>>> IF IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL
>>> IF IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL BETTER TO TAKE FRUSTRATIONS OUT
BETTER TO TAKE FRUSTRATIONS OUT ON ME, THAT’S FINE.
ON ME, THAT’S FINE. ALL I ASK IS LET’S NOT GET
ALL I ASK IS LET’S NOT GET OVERLY POLITICAL HERE.
OVERLY POLITICAL HERE. THERE IS A PRICE THAT’S PAID AND
THERE IS A PRICE THAT’S PAID AND I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE THAT ARE
BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE THAT ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW BUT THE FACT
HURTING RIGHT NOW BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IT’S BETTER TO
OF THE MATTER IS, IT’S BETTER TO BE SIX FEET APART RIGHT NOW THAN
BE SIX FEET APART RIGHT NOW THAN SIX FEET UNDER.
SIX FEET UNDER. >> THAT WAS MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC
>> THAT WAS MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER WITH A
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER WITH A VISUAL ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCEINGD
VISUAL ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCEINGD BETTER TO BE SIX FEET APART THAN
BETTER TO BE SIX FEET APART THAN SIX FEET UNDER.
SIX FEET UNDER. HER REMARKS WERE TO PROTESTS
HER REMARKS WERE TO PROTESTS SHORTLY AFTER WHITMER SAID THAT
SHORTLY AFTER WHITMER SAID THAT TODAY, DONALD TRUMP TWEETED TWO
TODAY, DONALD TRUMP TWEETED TWO WORDS, LIBERATE MICHIGAN.
WORDS, LIBERATE MICHIGAN. TRUMP ISSUED THE SAME TWEET
TRUMP ISSUED THE SAME TWEET SCREAM ABOUT MINNESOTA AND
SCREAM ABOUT MINNESOTA AND VIRGINIA.
VIRGINIA. DURING A CONFERENCE CALL WITH
DURING A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY SENATOR
THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY SENATOR TIM KAINE OF VIRGINIA, ONE OF
TIM KAINE OF VIRGINIA, ONE OF THE THREE STATES DONALD TRUMP
THE THREE STATES DONALD TRUMP CALLED TO LIBERATE TODAY
CALLED TO LIBERATE TODAY CHALLENGED MIKE PENCE ABOUT
CHALLENGED MIKE PENCE ABOUT THOSE TWEETS ASKING WHY TRUMP
THOSE TWEETS ASKING WHY TRUMP WAS TRYING TO INSIGHT DIVISION
WAS TRYING TO INSIGHT DIVISION IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PAN
IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PAN DELL --
DELL -- PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. ALL THREE STATES ARE DEMOCRATIC
ALL THREE STATES ARE DEMOCRATIC AND SWING STATES DONALD TRUMP
AND SWING STATES DONALD TRUMP HOPES TO WIN IN NOVEMBER AND
HOPES TO WIN IN NOVEMBER AND EVEN THOUGH THE PROTESTERS ARE
EVEN THOUGH THE PROTESTERS ARE CLEARLY VIOLATING SOCIAL
CLEARLY VIOLATING SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES, PUTTING
DISTANCING GUIDELINES, PUTTING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AT AN
THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AT AN ALREADY OVER BURDENED HEALTH
ALREADY OVER BURDENED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AT RISK, TRUMP IS
CARE SYSTEM AT RISK, TRUMP IS SUPPORTING THEM BECAUSE.
SUPPORTING THEM BECAUSE. >> THEY SEEM TO BE PROTESTERS
>> THEY SEEM TO BE PROTESTERS THAT LIKE ME.
THAT LIKE ME. >> WOW.
>> WOW. THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF
THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF PROTESTS POPPING UP AROUND THE
PROTESTS POPPING UP AROUND THE COUNTRY FEATURING TRUMP FLAGS
COUNTRY FEATURING TRUMP FLAGS AND PARAPHERNALIA AND HATS.
AND PARAPHERNALIA AND HATS. HERE IS VIDEO FROM ARLISTENORLAN
HERE IS VIDEO FROM ARLISTENORLAN TODAY FORMER BUSH 43 CABINET
TODAY FORMER BUSH 43 CABINET MINISTER TODD WHITMAN TWEETED
MINISTER TODD WHITMAN TWEETED THIS, THIS PRESIDENT IS NOW
THIS, THIS PRESIDENT IS NOW TRULY GETTING OUT OF CONTROL IN
TRULY GETTING OUT OF CONTROL IN TALKING ABOUT LIBERATING THE
TALKING ABOUT LIBERATING THE STATES, HE’S USING LANGUAGE THAT
STATES, HE’S USING LANGUAGE THAT COULD WELL LEAD TO RIOTING.
