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Sadly, i have not been able to do so. I am today announcing that i will resign as leader. Harvey weinstein may have to pay to the tune of 44 million. Reports of a huge settlement of multiple lawsuits over allegations of Sexual Harassment and misconduct. President trump announces Sweeping Authority to attorney general bill barr to investigate his own intelligence agencies. And how about that war of words. It is escalating. The president and House Speaker nancy pelosi take their feud to a whole other level. We must start this morning with President Trump, who has now decided hes not just a genius but an extremely stable genius. Thats one we havent heard in a while. Peter alexander at the white house, i think it is fair to call this a turbulent last 24 hours. The president calling the speaker crazy. Naming names when asked about treason. What does the white house think about this strategy . You want to talk about bitterness and biting attacks. In the last 24 to 48 hours weve seen this feud between the most powerful democrat in america and the president of the United States just get so much more personal. From the president we heard him for the first time really giving a nickname to nancy pelosi, calling her crazy nancy. He said shes a mess. He said shes lost it. He described as a nasty type comment, her comment earlier in the day where she said he needed an intervention. In effect says she prays for him. It was a remarkable day to witness. A source close to pelosi says she went out, set out with the specific intention of picking a fight with the president to try to unnerve him. It appears it worked. He was furious even into the evening where he was tweeting a video that was edited to sort of cut together a series of moments where she appeared to be stammering in her comments yesterday, which raises another issue, which is a series of the president s allies and friends and supporters who have been tweeting distorted videos of nancy pelosi and some of her recent comments that are to make it appear like shes drunkening slurring. The bottom line is, this has devolved. The president is tweeting again, attacking democrats saying he doesnt know why they want to hear from robert mueller, the special counsel, insisting they want a doover. Quoting some of his favorite friends seen on fox news, including lindsey graham, saying there was nothing wrong. There were no high crimes, calling out the democrats for this entire effort. Editing videos of the speaker of the house. This is 2019. What kind of response are we hearing from pelosis office . Reporter obviously pelosis office is mentioning and noting these are doctored videos and they carry no weight. But theyre also letting pelosis tweets speak for themselves. She tweeted, when the, quote, extremely stable genius starts acting more president ial, she will work with him on infrastructure and trade. What this means is the government is completely broken. Democrats went to the white house earlier this week to try to get somewhere on infrastructure. The one issue both democrats and the president thought they could perhaps come to an agreement on, they both wanted this issue, and then another example of a broken government, disaster aid. This bill usually bipartisan, an emergency supplemental bill, took months to come to an agreement. It finally happened. After months of rangeling where the president was adding in extraneous things he wanted in this bill. The question is, does this give more fuel to the proimpeachment faction of the Democratic Party to move forward with impeachment proceedings, especially since pelosi has been saying, we can walk and chew gum at the same time. We can govern while investigating and does this undercut her argument. That doctored video not being an issue. The fact its a doctored video is exactly the problem. The president sending out an edited video thats simply not true of the speaker of the house. Leigh ann, thank you. President trump is also taking extraordinary steps of a different kind today, giving his attorney general, bill barr, Sweeping Authority to review the Justice Departments investigation into his 2016 campaign. Why does that matter . Well, our next reporter certainly knows because nobody knows the Justice Department better than Pete Williams. Pete, im a mere civilian. Explain to me what this new authority is and why does it have so many people concerned . An average person on the street might say, attorney general, yeah, thats his jam. It gives the attorney general two things. In terms of this review that hes been doing of how the fbi and why the fbi launched its investigation of the Trump Campaign as it was looking at Russian Investigation meddling. The first thing directs the intelligence agencies to cooperate with him in this. I think this is, you know, sort of pro forma. Hes already had this cooperation. The doj says hes been working with them. The key thing is to give the attorney general the authority to classify the declassification of the intel agencies in doing their initial investigation. Whats significant about that is that this Declassification Authority is something these agencies very jealously guard because they know why these things are classified, what went into it. Now, the order does say that the attorney general should, to the extent he deems is practical, he says, consult with these agencies before he does this, but the question is, why would he want this authority and presumably