David Hogg: We’re Not Looking to Challenge People with Incredible Legacies Like Congressman Clyburn

HYLTON David I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you about some ░░░░░░░░ the criticism that you ░░░░░░░░ faced in recent days ░░░░░░░░ from black Democrats who ░░░░░░░░ with you on the ░░░░░░░░ to inject new energy ░░░░░░░░ the party to welcome ░░░░░░░░ voices in but who ░░░░░░░░ been frustrated at times ░░░░░░░░ your tone I want ░░░░░░░░ share for example Bakari ░░░░░░░░ tweeted about you in ░░░░░░░░ to some comments that ░░░░░░░░ shared on Bill Maher ░░░░░░░░ show where you said ░░░░░░░░ that there are some ░░░░░░░░ who need to get ░░░░░░░░ themselves that this isn ░░░░░░░░ about them Sellers said ░░░░░░░░ like David Hogg I ░░░░░░░░ t know David but ░░░░░░░░ audacity to tell he ░░░░░░░░ Clyburn Jim Clyburn in ░░░░░░░░ case to get over ░░░░░░░░ is wild Were you ░░░░░░░░ flippant in some of ░░░░░░░░ remarks And do you ░░░░░░░░ any response to black ░░░░░░░░ who feel that you ░░░░░░░░ disrespected really the heart ░░░░░░░░ soul of the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ HOGG What I would ░░░░░░░░ first and foremost is ░░░░░░░░ more broadly speaking what ░░░░░░░░ was talking about in ░░░░░░░░ interview was the fact ░░░░░░░░ in in these positions ░░░░░░░░ the country first and ░░░░░░░░ I have a lot ░░░░░░░░ respect for Jim Clyburn ░░░░░░░░ course I have incredible ░░░░░░░░ for the legacy of ░░░░░░░░ leaders in the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ that are the core ░░░░░░░░ our party Our party ░░░░░░░░ not exist without them ░░░░░░░░ be clear And there ░░░░░░░░ some of the reason ░░░░░░░░ are some of the ░░░░░░░░ that I ve looked ░░░░░░░░ for inspiration most especially ░░░░░░░░ like John Lewis who ░░░░░░░░ involved in activism when ░░░░░░░░ was so young I ░░░░░░░░ what we re trying ░░░░░░░░ do is make sure ░░░░░░░░ we re able to ░░░░░░░░ to expand things like ░░░░░░░░ Congressional Black Caucus We ░░░░░░░░ not looking to challenge ░░░░░░░░ that you know have ░░░░░░░░ legacies like Congressman Clyburn ░░░░░░░░ example And I would ░░░░░░░░ say across the board ░░░░░░░░ are people with you ░░░░░░░░ a wide array of ░░░░░░░░ on these And look ░░░░░░░░ don t take what ░░░░░░░░ say to me personally ░░░░░░░░ I take that criticism ░░░░░░░░ I listen to it ░░░░░░░░ when I ran for ░░░░░░░░ position of vice chair ░░░░░░░░ said one of the ░░░░░░░░ problems with our party ░░░░░░░░ that we do not ░░░░░░░░ people what they need ░░░░░░░░ hear nearly enough and ░░░░░░░░ we choose to tell ░░░░░░░░ what they want to ░░░░░░░░ over and over again ░░░░░░░░ I try to take ░░░░░░░░ in myself Like I ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t say ░░░░░░░░ I ve ever been ░░░░░░░░ perfect person by any ░░░░░░░░ but I d also ░░░░░░░░ clear in saying that ░░░░░░░░ we re looking to ░░░░░░░░ here is make sure ░░░░░░░░ we re bringing in ░░░░░░░░ generation of young people ░░░░░░░░ is truly representative of ░░░░░░░░ generation That includes expanding ░░░░░░░░ like the CBC expanding ░░░░░░░░ like the Congressional Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ and a whole lot ░░░░░░░░