'This Week' Transcript 2-11-24: PM Netanyahu, Sen. Coons & Gov. Kemp
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Now, it should be about the future of our country, not a race to the bottom. Voters know they don't like Joe Biden and his complete lack of leadership. But it's also pretty clear they aren't sold on what Republicans will do if they win this November. To win, Republicans have to give voters a reason to vote for us. Not just oppose the other side.
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Well, I just think at any level, whether it's the presidential race, people are that are running for the United States Senate, Congress, local races, I think there's been a lot of frustration out there amongst the American people of politicians trying to destroy the other side versus telling people why you should vote for us. And this is a message that I've had since I spoke to the RNC donor retreat in Nashville many months ago, warning our party and our leaders and people running for president. We've got to tell people what we're for. We've got to stay focused on the future. Quit looking in the rearview mirror. I believe that the voters that are going to decide this presidential election are tired of hearing about the 2020 election and want to focus on what candidates are going to do for them in the months and years ahead.
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Well, look, I'm -- I'm just giving my advice for somebody that's in a, you know, a slightly red state now. Some people say it's purple. But we showed in the 2022 election if you run on issues and your record and tell people what you're going to do for them in the future, you can be very successful. But like past elections in Georgia, if you're focused in the rearview mirror, that's not going to turn out very well for you.
So, you know, candidates can take my advice or not. That's just the way I feel. I think that's the way Georgia voters feel. They want somebody to do something about 40 year high inflation. They want somebody to do something about the border. They're tried of people trying to pass the buck and blaming somebody else. They want leadership. They want leadership if you look at crises around the world. And I think that's what the people are looking for.
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Well, it was not a very productive week in Washington, D.C., whether it was for the Congress or for the president. And I think that's what frustrates people when you look around the country and it's why -- you know I talked yesterday about what Republican governors are doing and showing leadership on issues and getting things done.
You know, I think people in D.C. ought to be voting on policy, not what somebody's telling them what to do. That's just my personal opinion. I'll let, you know, each of the senators and the representatives speak to that. But I also think, for President Biden, trying to pass the buck and blame Republicans now about the issue at the border, it's just a simple lack of leadership.
You know, over a year ago I was at the World Economic Forum with Senator Coons, Manchin and Sinema, and I told them -- they were talking about passing a bipartisan immigration reform bill. And I said, look, while you're working on this -- and, by the way, people have been working on this for the last 10 or 20 years. Just secure the dang border. That's what the people want. The governors are willing to help in those efforts. You can see how successful it has been with what Greg Abbott's done in Texas.
But look, we can't just secure one state's border. We've got to secure the whole southern border. And it takes the president to do that. He could do that or start doing that today and quit passing the buck on, you know, some legislation that pass -- you know, that didn't pass this week, when we've been dealing with his issue for years now.
And I would remind people across the country, Joe Biden and the Democrats controlled every branch of the -- you know, the legislative and the executive branch from 2020 to 2022 and did nothing on this issue when Republican governors were begging them to -- to act.
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Well, look, I'm glad that the -- the RNC and whoever was leading the coup up there to, you know, just to point somebody to be our nominee didn't go through with that. I think you need to let the process play out. I think voters want to have their say. At the end of the day, that's the way the process started, and it's the way it should end. And so, you know, if I was the Trump campaign, you know, I would be pushing to get Nikki Haley out. If -- if I was Governor Haley, I'd be -- you know, she feels strongly about what she's doing and the message that she's bringing to the American people.
Then I would encourage her to keep fighting. I mean that's the way the process is. I think to circumvent that will only make people mad and made it harder for people to come together at the end of the day and find somebody that can beat Joe Biden, because that is something that most Americans agree on, that he is asleep at the wheel and we need a change in the White House.
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Well, I'll let him answer that question. I can tell you, in the state of Georgia, and from my perspective, we are so proud of our men and women in the military. We're going to welcome one of your fallen today, Sgt. William Rivers, back to the state and we'll honor his life and his service. He was killed in the drone attack just a few days ago. Just -- just tragic.
But we appreciate our heroes in Georgia. And, you know, I think it's unfortunate for anybody to be criticizing our men and women serving overseas, regardless of whether they're at the -- you know, overseas fighting a battle or -- or on the border doing the same.
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Well, my -- my personal opinion is, no one is above the law. You know, I've continued to talk about following the law and the Constitution and that's what I'm going to continue to do in the great state of Georgia.
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