Lulu Garcia Navarro

So you want us here? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

So you want us here? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

The... It went from being kind of a Democrat to being a Trump Republican. And the reality is that there's not much difference between that. The traditional Democratic Party was a lot like MAGA in that it was the party of the working class, American manufacturing, blue collar workers. The goal of that party, at least what it said it was, was to

The... It went from being kind of a Democrat to being a Trump Republican. And the reality is that there's not much difference between that. The traditional Democratic Party was a lot like MAGA in that it was the party of the working class, American manufacturing, blue collar workers. The goal of that party, at least what it said it was, was to

Increase the real wages and prosperity of blue collar workers. And I was very comfortable with that. I grew up in a single family household with my mom. We had a hard life. And I identify to this day with the working class.

Increase the real wages and prosperity of blue collar workers. And I was very comfortable with that. I grew up in a single family household with my mom. We had a hard life. And I identify to this day with the working class.

I became really intrigued by Thailand and one day as I was thinking that maybe I should go there.

I became really intrigued by Thailand and one day as I was thinking that maybe I should go there.

And I looked over and it was the Peace Corps table.

And I looked over and it was the Peace Corps table.

Of course, I had to say yes because of the synchronicity of the whole thing. I don't want to get too Californian on you, but that was an interesting moment.

Of course, I had to say yes because of the synchronicity of the whole thing. I don't want to get too Californian on you, but that was an interesting moment.

I mean, the whole ability to see the world from outside the United States, it makes you very humble. And when I came back, it motivated me to go into policy.

I mean, the whole ability to see the world from outside the United States, it makes you very humble. And when I came back, it motivated me to go into policy.

My only goal as mayor was to address the problems of traffic congestion, the overcrowded schools. the awful sewage system. I mean, it was a populist campaign, just at the local level on a different set of issues. I mean, I sometimes joke I was like mini-Trump before Trump.

My only goal as mayor was to address the problems of traffic congestion, the overcrowded schools. the awful sewage system. I mean, it was a populist campaign, just at the local level on a different set of issues. I mean, I sometimes joke I was like mini-Trump before Trump.

I was the macroeconomist teaching business students how to forecast the economy. And in about 2002 and 2003, I began to notice that the business students who were in the fully employed program were losing their jobs. And it was like, what's going on here?

I was the macroeconomist teaching business students how to forecast the economy. And in about 2002 and 2003, I began to notice that the business students who were in the fully employed program were losing their jobs. And it was like, what's going on here?

It wasn't simply...

It wasn't simply...