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>>> 44 PAST.
>>> 44 PAST. SO HERE IS THAT EXCHANGE ON
SO HERE IS THAT EXCHANGE ON CAPITOL HILL YESTERDAY THAT MIKE
CAPITOL HILL YESTERDAY THAT MIKE MENTIONED BEFORE THE BREAK.
MENTIONED BEFORE THE BREAK. ACTING HOMELAND SECURITY
ACTING HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHAD WOLF WAS GRILLED
SECRETARY CHAD WOLF WAS GRILLED BY REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN
BY REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN KENNEDY ABOUT THE U.S. RESPONSE
KENNEDY ABOUT THE U.S. RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK,
TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, WITH KENNEDY BEWILDERED BY
WITH KENNEDY BEWILDERED BY WOLF’S LACK OF SPECIFICS.
WOLF’S LACK OF SPECIFICS. >> HOW MANY ARE YOU
>> HOW MANY ARE YOU ANTICIPATING?
ANTICIPATING? >> AGAIN, WE’RE WORKING WITH HHS
>> AGAIN, WE’RE WORKING WITH HHS TO DETERMINE THAT.
TO DETERMINE THAT. >> HOW MANY ARE YOU
>> HOW MANY ARE YOU ANTICIPATING?
ANTICIPATING? >> WE DO ANTICIPATE THE NUMBER
>> WE DO ANTICIPATE THE NUMBER WILL GROW.
WILL GROW. I DON’T HAVE AN EXACT FIGURE FOR
I DON’T HAVE AN EXACT FIGURE FOR YOU, NO YOU.
YOU, NO YOU. >> DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE?
>> DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE? IS SOMEONE MODELING THAT?
IS SOMEONE MODELING THAT? DO YOU HAVE ANY WAY OF GUESSING?
DO YOU HAVE ANY WAY OF GUESSING? >> AGAIN, HHS THROUGH THEIR
>> AGAIN, HHS THROUGH THEIR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS --
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS -- >> YES, SIR, BUT YOU ARE HEAD OF
>> YES, SIR, BUT YOU ARE HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
HOMELAND SECURITY. >> YES, SIR.
>> YES, SIR. >> YOUR JOB IS TO KEEP US SAFE.
>> YOUR JOB IS TO KEEP US SAFE. YOU CAN’T TELL US HOW MANY YOUR
YOU CAN’T TELL US HOW MANY YOUR MODELS ARE ANTICIPATING?
MODELS ARE ANTICIPATING? >> NO, SENATOR, AGAIN, I WOULD
>> NO, SENATOR, AGAIN, I WOULD DEFER YOU TO HEALTH AND HUMAN
DEFER YOU TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR THAT.
SERVICES FOR THAT. >> SOUNDS LIKE YOU OUGHT TO
>> SOUNDS LIKE YOU OUGHT TO CHECK ON THAT.
CHECK ON THAT. >> WE WILL.
>> WE WILL. >> AS THE HEAD OF HOMELAND
>> AS THE HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
SECURITY. >> YES.
>> YES. >> HOW IS IT TRANSMITTED?
>> HOW IS IT TRANSMITTED? >> A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
>> A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS. >> TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE.
>> TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE. >> AGAIN, HUMAN TO HUMAN IS
>> AGAIN, HUMAN TO HUMAN IS WHAT --
WHAT -- >> WELL, OBVIOUSLY HUMAN TO
>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY HUMAN TO HUMAN.
HUMAN. HOW?
HOW? WHAT’S THE MORTALITY RATE SO FAR
WHAT’S THE MORTALITY RATE SO FAR NATIONWIDE -- WORLDWIDE?
NATIONWIDE -- WORLDWIDE? >> WORLDWIDE I BELIEVE IT’S
>> WORLDWIDE I BELIEVE IT’S UNDER 2%.
UNDER 2%. >> HOW MANY UNDER 2%?
>> HOW MANY UNDER 2%? >> I WILL GET YOU AN EXACT
>> I WILL GET YOU AN EXACT FIGURE.
FIGURE. YOU’RE ASKING ME A NUMBER OF
YOU’RE ASKING ME A NUMBER OF MEDICAL QUESTIONS --
MEDICAL QUESTIONS -- >> I’M ASKING YOU QUESTIONS
>> I’M ASKING YOU QUESTIONS BECAUSE YOU ARE SECRETARY OF THE
BECAUSE YOU ARE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP US
AND YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP US SAFE.
