THE WAY IT OUGHT TO WORK. >> LAST WEEK OR A FEW DAYS AGO

>> LAST WEEK OR A FEW DAYS AGO YOUR CAMPAIGN PUT OUT A PLAN FOR

YOUR CAMPAIGN PUT OUT A PLAN FOR DEALING WITH PANDEMICS AND THE

DEALING WITH PANDEMICS AND THE CORONAVIRUS.

CORONAVIRUS. WHAT IS YOUR SENSE OF THE

WHAT IS YOUR SENSE OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT’S EMANATING FROM

LEADERSHIP THAT’S EMANATING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE?

THE WHITE HOUSE? HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU?

HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU? >> I AM VERY CONCERNED RIGHT

>> I AM VERY CONCERNED RIGHT NOW.

NOW. LOOK, I PUT OUT A PLAN BECAUSE

LOOK, I PUT OUT A PLAN BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT.

THAT’S WHAT LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT. AND THERE’S A LOT THAT WE COULD

AND THERE’S A LOT THAT WE COULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW.

BE DOING RIGHT NOW. WE COULD ALL GO BACK AND SAY

WE COULD ALL GO BACK AND SAY THERE’S A LOT WE SHOUBLD HAVE

THERE’S A LOT WE SHOUBLD HAVE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST.

BEEN DOING IN THE PAST. THE FIRST JOB OF PRESIDENT OF

THE FIRST JOB OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS TO KEEP

THE UNITED STATES IS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE HERE IN THE UNITED

PEOPLE SAFE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THAT MEANS NOT JUST

STATES, AND THAT MEANS NOT JUST OUR MILITARY, IT REALLY MEANS

OUR MILITARY, IT REALLY MEANS PUBLIC HEALTH.

PUBLIC HEALTH. THAT’S A BIG PART OF IT.

THAT’S A BIG PART OF IT. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MAKING

WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MAKING THE CUTS TO CDC AND OTHER PLACES

THE CUTS TO CDC AND OTHER PLACES THAT PUT US MORE AT RISK.

THAT PUT US MORE AT RISK. BUT IT ALSO MEANS AS SOON AS

BUT IT ALSO MEANS AS SOON AS THIS VIRUS STARTED CROPPING UP

THIS VIRUS STARTED CROPPING UP ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, WE

ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF IT.

SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF IT. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUTTING THE

WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUTTING THE MONEY INTO THE RESEARCH AND INTO

MONEY INTO THE RESEARCH AND INTO MAKING SURE WE HAVE VACCINES

MAKING SURE WE HAVE VACCINES AVAILABLE, THAT WE HAVE TESTS

AVAILABLE, THAT WE HAVE TESTS AVAILABLE, AND WE NEED A

AVAILABLE, AND WE NEED A COORDINATING PERSON IN THE WHITE

COORDINATING PERSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE WHO IS A TRUE LEADER.

HOUSE WHO IS A TRUE LEADER. LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE VICE

LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, HE IS THE WRONG

PRESIDENT PENCE, HE IS THE WRONG PERSON TO BE LEADING THIS.

PERSON TO BE LEADING THIS. HE IS ACTUALLY THE ONE GUY

HE IS ACTUALLY THE ONE GUY AROUND WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN

AROUND WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH A VIRUS THAT GETS

DEALING WITH A VIRUS THAT GETS OUT OF CONTROL, ONLY HE’S THE

OUT OF CONTROL, ONLY HE’S THE GUY WHO WENT IN EXACTLY THE

GUY WHO WENT IN EXACTLY THE WRONG DIRECTION.

WRONG DIRECTION. HE PAID MORE ATTENTION TO

HE PAID MORE ATTENTION TO POLITICS THAN HE DID TO SCIENCE,

POLITICS THAN HE DID TO SCIENCE, AND THAT REALLY CREATED A HEALTH

AND THAT REALLY CREATED A HEALTH CRISIS IN HIS STATE OF INDIANA.

CRISIS IN HIS STATE OF INDIANA. I CANNOT THINK OF A WORSE PERSON

I CANNOT THINK OF A WORSE PERSON TO PUT IN CHARGE OF DEALING WITH

TO PUT IN CHARGE OF DEALING WITH THIS CORONAVIRUS NOW.

THIS CORONAVIRUS NOW. [ APPLAUSE ]

[ APPLAUSE ] >> YOU’VE BEEN A LAW PROFESSOR A

>> YOU’VE BEEN A LAW PROFESSOR A LAWYER MUCH OF YOUR LIFE, YOU’RE

LAWYER MUCH OF YOUR LIFE, YOU’RE NOW A UNITED STATES SENATOR.

NOW A UNITED STATES SENATOR. YOU NEVER HELD AN EXECUTIVE

YOU NEVER HELD AN EXECUTIVE POSITION, NEVER BEEN A GOVERNOR

POSITION, NEVER BEEN A GOVERNOR OR MAYOR.

OR MAYOR. TO PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING I

TO PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING I WANT SOMEONE -- I WANT TO KNOW I

WANT SOMEONE -- I WANT TO KNOW I CAN TRUST THE PERSON TO MANAGE A

CAN TRUST THE PERSON TO MANAGE A CRISIS LIKE THIS, WHAT DO YOU

CRISIS LIKE THIS, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM?

SAY TO THEM? >> DO REMEMBER, ACTUALLY, I’VE

>> DO REMEMBER, ACTUALLY, I’VE DONE ONE MORE JOB, TWO MORE JOBS

DONE ONE MORE JOB, TWO MORE JOBS THAT YOU LEFT OUT.

