ELECTIONS ACT THAT MANDATES PAPER BALLOTS TO MAKE SURE THAT

PAPER BALLOTS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE VOTER’S VOICE IS

EVERY SINGLE VOTER’S VOICE IS HEARD.

HEARD. BUT I WANT TO GET BACK TO PETE

BUT I WANT TO GET BACK TO PETE BUTTIGIEG AND HIS COMMENTS ABOUT

BUTTIGIEG AND HIS COMMENTS ABOUT EXPERIENCE.

EXPERIENCE. PETE, YOU’LL AGREE THAT THE

PETE, YOU’LL AGREE THAT THE SERVICE THAT WE BOTH HAVE

SERVICE THAT WE BOTH HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR COUNTRY AS

PROVIDED TO OUR COUNTRY AS VETERANS BY ITSELF DOES NOT

VETERANS BY ITSELF DOES NOT QUALIFY US TO SERVE AS COMMANDER

QUALIFY US TO SERVE AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

IN CHIEF. I THINK THE MOST RECENT EXAMPLE

I THINK THE MOST RECENT EXAMPLE OF YOUR INEXPERIENCE IN NATIONAL

OF YOUR INEXPERIENCE IN NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY CAME

SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY CAME FROM YOUR RECENT CARELESS

FROM YOUR RECENT CARELESS STATEMENT ABOUT HOW YOU AS

STATEMENT ABOUT HOW YOU AS PRESIDENT WOULD BE WILLING TO

PRESIDENT WOULD BE WILLING TO SEND OUR TROOPS TO MEXICO TO

SEND OUR TROOPS TO MEXICO TO FIGHT THE CARTELS.

FIGHT THE CARTELS. AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, LEADER OF

AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, LEADER OF OUR ARMED FORCES, I BRING

OUR ARMED FORCES, I BRING EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE SERVING FOR

EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE SERVING FOR SEVEN YEARS IN CONGRESS, ON THE

SEVEN YEARS IN CONGRESS, ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, ON

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, ON THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, ON

THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, ON THE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

THE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE, MEETING WITH LEADERS OF

MEETING WITH LEADERS OF COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD,

COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, WORKING WITH MILITARY COMMANDERS

WORKING WITH MILITARY COMMANDERS OF DIFFERENT COMMANDS --

OF DIFFERENT COMMANDS -- >> CONGRESSWOMAN, THANK YOU.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN, THANK YOU. >> DEALING WITH HIGH-LEVEL

>> DEALING WITH HIGH-LEVEL NATIONAL SECURITY BRIEFINGS.

NATIONAL SECURITY BRIEFINGS. UNDERSTANDING WHAT’S NECESSARY,

UNDERSTANDING WHAT’S NECESSARY, THE PREPARATION THAT I’VE GOTTEN

THE PREPARATION THAT I’VE GOTTEN TO WALK IN ON DAY ONE TO SERVE

TO WALK IN ON DAY ONE TO SERVE AS COMMANDER IN K450E6.

AS COMMANDER IN K450E6. >> CONGRESSWOMAN, THANK YOU.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN, THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, I’LL ALLOW YOU TO

MR. MAYOR, I’LL ALLOW YOU TO RESPOND.

RESPOND. >> I KNOW THAT IT’S PAR FOR THE

>> I KNOW THAT IT’S PAR FOR THE COURSE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE

COURSE IN WASHINGTON TO TAKE REMARKS OUT OF CONTEXT, BUT THAT

REMARKS OUT OF CONTEXT, BUT THAT IS OUTLANDISH EVEN BY THE

IS OUTLANDISH EVEN BY THE STANDARDS OF TODAY’S POLITICS.

STANDARDS OF TODAY’S POLITICS. >> ARE YOU SAYING YOU THAT

>> ARE YOU SAYING YOU THAT DIDN’T SAY THAT?

DIDN’T SAY THAT? >> I WAS TALKING ABOUT

>> I WAS TALKING ABOUT U.S.-MEXICO COOPERATION.

U.S.-MEXICO COOPERATION. WE’VE BEEN DOING SECURITY

WE’VE BEEN DOING SECURITY COOPERATION WITH MEXICO FOR

COOPERATION WITH MEXICO FOR YEARS, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

YEARS, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION AND A MILITARY

COOPERATION AND A MILITARY RELATIONSHIP THAT COULD CONTINUE

RELATIONSHIP THAT COULD CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED WITH TRAINING

TO BE DEVELOPED WITH TRAINING RELATIONSHIPS, FOR EXAMPLE.

