RUSH TRANSCRIPT But will ░░░░░░░░ be a hot topic ░░░░░░░░ the presidential debates The ░░░░░░░░ stage is growing at ░░░░░░░░ hour as North Dakota ░░░░░░░░ Doug Burgum becomes the ░░░░░░░░ name to officially qualify ░░░░░░░░ the first presidential primary ░░░░░░░░ next month He is ░░░░░░░░ the seventh candidate to ░░░░░░░░ his ticket to Milwaukee ░░░░░░░░ collecting 40 000 plus ░░░░░░░░ with at least 200 ░░░░░░░░ contributors per state and ░░░░░░░░ above 1 at the ░░░░░░░░ Before taking office in ░░░░░░░░ burr burgum literally bet ░░░░░░░░ farm on a tech ░░░░░░░░ up that was later ░░░░░░░░ by Microsoft for 1 ░░░░░░░░ billion back in 2001 ░░░░░░░░ a mind for business ░░░░░░░░ is governor burgum s ░░░░░░░░ for running the the ░░░░░░░░ business in the country ░░░░░░░░ U S government In ░░░░░░░░ first appearance since qualifying ░░░░░░░░ the debate stage 24 ░░░░░░░░ candidate and North Dakota ░░░░░░░░ Doug Burgum Congratulations This ░░░░░░░░ feel really good It ░░░░░░░░ feel great and we ░░░░░░░░ a grassroots effort from ░░░░░░░░ school class are mates ░░░░░░░░ friends people that were ░░░░░░░░ the early days of ░░░░░░░░ plains family and friends ░░░░░░░░ both Katherine and I ░░░░░░░░ reached out to their ░░░░░░░░ card list their business ░░░░░░░░ and they re been ░░░░░░░░ together they call themselves ░░░░░░░░ sodbusters and they really ░░░░░░░░ the foundation behind getting ░░░░░░░░ to 40 000 donors ░░░░░░░░ thanks to all of ░░░░░░░░ Liz now the hard ░░░░░░░░ begins It is a ░░░░░░░░ opportunity this debate in ░░░░░░░░ of so many viewers ░░░░░░░░ really show what you ░░░░░░░░ all about to people ░░░░░░░░ beyond your state That ░░░░░░░░ a challenge because everybody ░░░░░░░░ scratching and fighting for ░░░░░░░░ that moment that sound ░░░░░░░░ during the debate What ░░░░░░░░ the most important thing ░░░░░░░░ want for the people ░░░░░░░░ America who are very ░░░░░░░░ about the economy right ░░░░░░░░ to understand that you ░░░░░░░░ do better than any ░░░░░░░░ these other people on ░░░░░░░░ screen in screen Call ░░░░░░░░ CEO of America Make ░░░░░░░░ me think we should ░░░░░░░░ a CEO actually in ░░░░░░░░ job Having experience in ░░░░░░░░ private sector seems to ░░░░░░░░ a prerequisite The economy ░░░░░░░░ changing it s changing ░░░░░░░░ Technology s changing every ░░░░░░░░ every company every industry ░░░░░░░░ E needs to change ░░░░░░░░ we do government as ░░░░░░░░ with This is something ░░░░░░░░ ve seen when I ░░░░░░░░ there being a CEO ░░░░░░░░ being with governor of ░░░░░░░░ state And I ve ░░░░░░░░ seen how the federal ░░░░░░░░ tries to bigfoot everybody ░░░░░░░░ much regulation on small ░░░░░░░░ big businesses and and ░░░░░░░░ too muching regulation on ░░░░░░░░ states We ve got ░░░░░░░░ shrink the size of ░░░░░░░░ federal government back to ░░░░░░░░ original intention return the ░░░░░░░░ to the states ask ░░░░░░░░ get out of the ░░░░░░░░ This economy s crawling ░░░░░░░░ should be sprinting and ░░░░░░░░ sum all that up ░░░░░░░░ one thing We just ░░░░░░░░ innovation not regulation Innovation ░░░░░░░░ how America has always ░░░░░░░░ that s how we ░░░░░░░░ going to beat China ░░░░░░░░ the odd world war ░░░░░░░░ re in right now ░░░░░░░░ innovation and that s ░░░░░░░░ our administration will