>> SPEAKER PELOSI TELLING THE FAR LEFT, IF WE WANT TO TAKE THE

FAR LEFT, IF WE WANT TO TAKE THE WHITE HOUSE, FIND YOUR WAY TO

WHITE HOUSE, FIND YOUR WAY TO THE MIDDLE

THE MIDDLE JOINING ME NOW 2020 DEMOCRATIC

JOINING ME NOW 2020 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE AND AUTHOR OF "THE WAR

CANDIDATE AND AUTHOR OF "THE WAR ON NORMAL PEOPLE," ANDREW YANG

ON NORMAL PEOPLE," ANDREW YANG READ THIS BOOK

READ THIS BOOK IT'S VERY INTERESTING.

IT'S VERY INTERESTING. ANDREW, WELCOME.

ANDREW, WELCOME. I WANT TO START WITH THAT, WHO

I WANT TO START WITH THAT, WHO ARE NORMAL PEOPLE?

ARE NORMAL PEOPLE? YOU'VE BEEN TRAVELING THE

YOU'VE BEEN TRAVELING THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU?

WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU? >> THE NORMAL PEOPLE ARE THE

>> THE NORMAL PEOPLE ARE THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WORKER.

AVERAGE AMERICAN WORKER. RIGHT NOW THE AVERAGE AMERICAN

RIGHT NOW THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WORKER HAVE TROUBLE GETTING BY,

WORKER HAVE TROUBLE GETTING BY, THEY MIGHT HAVE ONE YEAR OF

THEY MIGHT HAVE ONE YEAR OF COLLEGE, LIVE PAYCHECK TO

COLLEGE, LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK

PAYCHECK THE MOST COMMON JOBS ARE RETAIL,

THE MOST COMMON JOBS ARE RETAIL, CALL CENTERS, FAST FOOD, TRUCK

CALL CENTERS, FAST FOOD, TRUCK DRIVING AND MANUFACTURING AND

DRIVING AND MANUFACTURING AND ALL OF THOSE JOBS ARE BEING

ALL OF THOSE JOBS ARE BEING AUTOMATED AWAY AS WE SPEAK.

AUTOMATED AWAY AS WE SPEAK. >> WHOSE JOB IT IS SO-TO-SOLVE

>> WHOSE JOB IT IS SO-TO-SOLVE FOR

FOR -- TO SOLVE THAT?

-- TO SOLVE THAT? PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD PEOPLE IN

PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD PEOPLE IN OHIO THESE PLANTS WILL NOT CLOSE

OHIO THESE PLANTS WILL NOT CLOSE BUT GOVERNMENT CAN'T CONTROL

BUT GOVERNMENT CAN'T CONTROL THAT

THAT WHEN SOMEONE CLOSES A PLANT,

WHEN SOMEONE CLOSES A PLANT, LIKE OR HATE HER, SHE'S DOING

LIKE OR HATE HER, SHE'S DOING THEIR JOB.

THEIR JOB. BUT THE NORMAL PEOPLE IN AMERICA

BUT THE NORMAL PEOPLE IN AMERICA ARE ANGRY.

ARE ANGRY. IS THE AN ARE MISGUIDED?

IS THE AN ARE MISGUIDED? WHOSE ROLE IS IT TO SOLVE WHEN

WHOSE ROLE IS IT TO SOLVE WHEN NORMAL PEOPLE ARE GETTING

NORMAL PEOPLE ARE GETTING SCREWED?

SCREWED? >> IT'S OUR GOVERNMENT'S

>> IT'S OUR GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY BUT THEY'VE BEEN

RESPONSIBILITY BUT THEY'VE BEEN ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH

ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH WE'RE SAYING IF THOUSANDS OF

WE'RE SAYING IF THOUSANDS OF PLANT WORKERS LOSE THEIR JOBS,

PLANT WORKERS LOSE THEIR JOBS, THAT'S WHAT CAPITALISM LOOKS

THAT'S WHAT CAPITALISM LOOKS RIGHT.

RIGHT. WE HAD HALF-HEARTED CAMPAIGNS ON

WE HAD HALF-HEARTED CAMPAIGNS ON THE GROUND THAT ONLY HAVE

THE GROUND THAT ONLY HAVE EFFECTIVE RATINGS OF 15 TO 20%

EFFECTIVE RATINGS OF 15 TO 20% WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN OHIO,

WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN OHIO, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN, ANY OF

MISSOURI, WISCONSIN, ANY OF THESE PLACES THE AFTERMATH OF

THESE PLACES THE AFTERMATH OF AUTOMATION IS VERY, VERY CLEAR

AUTOMATION IS VERY, VERY CLEAR TO THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE

TO THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITIES. >> BUT THEY'RE NOT ASLEEP AT THE

>> BUT THEY'RE NOT ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH

SWITCH THE LAWMAKERS WHO SAY I'M TRYING

THE LAWMAKERS WHO SAY I'M TRYING TO GET RE-ELECTED AND WE'RE

TO GET RE-ELECTED AND WE'RE LIVING IN THE WORLD OF SHORT

LIVING IN THE WORLD OF SHORT TERMISM.