THAT YOU LEFT OUT. I WAS THE ONE WHO KEPT CALLING

I WAS THE ONE WHO KEPT CALLING THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN 2008, I

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN 2008, I STARTED IN THE EARLY 2000

STARTED IN THE EARLY 2000 RINGING THE ALARM BELLS OVER

RINGING THE ALARM BELLS OVER WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH BANKS.

WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH BANKS. AND THEN WHEN THE CRISIS CAME,

AND THEN WHEN THE CRISIS CAME, CONGRESS CAME TO ME, HARRY REID

CONGRESS CAME TO ME, HARRY REID CAME TO ME AND SAID WE WANT YOU

CAME TO ME AND SAID WE WANT YOU TO HEAD UP THE CONGRESSIONAL

TO HEAD UP THE CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT PANEL TO TRY TO GET

OVERSIGHT PANEL TO TRY TO GET SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ON HOW THAT

SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ON HOW THAT BANK BAILOUT WAS WORKING.

BANK BAILOUT WAS WORKING. FROM THERE I ENDED UP WORKING ON

FROM THERE I ENDED UP WORKING ON CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU.

BUREAU. MY EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE, I THINK

MY EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE, I THINK I’M THE ONLY ONE RUNNING FOR

I’M THE ONLY ONE RUNNING FOR OFFICE WHO’S ACTUALLY BEEN ON

OFFICE WHO’S ACTUALLY BEEN ON THAT SIDE OF IT.

THAT SIDE OF IT. I SET UP AN ENTIRE AGENCY FROM

I SET UP AN ENTIRE AGENCY FROM TWO EMPLOYEES TO ABOUT 1,000

TWO EMPLOYEES TO ABOUT 1,000 EMPLOYEES, GOT IT ALL

EMPLOYEES, GOT IT ALL OPERATIONAL, MADE IT ALL WORK,

OPERATIONAL, MADE IT ALL WORK, AND REALLY PUT IN PLACE THE

AND REALLY PUT IN PLACE THE KINDS OF SAFEGUARDS WE NEED TO

KINDS OF SAFEGUARDS WE NEED TO KEEP BANKS FROM BEING ABLE TO

KEEP BANKS FROM BEING ABLE TO BOOST THEIR PROFITS BY CHEATING

BOOST THEIR PROFITS BY CHEATING PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. UNDERSTAND THIS, CHRIS.

UNDERSTAND THIS, CHRIS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE KROEPS,

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE KROEPS, YES, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH

YES, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OUR MOST

DEPARTMENT AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS, ABOUT

VULNERABLE CITIZENS, ABOUT BABIES AND SENIORS AND PEOPLE

BABIES AND SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS.

WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. THIS IS A CRISIS, BUT IT ALSO

THIS IS A CRISIS, BUT IT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN

HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN ENORMOUS FINANCIAL CRISIS, NOT

ENORMOUS FINANCIAL CRISIS, NOT JUST HERE IN THE UNITED STATES,

JUST HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT WORLDWIDE.

BUT WORLDWIDE. THINK ABOUT HOW OUR FIVE

THINK ABOUT HOW OUR FIVE LANCASTER BANKS IN AMERICA ARE

LANCASTER BANKS IN AMERICA ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND

CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND CONNECTED AROUND THE WORLD.

CONNECTED AROUND THE WORLD. THEY NEED FOR ALL THOSE

THEY NEED FOR ALL THOSE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BORROWED

BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BORROWED MONEY FROM THEM TO KEEP PAYING

MONEY FROM THEM TO KEEP PAYING BACK.

BACK. AND THAT MEANS THEY NEED THOSE

AND THAT MEANS THEY NEED THOSE SUPPLY CHAINS OPERATIONAL, THEY

SUPPLY CHAINS OPERATIONAL, THEY NEED BUSINESS MOVING, THEY NEED

NEED BUSINESS MOVING, THEY NEED GOODS MOVING, THEY NEED SERVICES

GOODS MOVING, THEY NEED SERVICES MOVING, THEY NEED PAYMENTS

MOVING, THEY NEED PAYMENTS MOVING.

MOVING. AND ALL OF THAT IS STARTING TO

AND ALL OF THAT IS STARTING TO GET ROCKY.

GET ROCKY. AND ON TOP OF AN ECONOMY THAT

AND ON TOP OF AN ECONOMY THAT WAS ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF

WAS ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF TROUBLE, SMALL BUSINESSES THAT

TROUBLE, SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WERE ALREADY IN DEFAULT ON THEIR

WERE ALREADY IN DEFAULT ON THEIR LOANS, AND A TRUMP

LOANS, AND A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT HAD ALREADY

ADMINISTRATION THAT HAD ALREADY STRIPPED DOWN MANY OF THE

STRIPPED DOWN MANY OF THE ECONOMIC TOOLS TO DEAL WITH

ECONOMIC TOOLS TO DEAL WITH THIS.

THIS. SO HEALTH CRISIS, ABSOLUTELY, IT

SO HEALTH CRISIS, ABSOLUTELY, IT IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN.

IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN. BUT WE NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT

BUT WE NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT NUMBER TWO AS WELL, AND THAT IS

NUMBER TWO AS WELL, AND THAT IS AN ECONOMIC CRISIS THAT

AN ECONOMIC CRISIS THAT ACCELERATES PROBLEMS AROUND THE

ACCELERATES PROBLEMS AROUND THE GLOBE.

GLOBE. WE’VE GOT TO BE READY FOR BOTH.

WE’VE GOT TO BE READY FOR BOTH. >> ALL RIGHT, SENATOR ELIZABETH

>> ALL RIGHT, SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE,