RUSH TRANSCRIPT Peter he ░░░░░░░░ not provide any figures ░░░░░░░░ back up his claims ░░░░░░░░ red states would basically ░░░░░░░░ in great depressions without ░░░░░░░░ administration s steady hand ░░░░░░░░ the president is looking ░░░░░░░░ to his last weekend ░░░░░░░░ office and we re ░░░░░░░░ that long time traditions ░░░░░░░░ have not been fully ░░░░░░░░ We know in 2021 ░░░░░░░░ Trump skipped Biden s ░░░░░░░░ festivities all together Now ░░░░░░░░ 2025 a lunch at ░░░░░░░░ Capitol that former presidents ░░░░░░░░ attend is going to ░░░░░░░░ skipped by the obamas ░░░░░░░░ clintons and the bushes ░░░░░░░░ do expect the former ░░░░░░░░ families to have a ░░░░░░░░ at the swearing in ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol But that ░░░░░░░░ about it Back to ░░░░░░░░ Steve last night over ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC a lot of ░░░░░░░░ actually didn t see ░░░░░░░░ was his last interview ░░░░░░░░ has only had a ░░░░░░░░ of formal press conferences ░░░░░░░░ I remember about four ░░░░░░░░ ago when you were ░░░░░░░░ on the north lawn ░░░░░░░░ barking questions at him ░░░░░░░░ famously said you know ░░░░░░░░ got to go If ░░░░░░░░ answer those questions I ░░░░░░░░ going to get in ░░░░░░░░ with somebody And you ░░░░░░░░ whoever it is who ░░░░░░░░ actually running the White ░░░░░░░░ They knew back then ░░░░░░░░ had to keep him ░░░░░░░░ from people who wanted ░░░░░░░░ ask questions Peter look ░░░░░░░░ it now they minimized ░░░░░░░░ and minimized him so ░░░░░░░░ that his very few ░░░░░░░░ made so few public ░░░░░░░░ when he did pop ░░░░░░░░ if he misspoke it ░░░░░░░░ be the only thing ░░░░░░░░ we had to go ░░░░░░░░ for like two weeks ░░░░░░░░ him making some mistake ░░░░░░░░ they never sent him ░░░░░░░░ out to clarify A ░░░░░░░░ of it was stage ░░░░░░░░ Early on when it ░░░░░░░░ Covid and social distancing ░░░░░░░░ was like five people ░░░░░░░░ the press And him ░░░░░░░░ a big room and ░░░░░░░░ was empty and shout ░░░░░░░░ him and he could ░░░░░░░░ it They started to ░░░░░░░░ smarter from the perspective ░░░░░░░░ keeping him from saying ░░░░░░░░ off script They would ░░░░░░░░ a microphone like two ░░░░░░░░ inside of a door ░░░░░░░░ him in some room ░░░░░░░░ campus And a door ░░░░░░░░ open and he would ░░░░░░░░ right to the microphone ░░░░░░░░ then when he was ░░░░░░░░ he would step right ░░░░░░░░ No chance to shout ░░░░░░░░ Lawrence shuffle Peter pack ░░░░░░░░ room with hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ suddenly show up and ░░░░░░░░ between us and him ░░░░░░░░ they found eventually the ░░░░░░░░ to public somebody s ░░░░░░░░ in and just blast ░░░░░░░░ so that people could ░░░░░░░░ get anything to him ░░░░░░░░ a lot of it ░░░░░░░░ stage craft And we ░░░░░░░░ t think it s ░░░░░░░░ to be exactly like ░░░░░░░░ for Trump because Ainsley ░░░░░░░░ difference Steve we were ░░░░░░░░ there I had a ░░░░░░░░ to speak to the ░░░░░░░░ elect at Mar a ░░░░░░░░ he came into the ░░░░░░░░ and he said Peter ░░░░░░░░ s been a couple ░░░░░░░░ since you had a ░░░░░░░░ to ask a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions right Peter and ░░░░░░░░ said yes And he ░░░░░░░░ wait a second And ░░░░░░░░ he sat down and ░░░░░░░░ me ask some questions ░░░░░░░░ 22 minutes And so ░░░░░░░░ think it s we ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ more like that Steve ░░░░░░░░ s going to be