Biden Campaign Co-Chair: People Prefer Trump’s Term to Biden’s Because ‘People Have Amnesia’

RAJU And joining me ░░░░░░░░ President Biden s campaign ░░░░░░░░ chair Democratic Congresswoman Veronica ░░░░░░░░ of Texas She s ░░░░░░░░ a member of both ░░░░░░░░ Congressional Progressive Caucus and ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic Caucus Congresswoman thanks ░░░░░░░░ joining me today ESCOBAR ░░░░░░░░ to see you RAJU ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it OK so ░░░░░░░░ think about Thursday What ░░░░░░░░ your biggest concern when ░░░░░░░░ head into Thursday s ░░░░░░░░ ESCOBAR You know I ░░░░░░░░ actually really excited I ░░░░░░░░ t feel feel concern ░░░░░░░░ You have that some ░░░░░░░░ must be losing sleep ░░░░░░░░ something ESCOBAR You know ░░░░░░░░ do think Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ be unhinged We ve ░░░░░░░░ him be just wildly ░░░░░░░░ at his rallies And ░░░░░░░░ think the American people ░░░░░░░░ a solid policy debate ░░░░░░░░ the contrast that the ░░░░░░░░ people are going to ░░░░░░░░ between the two competing ░░░░░░░░ for America the President ░░░░░░░░ s vision for all ░░░░░░░░ us versus candidate Trump ░░░░░░░░ dark vision for America ░░░░░░░░ want people to see ░░░░░░░░ I want people to ░░░░░░░░ about it So my ░░░░░░░░ is that it is ░░░░░░░░ on policy discussions RAJU ░░░░░░░░ what if you know ░░░░░░░░ was your advice to ░░░░░░░░ President if he gets ░░░░░░░░ by Trump on on ░░░░░░░░ number of things whether ░░░░░░░░ re true or not ░░░░░░░░ How does he respond ░░░░░░░░ that Did you just ░░░░░░░░ you try to fact ░░░░░░░░ him on all that ░░░░░░░░ or does he move ░░░░░░░░ ESCOBAR It is I ░░░░░░░░ probably impossible to fact ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump in real ░░░░░░░░ This is a person ░░░░░░░░ as he breathes he ░░░░░░░░ literally And as a ░░░░░░░░ you know that Manu ░░░░░░░░ s impossible to fact ░░░░░░░░ this person But I ░░░░░░░░ think that it is ░░░░░░░░ likely that President Biden ░░░░░░░░ be able to break ░░░░░░░░ that craziness because we ░░░░░░░░ seen him do it ░░░░░░░░ We saw him at ░░░░░░░░ State of the Union ░░░░░░░░ take on hecklers who ░░░░░░░░ unhinged some of my ░░░░░░░░ who were screaming from ░░░░░░░░ audience And the American ░░░░░░░░ saw a president who ░░░░░░░░ deeply about them He ░░░░░░░░ deeply about us RAJU ░░░░░░░░ I mean are you ░░░░░░░░ I mean the State ░░░░░░░░ the Union yes that ░░░░░░░░ an unscripted moment but ░░░░░░░░ of it was on ░░░░░░░░ This is different This ░░░░░░░░ 90 minutes This is ░░░░░░░░ who s 81 years ░░░░░░░░ Are you worried about ░░░░░░░░ ability to stay on ░░░░░░░░ Remember those issues given ░░░░░░░░ age and concerns about ░░░░░░░░ of his you know ░░░░░░░░ maybe he s slipping ░░░░░░░░ people have raised that ░░░░░░░░ Do you have any ░░░░░░░░ those concerns ESCOBAR I ░░░░░░░░ t I don t ░░░░░░░░ have seen the President ░░░░░░░░ action The American people ░░░░░░░░ the President in action ░░░░░░░░ he did deliver a ░░░░░░░░ fantastic State of the ░░░░░░░░ address that hit on ░░░░░░░░ of the important points ░░░░░░░░ that Americans care about ░░░░░░░░ are worried about And ░░░░░░░░ he is doing to ░░░░░░░░ their concerns what he ░░░░░░░░ doing to uplift American ░░░░░░░░ Fight for our freedoms ░░░░░░░░ sure that we have ░░░░░░░░ future in this country ░░░░░░░░ the man who wants ░░░░░░░░ be a dictator and ░░░░░░░░ man whose economic policies ░░░░░░░░ been panned by Moody ░░░░░░░░ analytics by cap 16 ░░░░░░░░ Nobel Prize winning economists ░░░░░░░░ come out to warn ░░░░░░░░ American people that candidate ░░░░░░░░ Trump s plans for ░░░░░░░░ economy would create an ░░░░░░░░ bomb That s what ░░░░░░░░ m excited to see ░░░░░░░░ Biden lay out and ░░░░░░░░ the contrast RAJU But ░░░░░░░░ s some concerns you ░░░░░░░░ our colleague Kayla Tausche ░░░░░░░░ reporting about you know ░░░░░░░░ Biden layout a number ░░░░░░░░ his you know achievements ░░░░░░░░ ll talk about you ░░░░░░░░ his what he considers ░░░░░░░░ major achievements That really ░░░░░░░░ resonating with voters Do ░░░░░░░░ have concerns if he ░░░░░░░░ lays out a laundry ░░░░░░░░ of things that he ░░░░░░░░ he has achieved in ░░░░░░░░ that that will may ░░░░░░░░ land well given that ░░░░░░░░ lot of voters are ░░░░░░░░ happy with the job ░░░░░░░░ he s done in ░░░░░░░░ ESCOBAR You know I ░░░░░░░░ the President can do ░░░░░░░░ things at the same ░░░░░░░░ I think it is ░░░░░░░░ important for the American ░░░░░░░░ to remember where we ░░░░░░░░ four years ago where ░░░░░░░░ couldn t be together ░░░░░░░░ we had a president ░░░░░░░░ Trump telling us to ░░░░░░░░ disinfectant calling Covid a ░░░░░░░░ historic job losses a ░░░░░░░░ economy and President Biden ░░░░░░░░ that mess and has ░░░░░░░░ rebuild our economy Yes ░░░░░░░░ s work to be ░░░░░░░░ but it is and ░░░░░░░░ is why we re ░░░░░░░░ the American people to ░░░░░░░░ President Biden finish the ░░░░░░░░ through a second term ░░░░░░░░ I do think it ░░░░░░░░ important to recognize that ░░░░░░░░ President has helped bring ░░░░░░░░ jobs to America Reduced ░░░░░░░░ cost of prescription drugs ░░░░░░░░ to be done But ░░░░░░░░ can do both RAJU ░░░░░░░░ why do you think ░░░░░░░░ mean more voters think ░░░░░░░░ Trump did a better ░░░░░░░░ in office than Biden ░░░░░░░░ that concern you ESCOBAR ░░░░░░░░ does I do think ░░░░░░░░ people have amnesia And ░░░░░░░░ I ve been talking ░░░░░░░░ communities across the country ░░░░░░░░ the campaign especially Latino ░░░░░░░░ I have reminded them ░░░░░░░░ about what we experienced ░░░░░░░░ four years under Trump ░░░░░░░░ Trump left the current ░░░░░░░░ President Biden with but ░░░░░░░░ what he s promising ░░░░░░░░ do which will raise ░░░░░░░░ costs RAJU Why haven ░░░░░░░░ the you know the ░░░░░░░░ team keep saying that ░░░░░░░░ it s a contrast ░░░░░░░░ will start to recognize ░░░░░░░░ but it is a ░░░░░░░░ and people are still ░░░░░░░░ still showing Trump ahead ░░░░░░░░ I hope that changes ░░░░░░░░ we re working to ░░░░░░░░ that RAJU Is the ░░░░░░░░ team failed to deliver ░░░░░░░░ these messages that you ░░░░░░░░ hoping to deliver to ░░░░░░░░ ESCOBAR You know Manu ░░░░░░░░ ve known from the ░░░░░░░░ that this was going ░░░░░░░░ be a tough election ░░░░░░░░ country is really divided ░░░░░░░░ re seeing that You ░░░░░░░░ I see that on ░░░░░░░░ daily basis in Congress ░░░░░░░░ see that in communities ░░░░░░░░ the country which is ░░░░░░░░ we are investing and ░░░░░░░░ to people where they ░░░░░░░░ This is a long ░░░░░░░░ I mean obviously we ░░░░░░░░ only got about four ░░░░░░░░ a half months left ░░░░░░░░ Election Day This debate ░░░░░░░░ Thursday is going to ░░░░░░░░ an important component of ░░░░░░░░ There will be a ░░░░░░░░ debate and there s ░░░░░░░░ lot more campaigning ahead ░░░░░░░░ I have faith in ░░░░░░░░ American people that they ░░░░░░░░ see that contrast That ░░░░░░░░ won t want to ░░░░░░░░ tax increases that a ░░░░░░░░ economy will bring or ░░░░░░░░ job losses that have ░░░░░░░░ Trump economy will bring ░░░░░░░░ You re a member ░░░░░░░░ the Congressional Hispanic Caucus ░░░░░░░░ polls have shown that ░░░░░░░░ has been slipping with ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic voters that he ░░░░░░░░ not as strong as ░░░░░░░░ was before What do ░░░░░░░░ think explains that ESCOBAR ░░░░░░░░ am not RAJU What ░░░░░░░░ Biden have to do ░░░░░░░░ ESCOBAR I am not ░░░░░░░░ big believer in polls ░░░░░░░░ I haven t been ░░░░░░░░ 2016 where we saw ░░░░░░░░ You don t share ░░░░░░░░ of these concerns about ░░░░░░░░ with Hispanic voters ESCOBAR ░░░░░░░░ I am concerned about ░░░░░░░░ sure that we talk ░░░░░░░░ every voter and the ░░░░░░░░ is committed to making ░░░░░░░░ that we do that ░░░░░░░░ are not taking anyone ░░░░░░░░ vote for granted We ░░░░░░░░ not taking any group ░░░░░░░░ community or state for ░░░░░░░░ So we are putting ░░░░░░░░ the hard work talking ░░░░░░░░ people We know that ░░░░░░░░ and the GOP has ░░░░░░░░ Latino voters You know ░░░░░░░░ had they announced with ░░░░░░░░ fanfare that they were ░░░░░░░░ up all sorts of ░░░░░░░░ centers Well they ve ░░░░░░░░ shuttered all of them ░░░░░░░░ ve laid off people ░░░░░░░░ Latino communities We are ░░░░░░░░ the opposite We re ░░░░░░░░ we re taking the ░░░░░░░░ we re having those ░░░░░░░░ because we need Latinos ░░░░░░░░ order to win RAJU ░░░░░░░░ right we ll see ░░░░░░░░ that turns out But ░░░░░░░░ we go real quickly ░░░░░░░░ Bowman tonight he s ░░░░░░░░ a New York primary ░░░░░░░░ are you supporting him ░░░░░░░░ The all of the ░░░░░░░░ Democratic leadership which I ░░░░░░░░ a member is supporting ░░░░░░░░ Regardless of where people ░░░░░░░░ on either candidate I ░░░░░░░░ the American people need ░░░░░░░░ be profoundly concerned by ░░░░░░░░ amount of money being ░░░░░░░░ in from outside of ░░░░░░░░ district to defeat it ░░░░░░░░ RAJU 20 five million ░░░░░░░░ so ESCOBAR enormous And ░░░░░░░░ s RAJU A lot ░░░░░░░░ most expensive house primary ░░░░░░░░ ESCOBAR That s not ░░░░░░░░ for democracy regardless of ░░░░░░░░ you re supporting RAJU ░░░░░░░░ right Congresswoman Veronica Escobar ░░░░░░░░ you so much Really ░░░░░░░░ you joining me today ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow Republican Congressman Mike ░░░░░░░░ will be here with ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign —“