AND HIS STATE IS RIGHT >>> WELCOME BACK.
>> WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OUR
CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THE
PRESIDENT SAID IN THE PAST AND
HOW THAT’S SHAPING WHAT HE’S
DOING RIGHT NOW.
PRIORITIES USA ACTUALLY PUT OUT
AN AD THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
HIS TEAM ACTUALLY ARE TRYING TO
GET YANKED OFF THE AIR BECAUSE
THEY SAY THAT IT’S INACCURATE.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CLIP
AND SEE IF IT’S INACCURATE.
>> THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> THIS IS THEIR NEW HOAX.
>> WE HAVE IT TOTALLY UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL. IT’S ONE PERSON COMING IN FROM
CHINA.
CHINA. >> ONE DAY IT’S LIKE A MIRACLE,
IT WILL DISAPPEAR.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE 15 PEOPLE AND
WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS IT’S
GOING TO BE DOWN TO CLOSE TO
ZERO.
ZERO. >> WE REALLY THINK WE’VE DONE A
GREAT JOB IN KEEPING IT DOWN TO
A MINIMUM.
A MINIMUM. >> I LIKE THIS STUFF.
I REALLY GET IT.
PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED THAT I
UNDERSTAND IT.
UNDERSTAND IT. >> NO, I DON’T TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL.
>> PRIORITIES USA ACTION IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF
THIS AD.
THIS AD. >> OKAY, I’M LOOKING AT THAT AD,
AND I’M LOOKING AT THESE QUOTES
THAT I GOT, I THINK, FROM A "NEW
YORK TIMES" ARTICLE AND A
"WASHINGTON POST" AND "WALL
STREET JOURNAL" ARTICLES ABOUT
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID, AND ALL
THAT AD IS DOING IS QUOTING HIM.
MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING.
>> THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> THIS IS THEIR NEW HOAX.
>> WE HAVE IT TOTALLY UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL. IT’S ONE PERSON COMING IN FROM
CHINA.
CHINA. >> ONE DAY IT’S LIKE A MIRACLE,
IT WILL DISAPPEAR.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE 15 PEOPLE AND
WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS IT’S
GOING TO BE DOWN TO CLOSE TO
ZERO.
ZERO. >> WE REALLY THINK WE’VE DONE A
GREAT JOB IN KEEPING IT DOWN TO
A MINIMUM.
A MINIMUM. >> I LIKE THIS STUFF.
I REALLY GET IT.
PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED THAT I
UNDERSTAND IT.
UNDERSTAND IT. >> NO, I DON’T TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL.
>> PRIORITIES USA ACTION IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF
THIS AD.
THIS AD. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I’M MATCHING UP, IT’S THE LAWYER
IN ME I GUESS, BUT I’M MATCHING
UP THE QUOTES THAT I PULLED THIS
MORNING AND THE QUOTES I’M
SEEING ON THE AD.
>> THEY LINE UP WITH THIS TIME
LINE THEY’VE PUT OUT THERE.
>> THEY DO LINE UP.
I MIGHT -- LET’S PLAY IT ONE
MORE TIME.
MORE TIME. >> IF ANYTHING THEY’RE MISSING A
FEW.
FEW. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I’M NOT
MISSING SOMETHING.
MISSING SOMETHING. >> THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> THIS IS THEIR NEW HOAX.
>> WE HAVE IT TOTALLY UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL. IT’S ONE PERSON COMING IN FROM
CHINA.
CHINA. >> ONE DAY IT’S LIKE A MIRACLE.
IT WILL DISAPPEAR.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE 15 PEOPLE AND
WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS IT’S
GOING TO BE DOWN TO CLOSE TO
SERE.
SERE. ZERO.
ZERO. >> WE REALLY THINK WE’VE DONE A
GREAT JOB IN KEEPING IT DOWN TO
A MINIMUM.
A MINIMUM. >> I LIKE THIS STUFF.
I REALLY GET IT.
PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED THAT I
UNDERSTAND IT.
UNDERSTAND IT. >> NO, I DON’T TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL.
>> PRIORITIES USA ACTION IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF
THIS AD.
THIS AD. >> I ACTUALLY -- YOU KNOW, THE
ONE THING I SAW THAT WAS
INACCURATE IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY
UNDER SOLD IN THAT AD HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE DYING.
THAT’S BECAUSE THEY DID IT A
COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND A LOT
MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE NUMBER IS GOING UP
EXPONENTIALLY.
EXPONENTIALLY. JANUARY 20th, THE PRESIDENT SAID
WE HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL.
IT’S ONE PERSON COMING IN FROM
CHINA.
CHINA. WE HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL.
IT’S GOING TO BE FINE.
>> HE SAID IT WOULD BE A
MIRACLE.
MIRACLE. >> ON JANUARY 24th, HE SAID IT’S
GOING TO WORK OUT WELL.
ON JANUARY 28th HE TWEETED OUT,
RE-TWEETED OUT THAT JOHNSON &
JOHNSON HAD CREATED A
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. ON JANUARY 30th IN A RALLY IN
MICHIGAN HE SAID WE HAVE IT VERY
WELL UNDER CONTROL.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE PROBLEM.
IT’S ONLY FIVE PEOPLE AND THOSE
PEOPLE ARE RECUPERATING
SUCCESSFULLY.
SUCCESSFULLY. I DIDN’T EVEN SEE THAT ONE IN
THE AD.
THE AD. FEBRUARY 10th HE SAID IT LOOKS
LIKE BY APRIL IT’S GOING TO
MIRACULOUSLY GO AWAY.
WE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD OF A
THOUSAND AMERICANS DYING
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. FEBRUARY 23rd, HE SAID AGAIN,
IT’S VERY MUCH UNDER CONTROL.
