>> Stephen: WE'RE BACK HERE, WE'RE BACK, EVERYBODY, WITH
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PETE BUTTIGIEG, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
WINE CAVE, OKAY.
YOU GOT A LOT OF CRITICISM.
NO, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE WINE CAVE.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: YOU TOOK SOME CRITICISM FOR HAVING A
FUNDRAISER IN A WINE CAVE IN CALIFORNIA.
AND RAISED A TON OF MONEY AND HAD, YOU KNOW, BOTTLES OF WINE
WORTH MULTIPLE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS.
SEEMED VERY ELITE TO PEOPLE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT DINNER BECAUSE I MADE JOKES
ABOUT YOU DOING THAT.
>> DID YOU.
>> Stephen: AND THE WINE CAVE SENT ME SOME VERY GOOD WINE.
>> REALLY?
>> Stephen: YES.
(LAUGHTER) SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU WINE
CAVE, I DON'T KNOW WHO TO THANK BUT THANK YOU.
>> THERE IS SOME REALLY GOOD CHEESE IN THE GREEN ROOM RIGHT
NOW.
>> Stephen: A CHEESE CAVE.
>> I APPRECIATE THE CHEESE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU UNDER STAND WHY PEOPLE MIGHT CRIT SOIZ THAT,
BECAUSE THERE IS, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR THERE IS A SENSE THAT
WE SHOULD NOT BE BEHOLDEN TO SPECIAL INTERESTS, A HUGE AMOUNT
OF MONEY IN ORDER TO INFLUENCE CANDIDATES.
WE NEED A GRASS ROOTS COALITION OF PEOPLE AND THAT TURNS SOME
PEOPLE OFF.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION.
AND I'M NOT A FAN OF THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM WE HAVE
TODAY.
I'M ALSO A FAN OF BEATING DONALD TRUMP.
AND WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO RIGHT NOW, FIRST OF ALL MAYOR OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA, IS NOT EXACTLY AN ESTABLISHMENT FUNDRAISING
POWERHOUSE, SO I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF WE HADN'T GOTTEN
HUNDREDS MUCH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO GO TO-- FOR MEAK.COM,
CHIP IN A FEW BUCKS AND BUILD THIS CAMPAIGN.
IF SOMEBODY CAN GIVE UP TO THE LEGAL LIMIT WHICH IS $2,800 AND
THEY ARE WILLING TO DO THAT TO SUPPORT MY VISION FOR MOVING
THIS COUNTRY FORWARD, THEN I REALLY THINK THEY SHOULD HELP
GET THIS DONE AND I WILL MAKE EXACTLY ONE PROMISE TO ANYBODY,
WHETHER THEY ARE GIVING THREE BUCKS ONLINE OR THE MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE BY LAW.
THE PROMISE IS I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT CONTRIBUTION, AND I'M GOING
TO USE IT TO BUILD A CAMPAIGN THAT IS GOING TO DEFEAT DONALD
TRUMP SO WE CAN ACTUALLY GET THE REFORMS THIS COUNTRY NEED.
(APPLAUSE).
>> Stephen: I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT, I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
WAS IT A NICE WINE CAVE?
WAS IT NICE DOWN THERE?
>> I HAVE NOT BEEN-- I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.
>> Stephen: THERE AREN'T A LOT OF WINE CAVES IN SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA.
>> WE DO HAVE A CHEESE CAVE IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.
>> Stephen: GOOD, AMERICAN CHEESE?
>> PROBABLY, BUT YEAH, WE HAVE A REGULAR BASEMENT AT HOME, I
THINK THERE IS SOME WINE DOWN THERE.
>> Stephen: NOW LET'S SAY YOU WIN, OKAY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT CHANGING WASHINGTON OR ADDING A
PROGRESSIVE AGENDA TO OUR GOVERNMENT.
YOU SAW PROGRESS IN THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT DEPEND OS ON
THE GOOD FAITH OF THE GOP.
SO IF YOU ARE PRESIDENT, HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE WHAT YOU ARE
PROMISING NOW.
>> SO HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE GOING FOR US.
EVEN, EVEN MORE THAN WHAT WAS AVAILABLE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA A
DECADE AGO, THERE IS A POWERFUL AMERICAN MAJORITY THAT WANTS TO
SEE THESE CHANGES HAPPEN.
