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>>> AT A TIME WHEN OUR NATION SHOULD BE UNIFIED, HE IS SPENT
THREE YEARS DIVIDING US BY
PARTY, RACE, ETHNICITY AND
RELIGION.
RELIGION.
RELIGION. >> WELCOME BACK.
>> MIKE BLOOMBERG HAS BEEN ON
THE ATTACK WITH DONALD TRUMP FOR
FORM YEARS.
FORM YEARS. NOW HE HAS A CHUNK OF HIS
FORTUNE INVOLVED IN BOOTING HIM
FROM THE WAREHOUSE.
BLOOMBERG HAS HIS SIGHTS ON THE
MARCH 17 PRIMARY.
I THINK YOU HAVE SEEN THE ADS
ON TELEVISION AND MAYBE EVEN
DURING THE SHOW.
JOINING US NOW, TIM O'BRIEN TO
TELL US WHAT BLOOMBERG HAS TO
OFFER OUR DEMOCRATS.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
BACKGROUND.
BACKGROUND. IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A
CAMPAIGN ADVISOR.
CAMPAIGN ADVISOR. YOU ARE A FORMER JOURNALIST.
MANY VIEWERS MIGHT RECOGNIZE
YOU FROM YOUR APPEARANCES ON
CNN AND MSNBC AS A CRITIC AND
AN OUTSPOKEN CRITIC OF
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. YOUR CLAIM TO FAME IS THAT HE
SUED YOU FOR A BOOK YOU WROTE
AND ONE.
AND ONE.
AND ONE. >> WHY GET INTO POLITICS?
>> IT'S ONE YEAR NOW.
EVEN LESS NOW. I THOUGHT I
COULD DO MORE TO KEEP PRESIDENT
TRUMP OUT OF OFFICE.
I FELT OVER THE NEXT YEAR WE
ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS.
WE HAVE FAILED LEADERSHIP.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS
THAT HAVE TO BE SOLVED,
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, JOB
GROWTH AND ON AND ON.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS LARGELY
IGNORED THIS.
IGNORED THIS. I DON'T THINK THERE IS A GOOD
FLEET OF CANDIDATES ON THERE
WHO CAN TAKE THIS TO THE
DOORSTEP THE WAY BLOOMBERG CAN.
>> WHAT GIVES YOU, KNOWING
BLOOMBERG AS YOU DO? YOU WORKED
FOR HIM, WHAT GIVES YOU INSIGHT
INTO MIKE BLOOMBERG AND
PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT TELLS YOU
WHY BLOOMBERG CAN BE TRUMP?
>> HE IS EVERYTHING PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS NOT.
HE IS AUTHENTICALLY A
BILLIONAIRE AND SELF-MADE MAN.
HE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. HE HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC
SERVANT RUNNING A COMPLEX CITY.
HE IS A GENEROUS
PHILANTHROPIST.
PHILANTHROPIST. HE IS NOT SOMEONE WHO LOOTED
HIS OWN FOUNDATION.
IN EVERY WAY, WHEN YOU PUT
BLOOMBERG NEXT TO PRESIDENT
TRUMP, HE OUTPACES HIM.
HE IS MORE DISCIPLINED AND MORE
INTELLECTUALLY ACUTE.
INTELLECTUALLY ACUTE. HE IS HARDER WORKING AND WOULD
BE A MUCH BETTER PRESIDENT FOR
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
CAMPAIGN AND ITS DEFINING
FEATURE.
FEATURE.
FEATURE. THE SPENDING IS TO START.
WE HAVE A GRAPHIC HERE TO SHOW
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. $150
YOU. $150 MILLION WORTH OF ADD
BUYING TODAY.
BUYING TODAY. THAT IS 20 TIMES THE TO
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES HAVE
SPENT.
SPENT.
SPENT. 25
SPENT. 25 TIMES JOE BIDEN'S BENDING
AND 40 TIMES MORE THAN BERTIE
SANDERS.
SANDERS.
SANDERS. YET HE IS STILL IN SINGLE
DIGITS ABOUT TWO MONTHS INTO
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> HE IS TIED FOR ELIZABETH
WARREN.
WARREN.
WARREN. >> TOM STIER IS STUCK IN SINGLE
DIGITS DESPITE SPENDING A LOT
OF MONEY.
OF MONEY.
OF MONEY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ISSUE,
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE DOLLARS.
YOU CAN'T BUY AN ELECTION.
YOU BY EXPOSURE.
