‘The View’ Goes After Beto O’Rourke Over Campaign Rollout: ‘The Epitome of a White Bro’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT GOLDBERG Welcome ░░░░░░░░ Last Thursday Beto O ░░░░░░░░ threw his hat into ░░░░░░░░ ring for the 2020 ░░░░░░░░ He s starting out ░░░░░░░░ He broke Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ day fundraising record by ░░░░░░░░ 6 1 million Can ░░░░░░░░ sustain this excitement Hasn ░░░░░░░░ said anything about policy ░░░░░░░░ but you know I ░░░░░░░░ we celebrate when folks ░░░░░░░░ raise a whole bunch ░░░░░░░░ money but you know ░░░░░░░░ are you at Something ░░░░░░░░ heard him say was ░░░░░░░░ realized he was a ░░░░░░░░ with white privilege and ░░░░░░░░ he also felt he ░░░░░░░░ a female to run ░░░░░░░░ him Well my question ░░░░░░░░ what makes you think ░░░░░░░░ wants to be your ░░░░░░░░ president BEHAR He corrected ░░░░░░░░ GOLDBERG Why would you ░░░░░░░░ she needed to you ░░░░░░░░ that You have to ░░░░░░░░ careful with privilege like ░░░░░░░░ because things slip out ░░░░░░░░ your mouth so you ░░░░░░░░ to really sort of ░░░░░░░░ down before you open ░░░░░░░░ and have foot inserted ░░░░░░░░ found that kind of ░░░░░░░░ HUNTSMAN He had a ░░░░░░░░ slips this weekend BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ corrected that though GOLDBERG ░░░░░░░░ still BEHAR I like ░░░░░░░░ but not enough to ░░░░░░░░ a dog after him ░░░░░░░░ HUNTSMAN Actually the money ░░░░░░░░ t surprise me I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of politics ░░░░░░░░ about how they make ░░░░░░░░ feel Take the policy ░░░░░░░░ of it do you ░░░░░░░░ like you could like ░░░░░░░░ person And Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ faced with a choice ░░░░░░░░ s do you vote ░░░░░░░░ the person you like ░░░░░░░░ Do you vote for ░░░░░░░░ person you think can ░░░░░░░░ through the primary Or ░░░░░░░░ you vote for the ░░░░░░░░ who you may not ░░░░░░░░ but you know that ░░░░░░░░ are the one person ░░░░░░░░ could probably beat Donald ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR That s the ░░░░░░░░ That s the one ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ maybe Beto and I ░░░░░░░░ not the biggest Beto ░░░░░░░░ at this point but ░░░░░░░░ think there are Democrats ░░░░░░░░ feel like he s ░░░░░░░░ this sort of rock ░░░░░░░░ status similar to what ░░░░░░░░ had early on and ░░░░░░░░ he could go up ░░░░░░░░ Trump in a way ░░░░░░░░ than GOLDBERG I want ░░░░░░░░ who knows what they ░░░░░░░░ doing I m tired ░░░░░░░░ this kind of Applause ░░░░░░░░ There s actually a ░░░░░░░░ that s fundraising off ░░░░░░░░ his gaffe and it ░░░░░░░░ the four women candidates ░░░░░░░░ and it says We ░░░░░░░░ born to run and ░░░░░░░░ is x ed out ░░░░░░░░ it says work hard ░░░░░░░░ run I think this ░░░░░░░░ will follow him I ░░░░░░░░ t use this all ░░░░░░░░ time but it really ░░░░░░░░ white male privilege to ░░░░░░░░ like I was born ░░░░░░░░ do this If Hillary ░░░░░░░░ Kamala or anyone had ░░░░░░░░ on the cover of ░░░░░░░░ Fair saying I was ░░░░░░░░ to do this the ░░░░░░░░ would be going insane ░░░░░░░░ now against this HUNTSMAN ░░░░░░░░ his mind he s ░░░░░░░░ I m supposed