PASS IT BEFORE MAKING ITS WAY TO
THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS SIGNATURE.
SANDRA.
>> Sandra: JOHN, THANK YOU.
THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
CRACKING DOWN ON PROTESTORS AS
THEY RALLY AGAINST COVID
LOCKDOWNS.
WE ARE NOW LEARNING AMERICA’S
LARGEST COMPANY, APPLE, HAS
RESTRICTED THE USE OF ITS AIR
DROP FEATURE IN THE COMMUNIST
NATION.
ALLOWED USERS TO SHARE CONTENT
BETWEEN APPLE DEVICES AND DODGE
CHINA CENSORSHIP.
NOW ELON MUSK SAYS APPLE IS
THREATENING TO BOOT TWITTER FROM
ITS APP STORE.
HOW DID WE GET TO THE POINT
WHERE BIG TECH COMPANIES
CONSIDER 280 CHARACTERS A BIGGER
THREAT THAN THE COMMUNIST
REGIME?
BRING IN SOUTH CAROLINA
REPUBLICAN SENATOR LINDSEY
GRAHAM.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Sandra: WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY
AND WHY ARE WE NOT GOING TOUGHER
ON CHINA FOR ITS BEHAVIOR?
>> MONEY, YOU GOT A BILLION
PEOPLE IN CHINA, CORPORATE
APPEASEMENT OF THE CHINESE
COMMUNIST PARTY IS RAMPANT, I
LIKE APPLE, A GREAT AMERICAN
PARTY BUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY
WRITES THE RULES OF THE ROAD AND
TO DO THE BUSINESS IN CHINA YOU
LEAVE THE CUSTOMER BASE, NBA HAS
APPEASED CHINA, MOVIE INDUSTRY
HAS APPEASED CHINA AND NOW
APPLE.
I THINK IT’S A MISTAKE.
SO YOU’VE GOT APPLE THREATENING
TO TAKE TWITTER OUT OF THE APPLE
STORE AND AT THE SAME TIME DOING
THE BIDDING OF THE COMMUNIST
PARTY, RESTRICTING SHARING OF
INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
TRYING TO PROTEST.
I THINK WE GOT IT BACK REGARDS
HERE AND I THINK WHAT DRIVES
THIS IS JUST MONEY AND MARKET
SHARE.
>> John: OBVIOUSLY, TOO, APPLE
HAS GOT A LOT INVESTED IN THIS
BECAUSE THE PROTESTS AGAINST THE
COVID LOCKDOWNS AT FOXCON
FACTORIES LOOKS LIKE APPLE IS
GOING TO BE SHORT SOME 6 MILLION
iPHONE PROS, IT’S GOING TO HURT
THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
BUT ALSO GETS INTO THE IDEA OF
FREE SPEECH WHEN WE PULL BACK TO
30,000 FEET AND LOOK AT THE IDEA
THAT APPLE, ACCORDING TO ELON
MUSK, MAY REEXAMINE WHETHER THE
TWITTER APP IS AVAILABLE, AND
MUSK HAS TWEETED APPLE HAS
MOSTLY STOPPED ADVERTISING ON
TWITTER.
DO THEY HATE FREE SPEECH IN
AMERICA.
>> ALL I CAN SAY, APPLE IS A
PRIVATE COMPANY AND TWITTER IS A
PRIVATE COMPANY.
THEY HAVE THEIR DIFFERENCES, I
WOULD HOPE THAT APPLE WOULD KEEP
ALLOWING TWITTER TO BE PART OF
THE APPLE STORE, BUT BIG TECH,
YOU CAN’T SUE THESE PEOPLE
BECAUSE SECTION 230, AND THERE
IS NO REGULATORY SCHEME THAT
WORKS.
SO, I’M GOING TO UNVEIL A
DIGITAL REGULATORY COMMISSION TO
DEAL WITH SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
LIKE APPLE AND TWITTER AND
GOOGLE.
WE NEED SOME REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT TO CONTROL THE
ABUSES OF POWER HERE, SO I’M
GOING TO DO THAT WITH ELIZABETH
WARREN.
YOU LOOK FOR SOMETHING THAT CAN
BRING US TOGETHER IN WASHINGTON,
SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUT OF CONTROL,
THEY NEED TO BE REGULATED IN
SOME FASHION, AND I THINK THAT
BRINGS BOTH PARTIES TOGETHER.
