
Joe Walsh, Corey Brooks React to Night 1 of the DNC
Clip: 8/19/2024 | 3m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Joe Walsh is a former GOP congressman. The Rev. Corey Brooks is CEO of Project HOOD in Chicago.
Joe Walsh is a former GOP congressman from Illinois supporting the Harris-Walz ticket. The Rev. Corey Brooks is CEO of Project HOOD in Chicago; he spoke at last month's RNC.
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Joe Walsh, Corey Brooks React to Night 1 of the DNC
Clip: 8/19/2024 | 3m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Joe Walsh is a former GOP congressman from Illinois supporting the Harris-Walz ticket. The Rev. Corey Brooks is CEO of Project HOOD in Chicago; he spoke at last month's RNC.
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FIRST, THOUGH, HERE IN STUDIO TO SHARE THEIR REACTIONS FROM THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ARE JOE WALSH, FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN FROM ILLINOIS WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT HIMSELF 4 YEARS AGO AND IS NOW SUPPORTING THE HARRIS-WALZ TICKET.
AND PASTOR COREY BROOKS, THE CEO OF PROJECT HOOD IN CHICAGO.
PASTOR BROOKS SPOKE LAST MONTH AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MILWAUKEE.
WELCOME BACK, GENTLEMEN, THANKS FOR JOINING US SO FIRST, LET'S GET YOUR REACTION TO WHAT WE HEARD FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN TONIGHT IN HIS SPEECH.
PASTOR BROOKS, FIRST TO YOU.
WELL, I WAS REALLY ON THE TWITTER LINE SOMEONE SAID THIS AND I TOTALLY AGREE THAT BIDEN IS GOOD AT DELIVERING EULOGIES.
AND TONIGHT HE DELIVERED HIS OWN.
I THINK THAT WAS APPROPRIATE.
AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT WHAT WE SAW.
SOMEONE WHO GAVE A SWAN SONG AND A GREAT FAREWELL.
WHAT?
HOW LONG?
CRAZY MONTH AND A HALF.
IT'S SPENT.
AND SO I MEAN, THIS WAS A LONG NIGHT AND I THOUGHT PRESIDENT BIDEN GAVE A LONG SPEECH.
BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF WHEN HE SAID TONIGHT, I LOVE THIS JOB, BUT I LOVE MY COUNTRY MORE.
THAT'S PROFOUND.
THOSE ARE WORDS THAT DONALD TRUMP COULD NEVER EITHER.
BUT THAT'S PROFOUND.
THIS WAS THE PASSING OF THE TORCH AND IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY IN THAT CONVENTION HALL AND EVERYBODY AT HOME LISTENING UNDERSTAND WHAT BIDEN DID IN THESE FIRST 4 YEARS AND HANDING THIS OFF.
KAMALA HARRIS, I THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL AND I THINK STARTING TOMORROW YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AGAIN, THE EMPHASIS TOWARD LOOKING FORWARD.
WHAT STOOD OUT TO YOU TONIGHT?
IT SEEMED LIKE EVERY DEMOCRAT EVER ELECTED IN THE HISTORY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SPOKE FOR A RIGHT OF I AM.
BUT I GET IT.
I GET IT.
DEMOCRATS HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG'S.
WE'VE BEEN PARALYZED BY TRUMP BIDEN FOR SO LONG.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD YOUNG DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS, A LOT OF GOOD YOUNG REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS.
THEY WANTED TO SHOW SOME OF THEM TONIGHT.
A LOT OF COMPELLING SPEECHES.
I THOUGHT HILLARY CLINTON SPEECH WAS VERY COMPELLING AND AND LOOK, THEY LOVE JOE BIDEN, EVERYBODY IN THAT HALL LOVED HIM.
AND YOU COULD TELL THAT TO BROOKS.
DID YOU THINK WE'RE SEEING OBVIOUSLY, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE OLD GUARD LIKE HILLARY CLINTON, BUT SOME OF LIKE SOME OF THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ON STAGE TONIGHT AS WELL.
ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK THERE'S SOME OF THE FUTURE LEADERS OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY THEIR LITTLE FAR LEFT FOR ME.
BUT I THINK SOME OF THE NEW LEADERSHIP OF THE SISTER WHO SPOKE FROM TEXAS, OF COURSE, YOU HAVE SISTER WHO IS FROM NEW YORK AS WELL.
SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF GREAT FEMALE LEADERS WHO ARE COMING FORTH IN A DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORTS.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE HARRIS TRUMP MATCHUP COMPARED TO THE FORMER BIDEN TRUMP MATCH?
WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE A FAR BETTER MATCHUP AND IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH MATCHUP IS NOT GOING TO BE A CAKEWALK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY HAVE BEEN IN PLACE.
TRUMP WOULD JUST WALKED STRAIGHT THROUGH WITH HER.
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT RACE IS GOING TO BE A TIGHT RACE.
I WE HAVE TO STAY ON MESSAGE.
WE CAN'T GO INTO IDENTITY POLITICS.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT EDUCATION, ECONOMICS, IMMIGRATION.
AND I THINK THAT WE STAY ON POINT ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL SEE THAT OUR POLICIES ARE FAR MORE BETTER.
THEN WHAT THE LEFT HAS TO OFFER.
PASTOR BROOKS AND STAY ON POINT.
TRUMP'S TEAM STANDPOINT TRUMP CAN TRUST AND
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Clip: 8/19/2024 | 5m 35s | Amanda Vinicky is live at the United Center with what you need to know about the DNC's first night. (5m 35s)
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