The Anchormen Show with Matt Gaetz - September 21, 2020


Episode 93 - Who Will Succeed RBG？ Kim Klacik Destroys The View. TikTok Ban Countdown.


Episode Stats

Length

20 minutes

Words per Minute

164.95616

Word Count

3,311

Sentence Count

266

Misogynist Sentences

8

Hate Speech Sentences

4


Summary

After the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump has a vacancy on the high court. What should he pick? And who should he choose to fill it with? Rep. Matt Gaetz has the answers.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Welcome to Hot Takes. I'm Congressman Matt Gaetz. Let's talk about the news. And oh my goodness,
00:00:21.500 there has been a lot of news since our last show. First, a quick update on the response to Hurricane
00:00:28.060 Sally. Power largely being restored in the Florida panhandle. Once power gets on, the private sector
00:00:34.680 is able to get food and distribution out to communities. FEMA is able to pull back a little
00:00:40.880 bit. Over the weekend, I was in the area most impacted by the storm alongside FEMA Administrator
00:00:48.120 Gaynor and the Department of Emergency Management Director for the state of Florida, Jared Moskowitz.
00:00:53.800 We were able to accelerate some of the MRE distribution and water and ice distribution
00:00:59.500 and direct the resources necessary to get power on in critical areas where, you know, for example,
00:01:06.080 we needed churches that were getting food out to communities to get plugged back in. And it looks
00:01:10.840 like that has largely occurred. Well over 90% of the storm impact area seeing power back on.
00:01:17.780 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at age 87 following a long bout with cancer.
00:01:28.260 You know that if you've not been living under a rock for the last few days. And one thing that struck me
00:01:34.060 was the impact on women who are dear friends of mine in the practice of law. You know, I went to law
00:01:41.280 school in a period of time where we were just starting to see the transition where more women were entering
00:01:46.660 the profession and legal education than were men. And to see the inspiration and the, I think,
00:01:55.120 determination that Ruth Bader Ginsburg instilled in an entire generation of women entering this field is
00:02:02.320 certainly something to appreciate and applaud and to remember as a part of her great legacy. But now we get to
00:02:09.840 the business of filling this seat. And that's really the initial question, to fill the seat or not.
00:02:16.260 Republicans and Democrats in the Senate, frankly, both looking like hypocrites. Here's my hot take.
00:02:22.880 Mitch McConnell in the Senate should have taken a vote on Merit Garland back when Obama was president.
00:02:27.900 Now that's not to say that they should have confirmed him or voted for him, but they should
00:02:32.260 have at least taken a vote. And my principal critique of the Senate is they don't like voting on anything,
00:02:37.720 whether it's healthcare reform or immigration reform or spending cuts, or even a Supreme Court
00:02:43.460 justice close to an election. This is a tense moment. And if you didn't want to vote on stuff,
00:02:48.980 why did you run for the United States Senate? So the fact that they made a mistake in not taking a vote
00:02:53.940 on Garland would not justify making a mistake in not filling the Supreme Court vacancy created by
00:03:00.360 Justice Ginsburg's death. The Senate was elected to do a job. The president was elected to do a job.
00:03:07.640 You know, this last hurricane, like you didn't see President Trump saying, well, it's in the final
00:03:12.380 year of my term. So I'm not going to have the same robust response to this hurricane as I would.
00:03:17.300 So why would you diminish the vigor that you would bring to any element of the job?
00:03:23.320 President Trump has an obligation,
00:03:25.140 a constitutional obligation to make a nomination to the United States Supreme Court because there is a
00:03:31.900 vacancy. And the Senate has an obligation to advise and consent. And if they choose to withhold that
00:03:37.940 advice and consent, just because there's an election, I think that is an interpretation of
00:03:44.120 the Constitution that reads into it what isn't there. You know, the Constitution doesn't say advise and
00:03:49.540 consent unless it's an election year. So they need to get to the business of holding hearings. Now,
00:03:54.480 I hope that you could fill Justice Ginsburg's seat with about the same amount of time that it took
00:04:01.620 to put Justice Ginsburg in that seat. I mean, she was confirmed in fewer days than we have before the
00:04:07.780 election to fill her seat. Now, she was an unusually quick confirmation. Many have taken longer than that,
00:04:14.680 but that is no excuse not to get to the work. Now let's get to the candidates. Two names have really
00:04:21.480 been at the top of the list with the Washington media, even I would say with the president and his
00:04:26.820 public remarks, two appellate court judges, Amy Barrett and Barbara Lagoa. Starting with Amy Barrett,
00:04:34.420 I can tell you having had conversations with my congressional colleagues who know her, she has a
