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<v Speaker 1>Jus and New Yorkers.

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<v Speaker 2>Taxi.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm oiling around.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the seventy seven WABC Mini cast. Visiting us

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<v Speaker 2>today is Vice President Prince and he's been very, very

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<v Speaker 2>busy trying to save America. And mister Vice President, tell

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<v Speaker 2>us about what you have been doing. And you have

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<v Speaker 2>the new foundation that's been around for a while, and

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<v Speaker 2>you have a new book.

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<v Speaker 1>We do we do well, John cast Matitius, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for the warm welcome back to New York

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<v Speaker 1>and to the station. It's great to see you. Grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for all you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, I think this upcoming election couldn't be more important

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<v Speaker 1>in the life of the nation. I'm traveling all over

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<v Speaker 1>the country. I've been talking about a new book that

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<v Speaker 1>I wrote entitled What Conservatives Believe, Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience.

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<v Speaker 1>And our group Advancing American Freedom Foundation in Washington has

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<v Speaker 1>been trying to carry forward that mainstream conservative agenda that

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<v Speaker 1>to find the Republican Party for the last fifty years,

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<v Speaker 1>commitment to American leadership, strong defense, free enterprise, traditional values.

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<v Speaker 1>And we've gotten a great response around the country. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I tell people I also think in some

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<v Speaker 1>respects I argue a little bit with some of the

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<v Speaker 1>direction of the Republican Party, nationalizing businesses, price controls, some

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<v Speaker 1>people dallying with isolationism. But I tell people, in some respects,

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<v Speaker 1>I think Republicans have lost their way, but Democrats have

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<v Speaker 1>lost their minds, And absolutely now the more important for

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<v Speaker 1>us to get back to the basics of that mainstream

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<v Speaker 1>conservative agenda that the American people have gotten behind again

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<v Speaker 1>and again.

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<v Speaker 2>You're absolutely correct on that they have lost their minds,

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<v Speaker 2>and I can't believe the extremism and that they have

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<v Speaker 2>gone to. And I'm wondering. I call a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>my Democratic friends and I have one rate you and

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<v Speaker 2>ask him, is the common sense Democrats trying to put

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<v Speaker 2>things together? And then I called my Republican friends and

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<v Speaker 2>I said, get the common sense Democrats on your side,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, we've got to go to a Republican party. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, I honestly think we have a historic opportunity. I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 1>I was proud to be vice president to President Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump in his first term. It's proud of our record,

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<v Speaker 1>as I often have said, and in the way I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted it to. But I'll always believe I did my

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<v Speaker 1>duty at the end. But this new Trump administration, John,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, ending the worst border crisis in

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<v Speaker 1>American history, extending all those tax cuts, unleashing American energy,

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<v Speaker 1>standing with Israel, taking the fight directly to Iran. There's

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<v Speaker 1>much to be commended. And you compare that with the

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<v Speaker 1>DSA's agenda that's overtaking the Democratic Party. I remember when

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<v Speaker 1>I served in the House of Representatives. Bernie Sanders was

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<v Speaker 1>actually in the House at that time, John, and he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't listed as a Democrat. He was listed as a

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<v Speaker 1>independent because he was a socialist. And sometimes I tell people,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Joe Biden may have won the election in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty, but Bernie Sanders won the party. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>never been more true than in twenty twenty six when

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<v Speaker 1>you see all of the candidates, with all of the

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<v Speaker 1>energy behind them, are all aligned with Bernie Sanders' brand

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<v Speaker 1>of socialism. And that gives us an enormous opportunity as

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans to put forward common sense candidates that are grounded

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<v Speaker 1>in American national principles of free market economics, limited government,

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<v Speaker 1>and values.

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<v Speaker 2>And we have to gather all to everybody together that

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<v Speaker 2>has common sense, and we should all move in one direction.

