>> I THINK THEY HAVE THEIR EYE ON SOMEBODY WHO IS
CURRENTLY IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY.
PRIMARY. THEY ARE GROOMING HER TO BE
THE THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE.
SHE IS A FAVORITE OF THE
RUSSIANS.
RUSSIANS. THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF SITES
AND BOTS AND OTHER WAYS OF
SUPPORTING HER SO FAR.
AND THAT’S ASSUMING JILL
STEIN WILL GIVE IT UP, WHICH
SHE MIGHT NOT, BECAUSE SHE
IS ALSO A RUSSIAN ASSET.
YEAH.
YEAH. >> SHE’S A RUSSIAN ASSET, I
MEAN, TOTALLY.
MEAN, TOTALLY. BRIAN: THAT WAS THE COMMENT
THAT SPARKED SO MUCH
CONTROVERSY AND IT REALLY
HIT HOME WITH TULSI GABBARD.
HER NAME WAS BROUGHT UP.
LET’S BRING IN TULSI GABBARD
THE CONGRESSWOMAN FROM
HAWAII AND DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. CONGRESSWOMAN, IT’S ALWAYS
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
I KNOW YOU ARE WORKING HARD
ON THE CAMPAIGN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
STEVE: GOOD MORNING.
BRIAN: THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED MONTHS AGO.
WHY IS NOW THE TIME TO ACT?
>> LOOK.
>> LOOK. I LOVE MY COUNTRY.
AFTER THE ATTACKS ON 9/11,
LIKE SO MANY AMERICANS, I
MADE THE DECISION TO ENLIST
IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD,
TO PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE
TO PROTECT THE SAFETY,
SECURITY AND FREEDOM OF OUR
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. I HAVE DONE SO NOW FOR
ALMOST 17 YEARS THAT I HAVE
BEEN SERVING IN UNIFORM.
DEPLOYED TWICE TO THE MIDDLE
EAST AND ALSO SERVE AS A
MEMBER OF CONGRESS NOW FOR
SEVEN, GOING ON EIGHT YEARS.
HAVING SERVED ON THE ARMED
SERVICES, FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
HOMELAND SECURITY
HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEES.
COMMITTEES. I HAVE DEDICATED MY ENTIRE
ADULT LIFE TO SERVING OUR
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. AND FOR HILLARY CLINTON AND
HER POWERFUL ALLIES TO
ATTEMPT TO SMEAR ME AND
ACCUSE ME, REALLY IMPLYING
THAT I’M A TRAITOR TO THE
COUNTRY THAT I LOVE IS
SOMETHING THAT I CANNOT
ALLOW TO GO UNCHECKED.
I’M FILING THIS LAWSUIT
BECAUSE I WILL NOT ALLOW HER
OR ANYONE TO TRY TO
INTIMIDATE ME OR OTHER
PATRIOTIC AMERICANS INTO
SILENCE.
SILENCE. STEVE: A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. I DON’T THINK SHE USED YOUR
NAME DIRECTLY.
NAME DIRECTLY. I KNOW SHE DID REFER TO JILL
STEIN AS A RUSSIAN ASSET.
HOW WERE YOU DAMAGED
$50 MILLION WORTH AND HOW
ARE YOU GOING TO PROVE
ACTUAL MALICE?
ACTUAL MALICE? >> LOOK, I WILL LET THE
LAWYERS ARGUE THE DETAILS OF
THAT.
THAT. ALL OF THE DETAILS ARE IN
THE LAWSUIT.
THE LAWSUIT. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A CLEAR
ATTEMPT TO TRY TO INTIMIDATE
AND SILENCE THOSE LIKE ME
WHO ARE SPEAKING OUT.
WHO ARE BEING CRITICAL OF
THE POLICIES THAT SHE HAS
HAD, THE LEGACY OF WAR
MONGERING AND TAKING OUR
COUNTRY INTO UNNECESSARY,
STUPID, WASTEFUL REGIME
CHANGE WARS.
CHANGE WARS. UNNECESSARILY SENDING MY
BROTHERS AND SISTERS INTO
HARM’S WAY.
HARM’S WAY. MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
UNIFORM.