to ░░░░░░░░ president one day He ░░░░░░░░ the epitome of this ░░░░░░░░ bro It lasted about ░░░░░░░░ week Like I know ░░░░░░░░ guys A guy that ░░░░░░░░ dated literally said the ░░░░░░░░ thing that Beto said ░░░░░░░░ I was born to ░░░░░░░░ president and one day ░░░░░░░░ will be I was ░░░░░░░░ This is not going ░░░░░░░░ work out We are ░░░░░░░░ meant to be together ░░░░░░░░ It s too soon ░░░░░░░░ me to be excited ░░░░░░░░ anyone but I will ░░░░░░░░ that he raised this ░░░░░░░░ 1 million in online ░░░░░░░░ from all 50 states ░░░░░░░░ one day So that ░░░░░░░░ kind of interesting that ░░░░░░░░ seems to have this ░░░░░░░░ appeal GOLDBERG That does ░░░░░░░░ make him presidential material ░░░░░░░░ No GOLDBERG Just because ░░░░░░░░ can raise money because ░░░░░░░░ know listen we can ░░░░░░░░ all kind of folks ░░░░░░░░ money on you know ░░░░░░░░ Yeah GOLDBERG But I ░░░░░░░░ kind of feel like ░░░░░░░░ m I never want ░░░░░░░░ see what I ve ░░░░░░░░ the last couple of ░░░░░░░░ I never I don ░░░░░░░░ care what side of ░░░░░░░░ aisle you re on ░░░░░░░░ can t be this ░░░░░░░░ t be your idea ░░░░░░░░ the country HOSTIN Please ░░░░░░░░ no BEHAR First of ░░░░░░░░ he s coming on ░░░░░░░░ view so we can ░░░░░░░░ him a lot of ░░░░░░░░ things HUNTSMAN It s ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR He spent six ░░░░░░░░ in Congress He introduced ░░░░░░░░ bills He believes in ░░░░░░░░ vetera veterans access to ░░░░░░░░ health care He had ░░░░░░░░ measure mandating that service ░░░░░░░░ leaving the military service ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive mental health care ░░░░░░░░ would cut back on ░░░░░░░░ permanently protected 7 000 ░░░░░░░░ surrounded by the mountains ░░░░░░░░ s for the environment ░░░░░░░░ s for veterans defense ░░░░░░░░ They all are Everybody ░░░░░░░░ have to say everybody ░░░░░░░░ All the folks that ░░░░░░░░ running all the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ are running have the ░░░░░░░░ M O a great ░░░░░░░░ of them So the ░░░░░░░░ is wide open I ░░░░░░░░ just saying you know ░░░░░░░░ can t assume that ░░░░░░░░ you re good at ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ the person McCain At ░░░░░░░░ point Kamala s rollout ░░░░░░░░ more seamless in a ░░░░░░░░ of different ways and ░░░░░░░░ s not being given ░░░░░░░░ same credit he is ░░░░░░░░ I think it does ░░░░░░░░ a stigma in politics ░░░░░░░░ a lot of different ░░░░░░░░ and this is me ░░░░░░░░ severity conservative on the ░░░░░░░░ She should be given ░░░░░░░░ cover of Vanity Fair ░░░░░░░░ He made a lot ░░░░░░░░ gaffes in the media ░░░░░░░░ we don t need ░░░░░░░░ go over GOLDBERG Wmp ░░░░░░░░ Oh I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ s not quite confirmed ░░░░░░░░ Beto don t let ░░░░░░░░ put you off because ░░░░░░░░ you really want to ░░░░░░░░ to people and tell ░░░░░░░░ what your plan is ░░░░░░░░ that you don t ░░░░░░░░ as flighty as you ░░░░░░░░ feel to some folks ░░░░░░░░ want to come on ░░░░░░░░ view because we will ░░░░░░░░ you the questions that ░░░░░░░░ want to know because ░░░░░░░░ s why there s ░░░░░░░░ many of us at ░░░░░░░░ table We ll be ░░░░░░░░ we’ll be back.”