RELATIONSHIPS, FOR EXAMPLE. DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK ANYBODY

DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK ANYBODY ON THIS STAGE IS PROPOSING

ON THIS STAGE IS PROPOSING INVADING MEXICO?

INVADING MEXICO? >> THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M --

>> THAT’S NOT WHAT I’M -- >> I’M TALKING ABOUT BUILDING UP

>> I’M TALKING ABOUT BUILDING UP ALLIANCES.

ALLIANCES. AND IF YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT

AND IF YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT EXPERIENCE, LET’S ALSO TALK

EXPERIENCE, LET’S ALSO TALK ABOUT JUDGMENT.

ABOUT JUDGMENT. ONE OF THE FOREIGN LEADERS YOU

ONE OF THE FOREIGN LEADERS YOU MENTIONED MEETING WAS BASHAR AL

MENTIONED MEETING WAS BASHAR AL ASSAD.

ASSAD. I HAVE IN MY EXPERIENCE SUCH AS

I HAVE IN MY EXPERIENCE SUCH AS IT IS, WHETHER YOU THINK IT

IT IS, WHETHER YOU THINK IT COUNTS OR NOT SINCE IT WASN’T

COUNTS OR NOT SINCE IT WASN’T ACCUMULATED IN WASHINGTON,

ACCUMULATED IN WASHINGTON, ENOUGH JUDGMENT THAT I WOULD NOT

ENOUGH JUDGMENT THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE SAT DOWN WITH A MURDEROUS

HAVE SAT DOWN WITH A MURDEROUS DICTATOR LIKE THAT.

DICTATOR LIKE THAT. >> CONGRESSWOMAN GABBARD, LET ME

>> CONGRESSWOMAN GABBARD, LET ME ALLOW YOU TO RESPOND.

ALLOW YOU TO RESPOND. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. YOU WERE ASKED DIRECTLY WHETHER

YOU WERE ASKED DIRECTLY WHETHER YOU WOULD SEND OUR TROOPS TO

YOU WOULD SEND OUR TROOPS TO MEXICO TO FIGHT CARTELS AND YOUR

MEXICO TO FIGHT CARTELS AND YOUR ANSWER WAS YES.

ANSWER WAS YES. THE FACT CHECKERS CAN CHECK THIS

THE FACT CHECKERS CAN CHECK THIS OUT.

OUT. BUT YOUR POINT ABOUT JUDGMENT IS

BUT YOUR POINT ABOUT JUDGMENT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF DOES NEED

OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF DOES NEED TO HAVE GOOD JUDGMENT.

TO HAVE GOOD JUDGMENT. AND WHAT YOU’VE JUST POINTED OUT

AND WHAT YOU’VE JUST POINTED OUT IS THAT YOU WOULD LACK THE

IS THAT YOU WOULD LACK THE COURAGE TO MEET WITH BOTH

COURAGE TO MEET WITH BOTH ADVERSARIES AND FRIENDS, TO

ADVERSARIES AND FRIENDS, TO ENSURE THAT PEACE AND NATIONAL

ENSURE THAT PEACE AND NATIONAL SECURITY OF OUR NATION.

SECURITY OF OUR NATION. I TAKE THE EXAMPLE OF THOSE

I TAKE THE EXAMPLE OF THOSE LEADERS WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US,

LEADERS WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US, LEADERS LIKE JFK WHO MET WITH

LEADERS LIKE JFK WHO MET WITH KHRUSHCHEV, LIKE ROOSEVELT WHO

KHRUSHCHEV, LIKE ROOSEVELT WHO MET WITH STALIN.

MET WITH STALIN. >> LIKE DONALD TRUMP WHO MET

>> LIKE DONALD TRUMP WHO MET WITH KIM.

WITH KIM. >> LIKE REAGAN WHO MET AND

>> LIKE REAGAN WHO MET AND WORKED WITH GORBACHEV.

WORKED WITH GORBACHEV. THESE ISSUES OF NATIONAL

THESE ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY ARE INCREDIBLY

SECURITY ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

IMPORTANT. I WILL MEET WITH AND DO WHAT IS

I WILL MEET WITH AND DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT NO

NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT NO MORE OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS

MORE OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN UNIFORM ARE NEEDLESSLY SENT

IN UNIFORM ARE NEEDLESSLY SENT INTO HARM’S WAY FIGHTING REGIME

INTO HARM’S WAY FIGHTING REGIME CHANGE WARS THAT UNDERMINE OUR

CHANGE WARS THAT UNDERMINE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY.

NATIONAL SECURITY. I’LL BRING REAL LEADERSHIP AND