SAFE. >> YES, SIR.
>> YES, SIR. >> AND YOU NEED TO KNOW THE
>> AND YOU NEED TO KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS.
ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I’M NOT SCARED AT ALL.
I’M NOT SCARED AT ALL. >> THIS IS -- AND, BY THE WAY,
>> THIS IS -- AND, BY THE WAY, TALKING ABOUT RATTLING THE
TALKING ABOUT RATTLING THE MARKETS, YOU HAVE DONALD TRUMP
MARKETS, YOU HAVE DONALD TRUMP ANGRY FOR PEOPLE IN HIS
ANGRY FOR PEOPLE IN HIS ADMINISTRATION PREPARING
ADMINISTRATION PREPARING AMERICANS, TELLING THEM THE
AMERICANS, TELLING THEM THE TRUTH, YOU HAVE DONALD TRUMP
TRUTH, YOU HAVE DONALD TRUMP SAYING NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
SAYING NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT HERE, MOVE ALONG, JUST LIKE THE
HERE, MOVE ALONG, JUST LIKE THE CHINESE.
CHINESE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT WILL ALL GO AWAY IN APRIL,
>> IT WILL ALL GO AWAY IN APRIL, WE WILL BE FINE.
WE WILL BE FINE. YOU HAVE DONALD TRUMP HIRING --
YOU HAVE DONALD TRUMP HIRING -- WELL, FIRST OF ALL, FIRING JUST
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, FIRING JUST ABOUT EVERY COMPETENT PERSON IN
ABOUT EVERY COMPETENT PERSON IN HIS ADMINISTRATION AND HIRING
HIS ADMINISTRATION AND HIRING ONE ACTING SECRETARY AFTER
ONE ACTING SECRETARY AFTER ANOTHER ACTING SECRETARY.
ANOTHER ACTING SECRETARY. THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE POLITICAL
THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE POLITICAL DUPES WHO ARE LOYAL TO DONALD
DUPES WHO ARE LOYAL TO DONALD TRUMP, BUT THAT’S THE ONLY THING
TRUMP, BUT THAT’S THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE GOING FOR THEM.
THEY HAVE GOING FOR THEM. IT’S THE RICHARD GRENELL MODEL.
IT’S THE RICHARD GRENELL MODEL. HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE INTEL
HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE INTEL COMMUNITY, HE FAILED THIS IN HIS
COMMUNITY, HE FAILED THIS IN HIS LAST JOB.
LAST JOB. >> MIGHT HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME.
>> MIGHT HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME. >> HE MIGHT HAVE COMMITTED A
>> HE MIGHT HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME, BUT HE WILL BE LOYAL TO
CRIME, BUT HE WILL BE LOYAL TO US.
US. I’M TELLING YOU -- I’M TELLING
I’M TELLING YOU -- I’M TELLING YOU THIS STUFF IS ABOUT TO GET
YOU THIS STUFF IS ABOUT TO GET REAL WITH A LOT OF TRUMP
REAL WITH A LOT OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS WHO SAY I LIKE HOW HE
SUPPORTERS WHO SAY I LIKE HOW HE SPEAKS HIS MIND AND HE’S
SPEAKS HIS MIND AND HE’S CLEANING OUT WASHINGTON.
CLEANING OUT WASHINGTON. NO, HE’S MAKING WASHINGTON NOT
NO, HE’S MAKING WASHINGTON NOT ONLY MORE SWAMPY, BUT HE’S
ONLY MORE SWAMPY, BUT HE’S MAKING WASHINGTON MORE STUPID,
MAKING WASHINGTON MORE STUPID, MIKE, WITH PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW
MIKE, WITH PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING WHEN A
WHAT THEY’RE DOING WHEN A PANDEMIC COULD COME IN.
PANDEMIC COULD COME IN. >> INCOMPETENCE KILLS.
>> INCOMPETENCE KILLS. >> AND IF A PANDEMIC COMES IN,
>> AND IF A PANDEMIC COMES IN, INCOMPETENCE KILLS, AND IT
INCOMPETENCE KILLS, AND IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER IT’S
DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER IT’S KILLING PEOPLE IN BLUE STATES OR
KILLING PEOPLE IN BLUE STATES OR IN RED STATES, THE PANDEMIC
IN RED STATES, THE PANDEMIC SWEEPS THROUGH AN ENTIRE
SWEEPS THROUGH AN ENTIRE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. AND DONALD TRUMP IS ONLY WORRIED
AND DONALD TRUMP IS ONLY WORRIED ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET
ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET COLLAPSING.