COULD WELL LEAD TO RIOTING. NO ONE HAS DONE MORE TO
NO ONE HAS DONE MORE TO UNDERMINE OUR CONSTITUTION AND
UNDERMINE OUR CONSTITUTION AND DESTROY OUR COUNTRY’S VALUES
DESTROY OUR COUNTRY’S VALUES THAN DONALD TRUMP.
THAN DONALD TRUMP. JOINING ME NOW THE FORMER
JOINING ME NOW THE FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF NEW
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN
JERSEY CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN AND CONGRESSWOMAN DEBBIE DIN GLE
AND CONGRESSWOMAN DEBBIE DIN GLE OF MICHIGAN AND A MEMBER OF THE
OF MICHIGAN AND A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP.
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP. WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU.
WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. GOVERNOR, YOU WERE CABINET
GOVERNOR, YOU WERE CABINET SECRETARY AND GOVERNOR OF A
SECRETARY AND GOVERNOR OF A STATE.
STATE. WE SPENT A WEEK IN WHICH THE
WE SPENT A WEEK IN WHICH THE PRESIDENT SAID HE’S THE ONE IN
PRESIDENT SAID HE’S THE ONE IN CHARGE IN VIOLATION OF THE
CHARGE IN VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
CONSTITUTION. HE’S THEN BACK DOWN FROM THAT
HE’S THEN BACK DOWN FROM THAT AND TOLD GOVERNORS THEY ARE IN
AND TOLD GOVERNORS THEY ARE IN CHARGE AND NOW HE IS FEEDING
CHARGE AND NOW HE IS FEEDING THIS IDEA THAT PEOPLE SHOULD
THIS IDEA THAT PEOPLE SHOULD PROTEST.
PROTEST. THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO WENT TO
THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO WENT TO THE MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE AND
THE MICHIGAN STATE HOUSE AND PROTESTED NEXT TO EACH OTHER, NO
PROTESTED NEXT TO EACH OTHER, NO SOCIAL DISTANCING INVOLVED IN
SOCIAL DISTANCING INVOLVED IN THIS WHOLE THING.
THIS WHOLE THING. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING ON
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING ON HERE?
HERE? >> IT’S ALL ABOUT REELECTION AND
>> IT’S ALL ABOUT REELECTION AND THAT’S THE THING THAT IS SO
THAT’S THE THING THAT IS SO EXTRAORDINARY.
EXTRAORDINARY. THIS MAN PLAYS POLITICS WITH
THIS MAN PLAYS POLITICS WITH EVERY SINGLE ISSUE AND THESE --
EVERY SINGLE ISSUE AND THESE -- WHAT WE’RE FACING TODAY IS MUCH
WHAT WE’RE FACING TODAY IS MUCH TOO IMPORTANT.
TOO IMPORTANT. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN IDEA HE IS
THERE SEEMS TO BE AN IDEA HE IS PROMOTING, THE GOVERNORS SOMEHOW
PROMOTING, THE GOVERNORS SOMEHOW DON’T WANT TO REOPEN THEIR
DON’T WANT TO REOPEN THEIR STATES.
STATES. THEY LIKE THIS PARTICULARLY
THEY LIKE THIS PARTICULARLY DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS.
DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS. THAT’S THE FURTHEST FROM THE
THAT’S THE FURTHEST FROM THE TRUTH.
TRUTH. GOVERNORS FIRST OF ALL REALLY
GOVERNORS FIRST OF ALL REALLY FEEL THE ECONOMIC IMPACT.
FEEL THE ECONOMIC IMPACT. THEY ARE SO MUCH CLOSER TO THE
THEY ARE SO MUCH CLOSER TO THE CONSTITUENTS THAN THOSE IN A
CONSTITUENTS THAN THOSE IN A REASONABLE WAY AND FOR THAT THEY
REASONABLE WAY AND FOR THAT THEY NEED THE HELP OF THE FEDERAL
NEED THE HELP OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET THE TESTS ANDP
GOVERNMENT TO GET THE TESTS ANDP TO UNDERSTAND WHEN IT’S SAFE AND
TO UNDERSTAND WHEN IT’S SAFE AND WHO CAN BE NEXT TO WHOM AND TO
WHO CAN BE NEXT TO WHOM AND TO HAVE A PRESIDENT UNDERMINE HIS
HAVE A PRESIDENT UNDERMINE HIS VERY OWN WORDS WHEN HE SAYS
VERY OWN WORDS WHEN HE SAYS SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THEN HE
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THEN HE ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND
ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND TWEET AND FRANKLY, HIS ONE ON
TWEET AND FRANKLY, HIS ONE ON VIRGINIA ABOUT FREE VIRGINIA AND
VIRGINIA ABOUT FREE VIRGINIA AND PROTECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
PROTECT THE SECOND AMENDMENT. WHAT GUNS HAVE TO DO WITH THE
WHAT GUNS HAVE TO DO WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, I HAVE NO IDEA.
