AN EVENTFUL FEW HOURS DOWN THERE IN THE AMWAY CENTER, I BELIEVE

IN THE AMWAY CENTER, I BELIEVE THEY CALL IT.

THEY CALL IT. AS I MENTIONED, PRESIDENT TRUMP

AS I MENTIONED, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BLOWN UP OUR PRESIDENTIAL

HAS BLOWN UP OUR PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS.

POLITICS. AND THERE'S ARGUABLY NO BETTER

AND THERE'S ARGUABLY NO BETTER EXAMPLE OF THE NEW REALITY WE'RE

EXAMPLE OF THE NEW REALITY WE'RE ALL GRAPPLING WITH THAN MY NEXT

ALL GRAPPLING WITH THAN MY NEXT GUEST.

GUEST. IN MANY WAYS, ANDREW YANG'S

IN MANY WAYS, ANDREW YANG'S CANDIDACY IS PROOF OF HOW

CANDIDACY IS PROOF OF HOW VULNERABLE SOME SEE THIS

VULNERABLE SOME SEE THIS PRESIDENT'S RE-ELECTION CHANCES

PRESIDENT'S RE-ELECTION CHANCES BUT ALSO HOW UNPREDICTABLE OUR

BUT ALSO HOW UNPREDICTABLE OUR POLITICS HAVE BECOME.

POLITICS HAVE BECOME. HERE WE HAVE A BUSINESSMAN OUT

HERE WE HAVE A BUSINESSMAN OUT OF NOWHERE, NO PRIOR POLITICAL

OF NOWHERE, NO PRIOR POLITICAL OR MILITARY EXPERIENCE, NOT ONLY

OR MILITARY EXPERIENCE, NOT ONLY VYING TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT,

VYING TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT, BUT ALSO GETTING ENOUGH VOTERS

BUT ALSO GETTING ENOUGH VOTERS TO TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY THAT HE'S

TO TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY THAT HE'S MADE THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE

MADE THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE STAGE.

STAGE. MR. YANG JOINS ME NOW.

MR. YANG JOINS ME NOW. ANDREW YANG, WELCOME TO "MEET

ANDREW YANG, WELCOME TO "MEET THE PRESS DAILY," SIR.

THE PRESS DAILY," SIR. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, SIR.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, SIR. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. >> LET ME GO WITH THIS IMMEDIATE

>> LET ME GO WITH THIS IMMEDIATE PREMISE HERE.

PREMISE HERE. WOULD YOU BE HERE IF DONALD

WOULD YOU BE HERE IF DONALD TRUMP HADN'T WON THE PRESIDENCY?

TRUMP HADN'T WON THE PRESIDENCY? >> CATEGORICALLY NOT.

>> CATEGORICALLY NOT. I'M RUNNING TO SOLVE THE

I'M RUNNING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP

PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD TRUMP ELECTED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

ELECTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. PRIMARILY, THE FACT THAT WE

PRIMARILY, THE FACT THAT WE AUTOMATED AWAY 4 MILLION

AUTOMATED AWAY 4 MILLION MANUFACTURING JOBS IN MICHIGAN,

MANUFACTURING JOBS IN MICHIGAN, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN,

OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN, MISSOURI, AND IOWA.

MISSOURI, AND IOWA. BUT I WOULD NOT BE RUNNING IF

BUT I WOULD NOT BE RUNNING IF DONALD TRUMP WERE NOT OUR

DONALD TRUMP WERE NOT OUR PRESIDENT TODAY.

PRESIDENT TODAY. >> WHAT IS IT YOU THINK THE

>> WHAT IS IT YOU THINK THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MISUNDERSTOOD

DEMOCRATIC PARTY MISUNDERSTOOD ABOUT TRUMP'S APPEAL FOUR YEARS

ABOUT TRUMP'S APPEAL FOUR YEARS AGO?

AGO? >> WELL, IF YOU REMEMBER, DONALD

>> WELL, IF YOU REMEMBER, DONALD TRUMP POINTED OUT THE

TRUMP POINTED OUT THE DEVASTATION AND SUFFERING IN

DEVASTATION AND SUFFERING IN MANY AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.

MANY AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. >> HE WASN'T ALONE, THOUGH.

>> HE WASN'T ALONE, THOUGH. MANY DEMOCRATS POINTED THIS OUT.

MANY DEMOCRATS POINTED THIS OUT. BERNIE SANDERS POINTED THIS OUT.