the investigators who are doing this review already have a security clearance, so they wouldnt necessarily need it, but thats led some to wonder whether this is something the attorney general would want, if he wanted to make any of these things public. Now, going to be an interesting thing to see how this plays out politically because one thing congress has said is we want transparency and here is the attorney general apparently taking a step to make these things public. Because its such a jealously guarded authority, thats why the intel authorities, youre hearing a little concern from them about it. Mr. Alexander, i know you had a back and forth with the president regarding barrs investigation and treason. Reporter youre exactly right. He repeatedly said on social media and out loud that his adversaries, as he likes to describe them, are guilty of treason, so i tried to nail him down on that yesterday. Heres part of our exchange that took place yesterday afternoon. Take a listen. Sir, the constitution says treason is punishable by death. You accused your adversaries of treason. Who specifically . A number of people. They have unsuccessfully tried to take down the wrong person. If you look at comey, mccabe, probably people higher than that, if you look at struck, if you look at his lover, lisa page, they wanted an insurance policy so should she for any reason lose, remember, 100 million to 1 maybe he said 100 million to nothing, but should she lose, well have an insurance policy and well get this guy out of office. Ill let pete explain exactly what treason is. Its not what the president thinks it is, being unloyal to the United States. What was striking to the president when you say to his face that treason is punishable by death, if you saw him in that moment, i was staring at him, he nodded his head and continued to repeat those names. I was nervous there. Well let pete describe treason and not a wonderful lover, which is extraordinary to hear our president describe. What is this all about . What exactly does treason mean . Sure. With all due respect to the president , he uses this word all the time. I hope somebody explains to him what it is. Its set out in the constitution. It says giving aid and comfort. It says leveling war against the United States or giving comfort aid and comfort to its enemies or adhering to them, it says. Aid and comfort has to be something beyond words of encouragement. It has to be something concrete. Treason was used to prosecute people who aided the japanese in world war ii or the germans in world war ii. It really hasnt been used in the last 70 years. An american, adam gadahn was charged with treason for making propaganda videos for al qaeda. The Justice Department considered charging John Walker Lindh with treason but didnt have enough evidence. I understand those. In this case the president is misusing the term. Who exactly and how is he categorizing treasonist behavior . First of all, it applies against the United States, not someone running for president. Donald trump when he was running for president he was a private citizen. So nobody can commit treason against a private citizen. Its impossible. Secondly, it means more than just being disloyal. Its a totally different thing. It means leveling war with a designated enemy against the United States. Julian and Ethel Rosenberg who were convicted and put to death for giving away Atomic Energy secrets. They couldnt get charged with treason because at the moment russia wasnt a designated enemy of the United States. Thats why it doesnt apply to political disputes or even somebody trying to undercut a president ial campaign if, indeed, thats what really happened. See, i told you why Pete Williams is the best. I didnt even know he was going to use the word oregonian. Who says that word . Pe thank you so much. We that to talk theresa may, calling it quits earlier this morning. British Prime Minister may announced her resignation as the leader of the conservative party after failing three times to get the parliament to agree. That plan is known as brexit. Lets go to Kelly Cobiella outside the uk parliament. Just a moment ago our team here was saying this is the government not working. Please, were small potatoes compared to what is happening where you are. What does theresa mays resignation mean for the future of brexit . Reporter it essentially means in terms of brexit, thats on hold for the next several weeks. Once again, this country is in complete paralysis. None of the work of government really getting done because the focus is on brexit. Now brexit is not getting done because the Prime Minister has stepped down effective june 7th. A leadership election will then take place. That could take anywhere from six weeks probably, possibly longer, but were looking at midsummer before theres a new leader, new Prime Minister. Meantime, the math hasnt changed. Inside the parliament theres such division over what kind of brexit, how the country should leave the european union. That doesnt make a difference if you change the Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister will have to find a way to bring the country together, to bring lawmakers together so that they can pass some sort of plan to get out of the european union. There really is no sign of that happening as we stand now. In addition to that, the europe has already said, look, were not looking at renegotiating. Were not going to talk about renegotiating. You, the united kingdom, need