AnnaBassstartedoffwith a questionthatisaskedtoeverypresidentialcandidateforthepast 50 years.
WhatwillyoudoonyourfirstdayintheWhiteHouse?
Well, thereare a numberofthings.
I willtellyoufirstandforemost, oneofmyhighestprioritiesistodowhatwecantosupportandstrengthenthemiddleclass.
When I lookattheaspirations, thegoals, theambitionsoftheAmericanpeople, I thinkthatpeoplearereadyfor a newwayforwardin a waythatgenerationsofAmericanshavebeenfueledbyhopeandbyoptimism.
I thinksadly, inthelastdecade, wehavehadintheformerpresidentsomeonewhohasreallybeenpushinganagendaandanenvironmentthatisaboutdiminishingthecharacterandthestrengthofwhoweareasAmericans, reallydividingournation.
If I becomepresident, mygoalistodecriminalizeillegalimmigration, andestablishmorelenientimmigrationpolicies, because I have a plantomakeillegalimmigrantsthedrivingforceoftheAmericaneconomy.
Ifshesaidsomethinglikethat, I canactuallyrespecther a lotmore, butifyoutakewhatsheactuallysaid, andcompareitwithwhatTrumpsaidaboutimmigrants, whereheclaimedhewouldkickthemalloutandbuild a hugeasswall, althoughit's absolutelywild, hispolicyisveryclear.
Becauseheisnotafraidofoffendinganybody.
I don't reallycareaboutoffendingpeople.
AndthisisKamalaHarris' biggestproblem.
Sheistoomuchof a goddamnhypocrite.
Sheis a greatcelebrity, a prettydecentdancer, and I betshe's even a reallyfundrunk.
Andwhenyou'rerunningtobepresidentandyou'rewillingtolooktheminthefaceandtellthemsomethingtheyknowthatyouknowisnottrue, itdoesspeak a littlebittoyourcharacter.
I thinkit's incrediblyweak.
Weaksaucetoshowupwithyourrunningmate.
Thefactthattheydon't haveenoughconfidenceinhertolethersitherself, theactualtopoftheticketanddo a singleinterview.
Infact, I thinkthehandwringingandthegyrationsoverthisoverthelastmonthshow a troublinglackofconfidenceinherpoliticalability, whichalsomakesyouwonderas a voter.
Whatkindofpresidentwouldyoubeifthiskindof a smalltimedecision?
Canwedoaninterviewornot?
Whatdoesthatlooklikeforyourdecisionmakingprocess?
Backinanearlierepisode, weactuallycoveredthateventwhereTrumpwalkedinto a roomfullofblackjournalistsandthreeofthemdogpiledhimonstagewhilehewasalone.
Yourememberthatpollepisodewedid a whilebackwherewesuggestedifTrumpwantstowinoverwomenvotersandeventuallywintheelection, thathewasgoingtohavetoleanintoabortionrights?
Well, I believesomeonemighthavegivenhimourHotitavideobecauseapparentlynowheisdoingexactlyjustthat.
InFlorida, thestatethatyouare a residentof, there's anabortionrelatedamendmentontheballottooverturnthesixweekbaninFlorida.
Howareyougoingtovoteonthat?
Well, I thinkthesixweekistooshort. Ithastobemoretime. Andsothat's and I'vetoldthemthat I wantmoreweeks.
Soyou'llvoteinfavoroftheamendment?
I'm votingthat I amgoingtobevotingthatweneedmorethansixweeks.
Andsoonafterthat, JDMascaraVansdroppedthisbomb.
Canyoucommit, Senator, sittingrightherewithmetoday, thatifyouandDonaldTrumpareelected, thatyouwillnotimpose a federalbanonabortion?
I canabsolutelycommitthat.
Ifsuch a pieceoflegislationlandedonDonaldTrump's desk, wouldhevetoit?
I thinkit'd beveryclearhewouldnotsupportit.
I mean, hesaidthatexplicitly.
Butwouldhevetoit?
Yeah, I mean, ifyou'renotsupportingitasthepresidentoftheUnitedStates, youfundamentallyhavetovetoit.