00:04:40.040 very, very strong reputation as a brilliant legal mind, as a good person, as someone who I think would be
00:04:47.680 very hard for the left to attack. She is very well known as a pro-life advocate in her writings and
00:04:55.860 in her speeches, her time as a conservative law professor. I think Amy Barrett would make a
00:05:01.660 phenomenal selection for the president. And if she were the pick, I would certainly back that pick.
00:05:08.400 The person I know a little bit better is Barbara Lagoa. Barbara Lagoa is a Floridian. There's a great
00:05:14.280 piece in Politico that we'll post to social media where I'm quoted saying, if the president were to
00:05:18.920 pick Barbara Lagoa, they would be joyfully dancing salsa in Hialeah well past November. Salsa, of course,
00:05:27.040 being a Cuban originated dance and Hialeah being the blue collar, well-known neighborhood in Florida,
00:05:33.420 where a lot of Cuban immigrants emerge with great success stories for building businesses and great
00:05:40.600 families and other great assets for the Florida community. That's the community that Lagoa comes
00:05:46.900 from. She was selected by Governor Ron DeSantis to serve on the Florida Supreme Court. I was tangentially
00:05:53.200 involved in that, having served as Ron DeSantis' transition chairman during his time. And I can
00:05:59.080 tell you that DeSantis, as a brilliant legal mind himself, took a great deal of ownership and
00:06:05.100 personal pride in the selection of Florida Supreme Court justices. And he was very enthusiastic about
00:06:11.900 Barbara Lagoa. DeSantis got three initial picks on the court when he was first sworn in as governor
00:06:17.460 and had we only gotten one pick. I'm pretty convinced that Lagoa would have been that selection,
00:06:23.520 given just her personal story coming up as a first-generation American and then ultimately
00:06:30.080 getting her legal education at Columbia. That obviously shows her academic and mental rigor.
00:06:37.240 Lagoa then got selected by President Trump to serve on the 11th Circuit. She was confirmed for
00:06:42.580 that. After being confirmed, she had a great conversation with the president. They seemed to
00:06:46.580 have good personal chemistry. And I think she would make a phenomenal pick as well. So two outstanding
00:06:52.700 choices. If I had to handicap it right now, I would probably say a Barrett is in the lead,
00:06:58.680 not as a consequence of really any negative comparison for Lagoa. But Barrett was on President
00:07:04.260 Trump's original list for potential Supreme Court appointees when he won the 2016 election. She was in
00:07:11.980 the top group for consideration when Kavanaugh was selected. And there is a full workup on her. There is
00:07:18.820 a full vet. Don McGahn, the former White House counsel, widely regarded as somebody who did a good job
00:07:26.240 vetting potential candidates. He was very high on Barrett. He did the workup on Barrett. And so just the fact
00:07:34.140 that she's a little further along in that vet process, and that we have a constrained time period here
00:07:40.660 with an election coming up soon. And I know the president wanting to get that nomination out into the
00:07:45.960 public sphere as soon as possible. So not as a consequence of any legal acumen comparison or political
00:07:52.720 comparison, but just a mechanical advantage that Amy Barrett seems to have in this process.
00:07:59.300 If I had a bet to make, it would probably be Barrett, but two phenomenal women. I'm glad that
00:08:05.680 given what Justice Ginsburg meant to so many women around the country, that she will be replaced by a
00:08:11.860 strong woman on the court. And I look forward to the president making that selection, and then to
00:08:16.940 the United States senators doing their job. Florida politics, Roseanne Dunkelberger has the latest
00:08:26.500 excerpt from my upcoming book, Firebrand, that is actually out tomorrow at long last. And the Florida
00:08:34.360 politics story details a chapter I wrote about the intersection between politics and sports. Politics
00:08:40.720 and sports seem to be the things that can stir our passions, and they often interact with one another
00:08:46.560 and in today's world, they're almost indistinguishable. There are good elements of that and bad elements
00:08:51.980 of that. There are, I think, patriotic feelings that we can have when we watch our fellow Americans
00:08:57.920 excel at something that we might not be so good at. To see talented people go out and achieve
00:09:04.280 greatness is certainly something that should unite us and make us happier as great Americans. And also in
00:09:11.140 the book, Firebrand, I detail the inner workings of the swamp of Washington, DC. And I lay bare the extent to
00:09:18.600 which money and political action committees and special interest influence guide way more of the decision
00:09:26.040 making even than you might think. Everything from what committees members of Congress serve on, what bills
00:09:32.280 they're able to get to the floor, what assistance they're able to get for their districts and in times of
00:09:37.500 crisis and in great need. It is all fueled by money. Washington has essentially become a corrupt
00:09:44.000 money laundering machine. And it is not okay to be of that system. That is one reason why I am the only
