Transcripts For FBC The Journal Editorial Report 20240712 :

FBC The Journal Editorial Report July 12, 2024

Rove Senior Adviser to president goernl w. Bush welcome i know you jo in me wishing president and first lady a speedy recovery, as all americans do, but this is another real eh , you know, just a crazy fact in a crazy year. What do you think how do you think this changes the race . Yeah, just when you thought it couldnt get strangeer it does it is like the weird election of our lifetime. Look. We dont really know bols sarro in brazil got ill Boris Johnson interiorly dies of covid, poll numbers in middle of a highly divisive deeply partisan enormously polarized election wick rear i dont anticipate for the president ironically enough it may be when you are faced with adversity in politics plrl president ial campaign figure out how to take lemons, lemonade making sure opportunity for president no longer 14 days is he going to be giving speeches in front of 90 minute speeches in front of adoring crowds in which he goes off on tangent becomes news of the day, instead they may have an opportunity for discipline stick in the white house, cant go to west wing but can make phone calls, he can being give make remarks he can tweet, and this may be 14 days where they can be disciplined focus on two things, what is it youve done what do you want to do how does that contrast with what joe biden wants to do plrl on, of the economy. First thing i would suggest, transparency, lets be honest, the white house should when president symptoms tell us what they are how he is feeling, dont hide anything. I think that would be my first bit of advice do you agree . I totally agree he ought teeing giving update pick out somebody that he is comfortable talking to, and every couple days call in to Brian Kilmeade say i want to give you American People update, or could something, on a regular basis to give us you a an explanation he is feeling, how first lady is feeling because look he is our president. She is our first lady, and American People are going to want to know transparency absolutely right is the critical thing, he also ought to have others talk about it ought to have attending physician say examining the president first lady here is what we know here what is is happening to hope. The other thing related to your point about how he turned lemons into lemonade seems to me that if the president like any leader in under adversity pro rejecting optimism, fortitude, and if president says look, you know what you know what this proves noim different on that anybody else in the country just goes to show you that we are all vulnerable, but we can all get on with our jobs who knows how serious a turn will take with him. Lets assume as with most americans he has relatively mild symptoms. You know, he can maybe show, a different side of his character, certainly from one he showed at debate if you agree with that. Absolutely, he can show empathy look i am going through what a lot of americans given me greater sense of gratitude for the people healing arts, our doctors, our hospitals, our nurses, our our scientists, all thooedz people 4 den extraordinary job i am beneficiary like so Many Americans of skill application of enormous talents absolutely this is a moment where we can see a softer side of donald trump we can also on the political side, as i said beforecy a more disciplined side of donald trump, simply because he is going to be you know, constrained where going to be what he can do. But if they are smart will turn this to their advantage. If you are advising democrats observing them how do you think they ought to handle this themselves . I mean, you already are seeing some real progressive partisanship you you partisans social media elsewhere kind of blaming did president not taking this seriously i suspect doesnt have a lot of carey with mostly americans. If i were sitting in the high demand of team biden would i say should we be erupting nasty negative ads may be a moment we articulate pull down trash for president put biden talking about vision for the future what he wants to do for america, this is not a moment to be attacking the president i would be inclined to do that this is a moment for biden to say, here is what i want to do because realize, on tuesday neut, we heard very little from either candidate, on what they intend to do with the exception of moment when it got to climate biden gave that laundry list of thingsable indefensible to magically revitalize we will all be in electricity cars homes all retrofitting, he, too, wasnt of jobs that will automatically spring up take all these people oil and gas Refining Industries put them to work, installing solar panels, and doing wonderful things, that will pay them more than they are making all this baloney, that was only moment that he was really talking about the future, neither one of these mened laid out a vision for what next four years are going to look like. See how they adjust in days ahead thanks for coming in joe biden claims that he is the the Democratic Party are the why did he dodge questions about eliminating the legislative filibuster and Packing Supreme Court, plus panel take on President Trumps covid diagnosis what it means for the final month of the campaign. Dinners almost ready. But one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with our renters insurance. Yeah, switching and saving was really easy drink it all up. Good could have used a little salt. Visit geico. Com and see how easy saving on renters insurance can be. Noand if youre troubledan a liby falls and bleeds,ners. Worry follows you everywhere. Over 100,000 people have left blood thinners behind with watchman. Its a onetime, minimally invasive procedure that reduces stroke risk and bleeding worryfor life. Watchman. Its one time. For a lifetime. So youre a small businor a big one. You were thriving, but then. Oh. Ah. Okay. Plan, pivot. 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A whatever position i take that will become the issue the issue is the American People should speak. You should go out and vote. Paul democratic nominee joe biden refusing to say whether he would support demands from the left to end a legislative filibusterer pack the Supreme Court, if he is elected president. The former Vice President ducking questions repeatedly in recent days despite declaring a tuesday night debate that he is the Democratic Party. Lets bring in panel columnist Editorial Page Editor Dan Henninger columnist kim strassel bill mcgurn how do you think the covid diagnosis reshapes the Election Campaign if it does at all . Well it does to some extent, lets start with the baseline, that the overwhelming number of voters out there are already committed to either joe biden, or donald trump, i dont think they are going to change their views. Everyone the big issue paul is the course of the disease, for the president. We have two capitals president bolsonaro brazil got through it pretty easily Boris Johnson uk seriously ill, i think if president experience with coronavirus is mild, then that will be a positive for him if it is very severe, then i think people will maybe mark him down for having underplayed not wearing a mask and so forth. As you were suggesting more importantly is that the white house be completely up front white house doctor perhaps out there every day, giving the president s diagnosis and straightforward way, about what his condition is. So that the American People can believe and trust the information they are getting about the president of the United States. Paul and bill, this issue of how the president he handles it i think is also crucial. Because he has been telling the American Public, i think correctly, that we are going to have to co captivity with covid19 for a long time certainly until we get a