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♪ ♪ >> Laura: IN BLOOMBERG’S CHINA
CABINET, THAT IS THE FOCUS OF
TONIGHT’S "ANGLE."
TONIGHT’S "ANGLE." AFTER I WAS COUNTING CHAOS AND
SLIM WINS FOR PETE AND BERNIE IN
NOMINATING CONTEST AND AFTER
BIDEN’S CAMPAIGN COLLAPSED, YOU
CAN KIND OF FEEL THINGS CHANGING
IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.
YOU CAN FEEL IT, AND YOU CAN
HEAR IT.
HEAR IT. I’M TALKING ABOUT THE MURMURS
FOR MIKE.
FOR MIKE. THE BANTER FOR BLOOMY.
SPEAK AT THE BIG WINNER LAST
NIGHT COULD BE
MAYOR BLOOMBERG.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG. >> BLOOMBERG LOOKS
WELL-POSITIONED NOW TO SWOOP IN.
>> HE WASN’T GIVEN HIS MONEY
LIKE DONALD TRUMP WAS.
HE EARNED IT THE OLD-FASHIONED
WAY.
WAY. >> HE HAS DONE MORE TO REDUCE
VIOLENCE, AND ONLY IN HIS OWN
CITY BUT CITIES ACROSS AMERICA.
MORE THAN ANY SINGLE LIVING
PERSON.
PERSON. >> MICHAEL BLOOMBERG AND WIN THE
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. DONALD TRUMP KNOWS IT, HE IS
AFRAID.
AFRAID. >> Laura: BLOOMBERG IN A WAY
IS EVERYTHING THAT THEY LOVE.
WHERE TRUMP IS A PROUD
NATIONALIST, BLOOMBERG IS A
CITIZEN OF THE WORLD, HE IS A
GLOBALIST FROM MANHATTAN WHO
ISN’T FAZED BY MASS ABORTIONS,
BUT AGONIZES OVER THE CLIMATE.
>> NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, THAT IT REALLY
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DESTROY OUR
WORLD, WHICH MEANS STOPPING
POLLUTING AND ALL OF THOSE KINDS
OF THINGS OF THINGS.
>> IF YOU WANT 32 OUNCES, TAKE
TWO CUPS.
TWO CUPS. IF YOU WANT 64, CARRIE FOUR BUT
OUR HOPE IS IF YOU ONLY TAKE
ONE, YOU WON’T GO BACK.
>> Laura: THIS IS GOING TO BE
FUN.
FUN. WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE?
WELL, A LOT, ACTUALLY.
IT’S NOT JUST THAT HE’S BAD ON
GUNS, IMMIGRATION, TERRIBLE ON
HEALTH CARE AND OUR FOOD
CHOICES, BLOOMBERG IS REALLY BAD
WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CHIEF
ECONOMIC AND MILITARY THREAT.
I’M TALKING ABOUT CHINA.
IN FACT, HE CAN’T EVEN BRING
HIMSELF TO USE THE CORRECT WORDS
TO DESCRIBE THEIR GOVERNMENT.
SPEAK AT THE COMMUNIST PARTY
WANTS TO STAY IN POWER IN CHINA,
AND THEY LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEN THE PUBLIC SAYS I CAN’T
BREATHE THE AIR, HE IS NOT A
DICTATOR, HE HAS TO SATISFY HIS
CONSTITUENTS.
CONSTITUENTS. >> HE IS NOT A DICTATOR?
>> HE HAS A CONSTITUENCY TO
ANSWER TO.
ANSWER TO. >> NO GOVERNMENT SURVIVES
WITHOUT THE WILL AND MAJORITY OF
ITS PEOPLE.
ITS PEOPLE. >> THE IDEA THAT THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIVE TO A
DEMOCRATIC EXPRESSION FOR CLEAN
AIR.
AIR. >> COME ON, OF COURSE THEY ARE.
>> Laura: THAT IN AND OF
ITSELF SHOULD TELL US ALL HE
SHOULD NEVER BE PRESIDENT.
RESPONSIVE TO THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT?
GOVERNMENT? NOT TO THE PEOPLE, THE
DICTATORSHIP.
DICTATORSHIP. OH, THAT MAKES IT ALL OKAY.
WHEN HE SAID THIS CHINA WAS IN
THE MIDST OF A BRUTAL
SUPPRESSING OF THE PRO-DEMOCRACY
DEMONSTRATION IN HONG KONG, AND
AS WE ARE LEARNING AT THE TIME,
THE TRUE EXTENT OF CHINA’S VAST
ARRAY OF CONCENTRATION CAMPS FOR
MUSLIMS.
MUSLIMS. BLOOMBERG HAS BEEN GETTING
INCREASINGLY TIGHT WITH THE
CHINESE FOR YEARS.
HE LOVED THE MASSIVE MARKETPLACE
AND THEY LOVE HIS MONEY, AND
INFLUENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.
>> I FIRST MET HIM 15 YEARS AGO
AT A DINNER AT MY HOUSE WHEN HE
WAS THE MAYOR OF BEIJING.
TODAY, HE IS THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL FIGURE IN
CHINA AND IN THE WORLD.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN ALTERING TH
VICE PRESIDENT OF CHINA.
