November 4, 2024 • 23 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hey, listen, everybody.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
I told you we'd have a special guest today, but
I'm being joined right now, and I want you to
listen to me carefully by the only candidate that has
delivered some real progress for Americans and especially for black Americans,
and it's going to continue to do so as the
next president of the United States. Now, listen to me.
(00:25):
There is no choice when it comes to fighting for
a new way forward, because we are not going back.
So today our special guest is the current Vice President
of the United States. But if everything goes right and
we do our job, and we get to these polls
and we early vote, and we continue to take somebody
to the polls with us, we will be talking to
(00:45):
the next President of the United States. Thanks and gentlemen,
please welcome Vice President Kamala Harris.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Welcome back to the show.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Thank you, Steve Harvey. It's good to be back with you.
Thank you so very much.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
You know something ain't is tough.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
I got to tell you you. You're a tough lady.
How's it going. You look strong? Are you doing well
all out there? How are you feeling?
Speaker 3 (01:10):
I'm feeling good. I have to tell you I've been
traveling our country, and I'm just you know, there are
so many good folks feed you know this, who care
about the future of our countries, who love our country,
and who are determined to make sure that they get
folks to the polls. I've been, you know, going to
a lot of beautiful churches where the pastors are leading
(01:33):
souls to the polls. I've been meeting with our young
people who are first time voters, who are coming out
in incredible numbers because they know what to stakes for
their future. But there's a whole lot of optimism out there,
and I think it's because people understand, you know, there's
a very big decision to be made, but a huge
contrast between Donald Trump and myself, and I think people
(01:55):
want to turn the page on his era of devicesiness
and fanning the flames of hate. They want a new
way forward that's about optimism and dare I say joy,
But also I'm prepared to do the hard work. That's
about bringing down the cost to groceries, bringing down the
cost of housing, and focusing on the needs of our
small businesses and so much more.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
You know, you said something here that people in this
election there's a choice between two different versions of the future.
And I'm telling you, I mean you look, if you
needed any more proof that that rally the other night
in Madison Square, God should have gave you all the
information you needed to know about the real differences.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Here.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
You and Governor Walls are fighting for a new way forward.
You're talking about protecting reproductive freedoms for women, for strengthening
our democracy, and you want every person to have an
opportunity to get ahead. But let's focus on this that
I've never seen done and in my life, you came
(02:59):
up with a real plan to help Black Americans specifically,
you target specifically, you targeted African American men. I've never
seen that in that. Can you go over some of
the points I don't want to put you on the spot.
Can you go over some of the points that you've
made for Black Americans.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Well, first of all, let me just tell you that
I understand that. Listen, I'm going to be and I've
pledged to be a president for all Americans. But not
all people have been affected by issues the same way. So,
for example, in my agenda for black men, it includes
what we need to do around having a specific initiative
(03:41):
that is about black men's health because I know that
we have higher rates of calling cancer and prostate cancer,
and I want to make sure we're increasing education and
screening for black men doing understanding that sickle cell affects
black men at a higher rate. My approach is an
agenda that also includes focusing on small businesses. You know,
(04:04):
our small businesses range from the barbershop and a beauty
salon to tech companies, to clean energy companies to construction companies.
And part of my focus is on making sure that
our entrepreneurs are small business owners have access to capital
because unlike Donald Trump, who was given four hundred million
dollars on a silver platter and then file for bankruptcy
(04:25):
six times, not everybody has access to the capital. But
they've got good ideas, they have a serious work ethics,
and they have a product or an idea that actually
benefits the community. So my work is about one making
sure that we have twenty thousand dollars forgivable loans for
startup companies to be able to pay for the website.
(04:47):
Because you know, you can't just rely on your cousin
to set up your website, right. You need a good
website that opens your product up to market. My forgivable
loans includes if you want to start up a company
where you need products or you need equipment, and that's
the reason why you can't be successful, that I want
to eliminate that obstacle. My plan is about knowing that
(05:09):
Black families are forty percent less likely to be homeowners,
so I'm going to make sure that we have twenty
five thousand dollars down payment assistance for first time home
buyers so they can just get their foot in the
door and get on the path to living the dream
of America, the American dream, which also is about being
(05:30):
on the path to creating intergenerational wealth. So my agenda
is it has a lot of aspects to it that
are everything from bringing down the cost of groceries to
bringing down the cost of housing, making home ownership within
the graph of the American people, but also focusing on
specific issues that affect specific communities with a target of
(05:51):
making sure that we eliminate obstacles to success and to
wealth building.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
I mean, it has been an amazing thing. As I've
done research, you know, and I've really really watched what
you've been about and what you've done, I became more
and more impressed so has a lot of people because
it really came.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
To the forefront.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
You know, when a lot of people are talking about, Wow,
I misunderstood this about her, because now people have had
a chance to do the research. When you talk about
black wealth is up sixty percent before the pandemic, when
you forgave over one hundred and sixty seven billion in
student loans, you're fighting for more. We are going to
show up at these polls in numbers that's going to
(06:32):
startle them. And I want you to know that you
have a lot of support that people aren't talking about.
