A morning news show that includes interviews, features and banter among hosts. Pete and barack obama as well. That kind of anemic growth is the new normal. And a lot of economists said that as well. Griff, you brought this up. You should get credit for this. I will read it one of our reports in October Of 2016 cnn surveyed 11 economists on whether the economy would ever reach 4 g. D. P. All said no. Quote one economist his name is Robert Brewska he said pigs do not fly. Trump donald trump is dreaming that it would get to 4 . Breaking news this morning, pigs do fly. They actually do. [laughter] because we hit 4. 1 . If its on the folder its got to be true. Think about it, economists and everyone in the establishment said no, no, no. 4 cant happen. We are managing americas decline. We are a second rate power. Our economy is stuck in the mud. Trump said no we can unleash it again. America can be great. Economic engine of free market works. Abby we are still dealing with this. Griff the Pl
look yourself in the mirror of venezuela and cuba. you do not ever want anyone not even close to socialism to come to this country. people are eating from trash bags in the streets. so what how has socialism actually helped the country? i don t think any venezuelan can really like socialism because we have seen it put in place very well. it is not the route to go. it is not possible. it is not feasible. don t fall for it. steve: don t fall for it there have you venezuelans in the united states sending a strong message to americans who like the idea of socialism. don t fall for it. ainsley: campus reform cabot phillips attended a protest with victims of venezuelan socialism and he joins us now with more. what did they tell you, cabot? well, it was powerful to hear what so many americans know to be true that socialism is the largest threat facing the future of our country and the sad thing is it s coming from people within our borders. these are people that are pushing social
that are on the american side who are trying to make this country again the place that people want to come to and not run away from. pete: representative collins and art, have a great time in the house tomorrow night. thank you very much. pete: what a cool experience that will be. thank you. pete: the economy not slowing down despite the partial government shutdown. stuart varney says it s only going to get better. he is here next hour to explain. and, college students defending their conservative values amidst overwomenning leftist punish back. cabot phillips knows a lot about that. liberty university coming up next. mainly my faith is the reason. economically i think it makes the most sense and socially i think it aligns with the bible. solve problems more freedom and not less. only for a limited time.
what do you think misperceptions people have about young conservatives? that we have been hard-wired to believe. i think a lot of people believe that we are just what our parents want us to be. everybody thinks we are racist and homophobic but, as a christian, our whole goal is to love everybody. ainsley: young conservatives setting the record straight about the common misconceptions against them. steve: campus reform cabot phillips has more on interviews at liberty university. you went to liberty in the commonwealth of virginia to talk to young conservatives because unlike a lot of liberals on campus, you say that conservatives have got to have a better world view to figure out both sides of the story, right? absolutely. i have been on 100 college campuses with the leadership institute s campus reform and i have seen this growing trend where young conservative students they are more informed than liberal counterparts because
free education and healthcare. how are we going to pay for those? oh, god. i mean,. us? us, i guess. who, in your mind should pay for all of the free things. all the free things? well, some of it should come from taxes but the government should pay for i it. but the government is funded by taxes. yeah. abby: the money has got to come from somewhere. democratic socialist alexandria ocasio-cortez claims that most things in life should be free but it seems that many supporters don t know how she is going to end up paying for it. griff: campus reform cabot phillips is here with latest video. i love that you were explaining how things work with some these youngsters. they definitely need plenty of help and understanding that the government cannot in fact fund every single thing you want for free even though your feelings might be hurt by that it s important to understand that fact. it s tempting to laugh around the rise of socialism.