COLLAPSING. DONALD TRUMP’S INCOMPETENCE AND
DONALD TRUMP’S INCOMPETENCE AND HIS COVERING IT UP AND SAYING
HIS COVERING IT UP AND SAYING EVERYTHING IS FINE, MOVE ALONG,
EVERYTHING IS FINE, MOVE ALONG, IT’S ONLY GOING TO FURTHER PANIC
IT’S ONLY GOING TO FURTHER PANIC THE MARKET.
THE MARKET. >> IF YOU JUST READ, JUST READ
>> IF YOU JUST READ, JUST READ THE NEWS ACCOUNTS OF THIS
THE NEWS ACCOUNTS OF THIS EPIDEMIC GLOBALLY IT’S ENOUGH TO
EPIDEMIC GLOBALLY IT’S ENOUGH TO OBVIOUSLY BECOME CONCERNED AND
OBVIOUSLY BECOME CONCERNED AND SCARED.
SCARED. YOU ALSO WAY DOWN IN THE STORIES
YOU ALSO WAY DOWN IN THE STORIES AND THROUGHOUT OTHER STORIES YOU
AND THROUGHOUT OTHER STORIES YOU REALIZE THAT THERE IS A PURGE
REALIZE THAT THERE IS A PURGE GOING ON WITHIN THE TRUMP
GOING ON WITHIN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO YOUR POINT
ADMINISTRATION TO YOUR POINT WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE SKILLED AT
WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE SKILLED AT WHAT THEY’VE BEEN DOING FOR
WHAT THEY’VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ARE
YEARS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ARE BEING PURGED, THROWN OUT OF
BEING PURGED, THROWN OUT OF THEIR JOBS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
THEIR JOBS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT LOYAL TO DONALD TRUMP.
LOYAL TO DONALD TRUMP. IN THE CASE OF THE ECONOMY I
IN THE CASE OF THE ECONOMY I BELIEVE YOU HAD A FEW DAYS AGO
BELIEVE YOU HAD A FEW DAYS AGO LARRY KUDLOW --
LARRY KUDLOW -- >> MIKE, I HATE TO INTERRUPT
>> MIKE, I HATE TO INTERRUPT YOU.
YOU. THEY’RE NOT BLINDLY LOYAL TO
THEY’RE NOT BLINDLY LOYAL TO DONALD TRUMP.
DONALD TRUMP. THEY’RE BEING PURGED BECAUSE OF
THEY’RE BEING PURGED BECAUSE OF THAT.
THAT. AND IN THIS CASE THEY COULD BE
AND IN THIS CASE THEY COULD BE PURGED BECAUSE THEY ARE TELLING
PURGED BECAUSE THEY ARE TELLING THE TRUTH AND DONALD TRUMP
THE TRUTH AND DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T -- SO BECAUSE THEY ARE
DOESN’T -- SO BECAUSE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE ABLE TO SAY
ALLOWED TO BE ABLE TO SAY SHOULDN’T A PRESIDENT HAVE
SHOULDN’T A PRESIDENT HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS LOYAL TO HIM?
SOMEBODY WHO IS LOYAL TO HIM? YES.
YES. BUT IF TELLING THE TRUTH IS A
BUT IF TELLING THE TRUTH IS A SIGN OF DISLOYALTY WHICH DONALD
SIGN OF DISLOYALTY WHICH DONALD TRUMP SEES IT AS A SIGN OF
TRUMP SEES IT AS A SIGN OF DISLOYALTY.
DISLOYALTY. >> THEN WE ARE CHINA.
>> THEN WE ARE CHINA. >> THAT’S WHERE WE ARE.
>> THAT’S WHERE WE ARE. >> CASE IN POINT THE DIRECTOR OF
>> CASE IN POINT THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ADMIRAL
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ADMIRAL JOE McGUIRE OUT, TOLD WE DON’T
JOE McGUIRE OUT, TOLD WE DON’T LIKE BAD NEWS, WE DON’T LIKE THE
LIKE BAD NEWS, WE DON’T LIKE THE TRUTH.
TRUTH. OUT.
OUT. LARRY KUDLOW, I BELIEVE, A FEW
LARRY KUDLOW, I BELIEVE, A FEW DAYS AGO INDICATED WHAT’S
DAYS AGO INDICATED WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THE STOCK MARKET
HAPPENING TO THE STOCK MARKET WAS A GREAT TIME TO BUY LOW.
WAS A GREAT TIME TO BUY LOW. THAT WAS HIS RESPONSE.
THAT WAS HIS RESPONSE. >> LOOK, I THINK IT’S WHAT A LOT
>> LOOK, I THINK IT’S WHAT A LOT OF YOU GUYS SAID, YOU’RE DEALING
OF YOU GUYS SAID, YOU’RE DEALING WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF
WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF ADMINISTRATION THAN WHAT WE’RE
ADMINISTRATION THAN WHAT WE’RE USED TO.
USED TO. IF THIS WERE STILL GEORGE W.
IF THIS WERE STILL GEORGE W. BUSH OR BARACK OBAMA WE WOULD BE
BUSH OR BARACK OBAMA WE WOULD BE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.
IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. LET’S REMEMBER IN THE EBOLA
LET’S REMEMBER IN THE EBOLA CRISIS OBAMA -- WHICH NEVER EVEN
CRISIS OBAMA -- WHICH NEVER EVEN GOT ANYWHERE NEAR HERE -- OBAMA
GOT ANYWHERE NEAR HERE -- OBAMA IMMEDIATELY APPOINTED AN EBOLA
IMMEDIATELY APPOINTED AN EBOLA CZAR RON KLAIN AN EXTREMELY
CZAR RON KLAIN AN EXTREMELY CAPABLE GUY, THE WHOLE
CAPABLE GUY, THE WHOLE ADMINISTRATION CAME TOGETHER AND
ADMINISTRATION CAME TOGETHER AND A CRISIS AND A PANIC WERE
A CRISIS AND A PANIC WERE AVERTED AND YOU CONTRAST THAT
AVERTED AND YOU CONTRAST THAT WITH THIS.
WITH THIS. BY THE WAY, DONALD TRUMP IS ALSO
BY THE WAY, DONALD TRUMP IS ALSO TRYING TO CUT THE BUDGET OF THE
TRYING TO CUT THE BUDGET OF THE CDC WHICH I THINK AT THE MOMENT
CDC WHICH I THINK AT THE MOMENT WE PROBABLY ALL APPRECIATE
WE PROBABLY ALL APPRECIATE SHOULD BE AUGMENTED NOT CUT.
SHOULD BE AUGMENTED NOT CUT. >> BY THE WAY, THIS IS A GREAT
>> BY THE WAY, THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR PEOPLE TO SAY
EXAMPLE FOR PEOPLE TO SAY GOVERNMENT SHOULDN’T DO
GOVERNMENT SHOULDN’T DO ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE WANT
THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE WANT GOVERNMENT TO DO SOMETHING.
GOVERNMENT TO DO SOMETHING. THIS IS WHEN -- YOU KNOW,
THIS IS WHEN -- YOU KNOW, FOOD -- I MEAN, YOU CAN GO DOWN
FOOD -- I MEAN, YOU CAN GO DOWN THE LIST WITH FOOD SAFETY, WATER
THE LIST WITH FOOD SAFETY, WATER SAFETY, AIR SAFETY, ALL OF THAT,
SAFETY, AIR SAFETY, ALL OF THAT, BUT I’M WONDERING -- I TALKED TO
BUT I’M WONDERING -- I TALKED TO THE BUSINESS LEADER LATE LAST
THE BUSINESS LEADER LATE LAST NIGHT WHO HAS A GLOBAL BUSINESS
NIGHT WHO HAS A GLOBAL BUSINESS AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS --
AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS -- THIS COULD CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE
THIS COULD CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY DEPENDING
OF THE WORLD ECONOMY DEPENDING ON HOW FAR THIS EXPANDS.
ON HOW FAR THIS EXPANDS. HE SAID THERE ARE HUGE
HE SAID THERE ARE HUGE FREIGHTERS JUST FLOATING IN THE
FREIGHTERS JUST FLOATING IN THE WATER IN CHINA, PRODUCTION
WATER IN CHINA, PRODUCTION LINES, CHAIN OF SUPPLY LINES ARE
LINES, CHAIN OF SUPPLY LINES ARE BEING SHATTERED.
