Huckabee: I Will Take Trump’s Podium on the Debate Stage

HANNITY: “And welcome back to ‘Hannity.’ And we are live in Des Moines, Iowa. We have breaking news tonight. 2016 Republican presidential front- runner Donald Trump says he is not going to participate in Thursday’s GOP debate. Here with reaction, 2016 Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. Governor, how are you? You like this state. This state’s been good to you.”
HUCKABEE: “It has been good to me. I love Iowa. Great people. They feel like the people of Arkansas. They’re just down to earth, salt of the earth sort of people.”
HANNITY: “Yes, you won this primary back in what, 2008?”
HUCKABEE: “2008, got the most votes of any person who ever has participated in the Iowa caucus.”
HANNITY: “Let’s ask you the obvious question. Donald Trump — you heard Ted Cruz. He says, You know what? Bad move. Why is he going back five months and reacting this way to Megyn Kelly? Seems a little absurd to me.”
HUCKABEE: “Well, Sean, first of all, let me make an offer tonight that I will take Donald Trump’s podium on that stage Thursday night. Generous as I am, I’ll take that spot.” (Laughter) [crosstalk]
HANNITY: “There’s an opening.”
HUCKABEE: “There’s an opening. I’ll be happy to take it. And I will do it on behalf of all the people that I have met in this state who are not on any stage. They’re not on the undercard. They’re not on the big stage. They’re being pummeled by the policies of this administration. And they’re hurting. I talked to a guy in Davenport last week, Sean. He makes $59,000 a year. You know what his ObamaCare is going to cost in 2016 annually? $28,000! That’s half his income!”
HANNITY: “You know, nationally, on average, ObamaCare premiums — remember we were going to save $2,500 per person per year, keep our doctors —“ [crosstalk]
HUCKABEE: “Yes.”
HANNITY: “And guess what? On average, at least 35 percent a year.”