to figure out what you want. Youve gotten the best deal possible. Theresa may very emotional this morning talking about stepping down and talking about her deep regret about not being able to bring brexit over the line. Take a listen. It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. It will be for my successor to find a way forward on the referendum. To succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in parliament where i have not. Such a consensus could only be reached if those are all sides of the debate are willing to compromise. Compromise, that is certainly what they are looking for. Kelly, please keep us posted. Back to new york. Harvey weinstein and some of his accusers have apparently reached a tentative 44 million deal to settle civil lawsuits filed by women who have accused the disgraced media mogul of sexual misconduct. Is this settlement a sifl settlement, an admission of wrongdoing on weinsteins pa snrt. No. Thats an important distinction. We learned a majority of that 44 million will go towards weinsteins accusers and to some of their attorneys. Its important to note, this is a civil deal only. That means it will not impact the criminal case against weinstein, which is set to go to trial in september. Overnight a new bombshell involving harvey weinstein. According to a source familiar with the proposed deal, the disgraced movie mogul has agreed to a 44 million 1isettlement. The source adding Board Members of his former film studio, the weinstein company, have also signed off. As many as 100 women have accused weinstein of inappropriate behavior, ranging from harassment to rape, including some huge hollywood stars like angelina jolie, rose mcgown. Their stories ignite the antiSexual Harassment, me too and times up. The agreement first reported by the wall street journal involves the new York Attorney Generals Office and would settle more than 15 lawsuits filed against weinstein and his former company. All of the 44 million would be covered by insurance companies, which were facing more than three times that amount in litigation. A source says 30 million will go to weinsteins accusers, their attorneys and creditors. 14 million will go to cover legal fees for weinstein board who have been accused of covering up weinsteins bad behavior. In terms of the deal, there is no admission of wrongdoing. The settlement doesnt affect a criminal case pepding against weinstein in new york, which charges him with rape and other sex crimes. That trial is set to begin in september. The former movie mogul, who is currently out on bail, has pleaded not guilty. He has also repeatedly denied all accusations of nonconsensual sex against him. Denying all accusations yet paying out 44 million. Im not sure how that works. Is weinstein commenting on any of this . Weinsteins representatives are declining to comment on this proposed deal. We reached out to the new york state Attorney Generals Office but so far we have not heard back. Thank you so much. Were Digging Deeper into those big stories and what they mean to you. Do not go anywhere. Well start with trump versus pelosi. Is the feud just usual partisan bickering or much, much bigger . Two fantastic d. C. Insiders will be here on how this fight could last into 2020. Heres whats twisted. Why both sides might want it to. Plus, we know the president watches fox news. Is that how hes finding his contractors to build his wall . Well explain that on the other side, too. De, too. Choicehotelsm like this surfs up. Earn a fiftydollar gift card when you stay just twice this summer. Or. Badda book. Badda boom. Book now at choicehotels. Com thanks for the ridealong, captain ive never been in one of these before, even though geico has been ohhh. 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With this declaration from north korea, which is the latest sign of displeasure since the collapse of the talks at the hanoi summit at the end of february. This Unnamed Foreign Ministry official is saying talks are off unless the u. S. Claws back what the regime calls unilateral demands. Now, we may not be all the way back to square one because President Trump and kim jongun still tout their very warm relationships. Weve seen that over the past few weeks as north korea has been changing short term Ballistic Missiles and the white house is brushing them over off because they see only longrange Ballistic Missiles as a threat to the United States. Whats key is the lines of communication are silent. There havent been working talks, even between north korea and south korea. The projects they had under way have come to a standstill. North korea squarely blames the u. S. For this impasse. The north has been wanting at least partial sanctions relief for taking steps towards denuclearization while the Trump Administration wants all or nothing. President trump has tension with iran. North korea could be using this period as leverage in order to gain concessions knowing President Trump considers north korea his Foreign Policy win. Stephanie . All right, thank you so much, janice. Turning back to d. C. , President Trump has made the border wall front and center of his candidacy and, of course, his presidency. He has a very specific person in mind to build it. The Washington Post reports the president has repeatedly urged Homeland Security officials to hire a specific north dakotabased firm, whose ceo is a gop donor and, oddly enough, a frequent guest on fox news, as the contractor to build the