The Democratic Presidential Debate
took place in Atlanta, Georgia last week,
so obviously, we had to send our nine-year-old presidential
expert, Macey Hensley, to be our correspondent.
Take a look.
Hi, Ellen!
It's me, Macey, and I'm here in Atlanta, Georgia,
home of the next Democratic Debate and the Jimmy Carter
Library!
I can wait!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hi.
Hi, Macey.
How are you?
I'm good.
I'm Dr. Meredith Evans.
Welcome.
Still handshaking?
President Carter grew up--
On a peanut farm.
And when he was a little boy, he supposedly
shot his sister with a BB gun, and then she
threw a wrench at him.
So I want to become president, and I'm
going to go the Democratic Debate,
so do you think you can help me practice debating?
Yeah, sure, let's do that.
All right, so here you go.
This is for you.
And then here's mine.
And then I have--
here.
So our first debate topic is "country music
is the best type of music."
I believe that country music is the best type of music
because, I mean, it's something that you can dance to,
and it's just--
OK.
Just go ahead, and let's try this again.
Country music's the second best kind of music
because sometimes the songs are way too sad.
Oh, ho, ho, all right, now--
[LAUGHTER]
I do agree with you.
I mean, all country songs are basically
about either drinking, love, or heartbreak.
Somebody-- [LAUGHTER]
So Macey, here's a gift.
This is one of President Carter's early books,
and it's signed.
Wow.
Just for you.
Is that your first book signed by a president?
I have one from Bush.
[LAUGHTER]
It can be my second one!
So nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
I've heard so much about you.
Looks pretty cool.
Looks pretty cool, doesn't it?
Do you want to try standing up on one of those podiums?
Sure.
Want to see how it feels?
Macey Hensley, come on out to the stage.
[PRESIDENTIAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Woo!
[CLAPPING]
Here we go, Macey.
As President of the United States,
what would your platform be?
Well, definitely, my mom's a teacher.
Get teachers pay raised.
We need to help our farmers, and, of course,
make America kinder.
Macey Hensley, everyone.
Great job.
Hi, I'm Kamala Harris.
Hi, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
So what do you do to prepare for the debate?
I eat lots of cookies.
Well, here would you like one?
Oh, yes, actually.
These are my favorite, chocolate chip.
Thank you.
Good.
I know a bunch of president facts.
And James Madison was the shortest president.
Oh!
So if you become president, you might
be the shortest president.
How tall was he?
And did he wear heels?
Is it true that you have four names?
That is true, yeah.
Now do you know the only other president to have four names?
Ooo-- no, no, wait!
George Herbert Walker Bush, right?
Yes!
Yes.
Yes!
All right.
So if you win, you'd be the youngest president.
So do you have any advice for me?
Well, you seem like you're way ahead of me,
definitely where I was at your age.
So maybe I should be asking you for advice.
You got anything I should think about?
Just follow your dreams.
How about that?
That's good advice.
All right.
Thank you very much.
Very nice meeting you.
Take care.
[GRUNTING]
Excuse me.
So who came up with your Yang Gang?
It was the Yang Gang itself.
And then it just caught on.
I just want to give him a hug, if I can?
Yeah!
Oh, he's being kind to me.
Aw!
What would be the first thing you
guys would do if you made moved into the White House?
Well, if I'm president, one of the things I'm going to do
is invite him over for dinner.
You're not married, are you?
I am not married.
All right, so do you think that you're
going to be a bachelor like James Buchanan, or are
you going to get married in the White House
like Grover Cleveland?
I think that's the sort of question to ask my girlfriend.
Oh my gosh, bring her on in.
Rosario.
Can I have a cookie?
Yes!
Yeah, sure.
The star power in this interview just went up.
So do you think he'll end up being a bachelor like James
Buchanan, or will he get married in the White House
like Grover Cleveland?
I think the question really needs to come from him.
Oh, I see, I see.
I'm a little old fashioned on that one.
Can you help me negotiate something here?
I feel like we're going to make major world news right now.
Yeah!
Thanks, Ellen, for sending me here.
I had so much fun here in Atlanta
during the Democratic debate.
Bye, thank you for sending Macey here.
She's awesome.
Future president, nice to meet you.
[APPLAUSE]
Thanks, Macey.
Thanks, Kristen Welker and MSNBC.
We'll be right back.