Members. I will introduce you real quick. That sounds great. [applause] to iker want to get want to get to your questions. I want to orient you to who the heck am i. I was raised by two incredible parents. They were civil rights activists. They saw violence and discrimination, but they also saw the best of america and they know we are who we are as a country because we Work Together and stood together. My dad is one of these guys that the older i got, the more difficult the stories of his childhood were. By the time he was older, the hail was like beach balls falling from the sky. Son, let me tell you when this tsunami hit my town. I said, dad, you grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. He said, dont you disrespect me. My dad was born to a single mom in a segregated world. I know my Family History back to slavery was just poverty, poverty, poverty. He would tell me, boy, dont tell people i was poor. Tell them i was po. I could not afford the other two. But he was born in america.
Thank you for making this happen. Thank you sen. Booker thank you for the opportunity. We have a bunch of eager members. I will introduce you real quick. We will open up questions. Sen. Booker that sounds great. Is that ok . Thats great. [applause] sen. Booker i want to get to your questions. I want to orient you to who the heck am i. I am a kid that was raised by two incredible parents. Who have seen the worst of america. They were civil rights activists. They saw violence and discrimination, but they also saw the best of america and they know we are who we are as a country because we Work Together and stood together. My dad is one of these guys that the older i got, the more difficult the stories of his childhood were. Hes like, son, the hail, when i was young, hale was the size of golf balls. By the time he was older, the hail was like beach balls falling from the sky. Son, let me tell you when this tsunami hit my town. I said, dad, you grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. He
Hello, everybody. What does a man have to do to get a bathroom . Thank you for making this happen. We have a bunch of eager members. I will introduce you real quick. That tells great. That sounds great. [applause] your questions. I want to orient you to who the heck am i. I was raised by two incredible parents. They were civil rights activists. We are who we are as a country because we Work Together and stood together. Dad by the time he was older, the hail was like beach balls falling from the sky. Let me tell you when this tsunami hit my town. My dad was born to a single mom in segregated world. Poverty, poverty, poverty. Me, dont tell people i was poor. Tell them i was po. My father would tell me that he is who he is because of a conspiracy of love. People not related to him were willing to fight for him. My fathers mom could not take care of him. It was the community who took him in. No college in my families history. They told him, you are going to go to college. He could not affo
And ive had my doubts in the past but i think this time shes serious. [ laughter ] President Trump spoke before the u. N. General assembly today. And i got to say, dude, whats going on with your face . [ laughter ] youre starting to look like the nailed it cake version of yourself [ laughter ] [ applause ] thats right President Trump spoke before the u. N. General assembly today. And to prove hes not a robot, he read a captcha. Lgbtq [ laughter and applause seth President Trump this morning denied reports that he withheld military aid from ukraine in order to pressure of the country to investigate former Vice President joe biden and his family he denied it and thats how you know he did it [ light laughter ] not because he always lies because that story is too weird and confusing to just deny [ laughter ] if someone told you, hey, people are saying you withheld military aid from ukraine to force an investigation into joe biden. You wouldnt say, no, i didnt. [ laughter ] youd say, wait,
Impeachment proceedings like a lynching when asked about the criticism, trump said, wow, now i know how jesus felt on the cross. [ laughter ] after President Trump this morning compared impeachment proceedings to a lynching, senator Lindsey Graham defended trump saying, quote, this is a lynching in every sense. And if theres one word Lindsey Graham shouldnt be using its sense. [ laughter ] thats right early this morning President Trump tweeted about congress ongoing impeachment inquiry. He wrote, all republicans must remember what they are witnessing here, a lynching. Now, the complex issue surrounding a white person using the term lynching is not something im comfortable talking about. But i am [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause oh, donald trump, you raggedy bastard. Youre not being lynched you know how i know . Because people who are being lynched dont sit in a mansion tweeting about bull[ bleep ] [ laughter ] look, the reason youre comfortable comparing your situation to a lynching