00:09:52.280 Republican in the entire Congress who, as a matter of policy, will not accept a check from a federal
00:09:59.420 political action committee. And this book, Firebrand, which comes out tomorrow, is my invitation to the
00:10:06.360 Congress and to the entire America First political movement to liberate ourselves from these anti-democratic
00:10:14.900 impulses and instead to follow our transformational president in making the changes our country absolutely
00:10:21.980 needs. I wrote a chapter about cancel culture, about big tech, about the need to confront China, and
00:10:29.780 really the geopolitics that surrounded the entire Russia-Ukraine fiasco. I know that impeachment
00:10:36.020 seems like long ago, but the lessons learned about how the Democrats fight, how we have to adapt our
00:10:43.440 tactics in the fight are still very much relevant today. And I think they'll be even more relevant
00:10:49.380 when Donald Trump is reelected and when we position ourselves to fully take advantage of a presidency that
00:10:56.560 I believe will save America. We'll restore our values and our money, our trade relationships around the
00:11:04.060 world, our military, our commitment to veterans. These are all critical things. FloridaPolitics.com wrote it. I wrote the
00:11:11.780 book. It's called Firebrand. I hope you enjoy.
00:11:18.020 Just as I write in my book, Firebrand, that I'm a big sports fan, so is President Trump. He loves baseball. He loves
00:11:26.200 fights. And President Trump just happened to call Colby Covington on the phone following his big win.
00:11:31.960 And that was captured by ESPN. Take a listen to the president and the champ.
00:11:37.680 Thank you so much.
00:11:40.400 You are a great fighter, man. You make it so easy. I don't know how to do that. Congratulations. I wanted to watch that fight tonight. I wanted to watch it. You were great.
00:11:52.080 Thank you so much, Mr. President. You gave me the dragon energy when you shook my hand on Sunday at your rally. And it doesn't matter if King Kong was in front of me. I was not going to lose after getting to shake your hand.
00:12:02.060 You weren't going to lose. He's a strong-looking guy, too. He's a tough guy. He's a great fighter. He was a champion. That was easy work. Relatively easy work for you. I'm proud of you, man.
00:12:12.680 Thank you so much, Mr. President. I'm proud of you. I just made a big speech. I had 35,000 people. I said, I've got to get home now to watch Colby.
00:12:18.900 To watch Colby. That was fast work. He's a tough fighter. He's a good fighter, right?
00:12:24.860 Did he give you much of a problem? What did you see? Strong guy, right?
00:12:28.880 Yeah, strong guy. Former champion. But it didn't matter who was in there, Mr. President. After getting to see you, I don't care if there was a Superman in there. I was beating anybody.
00:12:37.140 That's great, Colby. I'm proud of you, man. I'm a big fan, and I'm proud of you. You're tough. You're tough. You have the right spirit.
00:12:43.460 So now go win the next one, and just keep it for a long time, right? Just keep that championship for a long time.
00:12:49.040 But you are something. And say hello to all the guys. I appreciated the shout-out tonight, too. I'm your fan. You're my fan. You know, two of a kind. Two of a kind, man.
00:13:01.800 Thank you so much, Mr. President. I'm going to bring you the new belt to the Oval Office soon after you win November 3rd by a landslide.
00:13:08.240 You get that belt, and you bring it in, and I'll see you, man. We're rooting for you. Literally, I came in from a big speech tonight.
00:13:14.480 I said, I've got to get back. I've got to watch this man, the man.
00:13:19.220 That's so humbling.
00:13:20.020 You keep it going. Colby, keep it going. You look great. You look fantastic.
00:13:24.500 Thank you, Mr. President.
00:13:25.200 Take care of yourself, okay?
00:13:26.640 Thank you so much, Mr. President.
00:13:28.020 Very proud of you. Very proud of you, Colby. See you soon.
00:13:31.260 See you soon, Mr. President. Have a great night.
00:13:33.040 Kim Klasik is the candidate for Congress in the Baltimore community that went viral with a campaign ad that I think really laid bare the challenges that urban communities have with a Democratic Party that's taken them for granted and often left them behind.
00:13:53.920 Take a listen to that transformational ad.
00:13:56.220 Do you care about black lives? The people that run Baltimore don't. I can prove it. Walk with me. They don't want you to see this.
00:14:04.020 I'm Kim Klasik. This is Baltimore. The real Baltimore. The Democrat Party have betrayed the black people of Baltimore.
00:14:11.260 If the politicians walked the streets like I do, they would see exactly how their policies and corruption affects us.
00:14:17.900 If they don't want to see it, they don't want you to see this. Go to any Baltimore neighborhood and ask this question.
00:14:24.160 Do you want to defund the police?
00:14:26.480 No.
00:14:27.840 No.
00:14:28.740 Absolutely not.
00:14:30.120 I had three sons killed in Baltimore City. And I think if we defund the police office, it's going to be worse than that. So no, I'm opposed to that.
00:14:38.480 What are you going to defund the police for? Why? How do you defend your city, your community? Families are losing people.
