For republicans, 202 7488001 and for independent voters, 202 7488002. Joining us now is the chair of the Florida Republican party. Thank you for being with us. Thanks so much for having me on. Steve the message from the president tonight, what was it . What was he telling his face, and he was and was he trying to band is based. Plex trying to expand his face . First of all, it was great to be out on the road. And i think his last line, the best is yet to come. What he can do with the economy, he is focused on having a strong resurgence in getting people back to work, because people want to be a good provider for their family. I think the president can deliver once again he talked about the forgotten man. I think that will be a central because at the end of the day, who is out there working for all those American Workers out there . Whether it be unfair trade deals, regulatory changes, the president has gone to bat over and over for the american worker. And i think that is going to lead
Now it looks like maybe not but it was a challenge definitely very fulfilling. Not only did i learn a lot from it but as you know, when you report on politics day in , day out there are themes that you develop andfinding your writing. There are things you feel like your understanding in a lot of dimensions about american politics so for me , that was a way to bring a lot of that together. A white to tie together years andyears of reporting and writing about congress, women in politics, the way the political system works and congress works. And also as a magazine writer you always write more words than they are willing to put in the magazine so its nice to have 300 pages and spell it all out what made you considerthat nancy pelosi was the one that would be worthy of power along this book took . Honestly, of all the political figures ive written about she was the one that felt big enough for a book. Big enough and significant enough that i could take that deep of a dive into her. As i wr
Time. In july, 1998, a delusional seriously mentally ill man walked through the Metal Detectors at the Capitol Building while he was carrying a loaded smith and wesson resolver. A u. S. Capitol Police Officer stopped the man when he set off the alarm and asked the man to go through again. The man turned without a word and shot officer chestnut in the head and killed him. The man then shot and wounded another Police Officer, officer douglas mcmillan, who then returned fire and hit the attacker. The attacker then shot and mortally wounded a u. S. Capitol police detective, detective john gibson, as he was telling members of congress and their staff to take cover. Detective gibson was killed by the atactor that day, in 1998, but before he died, he nevertheless was able to return fire as well, and that is apparently what took that gunman down sxended that oneman attack on the u. S. Capitol in the summer of 1998. The attacker, although he was shot by officers who returned fire, he survived.
Time. In july 1998 a delusional, seriously mentalally ill man walked through carrying a loaded. 38 caliber smith and wesson revolver. Jacob chestnut stopped the man and asked him to go through the metal detector. The man turned and shot the officer in the head and killed him and shot and Wounded Another Police officer. Officer Douglas Mcmillian who Returned Fire and hit the attacker. Shot and mortally wounded a u. S. Capitol police detective. John gibson. As gibson told members of congress and their staff to take cover. Detective gibson was killed by the attacker that day. But before he died he nevertheless was able to return fire as well and that is apparently what took the gunman down and ended that oneman attack on the u. S. Capitol in the summer of 1998. The attacker, although he was shot by officers that Returned Fire, he survived. A u. S. Senator, who was a Heart Surgeon was nearby when the Gun Fight Broke Out and may have saved the gunmans life after the shooting stop and accomp
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