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>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WE'RE BACK HERE WITH ANDREW
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YANG.
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MR. YANG, IF I MAY, LET ME ASK YOU THIS -- WE HAVE A
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BILLIONAIRE IN OFFICE RIGHT NOW, AND LAST NIGHT WE HAD MAYOR
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BLOOMBERG WHO IS AN HONEST TO GOD BILLIONAIRE AND TOM STEYER
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WHO IS A BILLIONAIRE.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU THAT WE HAVE SO MANY BILLIONAIRES
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RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT RIGHT NOW?
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>> WELL, IT'S A SYMPTOM OF THE FACT THAT MONEY RUNS JUST ABOUT
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EVERYTHING IN AMERICAN LIFE TODAY AND IT'S NOT JUST OUR
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POLITICS, IT'S THE FACT THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN OVERRUN BY
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CORPORATE INTERESTS, AND, UNFORTUNATELY, IF YOU HAVE A
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BILLION DOLLARS, THAT'S GOING TO PUT YOU IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO
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MAKE DEBATE STAGES AND BE ABLE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT MUCH MORE
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SO THAN IF YOU WERE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN WHO JUST HAS SOME GOOD
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IDEAS.
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I THINK, ACTUALLY, IN MANY WAYS, I'M THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF THOSE
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BILLIONAIRES BECAUSE NO ONE HAD EVER HEARD OF ME 12 MONTHS AGO,
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AND WE HAVE BEEN GROWING AND GROWING MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN
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ANY OTHER CAMPAIGN REALLY BECAUSE AMERICANS HOV OUR VISION
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OF A COUNTRY WHERE WE ACTUALLY CAN GET THE BOOT OFF OUR THROATS
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AND EXPERIENCE SOME ECONOMIC ABUNDANCE INSTEAD OF SCARCITY.
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: PEOPLE HADN'T
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HEARD OF YOU A YEAR AGO, AND "THE WASHINGTON POST" ACTUALLY
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CALLED YOU "RANDOM GUY, ANDREW YANG," AND PEOPLE STILL HAVE A
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LITTLE TROUBLE FIGURING YOU OUT.
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FOR INSTANCE, CNBC, IN LISTING ALL THE CANDIDATES HERE LAST
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WEEK, HERE ARE YOU AS YANG BUT THEY PUT UP A PICTURE OF A GUY
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NAMED JEFF YANG INSTEAD OF YOU.
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DID THEY APOLOGIZE TO YOU?
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>> THEY HAD A PUBLIC APOLOGY SOME NUMBER OF HOURS LATER AFTER
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IT WAS CALLED TO THEIR ATTENTION.
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>> Stephen: YEAH.
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I THINK THAT'S ABOUT THE 12th APOLOGY I'VE GOTTEN FROM
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A MEDIA NETWORK.
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>> Stephen: AND WHO IS JEFF YANG?
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>> JEFF YANG IS A VENTURE CAPITALIST IN CALIFORNIA WHO IS
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A VERY HANDSOME MAN -- >> Stephen: YEAH.
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OR YOU.
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YOU'RE BOTH GOOD LOOKING GUYS, YEAH.
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>> THAT'S ABOUT ALL I KNOW OF HIM.
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>> Stephen: OKAY.
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DID YOU TALK TO HIM?
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HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM AT ALL?
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>> YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T -- I THINK WE EXCHANGED, LIKE, DIRECT
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MESSAGES ON TWITTER.
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>> Stephen: I'M JUST SAYING IF YOU GET THE NOMINATION,
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VICE PRESIDENT -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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-- YANG YANG!
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YANG YANG!
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IT'S RIGHT THERE, MAN.
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>> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS, IF I DIDN'T WANT TO ATTEND AN EVENT
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AND HE WENT -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )
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>> Stephen: CNBC WOULDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
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>> THEY CLEARLY WOULDN'T KNOW.
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>> Stephen: OKAY, HERE'S THIS BIG NEWS -- I MEAN, THIS IS DAMN
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BIG NEWS -- SO THE YANG GANG JUST GOT ONE MAN BIGGER.
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THIS IS YOU THANKING DAVE CHAPPELLE AND WELCOME TO THE
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YANG GANG DO THIS FOR OUR KIDS.
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S A HUGE GET.
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THAT IS ONE OF THE COOLEST CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS I'VE EVER
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SEEN.
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HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT?
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>> OH, DAVE'S PEOPLE REACHED OUT TO MY PEOPLE, WE GOT TOGETHER
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FOR AN HOUR-PLUS AND JUST REALLY CONNECTED.
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HE'S A PARENT, I'M A PARENT, WE BOTH ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
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THE WAY THE COUNTRY IS GOING, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO
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BETTER AND SAY TO OUR KIDS WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO
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ACTUALLY LEAVE A COUNTRY WE'RE PROUD OF FOR THEM.
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: GOOD LUCK WITH THE
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CAMPAIGN -- GOOD LUCK WITH THE CAMPAIGN.
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12 MONTHS AGO, YOU WERE RANDOM GUY, YOU KNOW, AN DO YOU YANG,
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NOW YOU'RE FAMOUS GUY ANDREW YANG.
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IF SOME CRAZY WORLD YOU DON'T BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
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STATES -- >> THAT WOULD BE CRAZY.
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>> Stephen: ( LAUGHTER )
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>> Stephen: -- DO YOU HAVE A FALLBACK CONDITION, REALITY
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SHOW, YOU AND PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE RENTING A HOUSE
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SOMEPLACE?
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>> WELL, GOAL NUMBER ONE IS GET TRUMP OUT OF OFFICE, SO IF I'M
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NOT THE NOMINEE, I WILL BE WORKING WITH WHOEVER THE NOMINEE
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IS TO WIN IN THE FALL AND THEN I'LL LIKELY END UP AS PART OF
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THE ADMINISTRATION TRYING TO SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT
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ARE JUST GETTING WORSE.
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>> Stephen: WELL, GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND THE YANG GANG NO MATTER
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WHAT HAPPENS.
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ANDREW YANG, EVERYBODY!
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WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH COMEDIAN ABBY McENANY!