Arizona Republican Mayor Who Endorsed Kamala Harris: ‘My City Would Not Be Well Served by a Second Trump Presidency’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Steele Mayor ░░░░░░░░ it is a real ░░░░░░░░ to meet you sir ░░░░░░░░ I just at the ░░░░░░░░ as a point of ░░░░░░░░ privilege and as a ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ I really appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ go on to note ░░░░░░░░ your op ed where ░░░░░░░░ come out in support ░░░░░░░░ the vice president you ░░░░░░░░ Republicans need to return ░░░░░░░░ court foundations of the ░░░░░░░░ Old Party our party ░░░░░░░░ to stand for the ░░░░░░░░ that every Arizonan no ░░░░░░░░ their background or circumstances ░░░░░░░░ have the freedom opportunity ░░░░░░░░ security to live out ░░░░░░░░ American dream The Republican ░░░░░░░░ with Trump at its ░░░░░░░░ continues the path of ░░░░░░░░ extremism away from focusing ░░░░░░░░ our fundamental freedoms that ░░░░░░░░ me and a lot ░░░░░░░░ Republicans like me is ░░░░░░░░ core of where we ░░░░░░░░ where we stand putting ░░░░░░░░ country first Talk a ░░░░░░░░ bit about because I ░░░░░░░░ what that process was ░░░░░░░░ me to get to ░░░░░░░░ point in 2020 Share ░░░░░░░░ us if you can ░░░░░░░░ that process was for ░░░░░░░░ As a sitting elected ░░░░░░░░ I have the luxury ░░░░░░░░ being out of office ░░░░░░░░ this a very conscientious ░░░░░░░░ that you know has ░░░░░░░░ ramifications GILES Well yeah ░░░░░░░░ care a lot about ░░░░░░░░ city of mesa I ░░░░░░░░ no interest in pursuing ░░░░░░░░ so my job is ░░░░░░░░ a good job of ░░░░░░░░ Arizona Nowadays the mayor ░░░░░░░░ mesa Arizona asks for ░░░░░░░░ White House quite a ░░░░░░░░ I am the mayor ░░░░░░░░ Arizona I have been ░░░░░░░░ mayor for 10 years ░░░░░░░░ under President Obama President ░░░░░░░░ and President Biden that ░░░░░░░░ have seen the impact ░░░░░░░░ a presidential administration can ░░░░░░░░ on cities and during ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration cities were ░░░░░░░░ ignored During the Biden ░░░░░░░░ we have enjoyed a ░░░░░░░░ relationship and we have ░░░░░░░░ record investment in our ░░░░░░░░ and we are seeing ░░░░░░░░ prosperity as a result ░░░░░░░░ that And so I ░░░░░░░░ it was I am ░░░░░░░░ Republican but I have ░░░░░░░░ did to be a ░░░░░░░░ mayor My city council ░░░░░░░░ made up of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ independents and Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ all get along very ░░░░░░░░ and we do a ░░░░░░░░ job when we focus ░░░░░░░░ the problems that are ░░░░░░░░ front of us rather ░░░░░░░░ getting into the weeds ░░░░░░░░ trying to be partisan ░░░░░░░░ that was really the ░░░░░░░░ that compelled me to ░░░░░░░░ up in this situation ░░░░░░░░ city would not be ░░░░░░░░ served by a second ░░░░░░░░ presidency Again we would ░░░░░░░░ back to being largely ░░░░░░░░ and really even more ░░░░░░░░ that the subject of ░░░░░░░░ attacks from the federal ░░░░░░░░ And so I thought ░░░░░░░░ the best interest of ░░░░░░░░ city it was important ░░░░░░░░ I speak up silence ░░░░░░░░ this situation was—“