00:14:46.360 It's not just Baltimore. The worst place for a black person to live in America is a Democrat-controlled city. It's 2020.
00:14:54.040 Name a blue city where black people's lives have gotten better. Try. I'll wait.
00:14:58.860 And so with her newfound stardom, Kim made her way to The View and had quite the exchange with Joy Behar that resulted in essentially getting canceled on air in real time. Take a listen.
00:15:11.920 Excuse me. I have to say something to you. He told Bob Woodward that it was a very serious issue and it's airborne and that it was terrible. And then he went out and told the American people, don't wear masks. It's all going to go away.
00:15:24.060 You have to put some blame on your president. I'm sorry. You're putting it on something extraneous here. Talk to the point, please.
00:15:32.040 Is this Joy speaking? The same Joy? The same Joy that paraded around in blackface not too long ago? Come on, Joy. I don't think you should be asking the questions.
00:15:41.560 I am an African-American.
00:15:43.060 Excuse me. The black community had my back. They know that that was not blackface. That was an homage. Oh, please. Just answer the question.
00:15:52.720 See, this is the problem with the vipers in The View. And I actually did write about it in my book, Firebrand, that's out tomorrow.
00:15:59.720 They have such a constrained worldview that it doesn't allow them to listen to other perspectives and hear how people out in real America might be perceiving the events around them.
00:16:11.280 And when Joy Behar acts like this, it only builds the resentment between the viewers, between real Americans and the type of Hollywood New York elites that want to control what we think and how we behave.
00:16:24.960 And if you don't see the world like they do, well, they just pull the plug, kick you off, go to commercial.
00:16:30.820 Well, you know what? We can't go to commercial on the American dream.
00:16:34.720 And I'm glad that Kim Klasik is out there trying to restore that dream for her residents, for her fellow Americans.
00:16:44.440 President Trump described the deal that he's forging with TikTok to ensure the preservation of our national security.
00:16:52.240 Take a listen to the president.
00:16:53.220 We have some very big news on TikTok.
00:16:56.160 TikTok is moving along.
00:16:59.440 We're dealing with Oracle, which you know of, Larry Ellison.
00:17:04.480 And we're dealing with, as a combination, Walmart.
00:17:08.400 Walmart, a great company, a great American company.
00:17:11.780 The security will be 100%.
00:17:13.780 They'll be using separate clouds and a lot of very, very powerful security.
00:17:18.920 And they'll be making about a $5 billion contribution toward education.
00:17:25.140 I can say that I have given the deal my blessing.
00:17:28.520 If they get it done, that's great.
00:17:29.940 If they don't, that's okay, too.
00:17:31.380 But it's a great deal for America.
00:17:33.700 I think it's wonderful that as a part of the TikTok transaction, we are going to see increased investment in Americanism, putting our values and our history in the forefront and the minds of our young people.
00:17:46.600 And it is absolutely necessary to preserve any civilization of people, to preserve culture and our shared history and the way in which America was founded continues to impact our lives and the way we solve current problems.
00:18:03.500 There is a certain resilience with Americanism.
00:18:06.700 There is a certain independence.
00:18:08.500 There is a certain sense of self-determination that comes with learning and understanding our history.
00:18:14.480 I've had about enough of the 1619 Project and the negative influences that its founders have tried to inject into our nation.
00:18:23.660 And it's great to see patriotism at the forefront of the mind of the American president, a president of sound mind, which is something we certainly want to maintain, and certainly a sound country.
00:18:36.180 And to make sure that we keep that rock-solid foundation for America, education into our constitution and our founding and our principles is absolutely necessary.
00:18:46.960 I'm glad our president is fighting for just that.
00:18:49.560 Van Morrison, the Celtic Soulmaster, one of my absolute favorite musical acts, and not for the brown-eyed girl stuff, more for the, like, Tupelo honey, crazy love side of things.
00:19:04.700 But Van Morrison still cranking out songs, and the Northern Ireland Ministry of Health has now labeled Van Morrison's music as dangerous,
00:19:14.480 because he's written protest songs that criticized the lockdowns in the UK, even using language that those lockdowns were enslaving people,
00:19:24.600 and that scientists were making up crooked facts to justify their measures of disease control.
00:19:32.020 So now the Northern Ireland Ministry of Health says he is dangerous.
00:19:36.380 I tell you what, you know, music, that has constantly been an area of protest and disagreement with the government.
00:19:43.500 I don't think it's dangerous at all.
00:19:45.960 Keep singing, Van Morrison.
00:19:48.080 I'll keep listening.
00:19:49.700 Thanks for listening to Hot Takes.
00:19:51.420 I'm Congressman Matt Gaetz.
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