wall on the southern border. That contract is worth billions of dollars. Joining me now to weigh in from the Washington Post, writer of the mustread morning newsletter power up, jackie, and Senior Correspondent for politico and author of the d. C. s other morning newsletter, politico playbook. In a statement to your paper the white house said this, the president is one of the countrys most successful builders and knows better than anyone how to negotiate the best deals. First of all, thats not the case. The Trump Organization is not known as one of the countrys best builders, but they didnt really answer your question. What in the world is going on here. No, they didnt. This sort of insane story by my colleagues, josh and nick, really revealed, i think, sort of a corruption level of what oversight has been concerned with when it comes to the president making policy decisions. Thats that hes not necessarily impartial. And is sometimes being driven by ulterior motives, like ties to his donors or people that he sees as allies on fox news. And as josh and nick reported in this piece, trumps obsession with giving the business to one of his top gop donors alarmed department of Homeland Security and military officials. The white house has not confirmed the story, as you read in that statement, but they havent denied it. Instead they sort of pointed to trumps preoccupation with what the wall is going to look like. Which is really in line with a lot of our reporting previously about the small details as it relates to the wall and how it looks and sort of the mechanics behind these kind of things as opposed to the actual policy. Lets play devils advocate for a moment, anna. There are ceos that go on television all the time. There are ceos that give to Political Parties all the time. If this company has the technology to build the wall, does it matter hes a big gop donor . I mean, this is what companies spend millions and millions of dollars on pretrump and they will after trump in terms of trying to influence the process and get business. I think the big difference here, the outlier is the president. It isnt just on this border wall. Theres been several instances, whether its on tariffs and who is going to be able to get a waiver, whether you have treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin talking to executives at walmart talking about price increases that might go into effect, thats whats really different here. The fact a company is trying to use its position and power and using the press to try to elevate its image and to get in front of the right people, thats not necessarily the news to me. The news is really whats happening in the white house. We must switch gears. You know what ive got to talk about, ladies. The fight were seeing between the president and speaker nancy pelosi. This is not a garden variety political fight. Nancy pelosi is continuing to ramp up her rhetoric, her argument against the president. And the president it is so concerning, state of the world concerning, tweeting out this highly edited video which makes it seem pelosi is stumbling over her words and Rudy Giuliani tweeted out another video which is slowed down to make it seem like the speaker is slurring her words. Its stunning. You write donald trump has dragged democrats into his, quote, vortex of chaos. Is this the vortex of chaos youre talking about . Edited videos of the speaker of the house. I think what were talking about there is really this vortex of jumping from issue to issue and not making any actual progress. The video, i think we called actual fake news in playbook this morning. I will say giuliani, he did delete that tweet later. Clearly the president retweeted one of the fox news videos that was altered as well. You have his kind of stamp of approval of this kind of tactic, going against the speaker, which is someone he has to negotiate on. Whether they like each other personally or have much in common, that doesnt really matter. Whether democrats are investigating him, that doesnt matter. Hes going to need them on key issues, including his trade deal with canada and mexico, on raising the debt limit, on keeping the government operating. Those ar all things that have to happen before the end of the year. This kind of outlandish behavior in terms of tweeting altered video certainly doesnt help the prospects there. If hes unwilling to work with them because the investigations are going on, thats giving nancy pelosi more and more reason to argue we may need to head towards impeachment here. I want to play a bit of what npr had to say about this feud with brian williams. Im not a psychologist, but it seems this president seems to hit on issues that people come to him on. Its been said about him. When his own competence is questioned, he insists hes a stable genius, at the same time he has to paint his adversaries as what hes being accused of. Im crazy. No, youre crazy, jackie. What do you think . I think what trump is doing executively here which is what nancy pelosi was encouraging her caucus not to do. These big dueling ideas taking place in the caucus. She thinks, along with some of her leadership, impeachment is a really big distraction and the president would much rather be having these really caustic and petty fights playing out on National Television as opposed to talking about the crisis in venezuela, north korea and iran and the lack of a health care bill. You know, and then this idea that shes sort of fighting against with