BEING SHATTERED. THIS COULD START A RECESSION, HE
THIS COULD START A RECESSION, HE ACTUALLY THOUGHT A RECESSION WAS
ACTUALLY THOUGHT A RECESSION WAS GOING TO START OUT OF THIS, AND
GOING TO START OUT OF THIS, AND HE SAID THIS COULD CHANGE THE
HE SAID THIS COULD CHANGE THE WAY THE WORLD OPERATES DEPENDING
WAY THE WORLD OPERATES DEPENDING ON HOW BADLY THIS IS BECAUSE
ON HOW BADLY THIS IS BECAUSE CHINA COULD BE TURNED INTO A
CHINA COULD BE TURNED INTO A GHOST TOWN.
GHOST TOWN. >> WELL, LOOK, ONE THING THAT
>> WELL, LOOK, ONE THING THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD IS THIS
NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD IS THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM -- THE
IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM -- THE WORLD IS A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN
WORLD IS A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN IT WAS WHEN WE HAD SARS.
IT WAS WHEN WE HAD SARS. THE WORLD IS A FAR MORE
THE WORLD IS A FAR MORE INTEGRATED PLACE, GLOBAL TRADE
INTEGRATED PLACE, GLOBAL TRADE IS FAR MORE INTEGRATED, THE
IS FAR MORE INTEGRATED, THE SUPPLY LINES ARE FAR MORE
SUPPLY LINES ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT TO PRODUCTION AROUND
IMPORTANT TO PRODUCTION AROUND THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. IF THIS GOES ON CHINA WILL HAVE
IF THIS GOES ON CHINA WILL HAVE NEGATIVE GDP IN THE FIRST
NEGATIVE GDP IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR FOR ALL THE
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR FOR ALL THE OBVIOUS REASONS, IF THIS GOES ON
OBVIOUS REASONS, IF THIS GOES ON LIKE THIS IT COULD WELL DISRUPT
LIKE THIS IT COULD WELL DISRUPT THE ECONOMY OF THE WORLD IN A
THE ECONOMY OF THE WORLD IN A VERY SUBSTANTIAL WAY AND THAT’S
VERY SUBSTANTIAL WAY AND THAT’S WHY THE STOCK MARKET IS REACTING
WHY THE STOCK MARKET IS REACTING IN ADDITION TO THE DEALING THAT
IN ADDITION TO THE DEALING THAT THERE IS NOBODY REALLY IN CHARGE
THERE IS NOBODY REALLY IN CHARGE HERE.
HERE. >> AND THE PRESIDENT HAS A DAILY
>> AND THE PRESIDENT HAS A DAILY KIND OF HABIT OF LYING, I MEAN,
KIND OF HABIT OF LYING, I MEAN, THEY’RE TRACKED BY THE
THEY’RE TRACKED BY THE "WASHINGTON POST" AND TRUMP
"WASHINGTON POST" AND TRUMP SUPPORTERS HONG, OKAY, HE SAYS
SUPPORTERS HONG, OKAY, HE SAYS WHAT HE THINKS, DOESN’T MATTER
WHAT HE THINKS, DOESN’T MATTER IF HE LIES, THEY’RE GOING TO
IF HE LIES, THEY’RE GOING TO CARE WHETHER OR NOT HE’S LYING
CARE WHETHER OR NOT HE’S LYING ABOUT THIS AND WE’RE NOT GOING
ABOUT THIS AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO KNOW IF HE’S TELLING THE
TO KNOW IF HE’S TELLING THE TRUTH AND IF ALL THE SCIENTISTS
TRUTH AND IF ALL THE SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN FIRED, WE ARE IN A BAD
HAVE BEEN FIRED, WE ARE IN A BAD PLACE ABOUT THIS.
PLACE ABOUT THIS. IT ACTUALLY COULD CAREEN OUT OF
IT ACTUALLY COULD CAREEN OUT OF CONTROL.
CONTROL. WHO KNOWS.
WHO KNOWS. >> I DON’T KNOW WHO --
>> I DON’T KNOW WHO -- >> WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS
>> WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS HE SAYS.