TERMISM. AS MUCH AS WE NEED THOSE

AS MUCH AS WE NEED THOSE RESOLUTIONS, PEOPLE ARE NOT

RESOLUTIONS, PEOPLE ARE NOT VOTING FOR THAT IN THE

VOTING FOR THAT IN THE IMMEDIATE.

IMMEDIATE. THAT'S TRUE IN POLITICS AND

THAT'S TRUE IN POLITICS AND BUSINESS.

BUSINESS. >> THAT'S REALLY THE PROBLEM

>> THAT'S REALLY THE PROBLEM WITH OUR POLITICS.

WITH OUR POLITICS. WE HAVE TO THINK BIGGER.

WE HAVE TO THINK BIGGER. WE'RE IN THE THIRD INNING OF THE

WE'RE IN THE THIRD INNING OF THE GREATEST ECONOMIC AND

GREATEST ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION IN

TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY

THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY THE REASON DONALD TRUMP IS OUR

THE REASON DONALD TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT IS WE AUTOMATED OUR

PRESIDENT IS WE AUTOMATED OUR WAY TO 4 MILLION MANUFACTURING

WAY TO 4 MILLION MANUFACTURING JOBS

JOBS WE'RE ABOUT TO DO THE SAME THING

WE'RE ABOUT TO DO THE SAME THING TO RETAIL AND TRANSPORTATION AND

TO RETAIL AND TRANSPORTATION AND BIGGEST SECTORS.

BIGGEST SECTORS. IF WE THINK SHORT TERM, THE

IF WE THINK SHORT TERM, THE DISINTEGRATION THAT DROVE DONALD

DISINTEGRATION THAT DROVE DONALD TRUMP TO THE WHITE HOUSE WILL

TRUMP TO THE WHITE HOUSE WILL ACCELERATE.

ACCELERATE. >> YOU'RE A NEW NAME FOR MANY

>> YOU'RE A NEW NAME FOR MANY BUT NOT EVERYONE

BUT NOT EVERYONE THE DNC REQUIRES AT LEAST 1% IN

THE DNC REQUIRES AT LEAST 1% IN POLLING OR CERTAIN NUMBER OF

POLLING OR CERTAIN NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS FOR A

INDIVIDUAL DONORS FOR A CANDIDATE TO GET A SPOT ON THE

CANDIDATE TO GET A SPOT ON THE STAGE THIS SUMMER.

STAGE THIS SUMMER. YOU'VE GOT BOTH.

YOU'VE GOT BOTH. AND WHAT'S AMAZING IS THERE ARE

AND WHAT'S AMAZING IS THERE ARE SOME HOUSEHOLD NAMES RUNNING

SOME HOUSEHOLD NAMES RUNNING THAT DON'T HAVE THAT

THAT DON'T HAVE THAT DID THAT SURPRISE OU

DID THAT SURPRISE OU >> IT DIDN'T SURPRISE ME BECAUSE

>> IT DIDN'T SURPRISE ME BECAUSE WE'RE TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT

WE'RE TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FACTS ON THE GROUND TO THE

THE FACTS ON THE GROUND TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND I HAVE

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND I HAVE BEEN TO ALL OF THESE STATES IN

BEEN TO ALL OF THESE STATES IN THE MIDWEST AND NEW HAMPSHIRE,

THE MIDWEST AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, THEY'RE VERY SMART

THEY'RE VERY SMART THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. IF I SAY HEY, 30% OF MALLS AND

IF I SAY HEY, 30% OF MALLS AND STORES ARE CLOSING IN YOUR

STORES ARE CLOSING IN YOUR COMMUNITIES, WHY IS THAT

COMMUNITIES, WHY IS THAT THEY ALL KNOW IT'S AMAZON.

THEY ALL KNOW IT'S AMAZON. IF I SAY HOW MUCH DID AMAZON PAY

IF I SAY HOW MUCH DID AMAZON PAY IN FEDERAL TAXES LAST YEAR

IN FEDERAL TAXES LAST YEAR THEY ALL KNOW IT'S ZERO.

THEY ALL KNOW IT'S ZERO. SO THE REASON WHY I'M DOING SO

SO THE REASON WHY I'M DOING SO WELL, I'M UP TO 3% IN NATIONAL

WELL, I'M UP TO 3% IN NATIONAL POLLS AS OF THIS WEEK IS BECAUSE

POLLS AS OF THIS WEEK IS BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY ONE TRYING TO SOLVE

I'M THE ONLY ONE TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD

THE PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP INTO THE OVAL OFFICE IN

TRUMP INTO THE OVAL OFFICE IN 2016.

2016. >> BUT YOU THINK MALLS SHOULD

>> BUT YOU THINK MALLS SHOULD STAY OPEN AND SHOULD BE

STAY OPEN AND SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL DOLLARS

SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL DOLLARS WHY?

WHY? IF PEOPLE AREN'T SHOPPING IN

IF PEOPLE AREN'T SHOPPING IN THEM, WE DON'T NEED THEM

THEM, WE DON'T NEED THEM ANYMORE.

ANYMORE. WE DON'T USE THEM.

WE DON'T USE THEM. >> I DON'T THINK MALLS AS THEY

>> I DON'T THINK MALLS AS THEY CURRENTLY EXIST SHOULD STAY IN

CURRENTLY EXIST SHOULD STAY IN EXISTENCE.

EXISTENCE. BUT WHAT WE NEED DO IS WE NEED

BUT WHAT WE NEED DO IS WE NEED TO PROVIDE SOME KIND OF

TO PROVIDE SOME KIND OF TRANSITION TO DIFFERENT USES,

TRANSITION TO DIFFERENT USES, SCHOOLS, RESIDENTIAL, COMMUNITY

SCHOOLS, RESIDENTIAL, COMMUNITY CENTERS, EVEN CHURCHES

CENTERS, EVEN CHURCHES SOME OF THESE MALLS CAN BE

SOME OF THESE MALLS CAN BE REPURPOSED AND IF YOU DON'T

REPURPOSED AND IF YOU DON'T REPURPOSE THEM, THEY BECOME THE

REPURPOSE THEM, THEY BECOME THE SOURCES OF BLIGHT.

SOURCES OF BLIGHT. IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN IN A GHOST

IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN IN A GHOST MALL, THEY'RE EERIE AND HAVEN

MALL, THEY'RE EERIE AND HAVEN FOR CRIMES AND OTHER THINGS.

FOR CRIMES AND OTHER THINGS. >> YOU PROPOSE THIS UNIVERSAL

>> YOU PROPOSE THIS UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME IDEA AS A CENTRAL

BASIC INCOME IDEA AS A CENTRAL TENANT OF YOUR CAMPAIGN.

TENANT OF YOUR CAMPAIGN. HOW WILL THAT, IF YOU GIVE MONEY

HOW WILL THAT, IF YOU GIVE MONEY TO PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE MONTH,

TO PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE MONTH, YES, IT WILL HELP THEM SUPPORT

YES, IT WILL HELP THEM SUPPORT THEMSELVES BUT HOW WILL THAT

THEMSELVES BUT HOW WILL THAT SOLVE THE AUTOMATION AND WORKER

SOLVE THE AUTOMATION AND WORKER DISPLACEMENT ISSUE

DISPLACEMENT ISSUE THAT'S OUR BIG PROBLEM.

THAT'S OUR BIG PROBLEM. >> IT WOULD CREATE OVER 2

>> IT WOULD CREATE OVER 2 MILLION JOBS IN MAINSTREAM

MILLION JOBS IN MAINSTREAM ACROSS THE COUNTRY

ACROSS THE COUNTRY IF ANYONE WATCHING THIS KNOWS

IF ANYONE WATCHING THIS KNOWS WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH $1,000 A

WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH $1,000 A MONTH, THEY WOULD END UP FOR

MONTH, THEY WOULD END UP FOR TUTORING KIDS, HARDWARE PUTTING

TUTORING KIDS, HARDWARE PUTTING OFF TRIPS TO THE HARDWARE STORES

OFF TRIPS TO THE HARDWARE STORES AND A LOT OF BUSINESSES WOULD

AND A LOT OF BUSINESSES WOULD HIRE MORE PEOPLE IN YOUR MAIN

HIRE MORE PEOPLE IN YOUR MAIN STREET

STREET THIS IS THE KIND OF MOVE WE NEED

THIS IS THE KIND OF MOVE WE NEED TO MAKE TO ENABLE TENS OF

TO MAKE TO ENABLE TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS MAKE

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS MAKE BETTER TRANSITIONS AND ALSO HAVE

BETTER TRANSITIONS AND ALSO HAVE THE NET EFFECT OF MAKING US

THE NET EFFECT OF MAKING US STRONGER, HEALTHIER, MENTALLY

STRONGER, HEALTHIER, MENTALLY HEALTHIER AND DO THE WORK WE

HEALTHIER AND DO THE WORK WE WANT TO DO.

WANT TO DO. >> I WANT TO BE STRONGER,

>> I WANT TO BE STRONGER, HEALTHIER, SMARTER AND BETTER.

HEALTHIER, SMARTER AND BETTER. I DON'T HAVE MORE TIME BUT I

I DON'T HAVE MORE TIME BUT I WANT YOU TO COME BACK.

WANT YOU TO COME BACK. THERE'S A LOT MORE WE DIDN'T GET

THERE'S A LOT MORE WE DIDN'T GET INTO

INTO THE LEGION OF BUILDERS AND

THE LEGION OF BUILDERS AND DESTROYERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE

DESTROYERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTENTIONECONOMY

ATTENTIONECONOMY I WANT TO BIG INTO BOTH.

I WANT TO BIG INTO BOTH. CAN YOU COME BACK SOON

CAN YOU COME BACK SOON >> OF COURSE