Trump hits Biden over economic weakness on China; Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton reacts.
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Steve you are right about that
Griff. Thank you very much.
How far are they apart
up on Capitol Hill, bring in
Arkansas Senator come to the con
he joins US
senator. We will ask you about
the coronavirus bill coming up
in a moment, but first you
know today is the first day
after Labor day. Historically,
when the big presidential
campaign starts
its interesting, there is a
u dot. Sa today poll out that
says more people expect the
president to win the debate than
Joe Biden.
Independents think that
President Trump will win by a
margin of ten points.
The debates are three weeks from
today.
What do you think people think
that the president is going to
come out on top
Hi Steve
good to be on with you all?
I think they believe the
president will win, because
President Trump has a strong
world of accomplishment for the
american people,
just look where we stand now, six
months after this pandemic was
unleashed on the world by China.
We just had another great jobs
report.
One point: four million new jobs were
created
were not back to where we were
in the strongest economy. In my
lifetime, but we have beaten the
expectation of almost every
prediction
in part, because Congress, along
with the president, passed
legislation back in the spring
that helped families and
businesses survive the peak of
this pandemic, but also because
the president has led a smart,
safe reopening as more states
begin to reopen their
businesses.
I think we are going to see more
economic growth, more jobs,
whereas Joe Biden would get the
country back in lockdown.
Just look at what the president
said yesterday about China.
American people know that Joe
Biden has been soft on China for
fifty years.
He has led the charge to get the
most favored nation status or
admit them to the World Trade
Organization.
He said that we should
celebrated Chinas rise.
President Trump by contrast, has
caced down on China and is
making them pay for decades of
stealing our jobs, our
factories, our property and now
unleashing this plague on the
world,
Ainsley im so glad you brought
up China, it sets up the next
soundbite.
This is the president. Talking
about China. Listen
if Biden wins, China will own
this country, and hopefully you
are not going to be able to find
that out
its the most important election
in our history. Right now,
under my administration, we will
make America into the
manufacturing super power of the
world and well end our reliance
on China once and for all.
We will end our reliance on
China because we cant rely on
China and I dont want them
building a military like they
are building right now
now you can understand why China
would much rather see sleepy Joe
than Donald Trump
as long as im president, we
will never waiver in our undying
loyalty to the american worker
and to our country as a whole,
Ainsley senator. Why is it that
he is saying he thinks China
would rather have Joe Biden in
office?
Our intelligence community
has said that China prefers Joe
Biden to Donald Trump and its
pretty clear why
Joe Biden has been soft on China
for forty seven years in public life,
whereas President Trump has
cracked down on them
in the middle of this campaign
not twenty years ago. But in the
middle of this campaign, Joe
Biden says that China is not our
competition.
They are not bad folks,
thats kind of similar to when
he would rather to China other
and over again to toast Jinping
and celebrate Chinas rise,
whereas President Trump has
imposed tariffs on China for
taking our property and for not
trading fairly with the United
States.
He is now going to take action
to make them pay for unleashing
this pandemic on the world.
Its no surprise that China
would rather deal with Joe
Biden, who embodies the failed
consensus in Washington for thirty
years, cold war, that China would
somehow become a mature
responsible company opposed to
the pariah state. They have
become
Brian, come cotton first, one to
say we have to stop flights from
China.
The respect respected your
decision,
Joe Biden, is tough on China
when he has free agreements
there and plays basketball with
the President President XI.
He has no problem, bringing
letting manufacturing go there,
but then he sees the polls.
Seventy three percent of Americans look at China
in an unfavorable way.
Now is he against China
and when manufacturing lets
bring it back home
now. Is he going to do it?
Where was he when he was pushing
the Tpp building international?
I dont know that he can
successfully change on dime,
meanwhile, a place. The vice
president used to work former
vice president is the Senate.
You guy goes back to work today
and the president is not
optimistic of any type of rescue
deal the latest one.
What about you senator? Do you
see any give
Brian? It will really depend
on whether the Democrats drop
their unreasonable and
outlandish demands
back in the spring. When we knew
so little about this, how would
would impact our health and
economy?
We passed three dollars trillion in relief
spending to help families and
businesses get through the worst
of the pandemic.
The Democrats now, even with all
we know, even with cases
declining
even with the economy, reopening
even with record jobs reports
for four straight months,
want another three dollars trillion.
They want a blank check to find
their long standing wish list.
Thats thought what we should
do.
We should have a relief bill
that is targeted and calibrated
those need it most
industries still hard hit like
the travel industry or the
hospitality industry.
We should help those families
that are still out of work, maybe
because their state hasnt
lifted their lockdown orders.
We should help schools reopen or
stay open in a safe and
responsible fashion.
We shouldnt just give Nancy
Pelosi three dollars trillion to
longstanding
Brian senator. How do you
target that type of money?
Everything you have said is
right
its hard to get from d, dot c
fanning across the country, while
not backing up these programs.
Well, that is right,
because the Democrats are
unwilling to target the money
right now.
What we want to do is target it
is to give it a more pinpoints
accuracy to the places of
greatest need for our families,
our businesses and our
communities.
In the end, the Democrats are
also holding out for their holy
GRAIL, which is a no strings
attached, unconditional bailout
for states and cities that have
long standing decades old fiscal
management problems.
Obviously we are not going to do
it
Steve. That is what the
president has said.
He said, those states and cities
have been run by Democrats for
decades and he is not going to
bail them out using this
particular crisis.
Meanwhile, the North Poritco is
where the president held an
impromptu preference yesterday,
in addition to talking about
China Senator he was also
talking about the New York
Times, one thousand six hundred and nineteen project.
He does not want to see that
used in Americas. Schools
here is Potus.
I want everybody to know
everything they can about our
history im, not a believer in
cancel culture.
If you dont study them, it will
happen again.
I do want history studied
carefully and accurately
we group up with a certain
history.
They are trying to change our
history
revisionist history,
thats why they want to take
down our monuments
thats, why they want to take
down our statues,
Washington Monument they want to
rename it
d dot C committee,
the d dot C committee is all
Democrats,
Abraham, Lincoln Thomas
Jefferson
we are talking about. There is
the big stuff. Now
no, we dont do that.
Never going to happen with me.
I guarantee you that
Steve so senator how big is
cancel culture going to be on
the list of things people are
thinking about on November. The
third,
I think a lot of Americans
are worried about it.
Anti american historical
revictim of one thousand six hundred and nineteen project
worried about their ability to
speak their mind freely, whether
its at work or in their
community for fear. They will be
targeted by online mobs or
targeted for by their bosses, who
want to avoid controversy in the
workplace.
The president is right. We are a
country thats, build on the
equality of all mankind, which
leads directly into the rights
to speak freely,
to say, associate politically
to worship, God as you choose,
and we should not allow left
wing mobs whether they are on
the streets on social media, to
silence those voices.
People should be able to lead
their life, their God country, in
accordance with their values and.
Transcript generated on 2020-09-08.