her caucus, which is we need to impeach the president. Its our duty to uphold the constitution and these are unprecedented, you know, stonewalling coming from the white house here. So, i think what we saw yesterday was pelosi really, you know, digging into that fight. She is trying to hold the line here while also appeasing a big part of per caucus that is clamoring for impeachment. As we pointed out in power up this morning, there are 43 vulnerable democrats who helped deliver the House Majority and only three of those people actually have called to initiate impeachment proceedings against the president. So, that is the political reality that shes facing right now. The thank you so much. I should note, while were saying nothing is getting done, yesterday there was some bipartisanship. We saw the senate pass a bill on disaster relief. We know thats much needed. Next place it goes to vote is the house. Coming up, the Chinese Company you may not have heard of before this trade war but a company trying to change the way you communicate and control the future of the internet. Andrew ross sorkin joins us next. 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To some degree you can make an argument they are now being conflated and, in fact, this National Security concern around huawei is being used as a pawn or a chess piece in this larger trade war game. If thats the case, isnt that unfortunate because the National Security piece, the huawei piece, is the piece that so many people across the political spectrum hear and abroad support as opposed to the tariffs, which has much less support. 100 . Yesterday the president made this comment that it was a National Security threat, but maybe we can work something out as part of the trade deal. Well, its either one thing or the other. Either its a trade situation or its a National Security situation. Having said that, here is the issue. The United States is woefully and disgracefully behind when it comes to 5g technology. This is the next generation version of whats on your phone right now, 4g. We are nowhere to be found when it comes to the cell towers, devices that are ultimately needed. Huawei and china way ahead of the game. The only competitor really to huawei is not a u. S. Company. Its a Company Called ericsson. Thats whats going on competitively. Were behind there. Thats part of the trade piece. And then theres the National Security piece, which is, Huaweis Huawei s ost tensably controlled by the Chinese Government, even though they say they arent using it for spy, could potentially over time use it for spying. If theyre everywhere in europe, asia, everywhere in africa, guess what, you have a security problem. We are why hyped in the 5g rollout. Who does it matter to . It matters to our economy writ large. Right now 5g Technology Even go back, 4g technology was a revolution. Not just in the telecommunications space. It created jobs. It created jobs in the media business. It creates all sorts of things. When you think about 5g, its more important because people talk about the internet of things. All of a sudden 5g is going to control autonomous vehicles. Its going to be involved in factory floors. Its going to be involved in everything. So, for us to have an advantage or even to be on pace is important. Then good on the president for going after this. If we need to get on track as it relates to 5g, if huawei is not an honest player and if theyre working with the Chinese Government, isnt this the money shot . Isnt this what the president should 100 focus on and not use this as a ba are beginning chip so, i would say yes but not from a competitive perspective. Meaning we need a 5g strategy nationally. We do not have a meaningful strategy on 5g. If you want to talk about it as a National Security issue, its a real one. Lets be honest about this. Its no more a National Security issue for us as intel in cisco or boeing might be a National Security issue for china, right . So, i mean, this plays out but thats not true. Thats not true. Think about the way the Chinese Government operates with corporations versus the United States government and our corporations. Come on. The only point id made there, though, is there is yet to be meaningful information that huawei has installed spying devices on the United States on any meaningful way. We had secretary pompeo on yesterday. We asked this specific question i have that sound. If youre a statedirected business and you take on subsidies from the Chinese Government, theres no doubt you can make real hay. When you show up not only with low cost, affordable product, but engage in behavior that the foreign corrupt practices act would prevent, yeah, you can get a little bit of foothold. So, that was the answer. We have not gotten a real answer, though, to describe if there are actual real examples. Thats not to say theres a potential risk. There is a real potential risk that huawei is will or could become a National Security threat. Right this second, i think its a little harder argument to make. Then the flipside becomes the trade question, which is, are you saying, okay, if we slow huawei down, were somehow giving time to u. S. Companies to fill the void. Unclear whether were going to be able to do that without the true 5g national strategy. Thats why theres multiple things going on. Its a very nuanced issue. Complicated issue. I want to bring one of our next guests in on this. President ial candidate andrew. Do you believe the. The is on