All right, right there, man and Vice President, we'll be
right back with more of the Steve Harvey Morning Show
right after this.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
You're listening Harvey Morning Show.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
We're back with the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Our special guest this morning is Vice President Future President
Kamala Harris. And here's a big one that people overlook sometimes.
Over sixteen billion dollars in investments in HBCUs and you're
fighting the lord the costs of HBCUs and double the
value of pay all grants. This is stuff you don't
hear a lot of people talking about. But you've been
(07:15):
on these bills for years and you've been fighting for
these types of progressive moves for all Americans, as you say,
but a lot of this affects black people specifically, And
I just wanted to say, I think that coming out
at this time has just been really, really beneficial for
your campaign.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Well, Steve, I have to tell you, I mean a
lot of my policies and priorities are based on personal experiences, right,
whether it be the importance of home ownership and knowing
how hard people work and save up trying to be
able to buy a home for their family, and you know,
I saw my mother struggle to do that and she
finally did when I was as a teenager. Or what
(07:56):
I'm going to do around making for medicare, help pay
for home care for our seniors, knowing that you know,
there is a part of all cultures, and certainly ours,
that you take care of your elders. But we have
a lot of folks who live in the Sandwich generation
who are taking care of their young kids and their
parents and they need help. My focus on HBCUs, a
(08:18):
lot of it has to do with the fact that
as an HBC, a proud HBC you graduate, I know
that our HBCUs are centers of academic excellence, but don't
always have the kind of resources that other colleges and
universities have, and they need that kind of support, So
you're right, I mean, or even the work that I've
done on black maternal mortality, which affects not only women
(08:42):
but the men who love them that their husbands, their sons,
their fathers. So these are areas of work for me,
as you said, that have been long spanning. Is not
just because I'm running for president. My whole focus on
black men and opportunity around financial opportunity was long before
I started running for president. It's a lifelong commitment.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
You know.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
And also especially in the battleground states, You've been doing
these men huddle up events across the battleground states. Yeah,
and this really shows a commitment to address specific needs
of black men.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
That's right. Well, Listen, I know how folks have been overlooked,
and I'm very proud of what we've done over the
last four years to bring down black unemployment to historic loans.
But you know, I also understand and know that it
should be a baseline that everybody's working and has a job.
(09:40):
What people also wanted the opportunity to create wealth. People
want the opportunity to be able to go on vacation
from time to time and buy their kids, you know,
the kinds of Christmas gifts that they want.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Okay, hey, let's stop for just one second.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
We got to take a quick break, and we'll be
right back with more of the President of the United States,
which I'll be saying that next week.
Speaker 5 (10:03):
Right after this morning show.
Speaker 2 (10:09):
We're back in our special guests this morning, as you
very well know, is the current Vice President of the
United States. We're gonna continue our conversation here. We'll pick
up where we left off. You know, you spoke about
uplifting people, and that leads me to this right here,
your opponent, Donald Trump to me, I've seen it, and
(10:31):
I've been on my radio show preaching it over and
over and over. He has been a complete failure for
Black America. And he's running a racist campaign with a
racist agenda that will give him unprecedented power to roll
back all of our rights and freedoms. It's gonna hurt
the middle class, gonna threaten our democracy. The Trump Vance
(10:53):
Project twenty twenty five agenda will.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Be a complete disaster for black A miracle.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
What do you say to them, well, you're right, and
anybody listening should go and google Project twenty twenty five.
They will eliminate the Department of Education and head work.
They will make it more difficult for workers to get
over time pay. And that's on top of what he
(11:22):
will do to get rid of Medicare. Get rid of
the ability of Medicare to negotiate drug prices against the
big pharmaceutical company, get rid of Look at project twenty
twenty five. It will get rid of the thirty five
dollars a month tap on insuluince for our seniors. Black
folks are sixty percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes.
(11:43):
To your point, Steve, it is this is an election
of consequence. And on the one side, you've got Donald Trump,
whose policies are not about lifting up hard working people.