HE SAYS. >> DON’T KNOW WHO CAN GET THE
>> DON’T KNOW WHO CAN GET THE PRESIDENT’S EAR BECAUSE HE
PRESIDENT’S EAR BECAUSE HE DOESN’T LISTEN TO ANYBODY AROUND
DOESN’T LISTEN TO ANYBODY AROUND HIM ANYMORE, BUT IF SOMEBODY
HIM ANYMORE, BUT IF SOMEBODY COULD THEY WOULD NEED TO TELL
COULD THEY WOULD NEED TO TELL HIM, MR. PRESIDENT, THE MORE YOU
HIM, MR. PRESIDENT, THE MORE YOU TRY TO TAMP DOWN THE REALITY OF
TRY TO TAMP DOWN THE REALITY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A PANDEMIC
THE POSSIBILITY OF A PANDEMIC SWEEPING THE GLOBE AND COMING TO
SWEEPING THE GLOBE AND COMING TO AMERICA, THE MORE YOU HURT THE
AMERICA, THE MORE YOU HURT THE STOCK MARKET.
STOCK MARKET. SINCE THAT’S THE ONLY THING YOU
SINCE THAT’S THE ONLY THING YOU CARE ABOUT, YOU NEED TO BE
CARE ABOUT, YOU NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT.
TRANSPARENT. THIS IS A GREAT -- THIS IS A
THIS IS A GREAT -- THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, MIKE, OF HOW
GREAT EXAMPLE, MIKE, OF HOW AUTHORITARIAN STATES HONG THEY
AUTHORITARIAN STATES HONG THEY CAN TAMP DOWN ON INFORMATION,
CAN TAMP DOWN ON INFORMATION, HONG THEY CAN STAMP DOWN ON THE
HONG THEY CAN STAMP DOWN ON THE TRUTH, HONG LIKE -- IN THIS CASE
TRUTH, HONG LIKE -- IN THIS CASE DONALD TRUMP GETS ANGRY WHEN
DONALD TRUMP GETS ANGRY WHEN PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH.
PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH. THEY JUST IN THE END HURT THEIR
THEY JUST IN THE END HURT THEIR OWN CAUSE.
OWN CAUSE. IF CHINA HAD BEEN
IF CHINA HAD BEEN STRAIGHTFORWARD FROM THE VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, IF THEY HAD SPOKEN
BEGINNING, IF THEY HAD SPOKEN HONESTLY ABOUT THIS FROM THE
HONESTLY ABOUT THIS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, MOVED
VERY BEGINNING, MOVED AGGRESSIVELY AGAINST IT THIS
AGGRESSIVELY AGAINST IT THIS CRISIS WOULDN’T BE WHERE IT IS
CRISIS WOULDN’T BE WHERE IT IS NOW AND NOW WE HAVE DONALD TRUMP
NOW AND NOW WE HAVE DONALD TRUMP RETURNING HOME ACTUALLY TRYING
RETURNING HOME ACTUALLY TRYING TO COPY THE WORST TRAITS OF
TO COPY THE WORST TRAITS OF CHINA FROM THE EARLY STAGES OF
CHINA FROM THE EARLY STAGES OF THIS CRISIS.
THIS CRISIS. >> YOU KNOW, STEVE MENTIONED RON
>> YOU KNOW, STEVE MENTIONED RON KLAIN, HIGHLY COMPETENT HIGH WHO
KLAIN, HIGHLY COMPETENT HIGH WHO WORKED IN THE OBAMA
WORKED IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AND THE EBOLA
ADMINISTRATION AND THE EBOLA CRISIS WHICH WAS HANDLED NEARLY
CRISIS WHICH WAS HANDLED NEARLY PERFECTLY WHEN IT AROSE.
