Unbiased, word for word. From the Nations Capital to wherever you are, you can see whos opinion that matters the most. This is what democracy looks like cspan, powered by cable. Former texas republican congressman is running for president. Hepeaks at the 2023 lincoln dinner hosted by the Iowa Republican par. He drew bs from the crowd after making comments against former president donald trump. Heres a look. Great welcome. What im going to do here today, im going to do two things. And i want to talk to you about why you decided to run for the most important position in the world. I am the youngest of three. Mary alice and bob, my mom and dad. They moved to texas in 1971. The house my father lives in was the only house that would sell to an interracial couple. It was not the neighborhood with the best schools, but it was the one place where my parents could build the family. 35 years later, their youngest son became a member of congress from that area. That is what i love about america, anything is possible. When i graduated from texas a m in computer science, i served my country overseas for 10 years as an undercover officer and the cia. My job was to stop terrorists from blowing up our homeland. My job was to stop Nuclear Weapons proliferators from bringing in a dirty bomb. My job was to stop the russians and the chinese from stealing our secrets. I was shocked at come i was ship chased and there was a number of times when i thought i was going to meet my maker. I was honored to put my life on the line to serve a country that has given me so much. In addition to doing those things, i had to brief members of congress. The people i met were not as great as joni ernst. We can clap for them. Come on. That is why i started to run for congress. I lost my first election, but it gave me the opportunity to build the cybersecurity company. I won in 2013. I served for six years. Despite their not being term limits, still walked away. You do not have to die or be defeated to leave congress. It gave me an opportunity for the last two years to work in technology. Ive been on the board of one of the most important ai companies in the world. We are faced with the number of generational challenges. I have seen our enemies up close. The Chinese Government is trying to surpass us. This is not my opinion. This is what the Chinese Government is saying about themselves. Why should we care . If they win, that means our dollar will not go as far. Our retirement accounts will not last as long. We will have to learn Mandarin Chinese because that will be the language of business. Our kids and grandkids will not be able to be at the best paying jobs in the world. That is why we have to care about this new cold war we are in with the Chinese Government. We need common in washington dc the other thing i have learned, for the last 23 years, the cost of all goods and services has been increasing three times faster than average salaries. That is why over 70 of americans think the country is on the wrong track. We have new Technology LikeArtificial Intelligence that will upend every single industry. Not in 10 years, but in two or three years. And we have to make sure our kids are ready for jobs that do not exist today. This will impact every single american. In all my time, i learned a few things. My mother always told me speak the truth always. I am not going to lie to you. I am also not going to kiss anybodys but. And i am not going to like anybodys boots. I am sick and tired of our officials telling us that our neighbors are our enemies. They are our fellow americans who we happen to disagree with. Way more unites us than divides us. If we want to make sure we bring fiscal policy that helps all americans, if we want to secure the border, something i know about, if we are going to make sure our kids are getting the best quality education regardless of their location or their age, then we have to win elections. It has been 20 years since a republican has won the popular vote on the national level. We lost the house in 2018. We lost the white house and the senate in 2020. A red wave do not materialize in 2020 21 have. Joe biden can be beat. I am not talking about when they one election. Winning one the election. And the reason donald trump lost the election in 2020 is he failed to grow the gop brand in areas like women with a College Degree in the suburbs, black and brown communities and people under the age of 35. We need leaders like Governor Reynolds who want to places people did not expect. That is how you turned red. One of the things we need is for elected leaders to tell the truth even if it is unpopular. Donald trump is not running for president to make America Great again or to represent the people who voted for him. Donald trump is running to stay out of prison and if we elect i know i know listen, i know the truth. The truth is hard. But if we elect donald trump, we are willingly giving joe biden for more years in the white house and america cannot handle that. God bless you and god bless america. Cspans campaign 2024 coverage continues. Watch our coverage of the candidates on the campaign trail with announcements, meet and greets, speeches and events. To make up your own mind. Campaign 2024 on the cspan network, cspan now, or anytime online at cspan. Org. Your unfiltered view of politics. Cspan is your unfiltered view of government. We are funded by these Television Companies and more including comcast. You think this is just a Community Center . No. Its more than that. Comcast is creating wifi enabled spots for students to get the tools they need to be ready for anything. 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