>>> WELCOME BACK. WE’RE LAYING THE SMACKDOWN ON
POLITICS.
POLITICS. MEET GLEN JACOBS WHO RAN ON THE
REPUBLICAN TICKET AND WAS JUSTEX
LECTED THE NEXT MAYOR OF THE
THIRD LARGEST COUNTY IN
TENNESSEE.
TENNESSEE. YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM BETTER AS
THIS GUY, THE WWE SUPERSTAR
WRESTLER KNOWN AS KANE.
HE’S ALMOST 7 FEET TALL, 300
POUNDS AND HIS CHARACTER IS
DESCRIBED AS A, QUOTE, MONSTROUS
ABOMINATION ON THE WWE WEBSITE.
HE’S A FAN FAVORITE AND IT WOULD
APPEAR HE’S WON THE HEARTS OF
MANY TENNESSEE VOTERS AS WELL,
BEATING HIS DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT
IN A LANDSLIDE ON THURSDAY.
JOINING ME NOW, GLEN JACOBS.
MAYOR-ELECT, CONGRATULATIONS.
MAYOR-ELECT, CONGRATULATIONS. I HAVE TO SAY, I WATCHED YOUR
VICTORY SPEECH, AND IT REALLY
STOOD OUT TO ME.
I WANT TO PLAY A PORTION OF IT.
>> I’D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY
DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT LINDA
HAYNES.
HAYNES. WE ALL KNOW THAT A DEMOCRAT IS
GOING TO HAVE A STRUGGLE IN A
COUNTY LIKE OURS IN KNOX COUNTY,
BUT SHE DID STEP UP TO THE PLATE
AND PUT FORTH A GOOD EFFORT.
AND I THINK THAT IS ADMIRABLE.
DEMOCRACY WORKS WHEN EVERYONE
HAS A VOICE AND WE CAN HEAR
EVERYONE’S IDEAS.
EVERYONE’S IDEAS. >> MAYOR-ELECT, RIGHT THERE WAS
SOME DIGNITY, WAS SOME
COMPASSION.
COMPASSION. GEORGE BUSH WON ON CONSCIOUS,
COMPASSION, CONSERVATISM.
COMPASSION, CONSERVATISM. WE DON’T HAVE THAT COMPASSION
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. DO YOU THINK THAT HELPED YOU
WIN, AND CAN YOU HELP BRING
POLITICAL DISCOURSE, SOME
CIVILITY BACK TO OUR POLITICAL
CLIMATE?
CLIMATE? >> WELL, OUR CAMPAIGN MOTTO WAS
TOGETHER WE WIN.
BUT THAT’S MORE THAN A SLOGAN.
THAT’S WHAT I BELIEVE.
I BELIEVE AS A COMMUNITY WHEN WE
ALL WORK TOGETHER, WE DO VERY
WELL.
WELL. I, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, AM REALLY
DISAPPOINTED AT THE HUGE DIVIDE
THAT WE SEEM TO FACE IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT OURSELVES
AS AMERICANS FIRST, OFTEN WE
LOOK AT EACH OTHER FROM
IDEOLOGICAL STANDPOINT.
IDEOLOGICAL STANDPOINT. THE THING IS THAT I MAY NOT
AGREE WITH SOME DEMOCRATS AND
SOME LIBERALS ON THEIR SOLUTIONS
TO PROBLEMS, BUT I DO SEE THAT
THERE’S A PROBLEM THAT WE NEED
TO WORK ON.
AND I THINK THAT ALL IDEAS
SHOULD BE WELCOME.
SO IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD
ALL WORK TOGETHER IN MUCH BETTER
FASHION AND REALIZE FIRST AND
FOREMOST THAT WE’RE AMERICANS
AND WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE OUR
PLACE BETTER.
PLACE BETTER. NEAR KNOX COUNTY, WE’RE ALL KNOX
COUNTIANS AND THAT’S WHAT WE
WANT, THE BEST WE CAN HAVE.
>> IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION, PEOPLE SAID THEY WERE
TIRED OF THE DIVIDE.
TIRED OF THE GRIDLOCK AND WANTED
SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND THEY
VOTE FORWARD PRESIDENT TRUMP.
IN THE SPIRIT OF BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER, BEYOND THE TRUMP RALLY
AND BEYOND TRUMP’S BASE, DO YOU
THINK HE’S DOING THAT?
AND I TONG WHAT HE DID OVER THE
WEEKEND, INSULTING LeBRON JAMES
OR HOW HE’S GONE AFTER NFL
PLAYERS WHO ARE PEACEFULLY
PROTESTING.
PROTESTING. >> WELL, I PERSONALLY AM A HUGE
FAN OF LeBRON JAMES AND WHAT
HE’S DOING IN HIS COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK WE NEED A LOT MORE
OF THAT.
OF THAT. I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO KNOX COUNTY.
AND HERE IN KNOX COUNTY, THAT’S
WHAT I INTEND ON DOING IS
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT LOCAL
POLITICS IS MANY OF THE THINGS
THAT HAPPEN AT A NATIONAL LEVEL
THAT ARE SO DIVISIVE, WE DON’T
HAVE THOSE DECISIONS TO MAKE
HERE.
HERE. WE DON’T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
MAKE A LAW OVER WHATEVER.
SO WE CAN CONCENTRATE A LOT MORE
ON THE THINGS THAT UNITE US
INSTEAD OF THINGS THAT DIVIDE
US.
US. THAT’S WHAT I PLAN ON DOING.
>> BUT YOU ARE A SUPPORTER OF
THE PRESIDENT, AND YOUR COUNTY
IS AS WELL.
WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE
POLICIES BEING PUT IN PLACE,
THIS CULTURAL DIVIDE EXISTS.
A CULTURE WAR EVEN, BUT THE
POLICIES -- FREE TRADE --
THEY’RE REALLY SERVING THE RICH,
NOT NECESSARILY SERVING THAT
FORGOTTEN AMERICAN WHO WANTED
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. >> WELL, I THINK ACTUALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP WON BY APPEALING
TO FORGOTTEN AMERICANS.
IF YOU LOOK AT HIS VICTORIES IN
FORMERLY BLUE AREAS OF THE
COUNTRY, THAT’S WHAT IT WAS.
>> HE DID, SIR.
>> BUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
HILLARY CLINTON WAS GUILTY OF
THAT.
THAT. >> BUT ARE HIS POLICIES SERVING
THEM?
THEM? HE ABSOLUTELY WON WITH THAT
FORGOTTEN AMERICAN AND SAID I’M
GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK HOW HE’S GOING
AFTER IMMIGRANTS SAYING THAT
IMMIGRANTS ARE STEALING OUR
JOBS, YET UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER IS
SO LOW AND HE’S PUTTING THESE
TARIFFS IN PLACE THAT ARE
HURTING THE AMERICAN FARMER, HOW
IS IT THAT THOSE POLICIES HELP
THOSE FORGOTTEN AMERICANS?
>> WELL, TAX CUTS IN PLACE WHICH
DO HELP EVERYONE.
>> HOW IS THAT?
>> HE ALSO IS LOOKING AT ISSUES
WITH --
WITH -- >> TAX CUTS DO HELP EVERYONE
BECAUSE IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO
CREATE JOBS.
CREATE JOBS. ALLOWS BUSINESSES TO CREATE MORE
JOBS.
JOBS. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HOUSING
MARKET AND WHAT’S HAPPENED IN
THE HOUSING MARKET.
SO CERTAINLY THERE ARE THINGS
THAT AREN’T PERFECT BUT OVERALL,
MIDDLE AMERICA STILL SUPPORTS
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> ARE PEOPLE IN KNOX COUNTY
SEEING WAGE INCREASES.
IT WASN’T WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH
JOBS.
JOBS. WE DIDN’T NEED JOBS CREATED.
WE NEEDED HIGHER PAYING JOBS.
THE PEOPLE YOU’RE GOING TO BE
REPRESENTING, ARE THEY GOING TO
BE GETTING PAID MORE NOW THAT
THE PRESIDENT IS IN OFFICE?
>> WELL, KNOX COUNTY IN
TENNESSEE IN GENERAL IS DOING
VERY WELL BECAUSE OUR STATE
LEGISLATURE HAS CREATED AN
EXTREMELY BUSINESS FRIENDLY
ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE THE FOURTH LOWEST STATE
AND LOCAL TAX BURDEN IN THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY.
ENTIRE COUNTRY. WHEN YOU ASK ME HOW KNOX COUNTY
IS DOING, WE’RE DOING VERY WELL.
THE ENTIRE STATE OF TENNESSEE IS
DOING VERY WELL.
THERE’S A BIG STORY ABOUT HOW A
LARGE FINANCIAL FIRM FROM NEW
YORK CITY MOVED TO NASHVILLE
BECAUSE OF OUR LOW TAX
ENVIRONMENT HERE.
ENVIRONMENT HERE. SO WE’RE DOING GREAT IN
TENNESSEE, AND ALSO IN KNOX
COUNTY.
COUNTY. >> AND TELL ME, DO YOU --
>> WE WANT TO MAKE IT BETTER BUT
WE’RE DOING REALLY WELL.
>> DO YOU FEEL THE DIVIDE IN
KNOX COUNTY?
KNOX COUNTY? I FLIF NEW YORK CITY AND WE
OFTEN HEAR THERE’S A DIVIDE.
REAL AMERICAN AND THEN THERE’S
COASTAL ELITES.
COASTAL ELITES. TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT
PLAGUES THE PEOPLE OF KNOX
COUNTY, WHAT WORRIES THEM, WHAT
CONCERNS THEM.
CONCERNS THEM. HOW CAN THEY LIVE A BETTER LIFE?
>> WE DON’T FEEL THAT SORT OF
DIVIDE IN KNOX COUNTY.
I CAN’T SPEAK FOR ALL MY
NEIGHBORS BUT WE ARE A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN THE COASTAL PARTS
OF THE AREA.
WE JUST WANT, LIKE EVERYONE
ESHLGS
ESHLGS ELSE, WE WANT SAFE
NEIGHBORHOODS, GOOD
NEIGHBORHOODS, GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, GOOD JOBS AND
GOOD QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR
OUR KIDS.
OUR KIDS. AND THAT’S WHAT UNITES US,
AGAIN.
AGAIN. I MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA
ABOUT THE SOLUTION THAN MY
DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS, DO BUT
NEVERTHELESS, I UNDERSTAND
THAT’S WHAT WE ALL WANT AND WHAT
WE ALL NEED TO TRIFY TO ACHIEVE.
>> WHERE DO YOU SEE MORE DRAMA,
IN THE WORLD OF POLITICS OR PRO
WRESTLING?
WRESTLING? >> THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND THEY SEEM TO BE SIMILAR IN
MANY WAYS.
MANY WAYS. I THINK IN MANY WAYS IT IS THE
WORLD OF POLITICS ACTUALLY.
>> THE WORLD OF POLITICS.
MORE DRAMA THAN PRO WRESTLING.