THIS IS A BEGINNING. THIS IS JUST THE STARTING LINE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. ANDREW YANG LAST NIGHT
ANNOUNCING THE SUSPENSION OF HIS
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, AND NOW
THE FORMER DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOINS US
NOW.
NOW. GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW.
LIKE THE SCARF LOOK A LOT,
MATCHES.
MATCHES. BUT HERE’S THE QUESTION, WHAT IS
THIS THE BEGINNING OF?
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO SEE YOU
AGAIN?
AGAIN? >> THANK YOU, MY WIFE PICKED OUT
THE SCARF.
THE SCARF. SHE HAS VERY GOOD TASTE.
THE IDEAS OF THIS CAMPAIGN ARE
JUST GROWING MORE AND MORE
POPULAR.
POPULAR. NOW 66% OF DEMOCRATS SAY THEY
SUPPORT UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME.
72% OF VOTERS BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 18 TO 34, SO WE’RE GOING TO
KEEP PUSHING THE IDEAS OF THIS
CAMPAIGN FORWARD.
CAMPAIGN FORWARD. WE’RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT THE
NEXT STEPS, AND IF ANYONE WANTS
MY ENDORSEMENT, ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS COME OUT FOR UNIVERSAL
BASIC INCOME, SAY EVERY AMERICAN
SHOULD GET A THOUSAND DOLLARS A
MONTH, AND I WILL BE THERE WITH
YOU ON THE TRAIL THE NEXT DAY.
>> I LIKE THAT.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH,
WHO’S GOING TO PUSH THAT AWAY.
BUT I THINK SOME PEOPLE MIGHT
HAVE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE REALITY OF THAT, BUT YOU SAY
THIS IS GOING TO KEEP GOING.
DO YOU EXPECT THAT YOU MIGHT RUN
FOR ANOTHER FORM OF OFFICE?
>> YEAH, I’M CERTAINLY OPEN TO
LOOKING AT OTHER RACES.
OBVIOUSLY RIGHT NOW LIKE WE’RE
STILL TAKING SOME TIME TO
REFLECT, BUT I’M A YOUNG MAN.
YOU KNOW, WE’RE JUST GETTING
STARTED.
STARTED. THE PROBLEMS THAT ANIMATED THIS
CAM PANE
CAM PANE CAMPAIGN ARE JUST GOING TO GROW
AND GET MORE SERIOUS, AND WE’RE
GOING TO KEEP ON WORKING TO
SOLVE THEM.
SOLVE THEM. THAT’S MY GOAL.
>> HEY ANDREW, IT’S WILLIE
GEIST, GRAEGTEAT TO SEE YOU THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. GREAT RESPECT FOR ANYONE WHO
PUTS THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY
THROUGH THAT.
THROUGH THAT. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
YOU RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF NEW
YORK CITY, HOWARD WOLFSON, CHIEF
ADVISER FOR FORMER NEW YORK CITY
MAYOR BLOOMBERG SAID YESTERDAY
YOU WOULD BE A PRETTY GOOD
CANDIDATE.
CANDIDATE. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT
IDEA?
IDEA? >> WELL, IT’S INCREDIBLY
FLATTERING TO BE THOUGHT OF IN
THAT ROLE.
THAT ROLE. YOU KNOW, I AM A NEW YORKER AND
I THINK THAT MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
DID A GREAT JOB AS MAYOR, SO HE
WOULD KNOW.
WOULD KNOW. WE HAVEN’T RULED ANYTHING OUT AT
THIS POINT.
THIS POINT. I WILL SAY I’M MORE ATTRACTED TO
EXECUTIVE ROLES THAN LEGISLATIVE
ONES BECAUSE I THINK YOU CAN GET
MORE DONE.
MORE DONE. YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS DIRTIER
AND ACTUALLY ROLL UP YOUR
SLEEVES.
SLEEVES. >> FAIR ENOUGH.
SO YOU SAID THE CANDIDATE WHO
PUT OUT UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
WOULD WIN YOUR VOTE.
LET’S SAY FOR A MOMENT THAT
THAT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT
NOTWITHSTANDING WHO LINES UP
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. IS THERE A CANDIDATE IN THE
FIELD WHO YOU’VE LOOKED TO OVER
THE COURSE OF THIS CAMPAIGN AND
ADMIRED BECAUSE AS YOU SAY, YOU
HAVE A BIG FOLLOWING, THAT YANG
GANG IS BIG.
WHERE SHOULD THEY BE THROWING
THEIR SUPPORT NOW?
>> WELL, I’M ON THE RECORD
SAYING I’M GOING TO SUPPORT
WHOEVER THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
IS.
IS. >> WHAT ABOUT RIGHT NOW THOUGH.
>> I DON’T HAVE ANY PLANS TO
ENDORSE JUST YET.
THE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN
REACHING OUT TO ME, WHICH I
APPRECIATE.
APPRECIATE. I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW MANY OF
THEM OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF
WEEKS AND MONTHS AND I’M GOING
TO MISS CAMPAIGNING ALONGSIDE
THEM.
THEM. I’M GOING TO SUPPORT THE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE, AND I’M
CERTAINLY OPEN TO TAKING CALLS
AND FIGURING OUT IF THERE’S A
PARTICULAR CANDIDATE WHOSE
VISION ALIGNS MOST WITH MINE IN
TERMS OF HOW WE CAN SOLVE THE
PROBLEMS AND HUMANIZE THIS
ECONOMY FOR PEOPLE AND FAMILIES
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
>> ANDREW, THIS IS CLAIRE
McCASKILL, AND YOU KNOW YOU HAD
A GREAT DEAL OF SUCCESS COMING
INTO THIS PROCESS AS SOMEBODY
WHO HAD NEVER RUN FOR OFFICE
BEFORE.
BEFORE. WHAT, IF YOU WERE KING FOR A DAY
AND COULD WAVE A MAGIC WAND,
WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT OUR
NOMINATING PROCESS THAT WOULD
MAKE IT MORE FAIR, MAKE IT MORE
OPEN, AND MAKE IT MORE REALISTIC
FOR SOMEONE COMING IN COLD LIKE
YOU DID?
YOU DID? >> WELL, THANK YOU, CLAIRE.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
NO, HAVING RUN THIS RACE, LIKE I
SEE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR
SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO
BREAK IN.
BREAK IN. CERTAINLY WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE
SUPPORT US EARLY ON FROM
ALTERNATIVE NEWS SOURCES.
I THINK ONE THING I WOULD
RECOMMEND IS SOME KIND OF CHANGE
TO THE DEBATE FORMAT WHERE IT’S
A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST IN
TERMS OF YOUR ABILITY TO GET
YOUR IDEAS OUT THERE.
POTENTIALLY HAVE SOMETHING
THAT’S ASYNCHRONOUS WHERE YOU
HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, ALL OF THE
CANDIDATES ANSWER CERTAIN
QUESTIONS IN LONGER TIME FRAMES
AND PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THEM,
MAKING USE OF SOME OF THE MODERN
TECHNOLOGIES.
TECHNOLOGIES. I THINK THAT WOULD BE USEFUL.
RIGHT NOW, THE MADE FOR TV
FORMAT OF THE DEBATES LENDS
ITSELF TOWARDS CERTAIN TYPES OF
CONVERSATIONS THAT GENERALLY
REMAIN PRETTY MUCH ON THE
SURFACE.
SURFACE. >> ALL RIGHT.
ANDREW YANG, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING ON.
THANK YOU FOR RUNNING.
WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON WITH
WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO.
>> THANK YOU ALL, APPRECIATE IT.