BETO O'ROURKE IS IN IOWA
TODAY WERE HE ANNOUNCED HE WILL
RUN FOR PRESIDENT.
HE IS A DEMOCRAT, LOST THE 2016
SENATE RACE AND TEXTED TO TED
CRUZ HE SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE
WILL BE ONE OF HIS TOP ISSUES.
POSSIBLE INDEPENDENT
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT HAS
MAKE THE ROUNDS IN SOUTH
FLORIDA.
HE IS HOWARD SCHULTZ, THE
FORMER CEO OF STARBUCKS WHO
GREW THE CHAIN FROM A HANDFUL
OF STORIES INTO A GIANT COFFEE
CHAIN WE KNOW TODAY BID
HE SET DOWN WITH JIM WHO
TOLD HIM IF BEING A
BILLIONAIRE, QUALIFIES HIM TO
BE PRESIDENT. I'M A SELF-MADE
PERSON.
I GREW UP IN PUBLIC HOUSING.
I BUILT A GLOBAL COMPANY IN 77
COUNTRIES.
I GAVE FREE HEALTHCARE,
OWNERSHIP AND FREE COLLEGE
TUITION TO EVERY EMPLOYEE.
WE HAVE OVER 300,000 PEOPLE WHO
WORK FOR STARBUCKS HAVE A TRACK
RECORD OF CREATING NOT ONLY A
PROFITABLE COMPANY BUT A DEEP
SENSE OF HUMANITY.
SO WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE VILIFYING
THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE A
CAPITALIST, YOU KNOW,
CAPITALISM HAS BEEN THE
LIFEBLOOD OF OUR FREE
ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.
SO I AM PROUD OF THE SUCCESS
THAT I'VE ENJOYED.
AND I THINK, MY SUCCESS CAN
ONLY HAPPEN IN AMERICA.
WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING THAT.
LET'S TALK WITH THE THINGS
UNIQUE TO FLORIDA AND FLORIDA
POLITICS HERE.
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION AS IT
RELATES TO CUBA?
SHOULD THE EMBARGO BE
MAINTAINED, SHOULD WE HAVE MORE
TRADE WITH CUBA, WHERE DO YOU
STAND ON?? I THINK WE NEED
MORE TRADE ON CUBA.
THIS IS NOT A TIME THAT I
BELIEVE THAT AMERICA SHOULD BE
BUILDING MULTIPLE WE SHOULD BE
BUILDING BRIDGES.
I SPENT YESTERDAY AT VICKI'S
BAKERY, WITH A LOT OF CUBAN-
AMERICANS WHO ARE SO PROUD OF
WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.
AND YET, SO MANY PEOPLE FROM
CUBA, FROM VENEZUELA, FROM
NICARAGUA, GUATEMALA ARE SO
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE
THE COUNTRY COULD BE HEADED SO
WE SHOULD BE MORE OPEN AND MORE
OPPORTUNISTIC WITH CUBA.
YOU MENTIONED VENEZUELA, HOW
TO GET RID OF SOMEONE LIKE,
NICOLAS MADURO?
WOULD YOU WANT TO GET RID OF
HIM?
YES I WOULD BE THE ELECTION
WAS NOT LEGITIMATE.
THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO STEP AND
COME WE NEED ALLIES TO DO THAT.
BUT THIS IS A MOMENT OF TRUTH,
A MOMENT OF LEADERSHIP.
WHERE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND THE
VALUES NEED TO BE PLAYED OUT.
AND WE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY
THERE.
YES, LET'S TURN TO GUNS
OBVIOUS IN THE COMMUNITY
SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE
TRAGEDY IN PARKLAND.
WHERE DO YOU STAND ON GUNS AND
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN?
IS THERE A BETTER EXAMPLE OF
OUR BROKEN POLITICS AND WITH
BOTH SIDES NOT COMING TOGETHER
ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE, THEN WHEN APPROXIMATELY
80% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT
TO SEE SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATION
COMMON SENSE 11 STATION --
COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION ON GUN
RESTRICTING.
THERE SHOULD BE A BAN ON
WEAPONS OF WAR, AND I THINK
ABOUT THOSE KIDS AND WHAT THEY
TRY TO DO IN PARKLAND AND THE
EMOTION AND THE TRAGEDY OF THIS.
THIS IS, THE PERFECT EXAMPLE,
TO ME, OF WHY THERE IS A NEED
FOR INDEPENDENT VOICE AND WHY
AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OUTSIDE
OF TWO PARTY SYSTEM BIT
LET'S TALK ABOUT
IMMIGRATION.
ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE ON THE
BROKEN TWO PARTY SYSTEM PRETTY
MUCH AS A PATHWAY TO
CITIZENSHIP FOR THOSE WHO ARE
IN THIS COUNTRY CURRENTLY
WITHOUT PAPERS?
I THINK THE REPUBLICANS HAVE
IT RIGHT, WE NEED SOME OF THE
BORDERS NEED TO BE SECURE.
ICE NEEDS A ROLE TO PLAY BUT IF
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO
BECOME PRESIDENT, THE DREAMERS
SHOULD HAVE A PATHWAY TO
CITIZENSHIP, THE 11 MINUTE
PEOPLE -- MILLION PEOPLE SHOULD
BE PAID BACK TAXES AND PAID A
FEE.
WE ALSO NEED AN IMMIGRATION
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING EMIGRANTS
BACK INTO THIS COUNTRY AND
DEMONSTRATE ONCE AGAIN THE
HERITAGE ON THE VALUES OF OUR
DEMOCRACY.
BUT THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE.
79% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT
TO SEE A COMMONSENSE SOLUTION
IMMIGRATION.
CAN WE GET AN IMMIGRATION BILL?
WITH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
WANT TO FIGHT EACH OTHER ON
WEAPON AT THIS IS A POLITICAL
ISSUE?
WE CAN'T.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR WHEN YOU
SAY GET IN LINE IS I MEAN LEAVE
THE UNITED STATES AND GO TO
THEIR HOME COUNTRY?
NO.
I MEAN, GET IN LINE WITH WHAT I
MEAN WITH A FAIR, EQUITABLE WAY
SO THEY DON'T JUMP THROUGH AND
GET IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE LEGALLY,
TRYING TO BECOME CITIZENS BID
ELLISON TO YOU, YOU ARE IN
FAVOR OF ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN,
YOU FAVOR MORE ALONG THE LINES
OF OBAMA'S POLICY TOWARDS
ENGAGEMENT WITH CUBA.
YOU, YOU KNOW, WANT PATHWAY FOR
CITIZENSHIP OR FOR THOSE WHO
ARE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY
ILLEGALLY.
YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT.
I'M NOT A DEMOCRAT.
I WAS BUT I'M ALSO FISCALLY
CONSERVATIVE.
$22 TRILLION IN DEBT.
$500 BILLION IN INTEREST
EXPENSE.
WE NEED A STRONG LEVEL DEFENSE.
RUSSIA IS AN ENEMY OF THE
COUNTRY.
THIS PRESIDENT HAS TURNED A
BLIND EYE.
CHINA IS A FIERCE COMPETITOR TO
THE UNITED STATES WITH THEY WILL
DISPLACES OF THE ECONOMIC POWER
IN THE WORLD.
THIS PRESIDENT TOOK US OUT OF
THE PPP, THIS PRESIDENT IS
DENYING SCIENCE.
I AM NOT, I'M AN AMERICAN,
PROUD AMERICAN WHO REALIZES THE