SECRETARY RICHARD SPENCER. PETER, KRISTEN?
PETER, KRISTEN? >> DAUGSSHA BURNS IN NEW HAMPSHI
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> WE ARE JOINED NOW EXCLUSIVELY
BY SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WAKING UP
EARLY WITH US.
WE KNOW YOU HAD A LATE NIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> WE’RE GOING TO GET TO THE
CAMPAIGN IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT
WE DO WANT TO STARTS WITH THOSE
DEVELOPMENTS OVERNIGHT AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
WHITE HOUSE. A NUMBER OF YOUR REPUBLICAN
SENATE COLLEAGUES DID
ACKNOWLEDGE THEY BELIEVE WHAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP DID AS IT
RELATES TO UKRAINE WAS
INAPPROPRIATE.
INAPPROPRIATE. SOME OF THEM EVEN SAID THEY
THINK HE’S LEARNED A LESSON.
GIVEN THOSE OUSTERS OVERNIGHT,
DO YOU THINK PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
LEARNED A LESSON, SENATOR?
>> YES, I THINK THE LESSON HE
HAS LEARNED IS HE CAN DO
ANYTHING HE WANTS.
THAT HE IS ABOVE THE LAW AND
THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE
REPUBLICAN SENATORS WILL LOCK
ARM AND PROTECT HIM.
THAT’S CORRUPTION.
THAT’S CORRUPTION. HE IS TREATING THIS GOVERNMENT
AS IF IT IS ONLY LOYAL TO HIM,
HIS OWN PRIVATE PLAY THING
INSTEAD OF A GOVERNMENT THAT IS
SUPPOSED TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE.
THIS IS A PROBLEM.
AND THIS MEANS THAT IN THIS
UPCOMING ELECTION IN 2020, THIS
IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
BIGGEST CONTRASTS WE DRAW
BETWEEN THE MOST CORRUPT
ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY THAT
WE’RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE
FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE.
AND WOW DO WE NEED IT.
>> IF YOU BECOME COMMANDER IN
CHIEF DON’T YOU WANT THE RIGHT
TO FIRE AND HIRE WHOEVER YOU
WANT?
WANT? >> OF COURSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO HIRE AND FIRE, BUT COME ON NO
ONE IS FOOLED.
HE DIDN’T JUST SAY HERE’S
SOMEONE WHO ISN’T DOING HIS JOB
WELL.
WELL. THIS IS ABOUT RETRIBUTION.
THIS IS ABOUT PAY BACK.
THERE’S NO ONE IN THIS COUNTRY
FOOLED BY THAT.
IN FACT, DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF
PROBABLY WOULDN’T EVEN TRY TO
HIDE IT.
HIDE IT. THAT’S NOT THE KIND OF
GOVERNMENT WE WANT BECAUSE
THAT’S A GOVERNMENT THEN THAT
SAYS EVERYONE’S PLEDGED LOYALTY
TO THE PERSON WHO SITS IN THE
WHITE HOUSE.
WHITE HOUSE. THAT’S NOT WHAT THE CONSTITUTION
SAYS.
SAYS. THE CONSTITUTION SAYS NO ONE IS
ABOVE THE LAW NOT EVEN THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. AND THAT WE ARE A NATION THAT IS
COMMITTED TO RULE OF LAW.
WHEN SOMEONE COMES FORWARD AND
OFFERS THE TRUTH, THEN THEY
SHOULD NOT BE FIRED FOR IT.
>> SENATOR, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT
THE DEBATE IF I CAN VERY
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. AT THE END OF THE NIGHT YOU
SEEMED TO INDICATE SOME
FRUSTRATION YOU DIDN’T GET YOUR
MESSAGE OUT.
MESSAGE OUT. ARE YOU CONCERNED YOU ARE NOT
REACHING VOTERS AT THIS CRUCIAL
TIME?
TIME? >> OH, NO.
I WAS ASKED ABOUT WHAT I WOULD
HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SAID THAT I
DIDN’T GET TO SAY, AND REALLY
IT’S ABOUT HOW I’VE SPENT MY
WHOLE LIFE.
WHOLE LIFE. YOU KNOW, I WASN’T IN POLITICS
UNTIL PRETTY RECENTLY.