>> Sandra: OK, SO THEN MAYBE YOU
AGREE WITH KARINE JEAN-PIERRE AT
THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE WHO SAID
THIS, LISTEN.
>> WE ARE ALL KEEPING A CLOSE
EYE ON THIS, WE ARE ALL
MONITORING WHAT’S OCCURRING AND
WE SEE IT WITH OUR OWN EYES OF
WHAT YOU ALL ARE REPORTING AND
JUST FOR OURSELVES WHAT’S
HAPPENING ON TWITTER.
>> Sandra: THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS
IT’S KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON WHAT
IS HAPPENING AT TWITTER.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
>> NO, I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS TO
REGULATE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
WHO ARE THE LARGEST COMPANIES ON
THE PLANET, IF THEY TAKE DOWN
YOUR CONTENT, I LIKE ELON MUSK.
WELL THEN MAYBE SOMEBODY IN
CHARGE OF TWITTER TOMORROW THAT
I DON’T LIKE.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE A
CONSUMER IF TWITTER OR ANY OTHER
GROUP TAKES YOUR CONTENT DOWN.
YOU HAVE TO APPEAL TO THE
COMPANY ITSELF.
I WANT TO CREATE A PROCESS WHERE
A CONSUMER CAN MAKE THEIR CASE
THAT MY RIGHTS WERE ABUSED TO
SOMEBODY OTHER THAN THE COMPANY,
I’M NOT ASKING THE WHITE HOUSE
TO WATCH TWITTER, WE HAVE A
COMMISSION FOR SECURITIES, WE
HAVE A COMMISSION FOR ABOUT
EVERY ACTIVITY IN AMERICA TO
MAKE SURE THE CONSUMER IS
PROTECTED.
WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA,
YOUR PRIVACY IS AT RISK, YOUR
CONTENT CAN BE TAKEN DOWN,
BECAUSE SOMEBODY DOESN’T LIKE
YOU OR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, WE
NEED TO HAVE A SYSTEM TO DEAL
WITH THOSE PROBLEMS.
>> John: SENATOR, WE STARTED OFF
BY TALKING ABOUT THE COVID
PROTESTS IN CHINA, AND COVID
STILL IS A MATTER OF SOME
CONTROVERSY HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES FROM THE STANDPOINT OF
MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR
JOBS, DECOMMISSIONED FROM THE
MILITARY BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO
GET THE VACCINE.
YOU HAVE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION
TO ADDRESS THE MILITARY ASPECT
OF THAT.
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> SO IN THE COMING DAYS AND
WEEKS UP TO 30,000 PEOPLE WILL
BE DISCHARGED FROM THE MILITARY
FOR A SIMPLE REASON THEY REFUSED
TO TAKE THE VACCINE.
AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE FALLING
SHORT OF RECRUITMENT, WE ARE
DISCHARGING ABLE-BODIED PEOPLE,
MOST HAVE HAD COVID, BECAUSE
THEY REFUSED TO TAKE THE VACCINE
FOR PERSONAL REASONS.
I THINK THAT’S SILLY, I THINK
THAT’S INSANE.
SO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS STOP THE
POLICY OF DISCHARGING SOMEONE
WHO IS QUALIFIED TO SERVE SIMPLY
BECAUSE THEY WON’T TAKE A COVID
SHOT.
IT’S ODD TO ME THAT YOU ARE
WILLING TO GET SHOT FOR YOUR
COUNTRY BUT KICK YOU OUT OF THE
MILITARY BECAUSE YOU DON’T TAKE
A SHOT.
MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
HAVE COME ACROSS A BROKEN BORDER
UNVACCINATED.
AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOT
EXPELLING THEM UNDER TITLE 42,
WE GOT A POLICY TO TAKE
ABLE-BODIED MEN AND WOMEN OUT OF
MILITARY SERVICE AT A TIME WE
ARE FALLING SHORT OF
RECRUITMENT.
THAT NEEDS TO STOP.
>> Sandra: SENATOR, I WANT TO
ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT IS ABOUT TO
HAPPEN DOWN IN GEORGIA, WE HAVE
SEEN YOU CAMPAIGNING QUITE A BIT
WITH HERSCHEL WALKER.
SEEMS TO BE SOME RECORD TURNOUT
AS FAR AS THE EARLY VOTE IS
CONCERNED.
WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU ABOUT
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN FOR YOUR
PARTY THERE IN THAT STATE?