You've got Donald Trump, who, way back from the beginning
of his career when he was a landlord, refused to
rent to black families, who took out a full page
(12:05):
ad in the New York Times calling for the execution
of five young black and Latino children who were innocent
the Central Park find somebody who called the first black
president of the United States, called them out and claimed
he was not born in the United States, birtherism, and
then most recently as it relates to legal black immigrants
(12:28):
in Ohio, said they were eating their pets. This is
who he is. And I think folks know, when you
look at his character, you got to understand. You know,
it is one thing for him to have his name
on a building in Vegans. There's a whole other thing
to think about him having the power of the presidency
to either lift people up or push people down and
(12:51):
tear people down. And this is the choice that people have.
And Steve I would press this point also, I would
ask your listeners to just know that you know, if
you are a hard work in person, if you have
aspirations and goals that you didn't inherit what you've got,
you got to know you're not really in Donald Trump's club, right,
(13:15):
He's not. He's not going to sleep at night thinking
about how he's going to take care of your grandmother
or grandfather. He's looking out for people like him. When
he was president, he pushed and accomplished tax cuts for
billionaires and big corporations. And as president again, if he
were elected, which you will not be, he would do
(13:36):
the same. So I asked people to look at who
do you believe is actually going to be there fighting
for you, And I think based on character and performance,
the choice is clear.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Yeah, for us, you know, the choice is crystal clear.
I've been just pounding it daily, daily on the radio show.
When you hear slow it's like, you know, blacks for Trump.
I've been asking people because I can't get a person
to call in to show me how Trump is for blacks.
I mean, I'm you can create any slogan you want to,
but let's back it up with something. I just the
(14:10):
facts are all in the rally at Madison Square Garden, man.
I was just sitting there, man, just going this. I
watched the whole collage of statements. This is one of
the worst campaigns I've seen. And you are holding up
incredibly strong. You in the last few days of this campaign.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
This is the last week.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
It's November fifth. Who's November fifth?
Speaker 1 (14:37):
What's this looking like for you? Not a vice president?
Speaker 3 (14:40):
I intend to win, Steve Harveing, and it's going to
be because people don't let themselves be silenced, and they
will get out and vote. And you know, we know
our voices, our vote, and our vote is our power.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Hold on one second. We'll be right back, everybody with
more Steve Morning Show right after this.
Speaker 4 (15:01):
You're listening Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
All right, everybody, We're back and our special guests this morning.
As Vice President Kamala Harris are soon to be president
of the United States, let's continue the conversation.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Not a vice president, I got to tell you something.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
It has been a pleasure to represent you and to
stand up for you and to be able to stand
up for you based on so many facts. I mean,
just the quality of person you are. The decision is
real clear, and I mean for a lot of us.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
What I am saying as I travel the country is
that people refuse to be silent and then not gonna
fall for the okie. Do people know the difference between
fact and fiction and who's going to actually be fighting
for them? And look, I am not perfect. I will
make mistakes, but I will work around the clock on
(16:01):
behalf of the people who deserve to be seen and
heard and uplifted. That is the work I have done
in my career. That is the work I will continue
to do. I've only had one client in my life
to people, and that's who I fight for and so
my agenda really is about an opportunity economy that's about
(16:21):
helping to lift people up, but again also recognizing the
disparities that have existed. And we talked as an example
about home ownership as one point of reference, so you know,
or for example, my work on increasing access to capital
for small businesses is also based on an understanding and
knowledge that only one percent of venture capitalists investment go
(16:43):
to black owned businesses, right, So we have to recognize
where the disparities exist and see how we can create
public policy in a way that takes those into accounts.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
Well, and I think there's going to be a surprise
next week because they haven't counted on really you know,
they never really poll us anyway, but they haven't counted
on really how bright of a people we are, and
how and and and and and how.
Speaker 1 (17:12):
Shrewd we can be. And we proved it in the
last election.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
But we are going to show up at these polls
in numbers that's going to startle them. And I want
you to know that you have a lot of support
that that people aren't talking about.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
But you got some people back here.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
That's that's that's stomping strong for you on these yards
around here. And I also want you to know this too.
We know it's been tough for you, and the spiritual
people have been praying for you because they they know
what you're up against. So I just wanted to give
you that vote of encouragement and tell you to keep
keep up the good fight.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
You're a wonderful candidate.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
I couldn't be prouder, and you know you're Look look
the way you handled him in the first debate.
Speaker 1 (17:57):
This, this is why there have been no more debate that.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
Please I try. You won't.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
Oh no, they're not gonna do that.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
You You exposed too much because the low i Q statement.
