REALLY SOON. IS REALLY SOON, BEFORE THE END
OF THIS MONTH.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. WE’RE GOING TO GET TO ALL OF
THAT.
THAT. BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HIS
ADMINISTRATION’S ACHIEVEMENTS
ADMINISTRATION’S ACHIEVEMENTS DURING HIS SECOND STATE OF THE
UNION ADDRESS.
UNION ADDRESS. THE PRESIDENT MAINLY HIGHLIGHTED
THE STRONG ECONOMIC SUCCESS THAT
THE UNITED STATES HAS SEEN IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS.
>> AND WE HAVE -- ECONOMIC
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS. WITHOUT A DOUBT, WE HAVE HAD
ECONOMIC SUCCESS.
ECONOMIC SUCCESS. IT’S BEEN CONTINUATION OF THE
SUCCESS WE SAW THROUGHOUT THE
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. >> LET’S TAKE A LOOK, ACTUALLY,
AT THE ECONOMY WHICH ENTERED ITS
8th YEAR OF EXPANSION WHEN
PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK OFFICE.
THE CLAIM IS THAT AN ECONOMIC
MIRACLE IS TAKING PLACE IN THE
UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. THAT’S WHAT HE SAID.
>> THAT’S WHAT HE SAID.
AND THIS IS THE TRUTH.
WE HAVE SEEN AN ACCELERATION.
WE SAW OPTIMISM AND SENTIMENT
REALLY SKYROCKET AFTER HE WON.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> BUT WE’VE SEEN THAT TAPER OFF
IN THE LAST YEAR WITH ALL THE
TALK OF TARIFFS AND TRADE.
>> THE STOCK MARKET WAS GOING
UP, IT WENT OF FURTHER WHEN
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ELECTED.
IT WAS HAVING A GOOD YEAR IN
2018.
2018. WE ENDED UP LOSING 6% IN 2018.
IT WASN’T ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT
TOWARD THE END WHEN HE WAS
TALKING ABOUT TRADE WAR AND
INTEREST RATES.
INTEREST RATES. >> INTEREST RATES, WHEN HE WAS
GOING HEAD TO HEAD AFTER JEROME
POWELL, HIS FED CHAIR, THAT’S
WHEN HE WITH SAW MARKET
VOLATILITY.
VOLATILITY. >> LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT JOBS.
THAT IS SOMETHING ALL PRESIDENTS
TALK ABOUT IN THEIR SPEECHES.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID WE CREATED
5.4 MILLION NEW JOBS.
IT’S NOT ALL UNTRUE.
IT’S THAT HE USED A DIFFERENT
START DATE.
START DATE. HE STARTED THE JOB CREATION LINE
BEFORE HE BECAME PRESIDENT.
>> WHEN HE BECAME PRESIDENT,
THAT WOULD MEAN 4.9 MILLION
JOBS.
JOBS. LISTEN --
LISTEN -- >> IT’S A GOOD NUMBER.
>> 4.9 IS A GOOD NUMBER.
THE PRESIDENT WENT ON TO TALK
ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICAN
ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT -- EXCUSE ME, WOMEN
IN THE WORK FORCE, JOBS, AND
THIS IS WHAT MAKES NO SENSE
THERE.
THERE. YES, WE HAVE MORE WOMEN IN THE
WORK FORCE THAN EVER, BUT THAT
TREND HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE
THE ’80s AND IT IS GETTING
HIGHER AS THE POPULATION GROWS.
>> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THERE BEING
MORE PEOPLE WORKING THAN EVER
BEFORE.
BEFORE. WE ALSO HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE
UNITED STATES THAN EVER BEFORE.
MANUFACTURING JOBS, PRESIDENT
LIKES TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
HE SAID 600,000 NEW
MANUFACTURING JOBS.
MANUFACTURING JOBS. AGAIN, HERE’S THE INTERESTING
THING.
THING. HE HAS CREATED -- THERE HAVE
BEEN A LOT OF JOBS CREATED UNDER
THE PRESIDENT IN MANUFACTURING,
BUT IT’S 436,000, NOT 600,000.
>> AND THIS NUMBER COMES FROM
THE BUREAU OF LABOR AND
STATISTICS.