BERNIE SANDERS POINTED THIS OUT. BARACK OBAMA POINTED IT OUT FOUR

BARACK OBAMA POINTED IT OUT FOUR YEARS EARLIER.

YEARS EARLIER. THAT'S WHY I ONLY -- HE WASN'T

THAT'S WHY I ONLY -- HE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE.

THE ONLY ONE. HE'S JUST THE MOST RECENT ONE.

HE'S JUST THE MOST RECENT ONE. >> WELL, BERNIE SANDERS

>> WELL, BERNIE SANDERS DEFINITELY POINTED OUT THE SAME

DEFINITELY POINTED OUT THE SAME THING, BUT IF YOU REMEMBER THE

THING, BUT IF YOU REMEMBER THE PREVAILING RESPONSE WAS

PREVAILING RESPONSE WAS AMERICA'S ALREADY DOING GREAT.

AMERICA'S ALREADY DOING GREAT. AND YOU KNOW, LIKE, AMERICANS

AND YOU KNOW, LIKE, AMERICANS HEARD THAT AND DID NOT THINK

HEARD THAT AND DID NOT THINK THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WAS

THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WAS TRULY TRYING TO SOLVE THE

TRULY TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND THAT MANY

PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND THAT MANY AMERICANS WERE EXPERIENCING.

AMERICANS WERE EXPERIENCING. AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MANUFACTURING WORKERS WILL NOW

MANUFACTURING WORKERS WILL NOW HAPPEN TO THE RETAIL WORKERS,

HAPPEN TO THE RETAIL WORKERS, THE CALL CENTER WORKERS, THE

THE CALL CENTER WORKERS, THE FAST FOOD WORKERS, THE TRUCK

FAST FOOD WORKERS, THE TRUCK DRIVERS.

DRIVERS. WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF THE

WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF THE GREATEST ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

GREATEST ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION IN THE HISTORY OF OUR UNCOUNTRY

IN THE HISTORY OF OUR UNCOUNTRY AND DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE LASER

AND DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE LASER FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THAT

FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THAT REALITY THAN FOCUSING ON THE

REALITY THAN FOCUSING ON THE SYMPTOM, WHICH IS DONALD TRUMP.

SYMPTOM, WHICH IS DONALD TRUMP. >> IN SOME WAYS, YOUR SIGNATURE

>> IN SOME WAYS, YOUR SIGNATURE PROPOSAL DOESN'T NECESSARILY

PROPOSAL DOESN'T NECESSARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT FEELS LIKE A BAND-AID.

IT FEELS LIKE A BAND-AID. AND I SAY, YOUR SIGNATURE

AND I SAY, YOUR SIGNATURE PROPOSAL, THIS UNIVERSAL INCOME,

PROPOSAL, THIS UNIVERSAL INCOME, BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO FILL

BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO FILL THE GAP AS WE FIGURE OUT WHAT

THE GAP AS WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE JOBS OF THE 21st CENTURY

THE JOBS OF THE 21st CENTURY LOOK LIKE.

LOOK LIKE. AM I BEING TOO CYNICAL ABOUT IT?

AM I BEING TOO CYNICAL ABOUT IT? >> IF YOU THINK WHAT HAPPENED TO

>> IF YOU THINK WHAT HAPPENED TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY

COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY IF EVERY AMERICAN ADULT GOT

IF EVERY AMERICAN ADULT GOT $1,000 A MONTH, IT WOULD CREATE

$1,000 A MONTH, IT WOULD CREATE 2 MILLION JOBS IN OUR

2 MILLION JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, HELP RECOGNIZE THE

COMMUNITIES, HELP RECOGNIZE THE KIND OF WORK THAT MY WIFE DOES

KIND OF WORK THAT MY WIFE DOES EVERY DAY AT HOME WITH OUR TWO

EVERY DAY AT HOME WITH OUR TWO BOYS, ONE OF WHOM IS AUTISTIC.

BOYS, ONE OF WHOM IS AUTISTIC. IT'S NOT A BAND-AID.

IT'S NOT A BAND-AID. IT SUPERCHARGES OUR ECONOMY AND

IT SUPERCHARGES OUR ECONOMY AND CREATES JOBS IN THE DIRECTION WE

CREATES JOBS IN THE DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO, WHICH INCLUDES THE

NEED TO GO, WHICH INCLUDES THE CARING COMMUNITY, ARTS, AND MAIN

CARING COMMUNITY, ARTS, AND MAIN STREET JOBS BECAUSE OF AN

STREET JOBS BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN CONSUMER BUYING

INCREASE IN CONSUMER BUYING POWER.