be ░░░░░░░░ on Liz yeah And ░░░░░░░░ not just artificial intelligence ░░░░░░░░ it feels like we ░░░░░░░░ very much at the ░░░░░░░░ of a I But ░░░░░░░░ do you harness that ░░░░░░░░ make sure it s ░░░░░░░░ allowed to grow beyond ░░░░░░░░ guardrails that may very ░░░░░░░░ be necessary I mean ░░░░░░░░ simplest things if you ░░░░░░░░ in front of an ░░░░░░░░ of people in any ░░░░░░░░ of America and say ░░░░░░░░ many have a smartphone ░░░░░░░░ all do How many ░░░░░░░░ got 50 apps Yes ░░░░░░░░ many have 100 apps ░░░░░░░░ How many have an ░░░░░░░░ on your phone from ░░░░░░░░ federal government Consumers understand ░░░░░░░░ apple app store and ░░░░░░░░ buying something online from ░░░░░░░░ and right now in ░░░░░░░░ Dakota we say let ░░░░░░░░ treat the taxpayers like ░░░░░░░░ customers they are and ░░░░░░░░ is 20 or 30 ░░░░░░░░ behind in applying technology ░░░░░░░░ could speed up how ░░░░░░░░ deliver government services The ░░░░░░░░ million federal employees that ░░░░░░░░ have 10 20 of ░░░░░░░░ job in the federal ░░░░░░░░ is probably some mind ░░░░░░░░ soul sucking repeptive work ░░░░░░░░ could repetitive work and ░░░░░░░░ s get those federal ░░░░░░░░ back to the private ░░░░░░░░ Liz let me dovetail ░░░░░░░░ energy both green energy ░░░░░░░░ of course fossil fuels ░░░░░░░░ we know you know ░░░░░░░░ lot about both But ░░░░░░░░ lek relyification of the ░░░░░░░░ automobile is forging ahead ░░░░░░░░ that s new the ░░░░░░░░ sector General Motors ford ░░░░░░░░ the international companies are ░░░░░░░░ it Where do you ░░░░░░░░ on that and the ░░░░░░░░ or at least some ░░░░░░░░ of bridging the gap ░░░░░░░░ them so that we ░░░░░░░░ eventually find ourselves able ░░░░░░░░ to be dependent on ░░░░░░░░ else but this country ░░░░░░░░ the energy needs True ░░░░░░░░ independence is absolutely needed ░░░░░░░░ one thing about energy ░░░░░░░░ is in the burgum ░░░░░░░░ we ll be selling ░░░░░░░░ to our friends and ░░░░░░░░ and stop buying it ░░░░░░░░ our adder is shares ░░░░░░░░ on the electrification the ░░░░░░░░ that s in place ░░░░░░░░ now in the Biden ░░░░░░░░ is not connected to ░░░░░░░░ it s not connected ░░░░░░░░ economics it s not ░░░░░░░░ to common sense We ░░░░░░░░ subsidizing 500 000 EV ░░░░░░░░ stations thames you can ░░░░░░░░ permit a new at ░░░░░░░░ same time you can ░░░░░░░░ permit a new transmission ░░░░░░░░ and the administration s ░░░░░░░░ to shut down all ░░░░░░░░ baseload in our country ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ the cars that need ░░░░░░░░ 500 000 charges charging ░░░░░░░░ and and of course ░░░░░░░░ have batteries 85 of ░░░░░░░░ rare earth minerals are ░░░░░░░░ by China So if ░░░░░░░░ want to switch evs ░░░░░░░░ s just a horribly ░░░░░░░░ policy And Japan even ░░░░░░░░ week China s threatening ░░░░░░░░ cut I off rare ░░░░░░░░ minerals just a few ░░░░░░░░ ago to Japan We ░░░░░░░░ be completely beholden for ░░░░░░░░ of our transportation on ░░░░░░░░ Liz we are starting ░░░░░░░░ dig for those rare ░░░░░░░░ minerals here in the ░░░░░░░░ States but regulation seem ░░░░░░░░ be choking it Governor ░░░░░░░░ want to is have ░░░░░░░░ you back as we ░░░░░░░░ to physical all the ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ coming on and introducing ░░░░░░░░ to our