STATISTICS. AND FACTOR IN THAT OVER THE LAST
20 YEARS, WE’VE LOST 5 1/2
MILLION JOBS IN MANUFACTURING.
WHEN YOU PUT THIS NUMBER INTO
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS
CREATED, THIS IS NOT A TURN
AROUND.
AROUND. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. BUT IT’S STILL A NUMBER HE CAN
USE.
USE. I DON’T KNOW WHY HE DIDN’T USE
436 INSTEAD OF 600,000.
>> STILL A GOOD NUMBER.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WOMEN
IN THE WORKPLACE.
LET’S LOOK AT WHAT HE SAID.
WE HAVE MORE WOMEN IN THE WORK
FORCE THAN BEFORE.
TO STEPHANIE’S POINT, THERE ARE
MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORK FORCE
THAN EVER BEFORE.
GIVEN THERE ARE MORE WOMEN IN
THE POPULATION, THAT WOULD STAND
TO REASON.
TO REASON. WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IS 57.5%.
ALL THE WOMEN AVAILABLE TO WORK
WHO COULD BE WORKING, 57.5% ARE.
THAT PEAKED IN 2000.
INTERESTING PROBLEM.
INTERESTING PROBLEM. WE’RE SEEING A SMALLER NUMBER OF
WOMEN WHO COULD POTENTIALLY BE
WORKING IN THE WORK FORCE.
>> HERE IS A POSITIVE, THOUGH.
THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT PAID
FAMILY LEAVE.
FAMILY LEAVE. AND WHEN HE DID, IT WAS ONE OF
THE RARE MOMENTS WHEN YOU SAW
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS BOTH
STAND UP AND CLAP.
NOW, HE BROUGHT THIS POINT UP
THE LAST TWO YEARS WHEN HE HAD
SPOKEN BEFORE CONGRESS, AND I
REMEMBER THE FIRST YEAR SORT OF
PAUL RYAN WAS LIKE, AM I
CLAPPING, AM I NOT?
SO THE FACT THAT YOU’RE SEEING
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR PAID
FAMILY LEAVE IS A BIG START.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> NOW, HE HAS NEVER MENTIONED
AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. COMPARED TO OTHER DEVELOPED
NATIONS, WE ARE WAY BEHIND.
>> ON BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES.
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AND PAID
LEAVE.
LEAVE. >> IF YOU WANT TO GET THIS
NUMBER UP FOR WOMEN IN THE WORK
FORCE, THAT’S WHAT YOU’VE GOT TO
HIT.
HIT. >> THAT WAS THE POINT.
THE REASON IT’S GONE DOWN IS
BECAUSE IT’S EXPENSIVE
FOREFAMILIES TO HAVE KIDS
BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG TRADE-OFF
FOR WOMEN FOR CHILD CARE.
>> ONCE YOU GET PAST MATERNITY
LEAVE, YOU HAVE A KID TO TAKE
CARE OF THE NEXT 18 YEARS.
>> THE PRESIDENT MADE CLAIMS
ABOUT ENERGY CREATION.
HE SAID THE UNITED STATES IS NOW
THE NUMBER ONE PRODUCER OF OIL
AND GAS.
AND GAS. >> A REVOLUTION.
>> WE ARE THE WORLD NUMBER ONE
AND HAVE BEEN THE PAST SEVEN
YEARS.
YEARS. >> PRESIDENT OBAMA ACTUALLY MADE
THIS POINT IN HIS 2015 STATE OF
THE UNION ADDRESS.
>> SO, THE NEW DEMOCRATIC
MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE SEEMED TO
PREOCCUPY THE PRESIDENT.
PARTICULARLY WHEN HE WASN’T
DELIVERING THIS PARTICULAR LINE.
>> AN ECONOMIC MIRACLE IS TAKING
PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN STOP IT
ARE FOOLISH WARS, POLITICS, OR
RIDICULOUS PARTISAN
RIDICULOUS PARTISAN INVESTIGATIONS.
INVESTIGATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> BUT THIS MORNING ONE OF THE
POP DEMOCRATS
POP DEMOCRATS OF THE TOP DEMOCRATS CHARGED
WITH RUNNING THOSE
INVESTIGATIONS PUSHED BACK.