POWER. >> SO YOU THINK ONE OF THE

>> SO YOU THINK ONE OF THE POSITIVE ASPECTS ABOUT YOUR PLAN

POSITIVE ASPECTS ABOUT YOUR PLAN IS IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO PURSUE

IS IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO PURSUE AN ART AND REALLY COULDN'T

AN ART AND REALLY COULDN'T AFFORD TO MAKE A LIVING DOING

AFFORD TO MAKE A LIVING DOING IT, YOU'RE GIVING THEM AN

IT, YOU'RE GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT.

OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT. I GET THAT, BUT HOW DOES THAT

I GET THAT, BUT HOW DOES THAT GROW OUR ECONOMY?

GROW OUR ECONOMY? >> WELL, OUR ECONOMY RIGHT NOW

>> WELL, OUR ECONOMY RIGHT NOW IS UP TO A RECORD $20 TRILLION,

IS UP TO A RECORD $20 TRILLION, UP $5 TRILLION IN THE LAST 12

UP $5 TRILLION IN THE LAST 12 YEARS ALONE.

YEARS ALONE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE

THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE THESE WINNER TAKE ALL DYNAMICS

THESE WINNER TAKE ALL DYNAMICS THAT THE GAINS ARE CONCENTRATED

THAT THE GAINS ARE CONCENTRATED IN JUST A HANDFUL OF INDUSTRIES

IN JUST A HANDFUL OF INDUSTRIES AND COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

AND COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. AND SO IF YOU SPREAD THAT BOUNTY

AND SO IF YOU SPREAD THAT BOUNTY MORE BROADLY THROUGHOUT THE

MORE BROADLY THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, IT DOES CREATE

AMERICAN ECONOMY, IT DOES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING IN THE

OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING IN THE ARTS, BUT ALSO ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

ARTS, BUT ALSO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. AND I'M A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR.

AND I'M A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR. WE NEED TO HAVE MORE AMERICANS

WE NEED TO HAVE MORE AMERICANS BEING PUT INTO POSITION TO DO

BEING PUT INTO POSITION TO DO THE KIND OF WORK THEY ACTUALLY

THE KIND OF WORK THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO DO.

WANT TO DO. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BORDER.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BORDER. THERE IS A LOT OF ANGST AND

THERE IS A LOT OF ANGST AND ANXIETY OVER THE BORDER.

ANXIETY OVER THE BORDER. THE PRESIDENT BELIEVES THE ISSUE

THE PRESIDENT BELIEVES THE ISSUE IS OUR ASYLUM LAWS.

IS OUR ASYLUM LAWS. DEMOCRATS BELIEVE THAT SOME OF

DEMOCRATS BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH JUST, YOU

THIS HAS TO DO WITH JUST, YOU CAN'T PULL MONEY AWAY FROM

CAN'T PULL MONEY AWAY FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.

CENTRAL AMERICA. WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A DIFFERENCE

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A DIFFERENCE TOLERANCE POLICY HERE.

TOLERANCE POLICY HERE. WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN MIGRATION

WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN MIGRATION OVER THE BORDER.

OVER THE BORDER. WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING ABOUT

WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING ABOUT IT?

IT? >> THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO

>> THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS PUT ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO

IS PUT ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO WORK AT THE BORDER.

WORK AT THE BORDER. WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF NOT JUST

WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF NOT JUST ASYLUM JUDGES AND FACILITIES,

ASYLUM JUDGES AND FACILITIES, BUT EVEN BORDER PATROL

BUT EVEN BORDER PATROL PERSONNEL.

PERSONNEL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, MAYBE

THERE ARE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF UNFILLED POSITIONS,

THOUSANDS OF UNFILLED POSITIONS, BECAUSE THESE POSITIONS DON'T

BECAUSE THESE POSITIONS DON'T PAY AS COMPETITIVELY AS OTHER

PAY AS COMPETITIVELY AS OTHER ROLES IN OUR GOVERNMENT.

ROLES IN OUR GOVERNMENT. AND ALSO, THESE ARE NOT

AND ALSO, THESE ARE NOT APPEALING PLACES TO LIVE.

