Congressman George Collins reacts to the former vice president's call for all Americans wear masks.
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Pete we are back with a first
PETE. We are back with a first
alert
and a live. Look at Walter, Reed
Hospital, where President Trump
is undergoing treatment for
Covid 19.
The president shared this
message where heading to the
hospital.
I want to thank everybody for
the tremendous support
im going to Walter Reed
Hospital. I think im doing very
well
but were going to make sure
that things work out.
The first lady is doing very
well,
so thank you very much.
I appreciate it.
I will never forget it.
Thank you.
Will the presidents doctor,
echoing those sentiments saying
the commander in chief, is doing
very well and quote resting
comfortably at Walter Reed
Medical center?
Dr Sean Conley says the
president finished first dose of
remdesivir therapy.
He will be monitored as he
continues to run the country
from the hospitals, presidential
suite
Jedediah. Meanwhile, more high
profile, Republicans test
positive for Covid 19, including
Rnc chairwoman, Ronna Mcdaniel
and Kellyanne Conway,
PETE and, as President Trump
undergoes treatment at Walter
Reed. Joe Biden is turning the
diagnosis into what he believes
is a for voters.
This is not a matter of
politics,
its a brazen reminder to all of
us that we have to take this
virus seriously.
It means wearing a mask in
public and it means encouraging
others to do so as well. It
means having masking mandates
nationwide
Jedediah here to react. Georgia,
Senate candidate and Congressman
Doug Collins
Congressman welcome to the
show
good morning
Jedediah. I didnt hear anything
different from Joe Biden
there to me. It seems like pretty
consistent messaging that he has
had throughout, with the one
caveat that he has pulled down
negative ads.
Do you think what he is saying
here about a national mask
mandate will have any mandate on
voters given what he has said
before?
No
lets be honest when you start
out by saying this is not about
politics, its about politics.
Is he using a point to make
against what is going on right
now?
Look he has been hiding nut
basement.
He has been in a basement.
This is his choice,
thats. What exactly we need to
understand? He has chose to do
that and stay away from the
people.
The president has been out
leading
the president. Has been taking
precautions
you just go around, they have
been doing everything that they
can and the president still got
it.
What were actually looking at
here, though, is a reminder, as I
was hearing earlier in your show
today, we do as a country going
to get back out and as we get
back out, the threat is still
here. Until we have a vaccine,
we need to learn Howe to deal
with it responsibly,
washing hands wearing a mask.
What we can do,
we can still do that, while
getting back out and running our
country,
the president is showing that
PETE yeah congressman
the president has stride to trie
strike that balance you need to
be responsible, but give you
individual choice.
Opening up and respect
businesses are risk calculations
and respecting their customers.
How do we maintain of OEA
tempting to reopen and not slide
backwards? Reflectively and
emotionally at this moment,
well its going to be a
possibility that people will use
this to say no, we need to go
back
again, the president number one
he has always led from the
front.
He is our president, but he is
also a man who is now going to
deal with this, along with the
first lady and others
lets look way its going around
in different parts of the
doctrine
here in Georgia been opened up a
long time. My numbers in my
hometown across my state, going
down consistently going down.
We are seeing it managed in a
very responsible way,
but what we have got to
understand is there is also a
political cost, but not only an
emotional and economic cost. To
this idea that you just shut
down everything,
remember shutting down
everything will not get rid of
this virus, it
will slow the virus, it
will still be there.
We have got to make sure we are
taking into account responsible
opening, but responsible living.
The people and our economy has
to have that keeps us strong,
while we keep physically and
mentally economically to that
point, as well
will speaking of not shutting
down, lets talk about Senator
Mitch, Mcconnell saying the
Senate will move full steam
ahead in their nomination
process, their confirmation
process for Judge Amy, Coney
Barrett.
In your estimation, this order
of business, along with by the
way, a Covid 19 relief bill in
the house. Where are we on
moving forward in the process of
governance inside of Congress?
Well really, since the 116Th
Congress started governance
concerned about the November
third elections, we have gotten
doing things for a long time. She
never got down
to say when it came down to this
past week of finding relief
package,
she stuck to unrealistic number
that added more to a political
calculation than it did actually
helping businesses and helping
people.
So look, I think, thats just
unfortunately stuck right now.
I think the nomination of Amy
Coney Barrett is something that
can move forward.
They can do it safely.
There is no reason that this
should stop,
and I believe that Senator
Graham will actually hold those
hearings.
We will get it onto the floor
and it will be voted on before
the election.
You can do that. The problem I
have had with Congress right now.
We viewed ourselves, especially
speaker Pelosi and others have
viewed ourselves as something
other than essential part of
government and that they can
centralize control in
leadership.
The problem is, we all needed to
be there. We all needed to take
tests and take precautions. We
could actually do our job.
People need to see Congress in
action.
They didnt see that, especially
from the house in the last
little bit,
will a lot of the businesses
and people need help under
mandates to shut down. They could
use a government relief effort
when it comes to Covid 19.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-17.