IF TOM SIRE -- IF YOU COULD BUY
AN ELECTION, HE WOULD NOT BE IN
SINGLE DIGITS.
SINGLE DIGITS. MIKE BLOOMBERG OR IS IT BECAUSE
VOTERS CAN'T BE FOOLED.
WE ARE GETTING MIKE'S STORY IN
FRONT OF THE PUBLIC.
IF THERE IS NOT SUBSTANCE THEY
WILL NOT BE DUPED.
THE OTHER THING THAT IS GOING
ON IS THAT BLOOMBERG IS
RECONFIGURING A DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
PARTY.
PARTY. THEY ARE GOING TO BE OUT SPENT
BY REPUBLICANS. WE HAVE A
NATIONAL FOOTPRINT AND WE ARE
VERY ACTIVE IN MANY STATES
INCLUDING ARIZONA.
INCLUDING ARIZONA. >> IF YOU WANT TO WIN A PRIMARY
YOU HAVE TO VOTE WITH THE BASE
VOTER.
VOTER.
VOTER. >>
VOTER. >> THAT IS THE WAY PRIMARIES
TYPICALLY WORK.
TYPICALLY WORK. MY QUESTION IS, I HEAR WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT MIKE
BLOOMBERG. JUST SOME RECENT
STORIES, HE HAS DEFENDED
HIMSELF IN LAWSUITS ALLEGING HE
FOSTERED A HOSTILE WORK
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. HE WON'T RELEASE THEM FROM
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS.
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS. THAT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> THERE IS NO COMPARISON.
>> NO COMPARISON.
THICK KAREN OCCUPANT IS A
SEXUAL PREDATOR WHO HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF CHEATING ON HIS
WIVES AND CONSORTING WITH
STARS.
STARS.
STARS. THERE IS NO COMPARISON.
THE LAWSUIT YOU ARE REFERRING
TO IS AGAINST THE CORPORATION,
NOT HIM INDIVIDUALLY.
BLOOMBERG IS A COMPANY AND IT
COMPARES VERY WELL TO OTHER
CORPORATIONS. WE SUPPORT THE
FACT THAT WOMEN CAN GO AFTER
THE MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATIONS
IF THEY FEEL UNFAIRLY TREATED.
>> WHY NOT DISCLOSE IT?
>> THESE ARE LEGAL AGREEMENTS
THAT WERE ENTERED INTO WITH THE
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. A
WOMEN. A LOT OF TIMES THEY ARE THERE
TO PROTECT THE WOMEN
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> HE ALSO HAS, JUST BECAUSE OF
HIS WORK AND BUSINESS HE HAS
EXTENSIVE DEALINGS A WORLDWIDE.
HE HAS THEM IN CHINA AND THEIR
YOU WONDER, IS HE REALLY --
DOES HE HAVE MY INTEREST IN
MIND?
MIND?
MIND? >>
MIND? >> ON THE CORPORATE FRONT, HE
IS GOING TO SELL THE COMPANY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ENMESHED IN
HIS OWN BUSINESS.
HE OWNS A HOTEL BLOCKS AWAY
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
BLOOMBERG IS GOING TO DO WHAT
HE SHOULD DO AS A STANDARD FOR
ANYONE ELSE IN BUSINESS WHO
GOES INTO GOVERNMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT
THOUGH WHEN YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE PRIMARY
AND HOW TO APPEAL TO VOTERS, IF
A LEADER HAD ALREADY EMERGED
AMONGST DEMOCRATS, YOU HAVE
CANDIDATES RIGHT NOW IN THE
PRIMARY WHO ARE APPEALING TO
PROGRESSIVES AND MODERATES.
VOTERS FEEL THAT IT IS CLEAR
THAT DEMOCRATIC VOTERS WANT TO
GET RID OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.
THEY HAVE NOT FOUND A CANDIDATE
THAT THEY FEEL PUTS BOTH SIDES
OF THAT EQUATION TOGETHER.
IN BLOOMBERG THEY HAVE A PERSON
WHO KNOWS HOW TO GET THINGS
DONE AND WHEN ELECTIONS.
>> SOME SAY IT IS LIKE HE IS
BETTING ON HIMSELF AND MAKING A
MASSIVE DONATION TO DEMOCRATS
AND BATTERING PRESIDENT TRUMP
FOR THE NOMINEE.
IS THAT PLAUSIBLE?
>> IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
WE POINT THAT OUT EVERY TIME,
HOW MUCH MONEY HE IS SPENDING.
HE