UNIFORM. SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THIS
FOREIGN POLICY ESTABLISHMENT
IS SOMETHING THAT SHE
CLEARLY DOESN’T LIKE, WHICH
IS WHY SHE IS ATTEMPTING TO
DO ALL SHE CAN TO TRY TO
SMEAR MY REPUTATION AND
UNDERMINE MY CAMPAIGN.
AINSLEY: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
THE CRITICS THAT SHE IS 8TH,
9TH IN THE POLLS, DEPENDING
ON THE POLL YOU LOOK AT, SHE
IS DOING THIS TO STAY
RELEVANT?
RELEVANT? >> I’M AN AMERICAN.
I LOVE MY COUNTRY.
I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS KIND
OF BLATANT SMEAR TACTICS TO
GO UNCHECKED.
GO UNCHECKED. THAT’S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
STEVE: BUT HOW HAS SHE
DAMAGED YOU $50 MILLION?
>> AGAIN, YOU CAN LOOK AT
THE DETAILS IN THE LAWSUIT.
THE I WILL LET THE LAWYERS
ARGUE THAT.
ARGUE THAT. STEVE: HAVE YOU LOST
$50 MILLION WORTH OF
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS?
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS? >> THIS IS REALLY WHAT IS AT
THE HEART OF WHAT WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE IS AN
ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS FREEDOM
OF SPEECH, THE FREEDOM OF
AMERICANS LIKE MYSELF MYSELF WHO
ARE CALLING OUT AND BEING
VERY HONEST ABOUT THE DAMAGE
THAT POLICIES THAT HILLARY
CLINTON AND OTHERS HAVE
WIELDED IN POSITIONS OF
POWER.
POWER. IN THIS COUNTRY.
FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO USE
HER POSITION TO ESSENTIALLY
IMPLY THAT I AM A TRAITOR TO
THE NATION THAT I LOVE
CANNOT GO UNCHECKED.
BECAUSE IF SHE CAN DO IT TO
ME, AND IF HER POWERFUL
ALLIES CAN DO IT TO ME, THEY
CAN DO TO TO ANYONE.
AINSLEY: YOU WANT TO HOLD
HER ACCOUNTABLE.
HER ACCOUNTABLE. WHY DO YOU THINK SHE DID
THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE?
DID Y’ALL HAVE A HISTORY?
>> AGAIN, YOU CAN LOOK AT
THE RECORD OF WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER I ANNOUNCED THAT I
WOULD RESIGN FROM THE DNC
AND I ENDORSED BERNIE
SANDERS BACK IN 2016.
STEVE: THAT’S PROBABLY IT.
>> YOU CAN LOOK AT THE LONG
HISTORY THAT I HAVE HAD
THROUGHOUT MY SEVEN YEARS IN
CONGRESS IN SPEAKING OUT AND
CALLING FOR AN END TO REGIME
CHANGE WARS AND END TO THESE
WASTEFUL, STUPID WARS.
SPEAKING OUT STRONGLY, AN
END TO THIS NEW COLD WAR
NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND REALLY
SPEAKING TO THE KIND OF
LEADERSHIP THAT I WILL BRING
AS PRESIDENT TO REDIRECT OUR
TAXPAYER DOLLARS TOWARDS
ACTUALLY SERVING THE NEEDS
OF OUR PEOPLE HERE AT HOME.
BRIAN: RIGHT.
BRIAN: RIGHT. SO SHE TAKE AS SHOT AT YOU.
YOU ARE SUING HER.
MEANWHILE LOOMING STRAIGHT
AHEAD IS IOWA.
TULSI, WHAT DO YOU NEED IN
IOWA TO KEEP YOUR CAMPAIGN
GOING AT LEAST TO NEW
HAMPSHIRE?
HAMPSHIRE? WHAT’S THE PERCENTAGE?
WHAT’S THE VOTE TOTAL?
>> I’M HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
NOW.
NOW. WE ARE FOCUSING -- I WILL BE
HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE PRETTY
MUCH THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS AS WE HEAD TO THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
HAMPSHIRE. BRIAN: HAVE YOU GIVEN UP
IOWA?