APPEALING PLACES TO LIVE. SO WE HAVE TO DO THE WORK THAT

SO WE HAVE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE KNOW NEEDS TO BE DONE IN

WE KNOW NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO HAVE OUR POLICIES

ORDER TO HAVE OUR POLICIES ACTUALLY BE EFFECTIVE ON THE

ACTUALLY BE EFFECTIVE ON THE GROUND.

GROUND. IT SERVES NOBODY IF THERE'S A

IT SERVES NOBODY IF THERE'S A MULTI-MONTH OR EVEN YEAR-LONG

MULTI-MONTH OR EVEN YEAR-LONG WAITING PROCESS TO HAVE AN

WAITING PROCESS TO HAVE AN ASYLUM HEARING.

ASYLUM HEARING. >> I WANT TO GO BACK TO YOUR

>> I WANT TO GO BACK TO YOUR UNIVERSAL INCOME PROPOSAL,

UNIVERSAL INCOME PROPOSAL, BECAUSE OUR DEBT IS ALREADY UP

BECAUSE OUR DEBT IS ALREADY UP TO $20 TRILLION.

TO $20 TRILLION. AND I KNOW IN SOME WAYS, IF YOU

AND I KNOW IN SOME WAYS, IF YOU ALREADY GET SOME GOVERNMENT

ALREADY GET SOME GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, YOU WOULDN'T GET

ASSISTANCE, YOU WOULDN'T GET THIS MONEY.

THIS MONEY. BUT HOW DOES THIS NOT, EVEN IN

BUT HOW DOES THIS NOT, EVEN IN THE SHORT-TERM, INFLATE OUR DEBT

THE SHORT-TERM, INFLATE OUR DEBT AND PUT US IN A BUDGETARY CRISIS

AND PUT US IN A BUDGETARY CRISIS GOING FORWARD?

GOING FORWARD? >> WELL, IF YOU LOOK UP, CHUCK,

>> WELL, IF YOU LOOK UP, CHUCK, WHO ARE THE BIG WINNERS IN THIS

WHO ARE THE BIG WINNERS IN THIS ECONOMY?

ECONOMY? IT'S AMAZON AND OTHER $1

IT'S AMAZON AND OTHER $1 TRILLION TECH COMPANIES.

TRILLION TECH COMPANIES. AND IN AMAZON'S CASE, THEY'RE

AND IN AMAZON'S CASE, THEY'RE LITERALLY PAYING ZERO IN FEDERAL

LITERALLY PAYING ZERO IN FEDERAL TAXES.

TAXES. YOU'RE 100% RIGHT THAT IF YOU

YOU'RE 100% RIGHT THAT IF YOU HAVE THAT SITUATION, IT'S GOING

HAVE THAT SITUATION, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT ZPLP.

TO BE VERY DIFFICULT ZPLP. >> SO YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE

>> SO YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE TAX STRUCTURE FIRST BEFORE YOU

TAX STRUCTURE FIRST BEFORE YOU HAND OUT THESE CHECKS?

HAND OUT THESE CHECKS? >> WE DO IT SIMULTANEOUSLY.

>> WE DO IT SIMULTANEOUSLY. AND WE WOULD BE TAKING MONEY

AND WE WOULD BE TAKING MONEY FROM THE AMAZONS OF THE WORLD

FROM THE AMAZONS OF THE WORLD AND PUT IT DIRECTLY INTO THE

AND PUT IT DIRECTLY INTO THE HANDS OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS.

HANDS OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS. >> EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS?

>> EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS? JEFF BEZOS WILL WRITE YOU A

JEFF BEZOS WILL WRITE YOU A CHECK?

CHECK? >> WE'LL DO BETTER THAN THAT.

>> WE'LL DO BETTER THAN THAT. WE'LL JOIN ANY OTHER ADVANCED

WE'LL JOIN ANY OTHER ADVANCED ECONOMY IN THE WORLD AND HAVE A

ECONOMY IN THE WORLD AND HAVE A VALUE-ADDED TAX WHICH WOULD GIVE

VALUE-ADDED TAX WHICH WOULD GIVE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC A TINY SLICE

THE AMERICAN PUBLIC A TINY SLICE OF EVERY AMAZON SALE, EVERY

OF EVERY AMAZON SALE, EVERY GOOGLE SEARCH, EVERY FACEBOOK

GOOGLE SEARCH, EVERY FACEBOOK ADD, EVERY ROBOT MILE.

ADD, EVERY ROBOT MILE. >> AND IF YOU'RE THE NOMINEE, I