Carly Fiorina, on ‘Good Morning America,’: I’m Running for President

STEPHANOPOULOS I m here ░░░░░░░░ Carly Fiorina the former ░░░░░░░░ CEO Republican party leader ░░░░░░░░ been traveling the country ░░░░░░░░ a run for president ░░░░░░░░ out last night she ░░░░░░░░ coming on GMA to ░░░░░░░░ some big news So ░░░░░░░░ to GMA Let s ░░░░░░░░ right to it Are ░░░░░░░░ running for president Why ░░░░░░░░ you the best person ░░░░░░░░ the job FIORINA Yes ░░░░░░░░ am running for president ░░░░░░░░ think I m the ░░░░░░░░ person for the job ░░░░░░░░ I understand how the ░░░░░░░░ actually works I understand ░░░░░░░░ world who s in ░░░░░░░░ how the world works ░░░░░░░░ understand bureaucracies and that ░░░░░░░░ what our federal government ░░░░░░░░ become a giant bloated ░░░░░░░░ corrupt bureaucracy I understand ░░░░░░░░ which is a tool ░░░░░░░░ to reimage the government ░░░░░░░░ to re engage citizens ░░░░░░░░ the process of government ░░░░░░░░ I understand executive decision ░░░░░░░░ which is making a ░░░░░░░░ call in a tough ░░░░░░░░ with high stakes for ░░░░░░░░ you re prepared to ░░░░░░░░ held accountable I don ░░░░░░░░ think you read about ░░░░░░░░ You learn it by ░░░░░░░░ it STEPHANOPOULOS You just ░░░░░░░░ out all your experience ░░░░░░░░ as you know almost ░░░░░░░░ single one of our ░░░░░░░░ has held elective office ░░░░░░░░ ones who haven t ░░░░░░░░ served in the cabinet ░░░░░░░░ served in the military ░░░░░░░░ how do you convince ░░░░░░░░ voters you have the ░░░░░░░░ experience to be president ░░░░░░░░ What you just said ░░░░░░░░ true over the last ░░░░░░░░ or 60 years but ░░░░░░░░ isn t how our ░░░░░░░░ started Our nation was ░░░░░░░░ to be a citizen ░░░░░░░░ and somehow we have ░░░░░░░░ to this place in ░░░░░░░░ nation s history where ░░░░░░░░ think we need a ░░░░░░░░ political class I don ░░░░░░░░ believe that And I ░░░░░░░░ tell you as I ░░░░░░░░ been out there across ░░░░░░░░ country people don t ░░░░░░░░ that either They re ░░░░░░░░ of tired of the ░░░░░░░░ class and they believe ░░░░░░░░ we need to return ░░░░░░░░ a citizen government This ░░░░░░░░ a pivotal point for ░░░░░░░░ nation so I think ░░░░░░░░ s totally reasonable to ░░░░░░░░ outside the political class ░░░░░░░░ s been in Washington ░░░░░░░░ a really long time ░░░░░░░░ You know as you ░░░░░░░░ been traveling around the ░░░░░░░░ you ve had tough ░░░░░░░░ to say about Hillary ░░░░░░░░ You said she is ░░░░░░░░ trustworthy flawed character doesn ░░░░░░░░ know what leadership means ░░░░░░░░ back in 2008 you ░░░░░░░░ her a focused intelligent ░░░░░░░░ and powerful leader So ░░░░░░░░ changed FIORINA Well she ░░░░░░░░ focused She is empathetic ░░░░░░░░ a certain degree She ░░░░░░░░ highly intelligent she is ░░░░░░░░ working She is dedicated ░░░░░░░░ life to public service ░░░░░░░░ of those things are ░░░░░░░░ admirable So I have ░░░░░░░░ lot of admiration for ░░░░░░░░ Clinton but she clearly ░░░░░░░░ not trustworthy She has ░░░░░░░░ been transparent about a ░░░░░░░░ set of things that ░░░░░░░░ She wasn t transparent ░░░░░░░░ Benghazi In fact just ░░░░░░░░ opposite She peddled the ░░░░░░░░ about it for a ░░░░░░░░ and she hasn t ░░░░░░░░ transparent about her server ░░░░░░░░ her e mails And ░░░░░░░░ we see all these ░░░░░░░░ government donations to the ░░░░░░░░ Global Initiative at a ░░░░░░░░ when she was secretary ░░░░░░░░ state at a time ░░░░░░░░ she said she would ░░░░░░░░ those donation all of ░░░░░░░░ gets to trustworthiness STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ it sounds like you ░░░░░░░░ ready to take her ░░░░░░░░ You are ready to ░░░░░░░░ You just announced you ░░░░░░░░ running You ll come ░░░░░░░░ later in the program ░░░░░░░░ talk to Robin about ░░░░░░░░ brand new book Rising ░░░░░░░░ the Challenge.’”