IOWA? >> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
A GOOD OUTCOME HERE.
BRIAN: IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
KIND OF GIVING UP ON IOWA.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE YOUR
AVERAGE IS 4.5%.
YOU ARE ABOUT 8TH ON THE
CHART.
CHART. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SURVIVE?
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BYPASS
BASICALLY IOWA AND GO TO NEW
HAMPSHIRE, WHAT DO YOU NEED
OUT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TO KEEP
MOMENTUM GOING?
MOMENTUM GOING? >>
>> >> AGAIN, WE WILL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS ON ELECTION DAY.
I’M REALLY ENJOYING AND
APPRECIATING THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEND THIS TIME WITH NEW
HAMPSHIRE VOTERS.
HAMPSHIRE VOTERS. POLLS ARE SHOWING ALL
DIFFERENT NUMBERS.
DIFFERENT NUMBERS. I’M REALLY FOCUSED ON THE
VOTERS HERE IN NEW WHO NEW HAMPS
WHO HAVE A VERY IORTANT
DECISION AHEAD OF THEM.
STEVE: AS YOU GO OUT AND
CANVAS VOTERS ABOUT THE NEXT
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. GIVEN WASHINGTON IS ALL
ABOUT IMPEACHMENT, HOW
OFTEN, TULSI GABBARD, DOES
SOMEBODY SAY HEY, I CARE
ABOUT IT OR ARE THEY MORE
INTERESTED IN BREAD AND
BUTTER ISSUES?
BUTTER ISSUES? >> VERY RARELY DOES THE
ISSUE OF IMPEACHMENT COME
UP.
UP. THE ISSUES THAT ARE COMING
UP HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE,
ESPECIALLY ARE ISSUES LIKE
THE OPIOID CRISIS THAT IS
STILL DEVASTATING SO MANY
FAMILIES, THAT IS COSTING
FAMILIES IN COMMUNITIES SO
MUCH.
MUCH. ISSUES COME UP RELATED TO
EDUCATION.
EDUCATION. ISSUES COME UP RELATED TO
OUR COUNTRY’S NATIONAL
SECURITY AND THE SACRIFICES
BEING MADE BY OUR MEN AND
WOMEN IN UNIFORM.
HEALTHCARE, IMMIGRATION, THE
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
ISSUES THAT COME UP ON A
DAILY BASIS THROUGH THE TOWN
HALLS THAT WE ARE HAVING
HERE.
HERE. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF
DISCUSSIONS THAT I THINK ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
SHOULD BE HAVING.
BRIAN: DO YOU RESENT TOM
STEYER, MIKE BLOOMBERG
SPENDING THEIR WAY TO
SUCCESS IN A LOT OF THESE
AREAS?
AREAS? BLOOMBERG IS NOW FOURTH IN A
LOT OF POLLS, NATIONALLY.
TOM STEYER IS A FACTOR IN
NEVADA AND SOUTH CAROLINA?
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM
USING THEIR OWN RESOURCES
AND KIND OF MAKING
THEMSELVES RELEVANT?
THEMSELVES RELEVANT? >> I’M FOCUSING ON MY
CAMPAIGN AND THE
PEOPLE-POWERED CAMPAIGN WE
HAVE.
HAVE. I TAKE NO MONEY FROM PACS OR
LOBBYISTS OR CORPORATIONS.
AND IT IS AN INCREDIBLE AND
ASPIRING THING TO SEE HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE RISING UP TO
THE OCCASION TO INVEST IN
OUR FUTURE BECAUSE THIS IS
REALLY NOT ABOUT ME.
IT’S ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR
COUNTRY AND AMERICANS FROM
ACROSS PARTY LINES, FROM
ACROSS BACKGROUND AND WALKS
OF LIFE, COMING TOGETHER TO
STAND UP, WORKING SIDE BY
SIDE, TO ISSUE EVERYWHERE IN
THAT BRIGHT, NEW FUTURE WITH
PEACE AND OPPORTUNITY AND
FREEDOM FOR EVERY SINGLE
AMERICAN.
AMERICAN. AINSLEY: ALL RIGHT, TULSI,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.