Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles TODAY. THEY TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING THEY TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM IRAN TO YANG'S FREEDOM FROM IRAN TO YANG'S FREEDOM DIVIDEND. DIVIDEND. >> Reporter: I HEARD YOU TALKING >> Reporter: I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT ROBOT BUTTER TRUCKS HERE ABOUT ROBOT BUTTER TRUCKS HERE BEFORE YOU TALKED ABOUT IRAN. BEFORE YOU TALKED ABOUT IRAN. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DEVELOPMENTS IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DEVELOPMENTS OVERSEAS AREN'T CHANGING HOW YOU OVERSEAS AREN'T CHANGING HOW YOU CAMPAIGN HERE. CAMPAIGN HERE. >> WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE REAL >> WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND THAT GOT PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP ELECTED, INCLUDING DONALD TRUMP ELECTED, INCLUDING THE FACT THAT WE BLASTED AWAY THE FACT THAT WE BLASTED AWAY MILLIONS OF MANUFACTURING JOBS MILLIONS OF MANUFACTURING JOBS RIGHT HERE IN TOWNS LIKE THIS, RIGHT HERE IN TOWNS LIKE THIS, IN DAVENPORT. IN DAVENPORT. BUT THE IRAN ESCALATION BUT THE IRAN ESCALATION CERTAINLY HEIGHTENS MY URGENCY CERTAINLY HEIGHTENS MY URGENCY TO GET DONALD TRUMP OUT OF THE TO GET DONALD TRUMP OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. WHITE HOUSE. 78% OF AMERICANS WANT NOTHING TO 78% OF AMERICANS WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH A WAR IN IRAN. DO WITH A WAR IN IRAN. HOW HAVE WE GOTTEN TO A POINT HOW HAVE WE GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE ENTERING A CONFLICT THAT WHERE ENTERING A CONFLICT THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO, WE NEED COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO, WE NEED TO REPLACE DONALD TRUMP WITH TO REPLACE DONALD TRUMP WITH SOMEONE WHO WILL HAVE A MUCH SOMEONE WHO WILL HAVE A MUCH MORE BALANCED AND RESTRAINED MORE BALANCED AND RESTRAINED APPROACH TO FOREIGN POLICY. APPROACH TO FOREIGN POLICY. >> Reporter: JOE BIDEN WAS HERE >> Reporter: JOE BIDEN WAS HERE LAST NIGHT AND HE SAID WE NEED A LAST NIGHT AND HE SAID WE NEED A PRESIDENT WHO ON DAY ONE CAN PRESIDENT WHO ON DAY ONE CAN STEP INTO THE OVAL OFFICE READY STEP INTO THE OVAL OFFICE READY FOR THE JOB AND COMMAND THE FOR THE JOB AND COMMAND THE RESPECT OF OTHER LEADERS ON THE RESPECT OF OTHER LEADERS ON THE WORLD STAGE. WORLD STAGE. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A VOTER WHO WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A VOTER WHO SAYS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANDREW SAYS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANDREW YANG'S BACKGROUND AND ABILITY TO YANG'S BACKGROUND AND ABILITY TO DO THAT IS? DO THAT IS? >> THE NEXT COMMANDER IN CHIEF >> THE NEXT COMMANDER IN CHIEF HAS TO BE FOCUSED ON THREATS AND HAS TO BE FOCUSED ON THREATS AND CHALLENGES OF THIS ERA, AND THAT CHALLENGES OF THIS ERA, AND THAT INCLUDES CONFLICTS LIKE IRAN INCLUDES CONFLICTS LIKE IRAN WHICH WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME WHICH WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME CLOSE TO IN THE FIRST PLACE. CLOSE TO IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT ALSO INCLUDES CLIMATE CHANGE, IT ALSO INCLUDES CLIMATE CHANGE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CYBERSECURITY, AND CHALLENGES CYBERSECURITY, AND CHALLENGES THAT I BELIEVE I'M BETTER THAT I BELIEVE I'M BETTER EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THAN ANYONE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WAR. ELSE IN THE WAR. >> Reporter: IS JOE BIDEN'S 2002 >> Reporter: IS JOE BIDEN'S 2002 IRAQ WAR VOTE STILL GAME FOR IRAQ WAR VOTE STILL GAME FOR THIS POINT? THIS POINT? >> JOE BIDEN HAS A LONG TRACK >> JOE BIDEN HAS A LONG TRACK RECORD AND PUBLIC LIFE AND IT RECORD AND PUBLIC LIFE AND IT HAS MANY POSITIVE THINGS, BUT HE HAS MANY POSITIVE THINGS, BUT HE SHOULD BE OWNING ANY DECISIONS SHOULD BE OWNING ANY DECISIONS HE MADE THAT MIGHT NOT REFLECT HE MADE THAT MIGHT NOT REFLECT AS POSITIVELY. AS POSITIVELY. >> Reporter: I WANT TO ASK YOU >> Reporter: I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT SOMETHING YOU SAID THE ABOUT SOMETHING YOU SAID THE OTHER DAY. OTHER DAY. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE WAY THE DNC YOU TALKED ABOUT THE WAY THE DNC IS INVOLVED IN THIS PRIMARY AND IS INVOLVED IN THIS PRIMARY AND WHETHER THEY RIGGED IT FOR WHETHER THEY RIGGED IT FOR HILLARY CLINTON IN 2016. HILLARY CLINTON IN 2016. DO YOU THINK THE DNC IS RIGGING DO YOU THINK THE DNC IS RIGGING THIS PRIMARY RIGHT NOW? THIS PRIMARY RIGHT NOW? >> OH, THE DNC NOW IS A >> OH, THE DNC NOW IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SET OF COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SET OF PEOPLE THAN IT WAS DURING THE PEOPLE THAN IT WAS DURING THE LAST RACE. LAST RACE. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST RACE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST RACE HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED. I HAVE HAD VERY GOOD I HAVE HAD VERY GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND I BELIEVE GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND I BELIEVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOLKS AT THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOLKS AT THE DNC. DNC. I BELIEVE THEY'RE TRYING TO SET I BELIEVE THEY'RE TRYING TO SET UP A BALANCED FIELD, DOING THE UP A BALANCED FIELD, DOING THE BEST THEY CAN WITH VERY BEST THEY CAN WITH VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGES. DIFFICULT CHALLENGES. >> Reporter: DO YOU THINK >> Reporter: DO YOU THINK DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE CONFIDENCE DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE NOMINATION PROCESS AT THE IN THE NOMINATION PROCESS AT THE END OF THE DAY, ESPECIALLY IN END OF THE DAY, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A CROWDED FIELD? SUCH A CROWDED FIELD? WILL THEY BE ABLE TO UNITE WILL THEY BE ABLE TO UNITE BEHIND THE NOMINEE AND BELIEVE BEHIND THE NOMINEE AND BELIEVE THAT THE NOMINATION WAS FOUGHT THAT THE NOMINATION WAS FOUGHT FAIRLY? FAIRLY? >> I DO BELIEVE THAT DEMOCRATS >> I DO BELIEVE THAT DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO COALESCE BEHIND AN ARE GOING TO COALESCE BEHIND AN EVENTUAL NOMINEE. EVENTUAL NOMINEE. I PLAN ON BEING THAT NOMINEE. I PLAN ON BEING THAT NOMINEE. ONE POLL SHOWED THAT 10% OF ONE POLL SHOWED THAT 10% OF TRUMP VOTERS IN A SWING STATE TRUMP VOTERS IN A SWING STATE WOULD CHOOSE ME OVER THE WOULD CHOOSE ME OVER THE PRESIDENT, WHICH MAKES ME THE PRESIDENT, WHICH MAKES ME THE STRONGEST CANDIDATE TO TAKE HIM STRONGEST CANDIDATE TO TAKE HIM ON AND DEFEAT HIM LATER THIS ON AND DEFEAT HIM LATER THIS YEAR. YEAR. DEMOCRATS WANT SOMEONE WHO CAN DEMOCRATS WANT SOMEONE WHO CAN BEAT DONALD TRUMP AND I AM THAT BEAT DONALD TRUMP AND I AM THAT CANDIDATE. CANDIDATE. >> Reporter: I WANT TO ASK YOU >> Reporter: I WANT TO ASK YOU LASTLY ABOUT SOMETHING WE HEAR LASTLY ABOUT SOMETHING WE HEAR ACTUALLY FROM VOTERS WHEN THEY ACTUALLY FROM VOTERS WHEN THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR FREEDOM DIVIDEND. FREEDOM DIVIDEND. THEY SAY IF YOU GIVE EVERYBODY THEY SAY IF YOU GIVE EVERYBODY $1,000, HOW DOES IT NOT CREATE $1,000, HOW DOES IT NOT CREATE INFLATION, RAISE THE COST OF INFLATION, RAISE THE COST OF EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD? EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD? WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER TO THAT? WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER TO THAT? >> WELL, IF YOU LOOK AROUND US, >> WELL, IF YOU LOOK AROUND US, WE'RE EXPERIENCING INFLATION IN WE'RE EXPERIENCING INFLATION IN THREE CORE AREAS, EDUCATION, THREE CORE AREAS, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND HOUSING. HEALTH CARE AND HOUSING. THESE THINGS ARE NOT DRIVEN BY THESE THINGS ARE NOT DRIVEN BY THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF SPENDING POWER. SPENDING POWER. MOST EVERY CONSUMER PRODUCT HAS MOST EVERY CONSUMER PRODUCT HAS BEEN STAYING THE SAME IN PRICE. BEEN STAYING THE SAME IN PRICE. THAT'S CLOTHING, MEDIA, THAT'S CLOTHING, MEDIA, ELECTRONICS, AUTOMOBILES, MOST ELECTRONICS, AUTOMOBILES, MOST FOOD. FOOD. EVERYTHING THAT HAS A EVERYTHING THAT HAS A COMPETITIVE DYNAMIC MARKET. COMPETITIVE DYNAMIC MARKET. WE HAVE TO GET HOUSING, WE HAVE TO GET HOUSING, EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE COSTS EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE COSTS DOWN AND I HAVE SEPARATE PLANS
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