Dem Rep. Garamendi on Reported Iran Proxy Strike: Maybe They Cut a Deal to Help GOP

McSHANE We ll go ░░░░░░░░ to the Democratic side ░░░░░░░░ Congressman John Garamendi joins ░░░░░░░░ conversation from the state ░░░░░░░░ California Welcome back to ░░░░░░░░ show congressman I actually ░░░░░░░░ to start I want ░░░░░░░░ follow up on what ░░░░░░░░ governor s saying but ░░░░░░░░ you were last on ░░░░░░░░ show you made an ░░░░░░░░ that you re being ░░░░░░░░ for cancer right So ░░░░░░░░ did want to ask ░░░░░░░░ your health and how ░░░░░░░░ re doing before I ░░░░░░░░ get into any this ░░░░░░░░ are you doing GARAMENDI ░░░░░░░░ you Appreciate the concern ░░░░░░░░ m doing extremely well ░░░░░░░░ I m in a ░░░░░░░░ immunotherapy system It s ░░░░░░░░ to work 3 to ░░░░░░░░ months this will be ░░░░░░░░ me and we will ░░░░░░░░ right back to where ░░░░░░░░ were In the meantime ░░░░░░░░ s Zoom Zoom Zoom ░░░░░░░░ here we are Zooming ░░░░░░░░ Yeah we re Zooming ░░░░░░░░ what a time What ░░░░░░░░ time What a week ░░░░░░░░ s been The assassination ░░░░░░░░ on the former president ░░░░░░░░ lot of people after ░░░░░░░░ kind of assumed maybe ░░░░░░░░ Biden would stay on ░░░░░░░░ ticket to be his ░░░░░░░░ Of course that could ░░░░░░░░ happen but the last ░░░░░░░░ to 48 hours this ░░░░░░░░ to be a change ░░░░░░░░ your party Pick up ░░░░░░░░ what the governor is ░░░░░░░░ He clearly expects a ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ going to happen GARAMENDI ░░░░░░░░ no matter what happens ░░░░░░░░ s an enormous difference ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats whomever is ░░░░░░░░ the top of the ░░░░░░░░ and the Republicans It ░░░░░░░░ going to be down ░░░░░░░░ policy and the last ░░░░░░░░ days and Sununu may ░░░░░░░░ correct about that The ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ is a significant difference ░░░░░░░░ about that the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ put together an industrial ░░░░░░░░ for America So if ░░░░░░░░ re looking for those ░░░░░░░░ collar workers out there ░░░░░░░░ is that industrial policy ░░░░░░░░ will make a difference ░░░░░░░░ provide the jobs bringing ░░░░░░░░ jobs back to America ░░░░░░░░ change is a major ░░░░░░░░ difference between the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Trump and certainly we ░░░░░░░░ the new Vance and ░░░░░░░░ we got to deal ░░░░░░░░ climate change an enormous ░░░░░░░░ to expand our economy ░░░░░░░░ to a green energy ░░░░░░░░ McSHANE But who s ░░░░░░░░ best messenger GARAMENDI Look ░░░░░░░░ the women look at ░░░░░░░░ women issues Look at ░░░░░░░░ abortion issues Look at ░░░░░░░░ way Republicans are dealing ░░░░░░░░ that So I think ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ to the issues and ░░░░░░░░ will be a winning ░░░░░░░░ for the Democrats McSHANE ░░░░░░░░ on that last issue ░░░░░░░░ mentioned reproductive rights Kamala ░░░░░░░░ has been quite outspoken ░░░░░░░░ that Governor Sununu who ░░░░░░░░ a Republican seems to ░░░░░░░░ you know don t ░░░░░░░░ if she s in ░░░░░░░░ race because this could ░░░░░░░░ a tough race with ░░░░░░░░ energy Do you think ░░░░░░░░ s where we re ░░░░░░░░ And if so is ░░░░░░░░ a better messenger than ░░░░░░░░ Biden for your party ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t use ░░░░░░░░ word better They re ░░░░░░░░ terrific messengers Obviously Biden ░░░░░░░░ had with Covid he ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ much messaging But I ░░░░░░░░ known Kamala Harris since ░░░░░░░░ when she was the ░░░░░░░░ A in San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ was the insurance commissioner ░░░░░░░░ we went right after ░░░░░░░░ fraudsters that were ripping ░░░░░░░░ insurance and automobile repair ░░░░░░░░ She s one tough ░░░░░░░░ I know her as ░░░░░░░░ attorney general in California ░░░░░░░░ she went after organized ░░░░░░░░ And I also know ░░░░░░░░ as a senator and ░░░░░░░░ as vice president She ░░░░░░░░ one quality person and ░░░░░░░░ have every reason in ░░░░░░░░ world to fear her ░░░░░░░░ So have you been ░░░░░░░░ any of these calls ░░░░░░░░ the president to step ░░░░░░░░ and for her to ░░░░░░░░ in or you know ░░░░░░░░ if not if you ░░░░░░░░ been standing by the ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ heard others there have ░░░░░░░░ more and more people ░░░░░░░░ that right GARAMENDI Well ░░░░░░░░ we see the news ░░░░░░░░ but I m not ░░░░░░░░ of that McSHANE Okay ░░░░░░░░ I love Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ ve known him even ░░░░░░░░ than I ve known ░░░░░░░░ Harris and he is ░░░░░░░░ quality person Hopefully he ░░░░░░░░ recover quickly from Covid ░░░░░░░░ be able to position ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party on the ░░░░░░░░ going forward It s ░░░░░░░░ those issues that we ░░░░░░░░ going to win this ░░░░░░░░ Personalities Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ will be hidden tonight ░░░░░░░░ that he is will ░░░░░░░░ hidden in a set ░░░░░░░░ speech But when he ░░░░░░░░ back on the campaign ░░░░░░░░ the real Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ portray himself and the ░░░░░░░░ is going to go ░░░░░░░░ don t know about ░░░░░░░░ McSHANE One piece of ░░░░░░░░ news just as we ░░░░░░░░ on the air you ░░░░░░░░ on the House Armed ░░░░░░░░ Committee the Pentagon has ░░░░░░░░ confirmed the first Iranian ░░░░░░░░ attack against a U ░░░░░░░░ base in Iraq I ░░░░░░░░ since since February Minimal ░░░░░░░░ from what we understand ░░░░░░░░ or anything that you ░░░░░░░░ about that GARAMENDI Well ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ a reaction Every time ░░░░░░░░ s happened in the ░░░░░░░░ Administration there s been ░░░░░░░░ very strong reaction against ░░░░░░░░ militants We need to ░░░░░░░░ recognize at the present ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East is ░░░░░░░░ very chaotic and extremely ░░░░░░░░ place And from time ░░░░░░░░ time we may very ░░░░░░░░ see once again the ░░░░░░░░ involvement in our election ░░░░░░░░ s been some talk ░░░░░░░░ assassination but beyond that ░░░░░░░░ back to the match ░░░░░░░░ with Reagan and that ░░░░░░░░ of time where it ░░░░░░░░ as though Iranians and ░░░░░░░░ cut a deal just ░░░░░░░░ before the election that ░░░░░░░░ in the hostages coming ░░░░░░░░ about a month after ░░░░░░░░ inauguration and then we ░░░░░░░░ the Iran Contra controversy ░░░░░░░░ the scandal that was ░░░░░░░░ It may very well ░░░░░░░░ that we re headed ░░░░░░░░ another situation in which ░░░░░░░░ is playing in our ░░░░░░░░ politics I have no ░░░░░░░░ that they actually reached ░░░░░░░░ to the Republicans or ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign but ░░░░░░░░ do know history and ░░░░░░░░ do know what they ░░░░░░░░ with Ronald Reagan setting ░░░░░░░░ up refusing to negotiate ░░░░░░░░ return of the hostages ░░░░░░░░ that time with the ░░░░░░░░ president So here we ░░░░░░░░ again Maybe maybe not ░░░░░░░░ s hope not but ░░░░░░░░ s always possible McSHANE ░░░░░░░░ speculation no evidence of ░░░░░░░░ yet Just going back ░░░░░░░░ what happened in the ░░░░░░░░ Congressman of California glad ░░░░░░░░ re doing well health ░░░░░░░░ You re always welcome ░░░░░░░░ the show Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ on today GARAMENDI My ░░░░░░░░ Thank you McSHANE John ░░░░░░░░ with us.”