>> IT’S NOT ABOUT PARTISAN
INVESTIGATIONS.
INVESTIGATIONS. WE ARE DOING WHAT IS DEMANDED BY
OUR CONSTITUTION.
OUR CONSTITUTION. THAT IS TO BE A CHECK AND
BALANCE ON EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE’RE SWORN
TO DO THAT AND WE ARE GOING TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> THOSE INVESTIGATIONS AREN’T
GOING AWAY SOON.
NEARLY EVERYTHING THE PRESIDENT
HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIRST
ONE.
ONE. THE TRUMP INAUGURAL COMMITTEE,
THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
ABOUT YESTERDAY. THIS IS NEW NEWS THIS WEEK.
A SUBPOENA HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO DONORS
AND GUESTS.
AND GUESTS. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO
POTENTIAL USE OF STRAW DONATIONS
FROM FOREIGNERS.
FROM FOREIGNERS. THE IDEA THAT FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS EITHER BOUGHT
TICKETS TO THINGS WHICH THEY
WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO
DO, OR CONTRIBUTED MONEY.
>> WE’LL FIND OUT.
NEXT, HIS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,
HIS FAMILY FOUNDATION.
IT SERVED AS A CHECKBOOK FOR
TRUMP’S PERSONAL AND BUSINESS
EXPENSES, AND THAT INVOLVES HIS
ENTIRE FAMILY.
ENTIRE FAMILY. >> SO THERE WERE THINGS THAT HE
WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE PAID FOR
THAT MOST PEOPLE PAY FOR THAT
WENT THROUGH THE FOUNDATION.
>> LIKE THE $7 FEE FOR DON
JUNIOR TO PAY HIS ANNUAL DUES TO
BE IN THE BOY SCOUTS.
>> THE PAYMENT WENT FROM THIS
FOUNDATION TO THE BOY SCOUTS.
SO THAT’S UNDER INVESTIGATION.
BY THE WAY, THE NEW YORK STATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
INVESTIGATING THIS AS WELL.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE TRANSITION
TEAM THERE. WERE CONTACTS WITH
THE RUSSIANS DURING THE
TRANSITION.
TRANSITION. THAT’S THE KIND OF THING THEY’RE
LOOKING INTO.
LOOKING INTO. THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE SPECIAL
COUNSEL DURING MICHAEL FLYNN’S
SENTENCING.
SENTENCING. THAT’S ANOTHER ONE THEY’RE
LOOKING AT.
LOOKING AT. >> THERE IS HIS FAMILY COMPANY,
THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTED A
TAX SCHEME TO EVADE TAXES ON
INHERITANCE, AND DHAS’ A BIG
ONE.
ONE. REMEMBER, THAT WAS A MASSIVE
REPORT THEY PUT OUT.
>> THE ALLEGATIONS ARE EFFORTS
AT MASSIVE TAX EVASION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OFTEN
HAPPENS IN REAL ESTATE, YOU WANT
TO GET A LOAN AGAINST A PROPERTY
YOU’VE GOT.
YOU’VE GOT. MAYBE THE PROPERTY IS WORTH A
MILLION DOLLARS, SO YOU USED TO
SHOP AROUND FOR AN APPRAISAL.
WHAT YOU WANTED WAS THE HIGHEST
APPRAISAL POSSIBLE SO YOU CAN
GET THE MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THAT WAS COMMON PRACTICE IN NEW
YORK AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
CAN CHANGED.
CAN CHANGED. YOU CAN’T PICK YOUR BANK OR
APPRAISER.
APPRAISER. THE APPRAISALS ON SOME OF THESE
PROPERTIES, THE PROPERTY WAS
VALUED AT 500,000 AND SOMEHOW
THEY GOT AN APPRAISAL FOR 5
MILLION SO THEY COULD TAKE MONEY
OUT AGAIN.
OUT AGAIN. >> WE’LL FIND OUT.
IT’S NOT LIKE THERE’S BEEN ANY
FINAL DECISION ON THIS.
IT COULD BE THERE ARE LOTS OF
LOOPHOLES IN THE SYSTEM AND THEY
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THOSE
LOOPHOLES.