vaccine. That means you have to work we have to try to abide by certain social distancing other protocols, but we have to get on with our life demonstration effectuate by president crucial can he do that, too. I think the other question, with us not only the question how severe are symptoms that is going to have usage effect, because very mild he could be back to the second debate Bernie Sanders was back after a heart attack, if more severe it kind of takes him out of the race, until the end of the race, i mean Boris Johnson was out for more than a month from when he was first tested, right went into the hospital, in early april, didnt come out until late april. So it could be a big game he changer i think right it could be a real moment for the president , to educate people, that, you know, even with different precautions someone as protected as president you can get covid too people are going to be very curious about how he handles it how and whether he is up to handling the campaign. How would you recommend the president handle this events in the white house stick to twitter in he cant go to west wing tooffal cant bring in press corps obviously, cant bring in oneonone endures can do a lot by phone a fireside chat i guess . Well, obviously, the big question how ill is he. Can he do those things, assuming a minor version of this, people have been talking about how viral loads have been decreasing in this so better chance that he does have a minor version thf the more he can talk the better, yes, but if he can do it with discipline i think that is number one thing, there is an enormous opportunity here, on first glance when you look at this you think oh man advisers now front and center again this is exactly what joe biden wants. If you turn that around use it as you and karl were talkings express empathy show average american to express admiration for the health care services, you can form a real connection with americans, yes i can do that with you could do face timing, and other social media. And i think that could be a real upside for him in the jeaned lets turn to joe biden, and the debate in question he didnt answer hasnt answered Kamala Harris hasnt answered, Packing Supreme Court and filibuster, is that going to wash for the American Public here that he just he is as he says the Democratic Party, but he wont tell you what he thinks about the crucial question. Well, i think, the issue of packing the court add to that as well admitting colombia puerto rico democrats get four more senators pabing the senate a big detail i think probably disturbances most americans to tell the truth but the possibility of that real, and they like legislative filibuster to do it has to be put in front of American People it wasnt elevates well during that debate the question who is going to press joe biden, on it . The press corps is not going to do it by and large the president out of action i suppose he could talk directly, go an excellent idea next two weeks address these subjects to American People to help them understand what the stakes are. Other than that, though, paul, i dont think biden will get pressed on these issues if it isnt the president himself doing it somehow. Thank you all when we come back, as both sides gear up for a broougz Supreme Court confirmation battle he democrats frame the opposition to Amy Coney Barrett, as an attempt to save it be about the Affordable Care act would the Supreme Court Court Majority really vote to overturn obama care . What is at stake the president made it clear he wants to get rid of the acting, he has been running on that ran on that, and he has been governing on that in Supreme Court trying to get rid of acting, which will strip 20 Million People from having Insurance Health insurance now 100 Million People he with preexisting conditions take place away as well. As both sides gear up for a bruising Supreme Court confirmation, obviously care taking center stage in that battle democrats claiming President Trump is trying to rush through the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett in order to repeal the Affordable Care act oral arguments set to begin november 10, in a case brought by 18 republican attorneys general, and joined by the Trump Administration seeking to over turn Health Care Law would a newly confirmed Justice Barrett conservative majority vote to strike down obama care with Dan Henninger kim strassel wall street Journal Journal rider. Is the Supreme Court really going to of turn obamacare tell us about this case here hearing. Well, logic of this case that now that individual mandate required people to apply insurance has been zeroed out, that the entire structure of the law should be constitutional here is reasons why we should not expect a court ruling, that strikes down the entire law the first is that the there is question about whether the plaintiffs m standing whether they have proven injury the second paul even if mandate the requirements to buy insurance was ruled unconstitutional that doesnt mean entire law has to fall, as you remember in 201 we had a long debate in took reform about what congress wanted to do when it repealed individual mandate many voted for tax reformer under pretense the rest of obama care would stand why they did it wapped to keep the rest of the law but swvred off that part that should end severable this court will not strike down entire law i couldnt agree more with you i looked at the opinions of the Justice Kavanaugh justice alito, chief justice roberts, on this issue of severability in other cases what they made clear it has to be a rather extraordinary case, for the court to throw out a whole lot based on one corner being declared unconstitutional, this case that is even more likely that they wont overturn it reliance interest all people who depend on law didnt when they first considered mandate, in 2012. Right this is mostly a political posture for democrats think in 2018 republicans on republicans want to take away commissions they think that works for them trying that again, republicans also they have to do believe liability having tried to repeal obama care and failed they lost doesnt have much hope succeeding can care political damage. I am puzzled why they associate themselves with this case dan preexisting condition question, and bidens astonishing figure a hundred Million People with precedence will lose Health Insurance if the law is overturned, that figure has no basis in reality, as far as i can tell. No, it doesnt, and here is the astonishing thing paul. The press writing about President Trump have they ever used think phrase more often than president has claimed about something without evidence or president has asserted falsely . What joe biden has been saying about the Supreme Court, and acting is false as indicate a made clear what he is saying about preexisting conditions, is also false, there is no effort being made, to point out to American People, that that no such thing is going to happen the idea preexisting conditions a threat is one of those phrases used in politics kind of a political boogeyman to scare people, and into thinking it is going to go away. The fact is, that for many democrats, the goal is indeed nationalized health care they see obama care Affordable Care a Halfway House between shth ma system and issue nationalized health care, high premiums have not worked as they promised they works. Kim, the most person people of Medicare Medicaid dont have to worry about precedence people will with private Health Insurance most people you know as tense of he, too, wasnt do in america that also is not an issue. So you are talking about people who are in the individual Insurance Market smaller pool those can be handled with preexisting conditions a private for private insurance ca

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