>> WELL, THE DEMOCRATS ARE MUCH
BETTER ABOUT GETTING EARLY VOTES
BANKED.
I DOUBT IF THESE ARE PEOPLE,
PROBABLY VOTED ANYWAY, JUST
VOTING EARLY.
WE HAVE REPUBLICANS CAN TRAINED
TO ONLY VOTE ON ELECTION DAY,
THAT’S A MISTAKE.
WE SHOULD BE VOTING EVERY
OPPORTUNITY INCLUDING ELECTION
DAY.
59% IN GEORGIA DISAPPROVE
PRESIDENT BIDEN AS PRESIDENT,
AND WALKER, IF YOU WANT TO HELP HERSCHEL WALKER,
HERSCHEL WALKER,
TEAMHERSCHEL.COM, 51-49, IF
WARNOCK WINS, THEY WILL BE IN
CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEES.
IF YOU CAN GIVE 5, 10 BUCKS,
HELP CLOSE THE GAP.
>> John: YOUR SENSE OF
ENTHUSIASM AMONG REPUBLICANS IN
THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
NOT EVERYONE GETS THE NUANCE
50/50, VERSUS 51/49 THE
OPERATIONS WILL BE QUITE
DIFFERENT.
>> A POLL OUT TODAY BASICALLY
TIED.
3.6 MILLION VOTE IN THE GENERAL
ELECTION.
PROBABLY AROUND 2.8 TO 3.2.
IF REPUBLICANS WILL TURN OUT WE
WILL WIN.
IT’S A PLUS 9.
DO YOU PREFER A REPUBLICAN OR A
DEMOCRAT IN THE SENATE, THE
GENERIC BALLOT, PLUS 9 FOR
REPUBLICANS.
KEMP WON ALMOST 54% OF THE VOTE.
REPUBLICANS HAVE TO TURN OUT, IF
THEY DO, WE WIN.
IF THEY DON’T WE LOSE, AND IF
WARNOCK COMES BACK TO THE SENATE
IT’S A VERY BAD DEAL FOR
CONSERVETISM.
HERSCHEL WALKER IS AN AFRICAN
AMERICAN WILLING TO PUT HIS NAME
BEHIND THE CONSERVATIVE CAUSE.
WE OWE IT TO HERSCHEL, HE’S BEEN
BELITTLED BEYOND BELIEF TO HELP
HIM.
TEAMHERSCHEL.COM, THE RUN-OFF IS
A WEEK FROM YESTERDAY.
WE CAN WIN THIS.
IT IS THERE FOR REPUBLICANS TO
WIN, IF OUR PEOPLE TURN OUT AND
THE MONEY HELPS GET PEOPLE
TURNED OUT.
WE NEED THE MONEY TO TURN OUR
VOTERS, TEAMHERSCHEL.COM, IT
WILL HELP.
>> Sandra: MY LAST QUESTION,
SENATOR, WITH DEMOCRATS ALREADY
HAVING MAJORITY IN THE SENATE,
WHAT’S AT STAKE WITH THIS SEAT?
>> OK, IF WARNOCK COMES BACK,
THAT’S ANOTHER VOTE FOR THE
BIDEN AGENDA.
IF HERSCHEL COMES UP HERE, HE’S
NOT GOING TO EMPOWER THE MOST
RADICAL AGENDA MODERN HISTORY.
50/50 SENATE, THAT MEANS ALL THE
COMMITTEES HAVE EQUAL
REPRESENTATION.
IF IT’S 51/49, THEY HAVE ONE
MORE VOTE THAN WE DO ON EVERY
COMMITTEE.
2024, A VERY FAVORABLE MAP.
WE DON’T WANT TO BE DOWN 51/49
IN 2024, AND WALKER IS A
BREAKTHROUGH CANDIDATE.
LIKE TIM SCOTT AND JOHN JAMES,
WE NEED MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR
WANTING TO BE REPUBLICANS, AND
MORE WOMEN, MORE MINORITIES, SO
THIS IS A VERY BIG DEAL FOR US.
IT MATTERS HOW THE SENATE IS
RUN, IT MATTERS THE FUTURE OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND IF YOU
CAN AFFORD IT, I KNOW IT’S TOUGH
OUT THERE, GO TO
TEAMHERSCHEL.COM AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE GIVING A LITTLE WILL
CLOSE THE GAP.
HERSCHEL’S BAN OUTSPENT 4-1.
>> John: SENATOR, ALWAYS GOOD TO