QUESTION.
IT'S NOT A POLICY QUESTION. IT'S A QUESTION ABOUT THE
IT'S A QUESTION ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC FIELD.
>>> AND YEAR BACK WITH THE FINAL
>>> AND YEAR BACK WITH THE FINAL QUESTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL
QUESTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PETE BUTTIGIEG.
CANDIDATE PETE BUTTIGIEG. MY QUESTIONS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS
MY QUESTIONS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS ABOUT POLICY AND POLICY ORIENTED
ABOUT POLICY AND POLICY ORIENTED QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. BUT VOTERS, AS YOU CAN KNOW,
BUT VOTERS, AS YOU CAN KNOW, HAVE A WIDER VIEW OF WHAT
HAVE A WIDER VIEW OF WHAT CONTROLS THEIR DECISION AND SO
CONTROLS THEIR DECISION AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THIS
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION THAT WAS GIVEN TO US ON
QUESTION THAT WAS GIVEN TO US ON TWITTER WHO TWEETS AS LAURA
TWITTER WHO TWEETS AS LAURA SMATLY AND SHE SAID WHY SHOULD I
SMATLY AND SHE SAID WHY SHOULD I VOTE FOR HIM OVER THE WELL
VOTE FOR HIM OVER THE WELL QUALIFIED MAIL CANDIDATES I'M
QUALIFIED MAIL CANDIDATES I'M INCLUNED TO SUPPORT AS A WOMAN
INCLUNED TO SUPPORT AS A WOMAN CHOOSING A CANDIDATE TO MAKE A
CHOOSING A CANDIDATE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR WOMEN AND
DIFFERENCE FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITY
EQUALITY >> I THINK YOU SHOULD CHOOSE THE
>> I THINK YOU SHOULD CHOOSE THE PERSON YOU THINK IS GOING TO
PERSON YOU THINK IS GOING TO NOCBEST PRESIDENT.
NOCBEST PRESIDENT. I AM WHO I AM AND I'M
I AM WHO I AM AND I'M PASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO MAKING
PASSIONATELY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT TOP LEADERSHIP IN THIS
SURE THAT TOP LEADERSHIP IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN OUR PARTY JUST AS
COUNTRY AND IN OUR PARTY JUST AS I WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN
I WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN OUR DEMONSTRATION AND REFLECTS
OUR DEMONSTRATION AND REFLECTS THE FULL DIVERSITY AND MOCKING
THE FULL DIVERSITY AND MOCKING SURE WE'RE IN THE SAME
SURE WE'RE IN THE SAME POSITIONS.
POSITIONS. EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN
EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED AND I WOULD
UNDERREPRESENTED AND I WOULD ARGUE IT TAKES MANY SHAPES.
ARGUE IT TAKES MANY SHAPES. AND IF A MILLENNIAL SON ISN'T
AND IF A MILLENNIAL SON ISN'T PART OF THE DIVERSITY OF OUR
PART OF THE DIVERSITY OF OUR PARTY THEN I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE
PARTY THEN I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN SAY.
I CAN SAY. ALL OF THIS BRINGS THE UNIQUE
ALL OF THIS BRINGS THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WE HAVE AND HOPEFULLY
EXPERIENCE WE HAVE AND HOPEFULLY MOTIVATES US TO STAND UP FOR
MOTIVATES US TO STAND UP FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO FOR WHATEVER
OTHER PEOPLE WHO FOR WHATEVER REASONS OF THEIR OWN HAVE BEEN
REASONS OF THEIR OWN HAVE BEEN DISADVANTAGED SO WE'RE ALL
DISADVANTAGED SO WE'RE ALL HELPING EACH OTHER GET AHEAD.
HELPING EACH OTHER GET AHEAD. YOU HAVE A STANDING INVITATION
YOU HAVE A STANDING INVITATION TO JOIN US TO CONTINUE TO
TO JOIN US TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES OF THE
DISCUSS THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ACCEPTING THAT INVITATION AND
ACCEPTING THAT INVITATION AND JOUNING US TONIGHT.

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