To even say that right there, it's crazy to me
because I was looking at it on TV.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
So congratulations, Thank.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
You, Harvey, and thank you for the time, and thank
you for your voice and your leadership always and the
prince Ship. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Hey, We're gonna get you through it, all right, all right,
all right, for sure, ladies.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
And gentlemen, the future President of the United States, President
Kamala Harris, gonna sound good.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
Might as well say it now?
Speaker 4 (18:42):
Who President?
Speaker 1 (18:44):
Right there?
Speaker 4 (18:47):
I'll talk to drop the mics, go voteident.
Speaker 3 (18:52):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (18:52):
Steve.
Speaker 5 (18:52):
Great interview, great interview, how sad, how really great?
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Said something?
Speaker 2 (19:00):
You know, No, I mean, you know, you know, I
wanted her to understand that she has told a lot
of support. You know, she said in the beginning, you know,
we're going to win next week. And I just was saying,
(19:22):
you know, if we get out and we do our
job and we go to the polls and we take
people to the polls, you know that we we can
we can win this thing right here. And we talked
about how clear of a choice it was. It wasn't
one of the talking points, but I brought up the
Republican U the Trump rally at Madisonsquare Garden. It clearly
(19:42):
showed you who they really are. I was, I was,
I was stunned that I was.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
The level.
Speaker 4 (19:57):
And she's the polar opposite of that.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
And you know what, I was surprised Doctor Field said
some stuff because I watched this entire interview, because I've
known this guy, you know, We've been out on vacations
and run up in each other, and I.
Speaker 1 (20:14):
Like this guy.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
And I was surprised at him saying Donald Trump is
here because he's here because Donald Trump is not a
bully but what is I mean? And his description of
what makes a person a bully was a description of
Donald Trump. He was saying that a person's not a
bully if you don't have a come from a position
(20:37):
of power. That's all he uses is the threat of
his power to push people around. And then he said
celebrities shouldn't be endorsed in stuff because they don't know
nothing about policy, and they don't know nothing about the issues.
He said, And why am I up here? Because I
(20:58):
was thinking the exact same thing. He says, Well, because
at least I'm willing to admit we don't know. No, man,
that's not true. Okay, if celebrities don't know nothing about
issues and policy, what does the common voter know?
Speaker 1 (21:12):
We all are talking about our vote.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
And doctor Field said, you know, I don't agree with
everything anybody says. Nobody agrees with it. Why are you
uphill man? Yeah, it's what I kept saying, if you
were counterbalancing everything you say. And then I watched doctor
Phield because I know him. He was drinking water as
soon as he got out there. He was nervous, he
(21:35):
was he had that bottle of water. You've never seen
doctor Field take sip water on his shlf.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
That's value.
Speaker 4 (21:41):
His appearance shocked a lot of people, though, Doctor.
Speaker 1 (21:44):
Phil I was very shocked.
Speaker 5 (21:45):
Yeah, because it wasn't necessary, Like, yeah, you're up there
if you don't really agree with if this is not
your guy like that.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
You don't agree with everything he says. You're up there
because cause he's not a bully, and you do your
description of a bully described him and then you said
celebrities don't know issues and a policy, okay, and he.
Speaker 4 (22:13):
Said it's insulted.
Speaker 5 (22:14):
The vice president of the United States, called her names.
Speaker 4 (22:18):
Insulted her all of these things.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
That's definitely apparently doctor Phield has never been bullied before
because he just don't know what it was. Yes, I was, really,
I was. I was surprised.
Speaker 5 (22:36):
A lot of people were surprised about his appearance there. Anyway,
back on message, Steve, your interview was great with the
vice president. Congratulations out of that. And when you are
part she will be our next president for sure. She
is working so hard, oh so proud for it, and
(22:57):
she's she does it so joyously, you know, with joy.
Speaker 4 (23:02):
I just love her serving the people.
Speaker 5 (23:04):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, election day is tomorrow. Please get to
the polls if you have not voted already, a lot
of people have early voted, But if you haven't, go early,
have some kind of plan, you know, for tomorrow's, for
the lines and all of that.
Speaker 4 (23:21):
Just go and vote. That's the most important thing you
can do tomorrow, all right, Go vote, vote, vote vote.
Speaker 3 (23:28):
Moving on.
Speaker 5 (23:29):
Coming up next, it's my Strawberry letter for today and
the subject is what have you done for me lately?
We'll get into that right after this. You're listening Morning
show
Hey, listen, everybody.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
I told you we'd have a special guest today, but
I'm being joined right now, and I want you to
listen to me carefully by the only candidate that has
delivered some real progress for Americans and especially for black Americans,
and it's going to continue to do so as the
next president of the United States. Now, listen to me.
(00:25):
There is no choice when it comes to fighting for
a new way forward, because we are not going back.
So today our special guest is the current Vice President
of the United States. But if everything goes right and
we do our job, and we get to these polls
and we early vote, and we continue to take somebody
to the polls with us, we will be talking to
(00:45):
the next President of the United States. Thanks and gentlemen,
please welcome Vice President Kamala Harris.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Welcome back to the show.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Thank you, Steve Harvey. It's good to be back with you.
Thank you so very much.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
You know something ain't is tough.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
I got to tell you you. You're a tough lady.
How's it going. You look strong? Are you doing well
all out there? How are you feeling?
Speaker 3 (01:10):
I'm feeling good. I have to tell you I've been
traveling our country, and I'm just you know, there are
so many good folks feed you know this, who care
about the future of our countries, who love our country,
and who are determined to make sure that they get
folks to the polls. I've been, you know, going to
a lot of beautiful churches where the pastors are leading
(01:33):
souls to the polls. I've been meeting with our young
people who are first time voters, who are coming out
in incredible numbers because they know what to stakes for
their future. But there's a whole lot of optimism out there,
and I think it's because people understand, you know, there's
a very big decision to be made, but a huge
contrast between Donald Trump and myself, and I think people
(01:55):
want to turn the page on his era of devicesiness
and fanning the flames of hate. They want a new
way forward that's about optimism and dare I say joy,
But also I'm prepared to do the hard work. That's
about bringing down the cost to groceries, bringing down the
cost of housing, and focusing on the needs of our
small businesses and so much more.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
You know, you said something here that people in this
election there's a choice between two different versions of the future.
And I'm telling you, I mean you look, if you
needed any more proof that that rally the other night
in Madison Square, God should have gave you all the
information you needed to know about the real differences.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Here.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
You and Governor Walls are fighting for a new way forward.
You're talking about protecting reproductive freedoms for women, for strengthening
our democracy, and you want every person to have an
opportunity to get ahead. But let's focus on this that
I've never seen done and in my life, you came
(02:59):
up with a real plan to help Black Americans specifically,
you target specifically, you targeted African American men. I've never
seen that in that. Can you go over some of
the points I don't want to put you on the spot.
Can you go over some of the points that you've
made for Black Americans.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Well, first of all, let me just tell you that
I understand that. Listen, I'm going to be and I've
pledged to be a president for all Americans. But not
all people have been affected by issues the same way. So,
for example, in my agenda for black men, it includes
what we need to do around having a specific initiative
(03:41):
that is about black men's health because I know that
we have higher rates of calling cancer and prostate cancer,
and I want to make sure we're increasing education and
screening for black men doing understanding that sickle cell affects
black men at a higher rate. My approach is an
agenda that also includes focusing on small businesses. You know,
(04:04):
our small businesses range from the barbershop and a beauty
salon to tech companies, to clean energy companies to construction companies.
And part of my focus is on making sure that
our entrepreneurs are small business owners have access to capital
because unlike Donald Trump, who was given four hundred million
dollars on a silver platter and then file for bankruptcy
(04:25):
six times, not everybody has access to the capital. But
they've got good ideas, they have a serious work ethics,
and they have a product or an idea that actually
benefits the community. So my work is about one making
sure that we have twenty thousand dollars forgivable loans for
startup companies to be able to pay for the website.
(04:47):
Because you know, you can't just rely on your cousin
to set up your website, right. You need a good
website that opens your product up to market. My forgivable
loans includes if you want to start up a company
where you need products or you need equipment, and that's
the reason why you can't be successful, that I want
to eliminate that obstacle. My plan is about knowing that
(05:09):
Black families are forty percent less likely to be homeowners,
so I'm going to make sure that we have twenty
five thousand dollars down payment assistance for first time home
buyers so they can just get their foot in the
door and get on the path to living the dream
of America, the American dream, which also is about being
(05:30):
on the path to creating intergenerational wealth. So my agenda
is it has a lot of aspects to it that
are everything from bringing down the cost of groceries to
bringing down the cost of housing, making home ownership within
the graph of the American people, but also focusing on
specific issues that affect specific communities with a target of
(05:51):
making sure that we eliminate obstacles to success and to
wealth building.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
I mean, it has been an amazing thing. As I've
done research, you know, and I've really really watched what
you've been about and what you've done, I became more
and more impressed so has a lot of people because
it really came.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
To the forefront.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
You know, when a lot of people are talking about, Wow,
I misunderstood this about her, because now people have had
a chance to do the research. When you talk about
black wealth is up sixty percent before the pandemic, when
you forgave over one hundred and sixty seven billion in
student loans, you're fighting for more. We are going to
show up at these polls in numbers that's going to
(06:32):
startle them. And I want you to know that you
have a lot of support that people aren't talking about.
All right, right there, man and Vice President, we'll be
right back with more of the Steve Harvey Morning Show
right after this.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
You're listening Harvey Morning Show.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
We're back with the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Our special guest this morning is Vice President Future President
Kamala Harris. And here's a big one that people overlook sometimes.
Over sixteen billion dollars in investments in HBCUs and you're
fighting the lord the costs of HBCUs and double the
value of pay all grants. This is stuff you don't
hear a lot of people talking about. But you've been
(07:15):
on these bills for years and you've been fighting for
these types of progressive moves for all Americans, as you say,
but a lot of this affects black people specifically, And
I just wanted to say, I think that coming out
at this time has just been really, really beneficial for
your campaign.
Speaker 3 (07:34):
Well, Steve, I have to tell you, I mean a
lot of my policies and priorities are based on personal experiences, right,
whether it be the importance of home ownership and knowing
how hard people work and save up trying to be
able to buy a home for their family, and you know,
I saw my mother struggle to do that and she
finally did when I was as a teenager. Or what
(07:56):
I'm going to do around making for medicare, help pay
for home care for our seniors, knowing that you know,
there is a part of all cultures, and certainly ours,
that you take care of your elders. But we have
a lot of folks who live in the Sandwich generation
who are taking care of their young kids and their
parents and they need help. My focus on HBCUs, a
(08:18):
lot of it has to do with the fact that
as an HBC, a proud HBC you graduate, I know
that our HBCUs are centers of academic excellence, but don't
always have the kind of resources that other colleges and
universities have, and they need that kind of support, So
you're right, I mean, or even the work that I've
done on black maternal mortality, which affects not only women
(08:42):
but the men who love them that their husbands, their sons,
their fathers. So these are areas of work for me,
as you said, that have been long spanning. Is not
just because I'm running for president. My whole focus on
black men and opportunity around financial opportunity was long before
I started running for president. It's a lifelong commitment.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
You know.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
And also especially in the battleground states, You've been doing
these men huddle up events across the battleground states. Yeah,
and this really shows a commitment to address specific needs
of black men.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
That's right. Well, Listen, I know how folks have been overlooked,
and I'm very proud of what we've done over the
last four years to bring down black unemployment to historic loans.
But you know, I also understand and know that it
should be a baseline that everybody's working and has a job.
(09:40):
What people also wanted the opportunity to create wealth. People
want the opportunity to be able to go on vacation
from time to time and buy their kids, you know,
the kinds of Christmas gifts that they want.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Okay, hey, let's stop for just one second.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
We got to take a quick break, and we'll be
right back with more of the President of the United States,
which I'll be saying that next week.
Speaker 5 (10:03):
Right after this morning show.
Speaker 2 (10:09):
We're back in our special guests this morning, as you
very well know, is the current Vice President of the
United States. We're gonna continue our conversation here. We'll pick
up where we left off. You know, you spoke about
uplifting people, and that leads me to this right here,
your opponent, Donald Trump to me, I've seen it, and
(10:31):
I've been on my radio show preaching it over and
over and over. He has been a complete failure for
Black America. And he's running a racist campaign with a
racist agenda that will give him unprecedented power to roll
back all of our rights and freedoms. It's gonna hurt
the middle class, gonna threaten our democracy. The Trump Vance
(10:53):
Project twenty twenty five agenda will.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Be a complete disaster for black A miracle.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
What do you say to them, well, you're right, and
anybody listening should go and google Project twenty twenty five.
They will eliminate the Department of Education and head work.
They will make it more difficult for workers to get
over time pay. And that's on top of what he
(11:22):
will do to get rid of Medicare. Get rid of
the ability of Medicare to negotiate drug prices against the
big pharmaceutical company, get rid of Look at project twenty
twenty five. It will get rid of the thirty five
dollars a month tap on insuluince for our seniors. Black
folks are sixty percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes.
(11:43):
To your point, Steve, it is this is an election
of consequence. And on the one side, you've got Donald Trump,
whose policies are not about lifting up hard working people.