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<v Speaker 2>And because kids and grandkids have to worry about the future,

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<v Speaker 2>and I worry about the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Margaret Thatcher said it well when she was trying

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<v Speaker 1>to turn Great Britain around decades ago. You and are

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<v Speaker 1>old enough to remember. But Margaret Thatcher said, the problem

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<v Speaker 1>with socialism is you have actually run out of other

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<v Speaker 1>people's money.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct. Now, I'll tell you the other thing I feel like,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've said this on the air many many times,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've told this to everybody that all the people

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<v Speaker 2>that were accusing of giving money the sorrows of the

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<v Speaker 2>world and that Chinese guy, I don't think it's their money.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's being funneled by the Chinese government, or

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<v Speaker 2>the Iranian government, or Qataris, I don't know who. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're not spending their own money. They're spending

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<v Speaker 2>foreigners money.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're right to be suspicious. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>impact and you're the president give the speech about Chinese

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<v Speaker 1>efforts to influence our elections and other foreign countries.

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<v Speaker 2>Social media has.

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<v Speaker 1>Created a portal for people to enter into our public

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<v Speaker 1>debate under the guise of being just one more American voice.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think those are issues we need to contend with.

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<v Speaker 1>There the adversaries of this country around the world would

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<v Speaker 1>like to divide this country. But I really do believe, John,

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<v Speaker 1>that there will always be more that unites us as

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<v Speaker 1>Americans than could ever divide us. You put it so

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<v Speaker 1>well when you say, let's get back to that common

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<v Speaker 1>sense agenda that's really defined the Republican Party at double

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<v Speaker 1>the size of the Republican Party during Ronald Reagan's years,

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<v Speaker 1>we put that forward today. I think we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>have a great year in twenty six, and even a

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<v Speaker 1>greater year in twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we need that great year in twenty six

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<v Speaker 2>because the common sense people of the United States of

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<v Speaker 2>America cannot afford to lose the Senate or the Congress

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<v Speaker 2>in November.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you always hear that phrase is the most

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<v Speaker 1>important election of our lifetime. But while I, as I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I have just like you, I have my arguments with

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<v Speaker 1>some of the direction of the Trump administration, this new iteration,

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<v Speaker 1>but the very idea that the Democrats would take you

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<v Speaker 1>to the House of the Senate and literally we would

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<v Speaker 1>see washing and DC devolve into probably the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>melee of impeachment and socialist policies even beyond anything that

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<v Speaker 1>we ever endured when we were in office. So I

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<v Speaker 1>am encouraged, though I just I sense a great deal

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<v Speaker 1>of energy. I feel encouraged about the Senate, and I

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<v Speaker 1>have to tell you I think Speaker Mike Johnson and

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans have done a phenomenal job staying in the fight.

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<v Speaker 1>And if Republicans across the country people listen to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to this great station all over America, I know we'll

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<v Speaker 1>step up.

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<v Speaker 2>Do the job.

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<v Speaker 1>Get behind men and women that are running on the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican line. I think we're going to hold the Congress

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<v Speaker 1>w ABC.

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<v Speaker 2>We took it from number twenty eight in the region

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<v Speaker 2>to number one in the country. And thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>your help, and thank you for President Trump's help, and

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<v Speaker 2>we all work together for great America. And when are

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<v Speaker 2>the Europeans going to realize that we're trying to save

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<v Speaker 2>their behind again?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I honestly believe one of the great contributions

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<v Speaker 1>of our four years in office alongside the President, is

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<v Speaker 1>that Europe suddenly started to step up and provide for

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<v Speaker 1>our common defense to meet their obligations after that Russian

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<v Speaker 1>invasion of four years ago into Ukraine. The reason why

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<v Speaker 1>Europe has been able to come alongside and to provide

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<v Speaker 1>Ukraine the support they need to defeat and repel that

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<v Speaker 1>invasion eventually, is because we demanded that they live up

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<v Speaker 1>to their words. So I think continuing to provide leadership

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<v Speaker 1>for the West. A lot of people don't remember this speech.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the best speech President Trump gave in our

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<v Speaker 1>four years was in Warsaw, where he said, the question

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<v Speaker 1>of our time is does the West have the will

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<v Speaker 1>to survive? And I know the American people.

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<v Speaker 2>Have the will.

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<v Speaker 1>I know my old running it has the will. But

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to lead free nations around the world in

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<v Speaker 1>that same regard.

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Vice President, thank you for coming on today, and

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<v Speaker 2>God bless you, God bless America. In Ny November, we

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<v Speaker 2>have no choice. You have to wait. Thank you, John,

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you,