Frank Luntz on Trump Causing His Stroke: ‘I Would Pull My Punches,’ He Caused Me So Much Anxiety

KURTZ In 2020 we ░░░░░░░░ about this on the ░░░░░░░░ you suffered a stroke ░░░░░░░░ recently told New York ░░░░░░░░ I had a stroke ░░░░░░░░ of Trump Frank that ░░░░░░░░ ludicrous You may have ░░░░░░░░ a stroke for a ░░░░░░░░ of reasons but I ░░░░░░░░ t think you can ░░░░░░░░ it on negative feelings ░░░░░░░░ the former president LUNTZ ░░░░░░░░ it was it s ░░░░░░░░ metaphor It s a ░░░░░░░░ wanting to be completely ░░░░░░░░ It s a metaphor ░░░░░░░░ wanting to tell the ░░░░░░░░ and that I was ░░░░░░░░ frankly nervous I was ░░░░░░░░ shows including some that ░░░░░░░░ re close to and ░░░░░░░░ would pull my punches ░░░░░░░░ that s not who ░░░░░░░░ am It s not ░░░░░░░░ I m about And ░░░░░░░░ did so and it ░░░░░░░░ to cause me so ░░░░░░░░ anxiety and so much ░░░░░░░░ that in the end ░░░░░░░░ think it contributed to ░░░░░░░░ health And I simply ░░░░░░░░ t to do that ░░░░░░░░ And it allows me ░░░░░░░░ look you straight in ░░░░░░░░ eye and acknowledge number ░░░░░░░░ where I got it ░░░░░░░░ number two where the ░░░░░░░░ people are getting it ░░░░░░░░ And most importantly this ░░░░░░░░ pursuit of the truth ░░░░░░░░ want people to trust ░░░░░░░░ KURTZ Well anxiety and ░░░░░░░░ certainly can contribute to ░░░░░░░░ exacerbate medical problems Now ░░░░░░░░ also talking in this ░░░░░░░░ piece about once having ░░░░░░░░ a D C apartment ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy you take ░░░░░░░░ pressure medication and you ░░░░░░░░ t like to jab ░░░░░░░░ sometimes he s done ░░░░░░░░ I guess the question ░░░░░░░░ are you because of ░░░░░░░░ friendship still consider yourself ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party adviser LUNTZ ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ matters I think what ░░░░░░░░ is do I think ░░░░░░░░ I have the ability ░░░░░░░░ interpret what the public ░░░░░░░░ saying Do I have ░░░░░░░░ ability to project based ░░░░░░░░ their comments now what ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ saying six months from ░░░░░░░░ or a year from ░░░░░░░░ I am more involved ░░░░░░░░ m doing more sessions ░░░░░░░░ than I have ever ░░░░░░░░ and probably I shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be working that hard ░░░░░░░░ I m so interested ░░░░░░░░ understanding how we think ░░░░░░░░ we feel I want ░░░░░░░░ understand that anger I ░░░░░░░░ to listen to Trump ░░░░░░░░ and be able to ░░░░░░░░ why they re so ░░░░░░░░ I want to listen ░░░░░░░░ Biden voters and be ░░░░░░░░ to explain why they ░░░░░░░░ have faith and confidence ░░░░░░░░ him And most importantly ░░░░░░░░ want to try and ░░░░░░░░ the decibel level because ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ who watch this show ░░░░░░░░ other cable shows and ░░░░░░░░ are mad as hell ░░░░░░░░ vast majority of the ░░░░░░░░ is mad as hell ░░░░░░░░ want to be able ░░░░░░░░ interpret that anger and ░░░░░░░░ hopefully be able to ░░░░░░░░ it KURTZ Frank Luntz ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ us We appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ Thank you, Howie.”