PERFECTLY WHEN IT AROSE. IT’S NOT A VERY MUCH TO THINK
IT’S NOT A VERY MUCH TO THINK THAT THE WAY THIS IS GOING, WE
THAT THE WAY THIS IS GOING, WE JUST SHOWED THE CLIP OF ONE
JUST SHOWED THE CLIP OF ONE MEMBER OF THE TRUMP
MEMBER OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WITH NO ANSWERS,
ADMINISTRATION WITH NO ANSWERS, IT’S NOT A STRETCH TO THINK THAT
IT’S NOT A STRETCH TO THINK THAT THIS ELECTION COULD TURN ON THE
THIS ELECTION COULD TURN ON THE ISSUE OF COMPETENCE IN THE TRUMP
ISSUE OF COMPETENCE IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SO FAR HAS BEEN
ADMINISTRATION SO FAR HAS BEEN INCOMPETENT ON SO MANY DIFFERENT
INCOMPETENT ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS, BUT WHEN YOU’RE
LEVELS, BUT WHEN YOU’RE INCOMPETENT WHEN IT’S A THREAT
INCOMPETENT WHEN IT’S A THREAT TO PEOPLE’S HEALTH, WHEN YOU’RE
TO PEOPLE’S HEALTH, WHEN YOU’RE WONDERING ABOUT COULD YOUR
WONDERING ABOUT COULD YOUR FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD GET THE
FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD GET THE CORONAVIRUS, WHAT WOULD THE
CORONAVIRUS, WHAT WOULD THE AFFECTS BE, WHAT WOULD THE
AFFECTS BE, WHAT WOULD THE PERCENTAGES BE FOR HIS OR HER
PERCENTAGES BE FOR HIS OR HER SURVIVAL, WHEN PEOPLE START WORE
SURVIVAL, WHEN PEOPLE START WORE YEG ABOUT COMPETENCE WHEN
YEG ABOUT COMPETENCE WHEN DEALING WITH A HEALTH ISSUE
DEALING WITH A HEALTH ISSUE NATIONWIDE THIS COULD TURN
NATIONWIDE THIS COULD TURN SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> YOU HAVE JOHN KENNEDY A GUY
>> YOU HAVE JOHN KENNEDY A GUY WHO HAS BLINDLY FOLLOWED DONALD
WHO HAS BLINDLY FOLLOWED DONALD TRUMP OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
TRUMP OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS UNDERSTANDING, WAIT A
MONTHS UNDERSTANDING, WAIT A SECOND, THIS COULD ACTUALLY --
SECOND, THIS COULD ACTUALLY -- >> THIS COULD BE BAD.
>> THIS COULD BE BAD. >> -- KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
>> -- KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IF WE
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IF WE DON’T GET AHEAD OF IT.
DON’T GET AHEAD OF IT. >> >> ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION
>> >> ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION WOULD PUT TOGETHER A TASK FORCE,
WOULD PUT TOGETHER A TASK FORCE, THEY WOULD BE MEETING EVERY DAY,
THEY WOULD BE MEETING EVERY DAY, THERE WOULD BE A CZAR OR
THERE WOULD BE A CZAR OR SOMEBODY IN CHARGE OF THIS
SOMEBODY IN CHARGE OF THIS THING, THE PRESIDENT WOULD BE ON
THING, THE PRESIDENT WOULD BE ON NATIONAL TELEVISION NOT UNDER
NATIONAL TELEVISION NOT UNDER THE HELICOPTER BLADES MAKING
THE HELICOPTER BLADES MAKING CRAZY COMMENTS BUT WOULD HAVE
CRAZY COMMENTS BUT WOULD HAVE GONE ON TELEVISION SAID HERE IS
GONE ON TELEVISION SAID HERE IS WHAT WE’RE DOING, THIS IS TOUGH
WHAT WE’RE DOING, THIS IS TOUGH BUT WE ARE FIGHTING IT AND I
BUT WE ARE FIGHTING IT AND I THINK ALL OF THAT WOULD HAVE
THINK ALL OF THAT WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE NOT JUST TO
MADE A DIFFERENCE NOT JUST TO THE STOCK MARKET BUT TO THE
THE STOCK MARKET BUT TO THE PUBLIC’S CONFIDENCE IN
PUBLIC’S CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP.
LEADERSHIP. >>> STILL AHEAD, MONEY ISN’T
>>> STILL AHEAD, MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING BUT IN POLITICS IT
EVERYTHING BUT IN POLITICS IT SURE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
SURE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. STEVE RATTNER WAS A LOOK AT THE
STEVE RATTNER WAS A LOOK AT THE 2020 MONEY RACE AND BLOOMBERG
2020 MONEY RACE AND BLOOMBERG AND STEYER ASIDE, HOW THE
AND STEYER ASIDE, HOW THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ARE DOING
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ARE DOING AHEAD OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND
AHEAD OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND SUPER TUESDAY.
SUPER TUESDAY. "MORNING JOE" WILL BE RIGHT
"MORNING JOE" WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> THE VIRUS WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
>> THE VIRUS WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING TO DO -- A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVING TO DO -- A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT GOES AWAY IN APRIL
THINK THAT GOES AWAY IN APRIL WITH THE HEAT, AS THE HEAT COMES