CORONAVIRUS, I HAVE NO IDEA. >> I THINK YOU MAKE A REALLY,
>> I THINK YOU MAKE A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT POINT HERE.
REALLY IMPORTANT POINT HERE. STATE GOVERNMENTS CANNOT PRINT
STATE GOVERNMENTS CANNOT PRINT THEIR OWN MONEY AND IN MANY
THEIR OWN MONEY AND IN MANY CASES CANNOT ASSUME DEBT FOR
CASES CANNOT ASSUME DEBT FOR OPERATIONS.
OPERATIONS. FOR GOVERNORS HAVING STATES SHUT
FOR GOVERNORS HAVING STATES SHUT DOWN IS A VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE
DOWN IS A VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE MATTER.
MATTER. CONGRESSWOMAN, YOUR GOVERNOR
CONGRESSWOMAN, YOUR GOVERNOR GETS PICKED ON BY THE PRESIDENT
GETS PICKED ON BY THE PRESIDENT ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE GOVERNOR
ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK DOES.
OF NEW YORK DOES. GOVERNOR CUOMO SAME EVER SEEMEEM
GOVERNOR CUOMO SAME EVER SEEMEEM SAME PUNCHING BAG.
SAME PUNCHING BAG. SEEMS TO HAVE A BEEF WITH
SEEMS TO HAVE A BEEF WITH WHITMER AND WHAT SHE’S DOING BUT
WHITMER AND WHAT SHE’S DOING BUT TO WHAT GOVERNOR WHITMAN SAID,
TO WHAT GOVERNOR WHITMAN SAID, SHE’S FOLLOWING FEDERAL
SHE’S FOLLOWING FEDERAL GUIDELINES OUTLINED BY BIRX AND
GUIDELINES OUTLINED BY BIRX AND THE CDC AND THE PRESIDENT’S 15
THE CDC AND THE PRESIDENT’S 15 DAYS TO RECOVERY PLAN WE’RE
DAYS TO RECOVERY PLAN WE’RE PAST.
PAST. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND THIS
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND THIS AND WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
AND WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT? >> I’M WORRIED ABOUT THE TOLL
>> I’M WORRIED ABOUT THE TOLL PICK
PICK -- POLITICS AND HOW HE’S GOT TO
-- POLITICS AND HOW HE’S GOT TO DIAL THIS DOWN.
DIAL THIS DOWN. I LIVE IN A STATE WITH A HIGH
I LIVE IN A STATE WITH A HIGH DEATH RATE DEPENDING WHICH DAY
DEATH RATE DEPENDING WHICH DAY IT IS, IT’S NOT A CONTEST YOU
IT IS, IT’S NOT A CONTEST YOU WANT TO WIN.
WANT TO WIN. WE’RE THE THIRD OR FOURTH
WE’RE THE THIRD OR FOURTH HIGHEST STATE IN THE COUNTRY
HIGHEST STATE IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE NUMBER OF CASES OF
WITH THE NUMBER OF CASES OF COVID.
COVID. RIGHT NOW, WE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT
RIGHT NOW, WE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT KEEPING EACH OTHER SAFE.
KEEPING EACH OTHER SAFE. I’VE BEEN IN MY HOUSE --
I’VE BEEN IN MY HOUSE -- EVERYBODY KNOWS ME.
EVERYBODY KNOWS ME. I’M NOT EXACTLY A STAY AT HOME
I’M NOT EXACTLY A STAY AT HOME PERSON.
PERSON. I HAVE BE IN MY CONDO FOR 34
I HAVE BE IN MY CONDO FOR 34 DAYS.
DAYS. I HAVE NOT PHYSICALLY BEEN NEAR
I HAVE NOT PHYSICALLY BEEN NEAR ANOTHER HUMAN BEING.
ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. WHICH ISN’T -- BUT I’M DOING IT
WHICH ISN’T -- BUT I’M DOING IT BECAUSE IT’S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
BECAUSE IT’S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. I HAVE HAD MORE THAN 20 FAMILY
I HAVE HAD MORE THAN 20 FAMILY AND FRIENDS DIE, DIE IN THE LAST
AND FRIENDS DIE, DIE IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
SIX WEEKS. I DON’T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO
I DON’T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO DIE.
DIE. AND THAT’S WHY SHE IS DOING
AND THAT’S WHY SHE IS DOING THIS.
THIS. SHE’S NOT DOING IT TO MAKE
SHE’S NOT DOING IT TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE PRISONERS,
PEOPLE FEEL LIKE PRISONERS, WHICH QUITE FRANKLY, MANY OF US
WHICH QUITE FRANKLY, MANY OF US PROBABLY DO AND I THINK WE’VE
PROBABLY DO AND I THINK WE’VE GOT TO BOTH SIDES, WE CAN GO
GOT TO BOTH SIDES, WE CAN GO BACK TO CAMPAIGNING IN A FEW