the right track, at least as it relates to huawei . Well leave the tariffs in another category. I agree with andrew, this is a nuanced issue. The danger here is that this new move ends up making huawei and the chinese ecosystem more independent, which will have real minuses for the u. S. Over time. Its a very different landscape if Chinese Tech Companies feel he had dont need Google Software in order to compete in their own market and internationally. Its a very dramatic move. Im not sure if i think this is a good move longterm for the u. S. Andrew ross sorkin, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Andrew yang, you better stick around. When we come back, were going to talk about one of the new New York Times pieces, very prolific oped by brett stevens. Its getting a lot of pushback. Mr. Stevens wrote about millenials. He thinks they need to grow up. Well find out what mr. Yang thinks. Ers. Introducing the allnew 2019 ford ranger, its the right gear. With a terrain Management System for. This. A bash plate for. That. An electronic locking Rear Differential for. Yeah. This. Heading to the supermarket . Get any truck. Heading out here . Get the ford ranger. The only adventure gear built ford tough. Noso lets promote ourke Summer Travel deal on choicehotels. Com like this surfs up. Earn a fiftydollar gift card when you stay just twice this summer. Or. Badda book. Badda boom. Book now at choicehotels. Com with peak season berries, uniqcreamy avocado. 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Other side effects include gas, stomach area pain, and swelling. Im still doing it all. The water. The exercise. The fiber. And i said yesss to linzess for help with belly pain and recurring constipation. Ask your doctor. Are. With just over 500 days until the 2020 election, democrats are likely to see the youngest generation of voters as their most secure bloc of supporters. In fact, the numbers show nearly 60 of voters born in the 80s and 90s are leaning democrat. What if the government they are really looking for is not one represented by either party. I want to bring in andrew yang and brett stevens, New York Times oped columnist who wrote about millenials in his latest column. I spoke to a harvard pollster this week who said 40 of young people oppose capitalism in its current form and the majority supported some democratic socialist ideas or principles, like a jobs guarantee, free college. Does that match what youre hearing from voters . Because is it just some ideas or do they want a serious revolution . Wellbeing young people in particular have grown up in an area of mountain of student loan debts, a very insecure job market. Theyve seen capitalism at its worst since the financial crisis. So, its not just them. When i talk to voters in iowa and ohio and new hampshire, theres a real dissatisfaction with our current Economic System and the way people are experiencing it on the ground. I get it. Theyre not happy. But these dont sound like tweaks. These sound, brett, like they want sweeping changes. Are millenials and the next generation a big enough voting bloc that they could actually change the way our country runs . Well, i mean, its about 80 million or so millenials so its the biggest voting bloc generation since the baby boomers. The only thing is, you know, you should be careful what you wish for. There are problems with policy proposals that sound fantastic on paper. When you say free college, that sounds like a great idea until you encounter what free colleges look like throughout much of europe. You know, its also worth bearing in mind. I mean, i know theres a lot of talk about all of the challenges millenials face and some are quite real. We have an unemployment rate, which is the lowest its been in 50 years, all right. We have productivity growth. Now, im not denying there are serious structural problems to the economy, but when you look at economies that have the sort of entitlements or features that some democratic socialists claim to want, what you find are very high levels of unemployment and sometimes stratospheric levels of youth unemployment. Its just a matter of being educated what these proposals can wind up becoming. Is it an issue were making it either or. Its capitalist in column a, socialist in column b. If they were easy to solve, we wouldnt be plagued by income inequality. I couldnt agree more. Our economic discussion right now is about using 20th Century Solutions for 20th century problems. The economy were in the midst of right now is transforming at an historic rate. Experts are calling it the fourth industrial revolution. I say we need to allow the next form of our economy, which i call human centered capitalism, which is taking the best of markets and moving them towards mental health, childhood success rate, our health and life expectancies are developing. Gdp is record high. Also record high suicides, drug overdoses and our Life Expectancy has declined for three straight years which is almost unprecedented in a developed country. When you talk about universal income. This is something you stand behind. It very much seems to go against the entrepreneurial spirit that true marketbased capitalists would go for. Its very proentrepreneurship. Imagine how many people would start a business if they were getting 1,000 a month under my plan. Is that realistic realistic. We can afford a dividend of 1,000 a month and an enormous catalyst to arts, creativity, care giving, nurturing a lot of things