LOOPHOLES. AND IN THAT SCENARIO, THAT’S A
HATE THE GAME, NOT THE PLAYER.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. THAT IS A COMMENT THAT CAME OUT
OF A VERY LONG "THE NEW YORK
TIMES" INVESTIGATION THAT LOTS
OF PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN THIS.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. THE ALLEGATIONS ARE THAT IT
COORDINATED WITH RUSSIA TO
INTERFERE IN THE ELECTION AND
THE ALLEGED EFFORTS TO CONTACT
RUSSIANS ABOUT INFORMATION ON
HILLARY CLINTON.
HILLARY CLINTON. THIS IS, OF COURSE, GOES BACK TO
THAT TRUMP TOWER MEETING, WHAT
WAS GOING ON WITH WIKILEAKS,
WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH ROGER
STONE AND JEROME CORSI AND THAT
CROWD.
CROWD. THAT’S THE INVESTIGATION MOST
PEOPLE THINK ABOUT.
THAT IS UNDERWAY AS WELL.
>> AND THEN THERE IS THE
PRESIDENT HIMSELF, OBSTRUCTION
OF JUSTICE, COMEY FIRING,
REPORTED IN MICHAEL COHEN’S
TESTIMONY.
TESTIMONY. THERE ARE LOTS OF TIES OF DID
THE PRESIDENT BLOCK AN
INVESTIGATION, WAS HE TRYING TO
SPEAK TO POTENTIAL WITNESSES WHO
COULD HAVE COOPERATED WITH
ROBERT MUELLER AND THAT IS
OBVIOUSLY WHAT ROBERT MUELLER IS
WORKING ON.
WORKING ON. NOW --
NOW -- >> WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION FOR
FIRING JIM COMEY, WAS IT ABOUT
THE INVESTIGATION OR HE DIDN’T
LIKE JIM COMEY.
>> AND THERE WERE SEVERAL MAJOR
ISSUES FACING AMERICA THAT DID
NOT SEEM TO FIND THEIR WAY INTO
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S STATE OF THE
UNION ADDRESS.
UNION ADDRESS. AMONG THEM, THE GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN. AS ANOTHER POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN IS
LOOMING, IT COULD BE NEXT
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY. WE DIDN’T HEAR MUCH ON GUN
VIOLENCE AS WE APPROACH THE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARKLAND
SCHOOL SHOOTING.
SCHOOL SHOOTING. AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
AS SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING US OF
THE DANGERS THAT COULD BE COMING
TO OUR PLANET, REMEMBER THAT
MASSIVE REPORT THAT CAME OUT
FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION JUST
BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
BEFORE CHRISTMAS. >> WE CONTINUE TO GET MORE IFDS
THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE
DELIVERED BY THE FAILED 2018
NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA,
STACEY ABRAMS, DID NOT MINCE
WORDS WHEN IT CAME TO FEDERAL
WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS AND
THEIR UNCERTAIN REALITY.
>> JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO I JOINED
VOLUNTEERS TO DISTRIBUTE MEALS
TO FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS.
THEY WAITED IN LINE FOR A BOX OF
FOOD AND A SLIVER OF HOPE SINCE
THEY HADN’T RECEIVED PAYCHECKS
IN WEEKS.
IN WEEKS. MAKING LIVELIHOODS OF OUR
FEDERAL WORKERS A PAWN FOR
POLITICAL GAMES IS A DISGRACE.
THE SHUTDOWN WAS A STUNT
ENGINEERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, ONE THAT
DEFIED EVERY TENET OF FAIRNESS
AND ABANDONED NOT JUST OUR
PEOPLE, BUT OUR VALUES.
FOR SEVEN YEARS, I LED THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE GEORGIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
I DIDN’T ALWAYS AGREE WITH THE
REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OR GOVERNOR,
BUT I UNDERSTOOD THAT OUR
CONSTITUENTS DIDN’T CARE ABOUT
OUR POLITICAL PARTIES.
THEY CARED ABOUT THEIR LIVES.
SO WHEN WE HAD TO NEGOTIATE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, OR
TRANSPORTATION, OR FOSTER CARE
IMPROVEMENTS, THE LEADERS OF OUR
STATE DIDN’T SHUT DOWN.
