ACTIVIST AND UNWITH OF THE MOST VOCAL PROPONENTS OF IMPEACHING
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> I’M HERE WITH PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE TOM STEYER IN MASON
CITY, IOWA.
CITY, IOWA. THIS
THIS TELL ME WHAT WE’RE DOING AT A
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOTEL THIS
EVENING?
EVENING? >> I’M HERE FOR A TOWN HALL TO
MEET SOME PEOPLE FROM MASON CITY
TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO
SAY, AND IT TURNS OUT I DIDN’T
REALIZE IT WHEN I SHOWED UP, BUT
IT’S A VERY NICE HOTEL.
>> WE WANT TO ASK YOU SOME
QUESTIONS THAT OUR VIEWERS MAY
NOT HAVE HEARD ON THE DEBATE
STAGE.
STAGE. FIRST OFF WHAT’S A TALENT YOU
HAVE?
HAVE? >> I LOVE TO SING.
MY MOM WAS ACTUALLY A GREAT
SINGER.
SINGER. I WAS IN TWO CHOIRS, ACTUALLY
RECORDED WITH ARETHA FRANKLIN,
AND I DON’T HAVE THAT KIND OF
TALENT.
TALENT. >> WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT
COULD APPLY TO BEING PRESIDENT?
WHAT IS A TALENT YOU COULD USE
IN THE WHITE HOUSE?
>> IF YOU WANT TO BE A
RESPONSIBLE PRESIDENT, THEN
YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE GONE AROUND
AND REALLY LISTENED AND HEARD
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY
FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY AND DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS SO THAT ABILITY TO
NOT JUST LISTEN BUT TO HEAR AND
INTERNALIZE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING
AND WHAT IT MEANS, AND THEN TO
MAKE SURE YOU’RE INCORPORATING
THAT, TO ME THAT’S A CRITICAL
PART OF BEING A GOOD PRESIDENT.
>> SO IS THERE AN ITEM YOU
COLLECT?
COLLECT? >> I DO HAVE A SMALL COLLECTION
OF RED FLAG TIES.
I’VE BEEN WEARING A RED FLAG TIE
TO WORK FOR DECADES.
>> HOW MANY?
>> WELL, SOMETIMES PEOPLE
ACTUALLY GIVE ME RED FLAG TIES
AS A GIFT.
>> IT’S NOT THE EXACT SAME RED
TIE, IT’S A VARIETY?
>> WHAT SPORT DOES POLITICS
REMIND YOU OF?
>> POLITICS REMINDS ME OF
SOCCER, BUT THE PERSON WHO’S
RUNNING IN THE ELECTION IS THE
GOAL SCORER.
GOAL SCORER. >> SO WHAT’S THE TOUGHEST
DECISION YOU’VE EVER HAD TO MAKE
AS A BOSS?
>> THE HARD PART ABOUT BEING A
BOSS IS IF SOMETHING ISN’T
WORKING OUT AND YOU ABSOLUTELY
CAN’T CONTINUE IT AND YOU NEED
TO MAKE A CHANGE WITH SOMEONE
YOU REALLY LIKE.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU
HAVEN’T PUBLICLY SHARED THAT YOU
WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
>> YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS ABOUT 19
I HAD A GIRLFRIEND, AND MY
BIG -- I HAVE TWO OLDER
BROTHERS, AND MY LITTLE BROTHER
SAID TO ME, HOW COME YOU’VE
NEVER INVITED HER AND INTRODUCED
HER TO OUR PARENTS.
AND I SAID YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
THEY’RE THE NICEST THING ABOUT
YOU.
YOU. YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY INTRODUCE
HER TO THEMMINGS BECAUSE THAT’S
BEST THING YOU HAVE GOING FOR
YOU PAL.
YOU PAL. WHAT DO PEOPLE NOT KNOW?
IF PEOPLE MET MY FAMILY PEOPLE
WOULD UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BETTER
WHO I AM AND KIND OF THE THINGS
I CARE ABOUT.
>> WHAT A POSITIVE THING YOU SEE
ABOUT AMERICA RIGHT NOW?
>> OH, MY GOSH, THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I LOVE TO GO AROUND AND TALK TO
PEOPLE BECAUSE AMERICANS ARE
FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. >> IF YOU MAKE IT TO THE WHITE
HOUSE, WHO’S YOUR MOST IMPORTANT
HIRE?
HIRE? >> OBVIOUSLY THE TWO HIGHEST
RANKING PEOPLE TO ADD ARE THE
VICE PRESIDENT, WHO’S GOT TO BE
YOUR PARTNER, AND YOUR CHIEF OF
STAFF.
STAFF. THE CHIEF OF STAFF PROBABLY IS
ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS YOUR MOST
CRITICAL PARTNER, BUT YOU CAN
CHANGE HER OR HIM.
THE VICE PRESIDENT IS AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT CHOICE, BUT
YOU CAN’T CHANGE HER OR HIM.
>> AND WHICH EXECUTIVE BRANCH DO
YOU THINK IS IN NEED OF MOST
REFORM RIGHT NOW?
>> WHICH DEPARTMENT?
>> THERE’S NO QUESTION, I THINK
IT’S THE ONE WHERE THEY HAVE
REALLY TURNED IT MOST ON ITS
HEAD.
HEAD. I THINK THE EPA IS SO EXTREME
THAT I HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE
WORST.
WORST. >> WHAT’S THE HARDEST PART ABOUT
BEING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL?
>> THE ISSUE OF BEING ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS THAT YOU’RENER
AT HOME.
AT HOME. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I CHOSE THAT SO I’M NEVER GOING
TO COMPLAIN.
TO COMPLAIN. >> CAN YOU THINK OF A TIME WHEN
YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST?
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST? >> OF COURSE I CAN, BUT LET ME
SAY THIS AS A WHITE MALE FROM A
FAMILY THAT MADE SURE THAT I WAS
WELL-HOUSED, WELL-SAID,
WELL-HOUSED, WELL-SAID, WELL-EDUCATED, MUCH LOVED, I AM
NEVER GOING TO COMPLAIN.
I KNOW HOW LUCKY I AM, AND ALL
I’M TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY GETS THAT.
>> SO THERE’S A VERY WIDE FIELD
OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES HERE,
SAY IT’S AN EPISODE OF THE SHOW
SURVIVOR, WHO WOULD YOU VOTE OFF
THE ISLAND?
THE ISLAND? >> NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT
ANSWERING THAT QUESTION.
NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT.
>> LAST QUESTION, IF YOU COULD
HAVE ANY CELEBRITY FEED YOU ANY
FOOD, ANY CELEBRITY, ANY FOOD
WHATSOEVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
>> I’M GOING TO SAY SINCE I LOVE
BARBECUE, BARBECUE, AND I’M NOT
REALLY SOMEBODY WHO CHASES
AROUND THAT MUCH WITH
CELEBRITIES.
CELEBRITIES. A PERSON I’D LIKE TO MEET AT THE
MOMENT BECAUSE I REALLY, REALLY
LIKE HER VOICE IS YOLANDA ADAMS,
SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PLATE
OF BARBECUE WITH YOLANDA ADAMS.