AND I SPENT MY LIFE STUDYING WHY
FAMILIES GO BROKE.
AND WHAT I LOVE RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT IS I GET TO TALK NOT
JUST ABOUT HOW THE MIDDLE CLASS
HAS BEEN HOLLOWED OUT AND
WORKING FAMILIES HAVE BEEN
CRUSHED AND STUDENTS ARE GETTING
RUN OVER BY THE STUDENT LOAN
DEBT AND THE POOR ARE BEING LEFT
BEHIND, I GET TO TALK ABOUT HOW
WE CAN FIX IT.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE CAN
DO.
DO. THAT’S WHY I HAVE SO MANY
PLANS -- THINGS WE CAN DO TO
MAKE THIS COUNTRY WORK NOT JUST
FOR A HANDFUL AT THE TOP BUT FOR
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. >> THE LATEST POLL SHOWS RIGHT
NOW IN YOUR OWN STATE OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE YOUR TRAILING IN THIRD
PLACE AFTER A THIRD PLACE FINISH
IN THE IOWA CAUCUS.
IF YOU END UP THIRD IN THE STATE
WHAT IS YOUR PATH TO THE
NOMINATION?
NOMINATION? >> SO, LOOK, I AM DELIGHTED TO
BE OUT HERE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO
BUILD A STRONGER AMERICA.
FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO,
THOUGH, IS TO WIN.
AND TO DO THAT WE’RE GOING TO
HAVE TO BRING OUR PARTY
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. WE CAN’T GO INTO THE 2020
ELECTION LIKE WE DID IN 2016
WITH DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR
PARTY WARRING WITH EACH OTHER.
WE NEED TO RUN ON THE KIND OF
CORE ISSUES THAT AMERICANS CARE
ABOUT.
ABOUT. MAKING GOVERNMENT WORK FOR
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR
A 2 CENT WEALTH TAX THAT SAYS
THOSE AT THE TOP SHOULD PAY A
LITTLE MORE SO WE COULD HAVE
UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE AND INVEST
IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS WE
CAN BRING AMERICANS TOGETHER ON.
WE CAN GET REPUBLICANS AND
INDEPENDENTS IN AS WELL.
>> SENATOR PETER AND I HAVE BEEN
OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND
TALKING TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.
SOME OF THEM SAY LOOK AT WHAT
HAPPENED IN IOWA, LOOK AT HOW
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
EMBOLDENED IN THE WAKE OF BEING
ACQUITTED.
ACQUITTED. THEY ARE CONCERNED RIGHT NOW THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY DOES NOT HAVE
WHAT IT TAKES TO TAKE ON
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
PRESIDENT TRUMP. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM?
>> YOU KNOW, THINK OF IT THIS
WAY.
WAY. THREE YEARS NOW WE’VE HAD MITCH
McCONNELL AND DONALD TRUMP
RUNNING THINGS.
RUNNING THINGS. IT WAS EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO
YESTERDAY THAT MITCH McCONNELL
TRIED TO THROW ME OFF THE FLOOR
OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE FOR
READING A LETTER FROM CORETTA
SCOTT KING.
SCOTT KING. NOW, THAT’S WHEN HE UTTERED THE
WORDS THAT A LOT OF WOMEN HAVE
PUT ON T-SHIRTS OR EMBROIDERED
ON PILLOWS OR HAD TATTOOED ON
THEIR BODIES.
THEIR BODIES. NEVERTHELESS, SHE PERSISTED.
TODAY A LOT OF FOLKS ARE WERE
AID THAT DONALD TRUMP MAY BE --
THE FIGHT AGAINST HIM MAY BE
UNWINNABLE.
UNWINNABLE. I’VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE WINNING
UNWINNABLE FIGHTS TO HOLD
CORPORATE
CORPORATE CORPORATE EXECUTIVES
CORPORATE EXECUTIVES ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABLE. WE GOT THE CEO OF WELLS FARGO
FIRED.
FIRED. THE WAY I SEE IT IS A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY
UNWINNABLE RIGHT UP UNTIL WE GET
IN THE FIGHT, WE PERSIST AND WE
WIN.
WIN. >> SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN,