Lulu Garcia Navarro
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I was actually shocked to learn that President Trump was the first sitting president to go to a Super Bowl game.
I was actually shocked to learn that President Trump was the first sitting president to go to a Super Bowl game.
I want to turn to the subject of class. I interviewed J.D. Vance before the election. And, you know, even though your politics are obviously very different than his, your backgrounds do share similar traits. Working class, raised by single mothers, military service in Iraq, went to the Ivy League. And that story of class transition does seem to resonate with voters.
I want to turn to the subject of class. I interviewed J.D. Vance before the election. And, you know, even though your politics are obviously very different than his, your backgrounds do share similar traits. Working class, raised by single mothers, military service in Iraq, went to the Ivy League. And that story of class transition does seem to resonate with voters.
Something I really struggle to reconcile is On the one hand, you have voters saying that the economy and inflation are their top issues, and they feel the pain of price increases, which is completely understandable. On the other hand, under Trump, we now have the richest cabinet in modern history. The world's richest person is gutting the federal government.
Something I really struggle to reconcile is On the one hand, you have voters saying that the economy and inflation are their top issues, and they feel the pain of price increases, which is completely understandable. On the other hand, under Trump, we now have the richest cabinet in modern history. The world's richest person is gutting the federal government.
Yet polls show the president starting his second term with higher approval ratings than when he began his first term. Mm-hmm. And it sends this confusing message about what the electorate actually wants. You have class as a central part of your story. So why don't you think it's a confusing message?
Yet polls show the president starting his second term with higher approval ratings than when he began his first term. Mm-hmm. And it sends this confusing message about what the electorate actually wants. You have class as a central part of your story. So why don't you think it's a confusing message?
So the Democratic message among some Democrats have sort of eat the rich, right? Right.
So the Democratic message among some Democrats have sort of eat the rich, right? Right.
That's not the right message.
That's not the right message.
So Elon Musk, Donald Trump, are these the people who have actually figured out how to connect with the working class? Yes, yeah.
So Elon Musk, Donald Trump, are these the people who have actually figured out how to connect with the working class? Yes, yeah.
They're salesmen, essentially.
They're salesmen, essentially.
And they understand who the client is.
And they understand who the client is.
After the break, I asked Senator Gallego about a contentious issue where he's challenged his party, immigration.
After the break, I asked Senator Gallego about a contentious issue where he's challenged his party, immigration.