Glaude Jr.: ‘I Don’t Think There’s a Significant Difference’ Between Bloomberg and Trump

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SCHMIDT And ░░░░░░░░ look at the mess ░░░░░░░░ the Iowa caucus the ░░░░░░░░ of the technology platform ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ advantage which is unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ the history of American ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ makes a compelling argument ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ leaders of government anywhere ░░░░░░░░ the world over the ░░░░░░░░ 25 years I mean ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ run like New York ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ compelling case to say ░░░░░░░░ would be a great ░░░░░░░░ because the city runs ░░░░░░░░ under the 12 years ░░░░░░░░ Mike Bloomberg GLAUDE JR ░░░░░░░░ if you were black ░░░░░░░░ He s apologized Eddie ░░░░░░░░ don t accept apology ░░░░░░░░ not What I m ░░░░░░░░ as somebody who grew ░░░░░░░░ outside of this city ░░░░░░░░ the 1970s New York ░░░░░░░░ 1978 1988 versus 2008 ░░░░░░░░ 2018 he s one ░░░░░░░░ the most successful leaders ░░░░░░░░ government from a competency ░░░░░░░░ anywhere in the world ░░░░░░░░ of the most successful ░░░░░░░░ leaders in advancing a ░░░░░░░░ agenda I m not ░░░░░░░░ here saying he was ░░░░░░░░ He s apologized for ░░░░░░░░ I didn t support ░░░░░░░░ policies I think the ░░░░░░░░ were wrong But the ░░░░░░░░ is is the elimination ░░░░░░░░ consideration because of a ░░░░░░░░ here a policy there ░░░░░░░░ disqualification Do you really ░░░░░░░░ he is the same ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump when it ░░░░░░░░ to racist policies I ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t compute ░░░░░░░░ me GLAUDE JR No ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ the same as Donald ░░░░░░░░ but I don t ░░░░░░░░ there s a significant ░░░░░░░░ such that I can ░░░░░░░░ him a pass on ░░░░░░░░ question I think I ░░░░░░░░ to see very clearly ░░░░░░░░ I m just speaking ░░░░░░░░ me I need to ░░░░░░░░ very clearly his criminal ░░░░░░░░ agenda What is his ░░░░░░░░ on bail reform what ░░░░░░░░ his position on decriminalization ░░░░░░░░ terms of the code ░░░░░░░░ is his position with ░░░░░░░░ to the expansion of ░░░░░░░░ inaudible state I need ░░░░░░░░ see something concrete other ░░░░░░░░ apology But I also ░░░░░░░░ to say this really ░░░░░░░░ Stephanie If Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the emergency that you ░░░░░░░░ he is if he ░░░░░░░░ that emergency and the ░░░░░░░░ Party puts forward Bernie ░░░░░░░░ and you tell me ░░░░░░░░ you can t vote ░░░░░░░░ him then it seems ░░░░░░░░ me Donald Trump isn ░░░░░░░░ the emergency that you ░░░░░░░░ he is RUHLE Then ░░░░░░░░ question to you Eddie ░░░░░░░░ quickly when you look ░░░░░░░░ the 2018 midterms the ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats that flipped ░░░░░░░░ House were moderates save ░░░░░░░░ couple So when you ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic base are ░░░░░░░░ to the left they ░░░░░░░░ t in the 2018 ░░░░░░░░ GLAUDE JR I don ░░░░░░░░ like to use the ░░░░░░░░ far to the left ░░░░░░░░ we saw is Democratic ░░░░░░░░ across the board whether ░░░░░░░░ or moderate understood that ░░░░░░░░ had to turn out ░░░░░░░░ flip the house What ░░░░░░░░ saw is that Progressives ░░░░░░░░ Alabama voted for Doug ░░░░░░░░ Progressives RUHLE Wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ say Doug Jones is ░░░░░░░░ GLAUDE JR Progressives in ░░░░░░░░ SCHMIDT The broad coalition ░░░░░░░░ Progressive Democrats and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Republican voters vote for ░░░░░░░░ socialist who honeymooned in ░░░░░░░░ Soviet Union wants to ░░░░░░░░ health care away from ░░░░░░░░ million people free college ░░░░░░░░ free student loan forgiveness ░░░░░░░░ stuff for everybody.”