WE HAD 12 PEOPLE AT ONE POINT,
AND NOW THEY’VE GOTTEN MUCH
BETTER.
BETTER. MANY OF THEM ARE FULLY
RECOVERED.
RECOVERED. FEBRUARY 26th HE SAID WE’RE
GOING DOWN, NOT UP.
WE’RE GOING VERY SUBSTANTIALLY
DOWN IN CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS, NOT
UP.
UP. ON FEBRUARY 27th.
HE PREDICTED IT’S GOING TO
DISAPPEAR LIKE A MIRACLE, IT
WILL DISAPPEAR.
WILL DISAPPEAR. ON FEBRUARY THE 29th.
HE SAID THE VACCINE WAS GOING TO
BE AVAILABLE VERY QUICKLY, VERY
RAPIDLY.
RAPIDLY. ON MARCH THE 4th, HE SAID IT’S
VERY MILD.
VERY MILD. HE SAID THAT OF THE PANDEMIC.
ON MARCH THE 7th, HE SAID I’M
NOT CONCERNED AT ALL.
A THOUSAND PEOPLE DIED.
MORE PEOPLE DIED IN NEW YORK
CITY YESTERDAY THAN DIED THE
LAST FIVE YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN.
ON MARCH THE 10th HE PROMISED IT
WILL GO AWAY.
JUST STAY CALM.
IT WILL GO AWAY, AND HE SAID 15
PEOPLE, REMEMBER, AND IT’S GOING
DOWN TO NONE, AND A THOUSAND
AMERICANS NOW ARE DEAD AND MANY
MORE ARE GOING TO DIE IN THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE. I ACTUALLY -- I’M NOT SURE WHAT
THEY PUT IN THERE THAT WAS
INACCURATE OTHER THAN MAYBE THEY
DIDN’T PUT ENOUGH INFORMATION IN
THAT AD TO JUST GET IT FACTUALLY
COMPLETE.
COMPLETE. LET ME BRING IN RIGHT NOW THE
CHAIRMAN OF PRIORITIES USA, GUY
CECIL.
CECIL. GUY, YOU KNOW, I’M A LAWYER.
I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA LAW SCHOOL, A PLACE
YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH.
I’M JUST CURIOUS, I’M LOOKING
THROUGH THE NOTES THAT I’VE
GATHERED FROM THE PRESIDENT’S
PUBLIC STATEMENTS, AND THE NOTES
THAT YOU’RE RUNNING ON THAT AD,
AND I’VE GOT TO TELL YOU,
THERE’S NOT A LEGAL CASE HERE.
I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY’RE
COMPLAINING ABOUT.
COMPLAINING ABOUT. YOU USED THE PRESIDENT’S OWN
WORDS.
WORDS. WHAT’S THEIR LEGAL ARGUMENT?
>> WELL, THEY HAVE NO REAL
ARGUMENT.
ARGUMENT. I MEAN, I THINK THE REASON WHY
THE PRESIDENT WANTS THE AD OFF
THE AIR IS BECAUSE IT DOES
SOMETHING THAT HE IS NOT
FAMILIAR TH.
FAMILIAR TH. IT TELLS THE TRUTH, AND YOU
KNOW, WE WAITED A WEEK TO ENGAGE
IN THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE
LIKE EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN WE
WANT THIS ADMINISTRATION TO
SUCCEED, BUT WHAT WE REALIZED IS
THAT THERE IS NO SUCCESS WHEN
YOU DO NOT TELL THE TRUTH AND
YOU DO NOT CONFRONT THE TRUTH,
AND IT’S NOT -- IT’S NOT A
PARTISAN ARGUMENT.
PARTISAN ARGUMENT. WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT NURSES
AND DOCTORS, NO ONE’S CHECKING
THEIR PARTY AFFILIATION.
WHEN MY FRIEND WHO IS IN THE
HOSPITAL NOW DEALING WITH THE
CONSEQUENCES OF CORONAVIRUS,
DEALING WITH MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS, HE’S NOT ASKING
WHO THEY VOTE FOR, BUT WE NEED A
PRESIDENT THAT LEVELS WITH THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND LET ME JUST SAY THERE ARE
WAYS THAT PEOPLE REACT -- YOU
REACT BECAUSE YOU HAVE EMPATHY.
YOU REACT BECAUSE THERE ARE
FACTS IN FRONT OF YOU.
THIS PRESIDENT DOES NOT REACT TO
THOSE THINGS.
THOSE THINGS. THIS PRESIDENT REACTS TO
POLITICAL PRESSURE AND
SELF-INTEREST.
SELF-INTEREST. AND SO WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO A
WHITE HOUSE PODIUM EVERY DAY AND
WRAPPING YOURSELF IN
SELF-CONGRATULATION AND
SELF-CONGRATULATION AND PROPAGANDA, THE ONLY WAY WE WILL
GET THIS ADMINISTRATION TO ACT
IS IF WE AMERICANS PUT POLITICAL
PRESSURE ON THIS ADMINISTRATION
TO DO THE RIGHT THING, TO TELL
US THE TRUTH, AND TO GET
SUPPLIES WHERE THEY NEED TO GO
TODAY.
TODAY. AND THAT’S THE REASON WE DECIDED
TO -- THAT’S THE REASON WE’RE
STILL ON THE AIR IN ALL THE
MARKETS THAT WE ORIGINALLY
STARTED RUNNING THIS AD IS
BECAUSE ALL WE’RE DOING IS
TELLING THE TRUTH AND THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN DOES NOT HAVE A LEG TO
STAND ON IN CHALLENGING THE AD.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUY CECIL, THANK