THAT WANTS TO SEE HIGHER WAGES, THAT THINKS IT IS RIDICULOUS
THAT A CORPORATION LIKE AMAZON OR CHEVRON PAY ZERO ON TAXES IN
BILLIONS OF PROFITS.
EVEN ON HEALTH CARE.
MAKING SURE THAT EVERY AMERICAN IS INSURED, EVEN IN AREAS WHERE
MY PARTY HAS BEEN ON THE DEFENSE IN THE PAST, IMGRAILINGS REFORM,
DOING SOMETHING ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE.
CLIMATE, EVERY ONE OF THESE HOOS, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, EVEN
IN CONSERVATIVE STATES WANT SOMETHING DONE.
SO IF YOU CAN'T HAVE A GOOD FAITH CONVERSATION AND THERE IS
NOT A LOT OF GOOD FAITH ESPECIALLY IN THE SENATE GOP
RIGHT NOW, THEN I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO DIRECTLY TO THE
PEOPLE WHO EXPECT THIS OF THEIR LEADERS EVEN IN MORE
CONSERVATIVE DISTRICTS OR STATES, TO ME, THAT IS THE BEST
USE OF THE BIG AIRPLANE THAT COMES WITH THE OVAL OFFICE.
THE PRESIDENT USES MOSTLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAVELING BETWEEN
GOLF COURSES WITH HIS NAME ON IT I DON'T EVEN GOLF.
AND MY IDEA OF THE BEST USE OF THAT AIRPLANE IS TO FLY IT RIGHT
INTO THE BACKYARD OF A MEMBER OF CONGRESS OR THE SENATE WHO IS
GETTING IN THE WAY OF THESE IDEAS, DEFYING NOT ONLY MY WHITE
HOUSE BUT THEIR OWN VOTERS.
AND REMIND THEM OF THE DAYLIGHT BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR OWN
REPRESENTATIVES, AND SEE IF THAT, THAT SIMPLE POLITICAL
POWER FINALLY HAS THE EFFECT OF REUNITING SOME OF THESE SENATORS
WITH THEIR CONSCIENCE.
AND IF IT DOESN'T, THEN MAKING SURE WE DO OUR PART TO GET A NEW
SENATOR.
>> Stephen: THE PRESIDENCY IS L VESTED WITH ENORMOUS POWER
RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARE THERE ANY
POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY THAT YOU WOULD SURRENDER?
BECAUSE IT IS A SNOWBALL OF POWER THAT JUST KEEPS GETTING
BIGGER IN THE PRESIDENCY.
AND WE JUST SAW THE WORST ABUSE OF IT YESTERDAY BY NOT HOLDING
THE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR TRYING TO MESS WITH OUR
ELECTIONS.
WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE UP.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE THAT IS AS IMPORTANT TO ME AS
SOMEBODY WHO SERVED OVERSEAS, IF I AM EVER COMPELLED TO USE FORCE
AND GO TO CONGRESS FOR AN AUTHORIZEATION TO DO IT, I WILL
MAKE SURE IT INCLUDES A THREE-REAR SUNSET, EXPIRATION
DATE.
SO THAT IF THERE EVER DID NEED TO BE A RENEWAL, IF I OR ANOTHER
PRESIDENT REALLY THOUGHT THAT WAS NECESSARY, YOU WOULD HAVE TO
GO BACK TO CONGRESS AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
BECAUSE ALSO YOU KNOW, CONGRESS HAS BEEN I THINK ALL TOO HAPPY
TO LEAVE SOME OF ITS WAR POWERS TO THE SIDE BECAUSE IT IS JUST
MESSY, DIFFER AND COMPLICATED.
>> Stephen: AT THE DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DECISION
THEY MAKE.
>> BUT IF PEOPLE CAN FIND A COURAGE TO SERVE, THEY OUGHT TO
BE HAVE THE COURAGE ON WHETHER TO SEND THEM THERE OR KEEP THEM
THERE.
I WILL CONSTRAIN MYSELF AS PRESIDENT BY MAKING SURE THAT
VOTE HAPPENS IF A CONFLICT GOES ON MORE THAN THREE YEARS.
>> Stephen: MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MR. PATTON OSWALT