Tom Steyer: ‘We Need to Get Rid of This Dangerous and Unfit President’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT REID As ░░░░░░░░ for the impeachment of ░░░░░░░░ Trump have increased there ░░░░░░░░ been an increasing speculation ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic donor behind ░░░░░░░░ series of nationally broadcast ░░░░░░░░ pushing for the President ░░░░░░░░ removal Tom Steyer has ░░░░░░░░ 20 million on the ░░░░░░░░ leading to questions about ░░░░░░░░ the buy was at ░░░░░░░░ in part about his ░░░░░░░░ political ambitions Well today ░░░░░░░░ made a big announcement ░░░░░░░░ he is not running ░░░░░░░░ he does have designs ░░░░░░░░ helping Democrats take control ░░░░░░░░ the House lip starts ░░░░░░░░ So I m not ░░░░░░░░ to run for office ░░░░░░░░ 2018 That s not ░░░░░░░░ I can make the ░░░░░░░░ difference 2018 is going ░░░░░░░░ be a fierce contest ░░░░░░░░ me and for everyone ░░░░░░░░ our team 2018 is ░░░░░░░░ to be a straightforward ░░░░░░░░ between two radically different ░░░░░░░░ of America In ten ░░░░░░░░ God willing the people ░░░░░░░░ America are going to ░░░░░░░░ a wave across the ░░░░░░░░ This tide will wash ░░░░░░░░ the stain of the ░░░░░░░░ Administration clip ends REID ░░░░░░░░ Steyer is the founder ░░░░░░░░ president of NexGen America ░░░░░░░░ will now focus on ░░░░░░░░ millennial voter turnout in ░░░░░░░░ He joins me now ░░░░░░░░ thanks for being here ░░░░░░░░ spent quite a bit ░░░░░░░░ money 20 million is ░░░░░░░░ a lot of money ░░░░░░░░ ads calling for Donald ░░░░░░░░ s impeachment Surely you ░░░░░░░░ that Republicans that this ░░░░░░░░ Congress is not going ░░░░░░░░ impeach Donald Trump So ░░░░░░░░ was that about What ░░░░░░░░ that 20 million spent ░░░░░░░░ Was it about building ░░░░░░░░ database Was it about ░░░░░░░░ your name out there ░░░░░░░░ that you could potentially ░░░░░░░░ for office What was ░░░░░░░░ about STEYER Well Joy ░░░░░░░░ of all let me ░░░░░░░░ we re doubling down ░░░░░░░░ the Need to Impeach ░░░░░░░░ It s not what ░░░░░░░░ was about it s ░░░░░░░░ it is about The ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ whole point of the ░░░░░░░░ to Impeach campaign was ░░░░░░░░ empower and enable the ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ be heard And we ░░░░░░░░ and we believed then ░░░░░░░░ we started on October ░░░░░░░░ and we believe today ░░░░░░░░ in fact the President ░░░░░░░░ dangerous he is unfit ░░░░░░░░ office we need to ░░░░░░░░ rid of him and ░░░░░░░░ the American people s ░░░░░░░░ regardless of what party ░░░░░░░░ re in is the ░░░░░░░░ power in the land ░░░░░░░░ will make that happen ░░░░░░░░ the only thing that ░░░░░░░░ elected officials of both ░░░░░░░░ absolutely have to listen ░░░░░░░░ So it s true ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ all the youth organizing ░░░░░░░░ I talked about this ░░░░░░░░ But it s also ░░░░░░░░ that we re doubling ░░░░░░░░ on the Need to ░░░░░░░░ campaign That wasn t ░░░░░░░░ tactic That is an ░░░░░░░░ campaign where we feel ░░░░░░░░ strongly we need to ░░░░░░░░ rid of this dangerous ░░░░░░░░ unfit president REID But ░░░░░░░░ you re a good ░░░░░░░░ obviously You ve made ░░░░░░░░ lot of money in ░░░░░░░░ You re a smart ░░░░░░░░ Clearly you re a ░░░░░░░░ realist You know this ░░░░░░░░ of representatives that is ░░░░░░░░ before trump the speaker ░░░░░░░░ the house talking about ░░░░░░░░ leadership since you know ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump no matter ░░░░░░░░ the public says you ░░░░░░░░ those ads on Fox ░░░░░░░░ So there is something ░░░░░░░░ going on here This ░░░░░░░░ partly about building your ░░░░░░░░ organization right STEYER I ░░░░░░░░ that is not right ░░░░░░░░ We are insincere in ░░░░░░░░ And I think you ░░░░░░░░ got to look back ░░░░░░░░ history to how impeachment ░░░░░░░░ works Because if you ░░░░░░░░ back what impeachment means ░░░░░░░░ s a very serious ░░░░░░░░ It means getting rid ░░░░░░░░ the elected president of ░░░░░░░░ united States And that ░░░░░░░░ happen without the knowledge ░░░░░░░░ the intent and the ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ you look at Richard ░░░░░░░░ it was a two ░░░░░░░░ a half year process ░░░░░░░░ he resigned leading up ░░░░░░░░ what would have been ░░░░░░░░ impeachment It s not ░░░░░░░░ silently It s not ░░░░░░░░ quickly It s not ░░░░░░░░ behind closed doors or ░░░░░░░░ the dead of night ░░░░░░░░ is a long educational ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ that we all understand ░░░░░░░░ s at stake how ░░░░░░░░ the situation really is ░░░░░░░░ what we can do ░░░░░░░░ to solve it So ░░░░░░░░ who thinks this is ░░░░░░░░ short process or that ░░░░░░░░ got into this on ░░░░░░░░ 2017 thinking it would ░░░░░░░░ over in 2018 doesn ░░░░░░░░ read history accurately The ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ is all about the ░░░░░░░░ and empowerment of the ░░░░░░░░ people And that s ░░░░░░░░ we re doing We ░░░░░░░░ going directly to them ░░░░░░░░ All right Let s ░░░░░░░░ about what you re ░░░░░░░░ now with your next ░░░░░░░░ America was your original ░░░░░░░░ Now you have next ░░░░░░░░ rising 30 million invested ░░░░░░░░ this effort You re ░░░░░░░░ Arizona California Florida Michigan ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire Pennsylvania and Virginia ░░░░░░░░ is that towards What ░░░░░░░░ you looking to do ░░░░░░░░ those states STEYER Well ░░░░░░░░ me say this joy ░░░░░░░░ again this is not ░░░░░░░░ We have been doing ░░░░░░░░ called millennial organizing for ░░░░░░░░ to five years What ░░░░░░░░ re saying is that ░░░░░░░░ the United States the ░░░░░░░░ age cohort is the ░░░░░░░░ It s bugger than ░░░░░░░░ boomers And traditionally they ░░░░░░░░ at extremely low levels ░░░░░░░░ elections So our goal ░░░░░░░░ you say is it ░░░░░░░░ it is engagement it ░░░░░░░░ voter participation It s ░░░░░░░░ of the above It ░░░░░░░░ really an attempt to ░░░░░░░░ millennials whether they re ░░░░░░░░ college or working or ░░░░░░░░ to engage them in ░░░░░░░░ process to let them ░░░░░░░░ how important their participation ░░░░░░░░ and to basically broaden ░░░░░░░░ democracy Because we believe ░░░░░░░░ answer to the crisis ░░░░░░░░ we re in that ░░░░░░░░ administration and that rogue ░░░░░░░░ Party have put us ░░░░░░░░ is more democracy with ░░░░░░░░ small D Broader participation ░░░░░░░░ people s voice being ░░░░░░░░ That s our answer ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ trying to do in ░░░░░░░░ organizing REID We re ░░░░░░░░ short on time I ░░░░░░░░ quickly ask you Do ░░░░░░░░ have any interest in ░░░░░░░░ for president in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ We are 100 focused ░░░░░░░░ November 6 2018 You ░░░░░░░░ t tell me as ░░░░░░░░ as you are joy ░░░░░░░░ I certainly can t ░░░░░░░░ you where we re ░░░░░░░░ to stand the morning ░░░░░░░░ the election in 2018 ░░░░░░░░ I know this We ░░░░░░░░ going to be in ░░░░░░░░ substantially different place one ░░░░░░░░ or the other And ░░░░░░░░ re absolutely determined this ░░░░░░░░ the first step towards ░░░░░░░░ rid of this rogue ░░░░░░░░ and this rogue party ░░░░░░░░ is trying to take ░░░░░░░░ backwards and is working ░░░░░░░░ threatcally to the interests ░░░░░░░░ the American people REID ░░░░░░░░ right, Tom Steyer.”