right now the market doesnt support at a high enough level and give young people a genuine leg up in the economy. Because right now theyre angry. They look up and say, wait, 44 chance im going to do a job that doesnt require a college degree. So, why am i supposed to be celebrating these economic numbers with no relationship to my life. Can i ask a quick question . Of course you can. What gives in your plan . Youre offering a huge new chunk of money to universal, is anything taken away . Well, if you look, who is the mammoth set of winners in this economy . Amazon, google, facebook. Amazon paid zero in federal taxes last year. If something is going to give, we create a mechanism where amazon is paying more in taxes than you are. And what makes one thing that we can change that . Right. The government is working as its currently designed to work. It doesnt work for everyone. We have massive political donors. We have massive lobbying efforts and they seem to get what they want. That is how our government is currently designed. That is the problem. How are you going to change that . Well, im running for president and you put me in the oval office and then we issue 100 democracy dollars to every american citizen. They can give to any candidate or campaign, that would wash out the lobbyist cash by a factor of six to one and put tax on Companies Like amazon that should pay for their fair share. All those workers need some place to go. So, we need to rebalance the economy. We need to retake our democracy for the people and thats what these young people are looking up and saying, nothing in it for me. My voice doesnt matter that much. They will vote in droves in 2020 and hopefully change this economy so it is fair to them. Theyre going to vote in droves and a lot of them didnt like your last column or youre talking about millennials and the people who choose the president s in this country want to see donald trump lose next year, but not if it means empowering the junior to the left. This was a poll, just to be clear, the column specifies im not talking about 80 million millennials or the genz generation behind them. Im talking about a subset of people that are the self right voices on twitter and social media and on a lot of our most elite College Campuses which is to say some of the most privilege people around who are, for example, waging campaigns against an africanamerican professor because he had the temerity to join Harvey Weinsteins defense team and they hold views different from them. And i think democrats have there were potentially other issues with that professor. There are always, look, there are always other issues. But i think the democrats have to be aware they should be a party that stands for free speech and unpopular views. We have a sixth amendment in this country for a reason and we should, College Students in particular, should support it. Its a very unattractive side of the Democratic Party and god forbid its going to drive voters into the arms of donald trump if they become more prominent than they are. Well, i think that the situations on college catmpuses are different than the situation with joe biden. No one is calling for joe biden to be fired from his job. And joe biden is running for president and fair for young people to say, look, if you dont empathize with my situation and point of view, ill vote for someone else. College campuses are calling for deans and professors to be removed for something that they disagree with. Sure. Thats a perfectly fine point. Joe biden made a perfectly sensible point which is to say that selfpity is not a good look for any generation. His point was simply the generations have to take the problems in their hands and address the issues that concern them. It resurfaced on twitter and caused this ruckus and it was worth defending. An aspect of the Progressive Movement that doesnt simply want to criticize. It wants to destroy the people it doesnt like. If this portion of the left is too idealistic, too demanding on the Perfect World they are looking for or the perfect candidate, are they going to send us universally right into Donald Trumps arms . Is that fair . Well, its dumbed down, sure. There you go. I dont believe so. I think there is a lot of passion idealism among this group of young people. If you look up, again, theyre being left in the shambles of an environment. Theyre doing drills in schools about whether or not theyre going to be safe from shooters and theyre looking up and saying, what the heck is going on. If they think the old guard leadership that joe biden represents they wouldnt be in these predicaments. The students that screamed at him at yale because his wife stood up for free speech in relation to halloween costumes. Thats not the segment were talking about. Were talking about a very privileged segment of america that are going on to Bright Futures and asserting themselves in ways that are often frightening against people who are expressing perfectly legitimate views. If they become the face of the millennial generation, which i hope they do not, and the face of the Democratic Party or driving part of it. If twitter, twitter democrats become the Democratic Party, its going to turn a lot of americans off. We know. We know from the most recent pew poll that electorate democrats are not the same thing. The question is, who are candidates going to listen to . Andrew, bret, thank you. So much going on. 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