Barbershop owner Juan Desmarais defied California's first coronavirus lockdown.
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producer whats, going to happen
to Broadway
when we come back
physical, physical Tucker
good evening and welcome to
Tucker Carlson tonight, im
Brian called me to
Tucker, dubbed him, the creepy
lawyer and right now, Cpl will be
but first major sacrifices
during the coronavirus, lock
stones,
businesses by the way were
destroyed. Unemployment record
high still had one point three million
today
and now, after months of
restrictions, the virus is back
and politicians want to do the
exact same thing again.
So the sectors that were
closing stay. Why do
restaurants, wineries, museums
and bars to outdoor activities
to the extent possible
now with counties on the
monitoring list? We have this
list.
Fitness, centers places of
worship, offices for noncritical
sectors, critical care services,
including hair salons, barber
shops and indoor malls
at the news. Is they
have the full screen built
already from a month ago?
So with so much shutdown fatigue,
will people actually obey the
second wave of shutdown?
Some business owners like Barber
Shop owner Wanda, Mias didnt,
want to debate the first wave.
I read something where my
producer said: I dont care. If I
get it meaning Covid 19,
do you still feel that way?
Absolutely
a lot of us are going to get it
most likely. We are not going to
die. We have 99 point something
percent of living. If we contract
it or not,
hang on Juan.
Let me jump in.
Neither of us are doctors, there
are numbers being thrown out,
ive had it and it was not fun.
Thats easy one of
them is still getting paid.
We saw that interview and weve
invited him want to defend his
position. The cops came in
here today and to give us a
cease and desist order from the
city.
Are you going to
abide by it?
Definitely im not.
I will continue to work and stay
open. My barbers will continue
to serve the community.
Do I expect them to come and
dislike me absolutely.
They said they were going to
theres no plan in place, so im
just going to be the scapegoat
for the city
it. So here we go
again facing a second round of
shutdowns.
The man that you just saw Juan
demerits joins us now.
The news is especially
distressing for business owners
like you,
what are you going to do?
We will stay open and
continue to serve our community.
We will not be bullied or live
in fear and we are going to
continue on.
We are not going to let this
stop us.
Will your customers
come?
We are booked solid. We are
the busiest shop in town
we have people coming from all
over the state and even out of
the state
we are booked and its not
slowing down
Juan since you went
back online against the law and
then they released you to do
this. How many of your clients
and customers tested positive
for the coronavirus?
As far as I know, none
no one has ever come in and told
us. None of my barbers have
tested positive. My self hasnt
tested positive and none of my
family members have tested
positive.
These tests are just going to
confuse everyone, especially for
the fact that the tests are
proving that the death rate is
going down at a great rate,
theres, absolutely no reason to
keep shutting down our economy,
shutting down our state or
shutting down. Brian, this,
if California had two thousand and eleven new cases
coming in the past week,
what else do you want them to
do?
If you test more, there will
be more positive cases, thats a
statistic fact:
no one is arguing that,
but its not detrimental to our
health. It hasnt been
detrimental to the death rate.
We have lived with TB and
whooping cough and flu for our
entire lives
that never shut down a nation
before and there is no reason to
shut it down now.
The only reason that Gavin
Newsom is doing this is because
he enjoys the power and he will
continue to flex it as much as
he can
hey Juan. How much
does Gavin Newsom get paid if
theres a shutdown,
I believe the same amount?
How much do you get paid?
We get paid, nothing
theres, no unemployment for us,
theres, no ppp in line for us
all. These big major corporations
are getting paid and little
corporations and small
businesses. They want us to
break our backs and not get paid
and step away from what we do.
Unfortunately, there is no good
leadership and either of the
parties, including the Republican
Party.
I feel like right now. The only
one using any type of common
sense is President Trump and his
White House staff and
unfortunately, for us hes not
around here, so we are going to
stay open
over the last five
months, ive had a chance to
talk to a lot of small business
people between paying your rent
and paying utilities between
paying more employees, taking
care of business and workers.
Comp you have your hands full
every day.
All you want is a chance to be
successful.
How does it feel that someone is
robbing you of that chance and
telling you? You are selfish for
fighting to make a living,
listen
im, not going to be bullied by
anyone, including
Governor Newsom, all of our
senators and congressmen that
are unwilling to make a stand on
this.
I tell them im not asking for
a penny im, not asking for a
handout, and I will continue to
charge on
and im not going to be bullied,
thats, not the american way.
I hear you Juan
best of luck. We are going to
track you.
I know you will stay safe
because if you are not and.
Transcript generated on 2020-07-20.