>> Laura: HIS GUSHING OVER
CHINA’S VICE PRESIDENT TOOK
PLACE AT THE NEW ECONOMY FORM
THAT BLOOMBERG’S COMPANY HOLD
EVERY YEAR.
EVERY YEAR. NOW GUESS WHERE THEY HOSTED THIS
2019 CONFERENCE?
2019 CONFERENCE? WHY, BEIJING, OF COURSE.
OF COURSE!
OF COURSE! I’M TELLING YOU, KEEP YOUR EYE
ON BLOOMBERG’S BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES IN CHINA.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY INCREASING AS
HE IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
DEMOCRATS MIGHT NOT BE ASKING
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT
NEWT GINGRICH SURE IS.
>> WHAT PERCENT OF HIS FORTUNE
CAME FROM CUTTING DEALS WITH THE
DICTATORSHIP IN CHINA?
WHAT SHARE OF THE MONEY HE’S
GOING TO SPEND TO TRY TO BUY THE
PRESIDENCY ACTUALLY CAME FROM
CHINA BECAUSE OF HIS WILLINGNESS
TO BE COZY WITH THE
DICTATORSHIP?
DICTATORSHIP? >> Laura: WHILE CHINA WAS
CHEATING AT TRADE, STEALING OUR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
PUTTING AMERICAN COMPANIES OUT
OF BUSINESS, BLOOMBERG WAS
HELPING BEIJING GET RICHER AND
MORE POWERFUL.
MORE POWERFUL. "THE WASHINGTON POST" IS
REPORTING, BLOOMBERG WHILE
SHOWERING PRAISE ON THE
COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERS, WHOSE
GOODWILL IS REQUIRED TO PLAY A
ROLE IN THE FAST-GROWING MARKET,
LED EFFORTS SINCE 2015 TO MAKE
IT EASY FOR U.S. COMPANIES TO
TRADE IN CHINESE CURRENCY, AND
EXPANDED ONE OF HIS COMPANY’S
FINANCIAL INDEXES, WHICH COULD
STEER $150 BILLION INTO CHINA,
WHILE EARNING HIS FIRM AN
UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT IN FEES.
OH, MY FRIENDS, WE ARE TALKING
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN FEES MADE IN COMMUNIST CHINA.
AND HERE’S A FUN LITTLE FACT.
BLOOMBERG’S OPERATIONS RAKE IN
MORE MONEY EACH YEAR FROM CHINA
AND HONG KONG THAN ALL OF THE
BUSINESSES OF THE TRUMP
ORGANIZATION COMBINED, THAT THEY
MADE AND ALL OF 2018.
SO, WITH ALL OF THOSE, WHO DO
YOU THINK CHINA IS ROOTING IN
NOVEMBER?
NOVEMBER? DO THEY WANT THE CURRENT
PRESIDENT, WHO FORCED HIM TO
MAKE CONCESSIONS ON TRADE, THE
ONE WHOSE LAB TARIFFS ON THEM,
OR WOULD THEY WANT THE GUY WHO
WOULD BASICALLY GIVE THEM
EVERYTHING THEY WANT?
FOLLOW THE TWEETS FROM THE
MAYOR’S MEDIA COMPANY FOR ANY
LENGTH OF TIME AND YOU WILL SEE
IT IS CONSTANTLY PUSHING A PRO
CHINA AGENDA.
CHINA AGENDA. THEY’VE EVEN BEEN CALLED OUT FOR
SPIKING STORIES CRITICAL OF
BEIJING OVER AT BLOOMBERG.
LOOK AT THIS HEADLINE ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS FROM LAST WEEK.
CHINA SACRIFICES A PROVINCE TO
SAVE THE WORLD FROM CORONAVIRUS.
IN THIS ONE, THE U.S. CHARGES A
LEADING NANO SCIENTIST FOR LYING
ABOUT HIS WORK WITH THE THOUSAND
TALENTS PROGRAM.
TALENTS PROGRAM. WILL CHINA’S MOST BRILLIANT
MINDS BALK AT COMING TO AMERICA?
SO YOU GET THE IDEA.
IT WILL BE HILARIOUS BUT NOT
COMPLETELY SURPRISING IF IT ENDS
UP BEING BLOOMBERG VERSUS TRUMP.
THINK ABOUT IT.
DEMOCRATS COME OF THE
SELF-ANOINTED CHAMPIONS OF HUMAN
RIGHTS, CHOOSING A PRO CHINA
GUY AS
GUY AS THEIR NOMINEE?
THEIR NOMINEE? THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
PRO-AMERICAN WORKER, SO HOW
WOULD IT LOOK TO PICK A GUY WHO
WOULD JUST END UP MAKING IT
EASIER FOR COMPANIES HERE TO
SHIP JOBS OVER THERE?
AND MY GOODNESS, HOW WILL IT
MAKE THE SQUAD FEEL?
IF THEIR PARTY RUNS ONE NEW YORK
BILLIONAIRE AGAINST ANOTHER
BILLIONAIRE?
BILLIONAIRE? THE ANSWER, NOT WELL.
>> IT PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
THE WHOLE THING IS A JOKE.
>> YOUR CRAZY!
>> THIS IS SIMPLY A DISRUPTION