You've got Donald Trump, who, way back from the beginning
of his career when he was a landlord, refused to
rent to black families, who took out a full page
(12:05):
ad in the New York Times calling for the execution
of five young black and Latino children who were innocent
the Central Park find somebody who called the first black
president of the United States, called them out and claimed
he was not born in the United States, birtherism, and
then most recently as it relates to legal black immigrants
(12:28):
in Ohio, said they were eating their pets. This is
who he is. And I think folks know, when you
look at his character, you got to understand. You know,
it is one thing for him to have his name
on a building in Vegans. There's a whole other thing
to think about him having the power of the presidency
to either lift people up or push people down and
(12:51):
tear people down. And this is the choice that people have.
And Steve I would press this point also, I would
ask your listeners to just know that you know, if
you are a hard work in person, if you have
aspirations and goals that you didn't inherit what you've got,
you got to know you're not really in Donald Trump's club, right,
(13:15):
He's not. He's not going to sleep at night thinking
about how he's going to take care of your grandmother
or grandfather. He's looking out for people like him. When
he was president, he pushed and accomplished tax cuts for
billionaires and big corporations. And as president again, if he
were elected, which you will not be, he would do
(13:36):
the same. So I asked people to look at who
do you believe is actually going to be there fighting
for you, And I think based on character and performance,
the choice is clear.
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Yeah, for us, you know, the choice is crystal clear.
I've been just pounding it daily, daily on the radio show.
When you hear slow it's like, you know, blacks for Trump.
I've been asking people because I can't get a person
to call in to show me how Trump is for blacks.
I mean, I'm you can create any slogan you want to,
but let's back it up with something. I just the
(14:10):
facts are all in the rally at Madison Square Garden, man.
I was just sitting there, man, just going this. I
watched the whole collage of statements. This is one of
the worst campaigns I've seen. And you are holding up
incredibly strong. You in the last few days of this campaign.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
This is the last week.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
It's November fifth. Who's November fifth?
Speaker 1 (14:37):
What's this looking like for you? Not a vice president?
Speaker 3 (14:40):
I intend to win, Steve Harveing, and it's going to
be because people don't let themselves be silenced, and they
will get out and vote. And you know, we know
our voices, our vote, and our vote is our power.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Hold on one second. We'll be right back, everybody with
more Steve Morning Show right after this.
Speaker 4 (15:01):
You're listening Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
All right, everybody, We're back and our special guests this morning.
As Vice President Kamala Harris are soon to be president
of the United States, let's continue the conversation.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Not a vice president, I got to tell you something.
Speaker 2 (15:20):
It has been a pleasure to represent you and to
stand up for you and to be able to stand
up for you based on so many facts. I mean,
just the quality of person you are. The decision is
real clear, and I mean for a lot of us.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
What I am saying as I travel the country is
that people refuse to be silent and then not gonna
fall for the okie. Do people know the difference between
fact and fiction and who's going to actually be fighting
for them? And look, I am not perfect. I will
make mistakes, but I will work around the clock on
(16:01):
behalf of the people who deserve to be seen and
heard and uplifted. That is the work I have done
in my career. That is the work I will continue
to do. I've only had one client in my life
to people, and that's who I fight for and so
my agenda really is about an opportunity economy that's about
(16:21):
helping to lift people up, but again also recognizing the
disparities that have existed. And we talked as an example
about home ownership as one point of reference, so you know,
or for example, my work on increasing access to capital
for small businesses is also based on an understanding and
knowledge that only one percent of venture capitalists investment go
(16:43):
to black owned businesses, right, So we have to recognize
where the disparities exist and see how we can create
public policy in a way that takes those into accounts.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
Well, and I think there's going to be a surprise
next week because they haven't counted on really you know,
they never really poll us anyway, but they haven't counted
on really how bright of a people we are, and
how and and and and and how.
Speaker 1 (17:12):
Shrewd we can be. And we proved it in the
last election.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
But we are going to show up at these polls
in numbers that's going to startle them. And I want
you to know that you have a lot of support
that that people aren't talking about.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
But you got some people back here.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
That's that's that's stomping strong for you on these yards
around here. And I also want you to know this too.
We know it's been tough for you, and the spiritual
people have been praying for you because they they know
what you're up against. So I just wanted to give
you that vote of encouragement and tell you to keep
keep up the good fight.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
You're a wonderful candidate.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
I couldn't be prouder, and you know you're Look look
the way you handled him in the first debate.
Speaker 1 (17:57):
This, this is why there have been no more debate that.
Speaker 3 (18:01):
Please I try. You won't.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
Oh no, they're not gonna do that.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
You You exposed too much because the low i Q statement.
To even say that right there, it's crazy to me
because I was looking at it on TV.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
So congratulations, Thank.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
You, Harvey, and thank you for the time, and thank
you for your voice and your leadership always and the
prince Ship. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Hey, We're gonna get you through it, all right, all right,
all right, for sure, ladies.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
And gentlemen, the future President of the United States, President
Kamala Harris, gonna sound good.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
Might as well say it now?
Speaker 4 (18:42):
Who President?
Speaker 1 (18:44):
Right there?
Speaker 4 (18:47):
I'll talk to drop the mics, go voteident.
Speaker 3 (18:52):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (18:52):
Steve.
Speaker 5 (18:52):
Great interview, great interview, how sad, how really great?
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Said something?
Speaker 2 (19:00):
You know, No, I mean, you know, you know, I
wanted her to understand that she has told a lot
of support. You know, she said in the beginning, you know,
we're going to win next week. And I just was saying,
(19:22):
you know, if we get out and we do our
job and we go to the polls and we take
people to the polls, you know that we we can
we can win this thing right here. And we talked
about how clear of a choice it was. It wasn't
one of the talking points, but I brought up the
Republican U the Trump rally at Madisonsquare Garden. It clearly
(19:42):
showed you who they really are. I was, I was,
I was stunned that I was.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
The level.
Speaker 4 (19:57):
And she's the polar opposite of that.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
And you know what, I was surprised Doctor Field said
some stuff because I watched this entire interview, because I've
known this guy, you know, We've been out on vacations
and run up in each other, and I.
Speaker 1 (20:14):
Like this guy.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
And I was surprised at him saying Donald Trump is
here because he's here because Donald Trump is not a
bully but what is I mean? And his description of
what makes a person a bully was a description of
Donald Trump. He was saying that a person's not a
bully if you don't have a come from a position
(20:37):
of power. That's all he uses is the threat of
his power to push people around. And then he said
celebrities shouldn't be endorsed in stuff because they don't know
nothing about policy, and they don't know nothing about the issues.
He said, And why am I up here? Because I
(20:58):
was thinking the exact same thing. He says, Well, because
at least I'm willing to admit we don't know. No, man,
that's not true. Okay, if celebrities don't know nothing about
issues and policy, what does the common voter know?
Speaker 1 (21:12):
We all are talking about our vote.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
And doctor Field said, you know, I don't agree with
everything anybody says. Nobody agrees with it. Why are you
uphill man? Yeah, it's what I kept saying, if you
were counterbalancing everything you say. And then I watched doctor
Phield because I know him. He was drinking water as
soon as he got out there. He was nervous, he
(21:35):
was he had that bottle of water. You've never seen
doctor Field take sip water on his shlf.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
That's value.
Speaker 4 (21:41):
His appearance shocked a lot of people, though, Doctor.
Speaker 1 (21:44):
Phil I was very shocked.
Speaker 5 (21:45):
Yeah, because it wasn't necessary, Like, yeah, you're up there
if you don't really agree with if this is not
your guy like that.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
You don't agree with everything he says. You're up there
because cause he's not a bully, and you do your
description of a bully described him and then you said
celebrities don't know issues and a policy, okay, and he.
Speaker 4 (22:13):
Said it's insulted.
Speaker 5 (22:14):
The vice president of the United States, called her names.
Speaker 4 (22:18):
Insulted her all of these things.
Speaker 1 (22:21):
That's definitely apparently doctor Phield has never been bullied before
because he just don't know what it was. Yes, I was, really,
I was. I was surprised.
Speaker 5 (22:36):
A lot of people were surprised about his appearance there. Anyway,
back on message, Steve, your interview was great with the
vice president. Congratulations out of that. And when you are
part she will be our next president for sure. She
is working so hard, oh so proud for it, and
(22:57):
she's she does it so joyously, you know, with joy.
Speaker 4 (23:02):
I just love her serving the people.
Speaker 5 (23:04):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, election day is tomorrow. Please get to
the polls if you have not voted already, a lot
of people have early voted, But if you haven't, go early,
have some kind of plan, you know, for tomorrow's, for
the lines and all of that.
Speaker 4 (23:21):
Just go and vote. That's the most important thing you
can do tomorrow, all right, Go vote, vote, vote vote.
Speaker 3 (23:28):
Moving on.
Speaker 5 (23:29):
Coming up next, it's my Strawberry letter for today and
the subject is what have you done for me lately?
We'll get into that right after this. You're listening Morning
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