ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Blue-state audiences tempted to how at this should try to understand this phenomenon, because it speaks to a legitimate problem that Democrats have. The average American likes meat, sports, money, porn, cars, cartoons, and shopping. Less popular, socialism, privilege-checking, and the world ending in ten years. Basely he's saying that perhaps you and others are underestimating the power of President Trump.</s>TOM STEYER (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Alisyn, can I make a -- can I respond to that, please?</s>CAMEROTA: Yes, please, please.</s>STEYER: Let me say this. The biggest fact in American politics is that four out of five Americans believe that corporations have bought the democracy. I don't think Americans are responding to Mr. Trump's taste in meats. I think what they're responding to was his attack on the establishment for disrespecting and paying no attention to them. And, in fact, that is what four out of five Americans across the spectrum, Democrats, Republicans and independents, believe. That's the whole point of my campaign. The government has failed in Washington, D.C. And what we -- it's been bought by corporations. Mr. Trump had the right analysis, but his solutions are absolutely terrible. You started this section --</s>CAMEROTA: Yes.</s>STEYER: By quoting him as talking about somebody else's trade war. Let's face it, it's his trade war. He's a failed president. His actual policies are disastrous. But that doesn't mean that his original analysis and his ability to relate to people and talk about that is disastrous. I don't underestimate him at all. He was absolutely on point, he just didn't know what the heck to do about it.</s>CAMEROTA: Tom Steyer, really interesting to get your perspective on all of this. Thanks so much for being on</s>NEW DAY. STEYER: Thank you, Alisyn.</s>CAMEROTA: John.</s>JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: So ten people managed to get out alive from this burning plane. The story behind their incredible escape, next.
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