I DON’T THINK HIS WHOLE BASE
THAT WAY, BUT I DO THINK ALL THE
PEOPLE ARE THAT WAY VOTED FOR
HIM.
>> SO, MADAME SPEAKER, I’VE
WRITTEN DOWN A COUPLE THINGS
REAL QUICKLY ABOUT WHAT DONALD
TRUMP SAID LAST NIGHT.
AND I’M CURIOUS WHAT THE
RESPONSE SHOULD BE FROM OUR
ELECTED LEADERS, ESPECIALLY
GOVERNORS IN AFFECTED FACES.
HE TOLD WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND
ANTI-SEMITES ON STAND BY.
TRUMP’S FAMILY CALLED FOR ARMIES
OF PEOPLE TO CROWD VOTING
STATIONS.
HE SAID HE WANTED TO ADD TO THE
SUPREME COURT SO HE’LL HAVE ONE
MORE VOTE.
OF COURSE, THAT WOULD BE FOR
EFFORTS TO BLOCK AMERICANS’
VOTES FROM BEING COUNTED.
WHAT SHOULD OUR PUBLIC ELECTED
OFFICIALS DO, WHETHER IN
CONGRESS OR THE GOVERNOR OF
WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN,
PENNSYLVANIA, NORTH CAROLINA,
WHAT SHOULD THEY BE DOING TO
PREPARE FOR THIS ONSLAUGHT, THIS
CHALLENGE TO THE COUNTING OF
EVERY VOTE?
>> WELL, LET US HOPE IT REALLY
DOES NOT MATERIALIZE.
THERE ARE THREE STAGES, AND I
HAVE TO TELL YOU, TWO ELECTIONS,
THE PERIOD LEADING UP AND THAT’S
THE PERIOD IN WHICH WE ALSO HAVE
EARLY VOTING.
WHAT HAPPENS ON ELECTION DAY.
THAT’S THE CAUTIONARY WARNING
YOU ARE GIVING US.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER IN
THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES.
THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTIONS
MUST BE MAINTAINED, DEMOCRATIC
OR REPUBLICAN.
THE RESULT WILL BE RESPECTED.
BUT REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNORS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY -- I DON’T KNOW WHAT
REAL ROLE THEY HAVE UNLESS WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT JUST STOPPING THE
VIOLENCE THAT THE PRESIDENT IS
TRYING TO INVOKE.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT HE IS
INTIMIDATING PEOPLE AND THAT IS
REALLY AN ARGUMENT FOR PEOPLE TO
VOTE BY MAIL, VOTE EARLY, VOTE
BY MAIL.
DON’T BE INTIMIDATED BY GOING TO
THE POLLING PLACES AND SEE
PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE I.C.E.
AGENTS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
SOMETHING WHO MIGHT FOLLOW YOU
HOPE TO SEE IF YOU HAVE A MIXED
STATUS HOME OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
THIS IS SO -- WE’VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
THEN AGAIN, WE’VE NEVER HAD A
PRESIDENT BEFORE WHO DISREGARDED
ALL THAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS
ABOUT GUARDRAILS AND THE REST.
A PERSON WHO WAS JUST A ROGUE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE.
NONETHELESS, BE PRAYERFUL THAT
SOMEBODY WILL INTERVENE TODAY TO
SAY, YOU JUST TIPPED THE SCALE
TOO FAR.
ONE OF MY PRAYERS IS THAT THE
REPUBLICANS WILL TAKE BACK THEIR
PARTY.
THE COUNTRY NEEDS A STRONG
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
IT’S DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR
COUNTRY.
AND TO HAVE IT BE HIJACKED WITH
A CULT AT THIS TIME IS REALLY A
SAD THING FOR AMERICA.
ALSO AS IT GIVES CREDENCE TO
WHITE SUPREMACISTS.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO VOTE
FOR TRUMP BECAUSE THEY’RE
PRO-LIFE.
I RESPECT THAT POSITION.
I COME FROM A FAMILY ORIENTED
THAT WAY.
BUT IT SHOULDN’T BE A POSITION
THAT SAYS, IT’S OKAY TO TAKE
BABIES OUT OF THE HANDS OF THEIR
MOMS.
IT SHOULDN’T BE TO GIVE HIM
LICENSE TO DO ALL THE THINGS
THAT HE’S DOING.
AND, AGAIN, YOU TALK ABOUT THE
COURT.
HE’S -- THE DAY THAT RUTH BADER
GINSBURG PASSED AWAY, JUSTICE
GINSBURG PASSED AWAY, TEN STATES
WERE ALREADY VOTING THAT DAY.
THE ELECTION WAS ON.
AND, AGAIN, THAT DIDN’T SEEM TO
MATTER TO HIM BECAUSE HE WANTED
TO RUSH THE DECISION SO HE COULD
OVERTURN YOUR PRE-EXISTING
CONDITION BENEFIT.
PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT.
THIS IS ABOUT THEM, IT’S ABOUT
THEM.
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
BEING A WOMAN, NO ON LONGER --
PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION,
THE LIST GOES ON.
THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS,
PREVENTIVE CARE, THE CHECKUPS
THAT MEAN A LOT TO THE HEALTH,
FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
IT ALL COMES BACK TO WHAT IT
MEANS TO THEM.
IT COMES BACK TO THE QUESTION,
THAT HE WANTS TO CAUSE CHAOS,
TAKE IT TO THE COURTS.
WHEN HE TAKES IT TO THE COURTS,
PROLONG THE PROCESS SO THAT
THERE WOULD NOT BE A MAJORITY OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE BY THE
DECEMBER ASSIGNED DATE.
THAT’S WHEN HE STARTS TALKING
ABOUT, WELL, I’LL TAKE IT TO THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT THE
REPUBLICANS THEY DON’T CARE
ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT THEY BELIEVE
IN AS A PARTY, A LEGITIMATE
PARTY, WITH BELIEFS AND THEIR
VIEW OF THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT.
YOU AND I HAVE HAD THAT DEBATE
OURSELVES IN CONGRESS, JOE.
BUT -- AND IT’S EXISTED SINCE
THE BEGINNING OF OUR COUNTRY.
I PRAY THEY WOULD GET US A GRAND
OLD PARTY AGAIN.
WHAT THEY SAY TO ME, NOT THE
ONES IN CONGRESS BECAUSE THEY’RE
FULLY WEDDED TO TRUMP BECAUSE
ANY ISSUE YOU CAN NAME, THEY’RE
THERE WITH TRUMP.
NAME ANY ISSUE.
GUN SAFETY, IMMIGRATION, A
WOMEN’S RIGHTS, LGBTQ, FAIRNESS
IN OUR COUNTRY, DENIAL ON THE
CLIMATE, THAT’S ALL WHO THEY’VE
BEEN LONGER THAN TRUMP.
HE’S THEIR GUY.
SO, FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT,
HE’S THEIR GUY.
BUT FROM A DECENCY STANDPOINT,
THAT’S NOT WHO THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN THIS COUNTRY IS.
I’M PROUD OF PEOPLE LIKE TOM
RIDGE AND OTHERS WHO HAVE COME
FORWARD TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES
FROM THIS VERSION OF WHAT IS THE