Sen. Tom Cotton reacts to the first presidential debate on ‘Fox & Friends.’
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Chris, are you willing to tell
Chris? Are you willing to tell
the american people tonight
whether or not you will support
either ending the filibuster or
packing the court?
Whatever position I take on
that that will become the issue.
The issue is the american people
should speak.
You should go out and vote.
Make sure you in fact let
people know
he doesnt want to answer the
question
im not going to answer the
question.
Why wouldnt you answer that
question
because the question is
the question: is
justice radical left
you shut up, man,
listen! Who is on your list,
Joe
Ainsley lets bring in Arkansas
GOP member Tom Cotton
Good Morning to you
good morning, Ainsley
Ainsley good morning to you.
What was your reaction to that?
He would not answer the
question.
Well, Joe Biden. Obviously,
doesnt want to answer the
question whether he will pack
the court, because his far left
flank wants to pack the court.
A packed court means that you
will lose your right to
religious freedom
means they will take away your
second amendment rights.
They will force you to use your
taxes to pay for abortion on
demand up to the ninth month,
maybe even yawkd.
They will take your home and
give it to giant corporations to
use for a parking lot at their
office, complex
thats. What Joe Biden is
dodging
it wouldnt become the issue. If
he would have said no, I dont
want to pack the court. It
would put the issue to rest.
The reason he doesnt want to
put the issue to rest by simply
saying no, I dont want to pack.
The court is because the
Democrats have become so radical
that they are willing to take
unprecedented steps to
fundamentally restructure the
nature of our government to
achieve their far left agenda.
Brian yeah-
and you know what senator you
knocked: the moderate Joe who is
going to bring a semblance of
law and order to the White House
and a sense of discipline if you
are going to pack the court
that makes you radical
and he just refused to answer
that question.
Also its important. Not only
did he break decorum by saying,
will you shut up? They are
making t shirts. That say, shut
up man
is that the person that is
supposedly claim to bring class
and continuity back to the White
House
here is Kamala Harris. On the
same question about Joe Biden
packing the court.
Listen
his answer on court packing,
adding more justices to the
court. Just sounds like a
straight up dodge.
Why wont he talk about what he
wants to do, what he thinks
should happen?
Well, I think he is very
clear, John, which is that he is
focused as we all should be on
the next thirty five days
and he is focused on one. The
process by which we are even
having the conversation about
the United States Supreme Court,
Brian right.
She didnt answer either
think we all realized that
senator have you picked that
up
yeah
thats the kind of clear and
crisp answer that Kamala Harris
zero delegates and dropping out
before the Iowa caucuses. Despite
the tens of millions of dollars,
the party bosses of the
Democratic Party gave to her
look. It makes no sense what
theyre saying
they claim if they answer that
question, it will be the central
issue of the campaign for the
next five weeks,
not if they say no,
if they simply say no. Chris,
no John, we dont want to pack
the court. Of course not.
We are going to keep the court
of the same size, its been for
one hundred and fifty years. It puts the issue to
rest.
The reason why they dont want
to answer it is clearly is in
their hearts and they know on
their left wing flank. The answer
is yes,
they do want to pack the court
because they want to
fundamentally restructure the
nature of american government
and that that would be extremely
unpopular and probably cost them
the election.
The american people should keep
that in mind when they go to
vote
Steve, but at the same time
they dont want to alienate the
left flank that thinks court
pack something a good idea.
Meanwhile, they did clash as
well on the topic of violence in
american streets,
the president said its a
left wing problem
and Joe had this observation
about Antifa
watch.
Somebody has got to do
something about Antifa and the
left,
because this is not a right
wing.
Its own FBI. Director said
this is a left wing problem.
White supremacist
Antifa is an idea,
not an organization.
Oh, you have got to be
kidding,
not a militia
thats. What his FBI director
said,
Steve Senator is Antifa just
an idea.
Yeah
hardly
Antifa is a radical
decentralized network of
anarchists and insurrectionists
those bricks that you see in the
streets, chunks of concrete
they dont get there by
themselves.
Brian, they are on Pallets,
Steve theyre, not ideas.
Joe Biden refuses to condemn
them,
Joe Biden. Wouldnt say I support
law enforcement.
I support the men and women who
help keep us safe, who put their
lives on the line. This help
protect innocent citizens from
radical, insurrectionists and
anarchists in the street.
Again, because is he afraid of
alienating far left flank
earlier in the debate he said
Louis Xivth, the son king. I am
the Democratic Party,
then, when asked why he couldnt
call the mayor of Portland to
stop the violence im. Just a
retired politician, not my place,
goes to show you how far Joe
Biden will go to avoid
condemning Antifa and these
other radical insurrectionists
in our streets.
Preview of what will happen the
next four years. Should he win
this election,
Brian Senator? How did the
president do? Last night,
I thought the president did
well in pointing out how Joe
Biden has become beholden to
radical left flank,
whether weather its the green
new deal one hand he didnt,
support it and slash or the other hand
it would pay for itself or start
taking health insurance away
from people on the job and
encroaching on government run
healthcare.
Of course, talking about pointing
out the radical steps, the
Democrats would take to
fundamentally alter the nature
of american Government Tone ACT,
their left wing agenda through
the courts, not through the
ballot box. On all those points, I
think the president did well.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-17.