WE CAME TOGETHER AND WE KEPT OUR
WORD.
WORD. IT SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT IN OUR
NATION’S CAPITAL.
NATION’S CAPITAL. WE MAY COME FROM DIFFERENT SIDES
OF THE POLITICAL AISLE, BUT OUR
JOINT COMMITMENT TO THE IDEALS
OF THIS NATION CANNOT BE
NEGOTIABLE.
NEGOTIABLE. OUR MOST URGENT WORK IS TO
REALIZE AMERICANS DREAMS OF
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
TO CARVE A PATH TO INDEPENDENCE
AND PROSPERITY THAT CAN LAST A
LIFETIME.
LIFETIME. >>> IN THIS TIME OF DIVISION AND
CRISIS, WE MUST COME TOGETHER
AND STAND FOR AND WITH ONE
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. AMERICA HAS STUMBLED TIME AND
AGAIN ON ITS QUEST TOWARDS
JUSTICE AND EQUALITY.
BUT WITH EACH GENERATION, WE
HAVE REVISITED OUR FUNDAMENTAL
TRUTHS AND WHERE WE FALTER, WE
MAKE AMENDS.
MAKE AMENDS. EVEN AS I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED
BY THE PRESIDENT’S APPROACH TO
OUR PROBLEMS, I STILL DON’T WANT
HIM TO FAIL.
BUT WE NEED HIM TO TELL THE
TRUTH AND TO RESPECT HIS DUTIES,
AND RESPECT THE EXTRAORDINARY
DIVERSITY THAT DEFINES AMERICA.
>> SO THIS IS WHAT DIDN’T MAKE
SENSE TO ME.
SO, THE PRESIDENT IS MAKING THE
ARGUMENT, THE ONLY THING THAT
COULD STOP THIS BOOMING ECONOMY
IS PARTISAN INVESTIGATIONS.
>> UH-HUH.
>> UH-HUH. >> THE ROBERT MUELLER
INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AT THIS
POINT.
POINT. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> AND THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN
DOING QUITE WELL DURING THAT
TIME.
TIME. >> PHENOMENALLY WELL.
>> IF YOU TALK ABOUT TIMES WHERE
THE ECONOMY HAS HICCOUGHED,
THINK ABOUT THE LAST MONTH.
JAMIE DIMON, CEO OF J.P. MORGAN.
IF THE SHUTDOWN CONTINUES, WE
COULD WIPE OUT ALL GDP FOR THE
FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
MARRIOTT CEO SAID WE’RE LOSING
30% OF OUR BUSINESS IN
WASHINGTON BECAUSE OF THIS.
SO FOR THE PRESIDENT TO SAY OUR
ECONOMY IS GOING TO BE S.O.L. IF
WE DON’T STOP THIS
INVESTIGATION, THAT DOESN’T MAKE
ANY SENSE TO ME.
>> STACEY ABRAMS, WHEN THEY
ANNOUNCED SHE WAS GOING TO GIVE
THAT RESPONSE, I ALWAYS FEEL BAD
FOR THAT PERSON.
IT IT CAN BE STILT, IT CAN BE
AWKWARD.
AWKWARD. SHE’S A SEASONED POLITICIAN.
SHE HAS BEEN IN THE GEORGIA
STATE LEGISLATURE FOR SOME
WHILE.
WHILE. SHE HAS WORKED ON AN ISSUE THAT
IS IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE,
THAT IS VOTING RIGHTS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN
INTERESTING RESPONSE.
INTERESTING RESPONSE. IT DIDN’T REALLY HIT ON WHAT WAS
IN THE STATE OF THE UNION POINT
FOR POINT.
FOR POINT. IT WAS A DIFFERENT MESSAGE
ALTOGETHER.
ALTOGETHER. >> IT WAS AS THOUGH SHE WAS SORT
OF SPEAKING TO AN AMERICA THAT’S
NOT JUST LOOKING TO BE UNITED,
BUT AN AMERICA THAT DOESN’T CARE
ABOUT POLITICS.
ABOUT POLITICS. AMERICANS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO