Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Explains Why, at Almost 70, He’s Willing To Take the Risk and Put America Back To Work

CARLSON So this morning ░░░░░░░░ got text from a ░░░░░░░░ and if host a ░░░░░░░░ show you get a ░░░░░░░░ of texts from politicians ░░░░░░░░ pushing their own perspective ░░░░░░░░ their program and spinning ░░░░░░░░ But this one was ░░░░░░░░ different It was from ░░░░░░░░ Lieutenant Governor of Texas ░░░░░░░░ Patrick who has been ░░░░░░░░ the show before He ░░░░░░░░ something very long and ░░░░░░░░ and I just want ░░░░░░░░ share part of it ░░░░░░░░ because it s worth ░░░░░░░░ And he wrote this ░░░░░░░░ don t pretend to ░░░░░░░░ speaking for everyone 70 ░░░░░░░░ but I think there ░░░░░░░░ lots of grandparents out ░░░░░░░░ who would agree with ░░░░░░░░ that I want my ░░░░░░░░ to live in the ░░░░░░░░ I did I want ░░░░░░░░ to have a shot ░░░░░░░░ the American Dream but ░░░░░░░░ now there s a ░░░░░░░░ which all the experts ░░░░░░░░ that 98 percent of ░░░░░░░░ people will survive is ░░░░░░░░ our country in another ░░░░░░░░ it could bring about ░░░░░░░░ total economic collapse and ░░░░░░░░ a collapse of our ░░░░░░░░ So I say let ░░░░░░░░ give this a few ░░░░░░░░ days or weeks but ░░░░░░░░ that let s go ░░░░░░░░ to work and go ░░░░░░░░ to living Those who ░░░░░░░░ to shelter in place ░░░░░░░░ still do so but ░░░░░░░░ can t live with ░░░░░░░░ uncertainty Lieutenant Governor Patrick ░░░░░░░░ to join us tonight ░░░░░░░░ are happy that he ░░░░░░░░ Lieutenant Governor thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for coming on So ░░░░░░░░ made clear and I ░░░░░░░░ you to say this ░░░░░░░░ not me but you ░░░░░░░░ clear in this letter ░░░░░░░░ you sent that you ░░░░░░░░ in the category of ░░░░░░░░ who face real risk ░░░░░░░░ this disease and I ░░░░░░░░ that kind of put ░░░░░░░░ in the perspective Would ░░░░░░░░ explain that PATRICK I ░░░░░░░░ 70 next week Tucker ░░░░░░░░ I sent you a ░░░░░░░░ about a week ago ░░░░░░░░ something has been really ░░░░░░░░ on my heart since ░░░░░░░░ started so I am ░░░░░░░░ in the high risk ░░░░░░░░ As Lieutenant Governor I ░░░░░░░░ 12 or 15 hours ░░░░░░░░ day mostly from home ░░░░░░░░ but I travel when ░░░░░░░░ need to I m ░░░░░░░░ smart listening to the ░░░░░░░░ the CDC guidelines like ░░░░░░░░ people should but I ░░░░░░░░ not living in fear ░░░░░░░░ COVID 19 What I ░░░░░░░░ living in fear of ░░░░░░░░ what s happening to ░░░░░░░░ country And you know ░░░░░░░░ no one reached out ░░░░░░░░ me and said as ░░░░░░░░ senior citizen are you ░░░░░░░░ to take a chance ░░░░░░░░ your survival in exchange ░░░░░░░░ keeping the America that ░░░░░░░░ America loves for your ░░░░░░░░ and grandchildren And if ░░░░░░░░ s the exchange I ░░░░░░░░ all in And that ░░░░░░░░ t make me noble ░░░░░░░░ brave or anything like ░░░░░░░░ I just think there ░░░░░░░░ lots of grandparents out ░░░░░░░░ in this country like ░░░░░░░░ I have six grandchildren ░░░░░░░░ what we all care ░░░░░░░░ and what we love ░░░░░░░░ than anything are those ░░░░░░░░ I want to live ░░░░░░░░ and see through this ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ whole country to be ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ see I ve talked ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of people Tucker ░░░░░░░░ in the last week ░░░░░░░░ making calls all the ░░░░░░░░ and everyone says pretty ░░░░░░░░ the same thing that ░░░░░░░░ can t lose our ░░░░░░░░ country We are having ░░░░░░░░ economic collapse I m ░░░░░░░░ a small businessman and ░░░░░░░░ understand it and I ░░░░░░░░ with business people all ░░░░░░░░ time Tucker and my ░░░░░░░░ is lifted tonight by ░░░░░░░░ I heard the President ░░░░░░░░ because we can do ░░░░░░░░ than one thing at ░░░░░░░░ time We can do ░░░░░░░░ things So my message ░░░░░░░░ that let s get ░░░░░░░░ to work let s ░░░░░░░░ back to living let ░░░░░░░░ be smart about it ░░░░░░░░ those of us who ░░░░░░░░ 70 plus we will ░░░░░░░░ care of ourselves but ░░░░░░░░ t sacrifice the country ░░░░░░░░ t do that Don ░░░░░░░░ ruin this great American ░░░░░░░░ CARLSON So you re ░░░░░░░░ saying that this disease ░░░░░░░░ take your life but ░░░░░░░░ s not the scariest ░░░░░░░░ to you There s ░░░░░░░░ that would be worse ░░░░░░░░ dying PATRICK Yeah Look ░░░░░░░░ m going to do ░░░░░░░░ I can to live ░░░░░░░░ if you said are ░░░░░░░░ willing to take a ░░░░░░░░ and if I get ░░░░░░░░ I ll go and ░░░░░░░░ to get better but ░░░░░░░░ I don t I ░░░░░░░░ t and I m ░░░░░░░░ trying to think in ░░░░░░░░ kind of morbid way ░░░░░░░░ I m just saying ░░░░░░░░ we ve got a ░░░░░░░░ here and we are ░░░░░░░░ to be in a ░░░░░░░░ collapse recession depression collapse ░░░░░░░░ our society if this ░░░░░░░░ on another several months ░░░░░░░░ won t be any ░░░░░░░░ to come back to ░░░░░░░░ many people So I ░░░░░░░░ going to be smart ░░░░░░░░ think all of my ░░░░░░░░ grandparents out there are ░░░░░░░░ to be smart We ░░░░░░░░ want to live we ░░░░░░░░ to live with our ░░░░░░░░ as long as we ░░░░░░░░ but the point is ░░░░░░░░ biggest gift we give ░░░░░░░░ our country and our ░░░░░░░░ and our grandchildren is ░░░░░░░░ legacy of our country ░░░░░░░░ right now that is ░░░░░░░░ risk and I feel ░░░░░░░░ as the President said ░░░░░░░░ mortality rate is so ░░░░░░░░ do we have to ░░░░░░░░ down the whole country ░░░░░░░░ this I think we ░░░░░░░░ get back to work ░░░░░░░░ I think we should ░░░░░░░░ out his time and ░░░░░░░░ he says we need ░░░░░░░░ week I trust his ░░░░░░░░ but we have to ░░░░░░░░ a time certain We ░░░░░░░░ t say in three ░░░░░░░░ or six months or ░░░░░░░░ months These businesses can ░░░░░░░░ wait that long So ░░░░░░░░ I intend to be ░░░░░░░░ a long time on ░░░░░░░░ show but it s ░░░░░░░░ whatever it takes to ░░░░░░░░ the country CARLSON I ░░░░░░░░ grateful you came on ░░░░░░░░ We needed to hear ░░░░░░░░ perspective also PATRICK We ░░░░░░░░ going to make it ░░░░░░░░ Good to see you.”