Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles ABOUT HIM. CAUGHT UP WITH YANG AND ASKED CAUGHT UP WITH YANG AND ASKED HIM SOME RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS. HIM SOME RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS. >> SO? >> SO? >> I LOVE YOUR TECHNOLOGY. >> I LOVE YOUR TECHNOLOGY. >> SHE'S DOING THE JOB OF WHAT >> SHE'S DOING THE JOB OF WHAT WOULD BE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE. WOULD BE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT. >> EXCITED ABOUT THIS, BY THE >> EXCITED ABOUT THIS, BY THE WAY. WAY. I WANT TO SAY IT SAYS JESTER ON I WANT TO SAY IT SAYS JESTER ON IT. IT. I DIDN'T REALIZES THAT WAS HER I DIDN'T REALIZES THAT WAS HER LAST NAME I THOUGHT IT WAS A LAST NAME I THOUGHT IT WAS A CODE NAME LIKE TOP GUN. CODE NAME LIKE TOP GUN. JESTER. JESTER. >> FIRST OF ALL, WHERE ARE WE >> FIRST OF ALL, WHERE ARE WE AND WHAT ARE WE DOING? AND WHAT ARE WE DOING? >> ON A PIER HERE IN NEW >> ON A PIER HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE HAMPSHIRE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGES, FISHERMEN COMMUNITIES CHANGES, FISHERMEN COMMUNITIES WHAT IT MEANS FOR ALL OF US WHAT IT MEANS FOR ALL OF US REALLY. REALLY. >> WHAT IS THE TOUGHEST PART? >> WHAT IS THE TOUGHEST PART? >> TOUGHEST PART FOR ME IS BEING >> TOUGHEST PART FOR ME IS BEING AWAY FROM MY FAMILY, TWO YOUNG AWAY FROM MY FAMILY, TWO YOUNG KIDS, 6 AND 4. KIDS, 6 AND 4. THEY SAY TO ME LIKE DADDY, WHERE THEY SAY TO ME LIKE DADDY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING THIS TIME? ARE YOU GOING THIS TIME? HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO BE HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO BE AWAY? AWAY? THAT'S A MASSIVE DRAG. THAT'S A MASSIVE DRAG. >> WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE >> WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT YOU HAVEN'T PUBLICLY SHARED BEFORE? HAVEN'T PUBLICLY SHARED BEFORE? >> WOW! >> WOW! SO FUN. SO FUN. MY FAVORITE CHOCOLATE IS DARK MY FAVORITE CHOCOLATE IS DARK CHOCOLATE. CHOCOLATE. FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE. FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE. YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL THAT, JUST YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL THAT, JUST BY LOOKING AT MY GET-UP. BY LOOKING AT MY GET-UP. A LOT OF IDENTICAL-LOOKING A LOT OF IDENTICAL-LOOKING OUTFITS IN THE CLOSET. OUTFITS IN THE CLOSET. THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS GOOD. SOMETHING ELSE. SOMETHING ELSE. MORE INTERESTING ABOUT ME. MORE INTERESTING ABOUT ME. AS A KID I USED TO CUT MY OWN AS A KID I USED TO CUT MY OWN HAIR. HAIR. I BOUGHT CLIPPERS AND WOULD I BOUGHT CLIPPERS AND WOULD GO -- GO AROUND LIKE THAT. GO -- GO AROUND LIKE THAT. NOW I DO NOT CUT MY OWN HAIR NOW I DO NOT CUT MY OWN HAIR BECAUSE I'M RUNNING FOR BECAUSE I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND DECIDED TO PRESIDENT AND DECIDED TO UPGRADE. UPGRADE. >> WHAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT YOU >> WHAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT YOU WISH YOU HAD? WISH YOU HAD? >> I WISH I COULD PLAY GUITAR I >> I WISH I COULD PLAY GUITAR I GREW UP PLAYING PIANO. GREW UP PLAYING PIANO. WHENEVER SOMEONE AT A CAMPFIRE WHENEVER SOMEONE AT A CAMPFIRE WAS PLAYING GUITAR I THOUGHT WAS PLAYING GUITAR I THOUGHT THAT'S MUCH COOLER THAN PLAYING THAT'S MUCH COOLER THAN PLAYING PIANO. PIANO. >> WHAT ABOUT A TALENT THAT >> WHAT ABOUT A TALENT THAT APPLIES TO BEING PRESIDENT? APPLIES TO BEING PRESIDENT? >> I HAVE AN ABOVE-AVERAGE >> I HAVE AN ABOVE-AVERAGE MEMORY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A MEMORY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A HANDY SKILL. HANDY SKILL. IT WOULD HELP ME BE A GOOD IT WOULD HELP ME BE A GOOD COMMANDER IN CHIEF, TOO. COMMANDER IN CHIEF, TOO. I HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD RECALL. I HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD RECALL. >> IS THERE AN ITEM YOU COLLECT >> IS THERE AN ITEM YOU COLLECT AND WHY? AND WHY? >> I USED TO COLLECT AS A KID. >> I USED TO COLLECT AS A KID. ALSO ACTION FIGURES AS A KID. ALSO ACTION FIGURES AS A KID. >> WHAT IS A RECENT VICTORY FOR >> WHAT IS A RECENT VICTORY FOR AMERICA AND SOCIETY? AMERICA AND SOCIETY? >> THE FACT THAT OUR ATTITUDES >> THE FACT THAT OUR ATTITUDES TOWARD GAY RIGHTS HAS TOWARD GAY RIGHTS HAS TRANSFORMED IS A MASSIVE TRANSFORMED IS A MASSIVE TRIUMPH. TRIUMPH. SEEMS VERY COMMON SENSE TO SEEMS VERY COMMON SENSE TO RECOGNIZE MARNL WHEN NOT TOO RECOGNIZE MARNL WHEN NOT TOO LONG AGO THAT WAS CONSIDERED LONG AGO THAT WAS CONSIDERED CONTROVERSIAL. CONTROVERSIAL. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU WANT TO WALK AND DO A DO YOU WANT TO WALK AND DO A COUPLE? COUPLE? >> SURE. >> SURE. >> WHAT SPORT IS POLITICS MOST >> WHAT SPORT IS POLITICS MOST LIKE? LIKE? >> WOW! >> WOW! PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING. PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING. IT'S NOT EVEN QUITE A SPORT. IT'S NOT EVEN QUITE A SPORT. >> WHAT MISTAKES HAVE YOU MADE >> WHAT MISTAKES HAVE YOU MADE AS A LEADER AND HOW DID YOU FIX AS A LEADER AND HOW DID YOU FIX IT? IT? >> WHEN YOU HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE >> WHEN YOU HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP BY OUTWORKING LEADERSHIP BY OUTWORKING EVERYONE, TO THE POINT WHERE YOU EVERYONE, TO THE POINT WHERE YOU ACTUALLY END UP WEARING YOURSELF ACTUALLY END UP WEARING YOURSELF OUT AND PEOPLE AROUND YOU ALSO OUT AND PEOPLE AROUND YOU ALSO WEAR THEMSELVES OUT. WEAR THEMSELVES OUT. AND IT ENDS UP BEING NOT A GREAT AND IT ENDS UP BEING NOT A GREAT RECIPE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RECIPE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS ON ANY LEVEL. SUCCESS ON ANY LEVEL. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ONLY WAY IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR PEOPLE TO TAKE A TO GET YOUR PEOPLE TO TAKE A BREAK IS TAKE A BREAK YOURSELF BREAK IS TAKE A BREAK YOURSELF IF YOU'RE THE HEAD OF AN IF YOU'RE THE HEAD OF AN ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATION. >> TIME THAT YOU FELT >> TIME THAT YOU FELT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST? DISCRIMINATED AGAINST? >> SOMEONE JUST YELLED A RACIAL >> SOMEONE JUST YELLED A RACIAL EPET EPET EPITHET AT ME AS I WAS GETTING EPITHET AT ME AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR THE OTHER DAY. OUT OF THE CAR THE OTHER DAY. >> WHAT'S THE TOUGHEST DECISION >> WHAT'S THE TOUGHEST DECISION YOU MAKE AS A BOSS? YOU MAKE AS A BOSS? >> WHEN PEOPLE HELP YOUR >> WHEN PEOPLE HELP YOUR ORGANIZATION SUCCEED BUT THEN ORGANIZATION SUCCEED BUT THEN YOU GET TO A POINT WHERE THAT YOU GET TO A POINT WHERE THAT PERSON MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT FIT. PERSON MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT FIT. YOU FEEL INDEBTED TO THE FOLKS YOU FEEL INDEBTED TO THE FOLKS WHO GOT YOU THERE BUT HAVE TO WHO GOT YOU THERE BUT HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR THE WELL-BEING OF LOOK OUT FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THAT MEANS THE ORGANIZATION AND THAT MEANS PAINFUL CHANGES. PAINFUL CHANGES. >> WHO IS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT >> WHO IS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT HIRE AS PRESIDENT? HIRE AS PRESIDENT? >> MY VICE PRESIDENT. >> MY VICE PRESIDENT. THAT PERSON COULD POTENTIALLY THAT PERSON COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME THE PRESIDENT. BECOME THE PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW, YOU NEED A PARTNER IN YOU KNOW, YOU NEED A PARTNER IN THAT ROLE. THAT ROLE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IDENTIFYING MY VEEP. IDENTIFYING MY VEEP. >> WHAT DEPARTMENT OF THE >> WHAT DEPARTMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE BRARCHL IS MOST IN EXECUTIVE BRARCHL IS MOST IN NEED OF REFORM? NEED OF REFORM? >> DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO >> DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES HELP WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE, AT THIS POINT, THAT ARE, AT THIS POINT, TRANSFORMING AMERICAN LIVES AND TRANSFORMING AMERICAN LIVES AND ARE NOT BE ACCOUNTED FOR AT ALL. ARE NOT BE ACCOUNTED FOR AT ALL. >> IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY FOOD
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