The 5th 2020 Democratic debate changed things up a bit — by becoming a comedy.
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00:00Now my first move was not to run for president of the United States because I am not insane.
00:06With all due deference to the fact that this is a presidential debate, Donald Trump got punked.
00:13He points out that I'm a rabid dog need to be beaten with a stick.
00:18Very recently was his comment. Other than that you like him. Other than that I like him and
00:23I have a lot of respect for the vice president. He has swore me into my office as a hero. This
00:30week I hear him literally say that I don't think we should legalize marijuana. I thought you might
00:36have been high when you said it. And let me tell you, because marijuana...
00:43Mr. Yang, if you win the 2020 election,
00:46what would you say in your first call with Russian President Vladimir Putin?
00:53Well, first I'd say I'm sorry I beat your guy.
01:06Or not sorry.
01:09I wanted to return back to this issue of black voters. I have a lifetime of experience with
01:14black voters. I've been one since I was 18. I just want to stick up for Tom. We have a broken
01:20campaign finance system, but Tom's been spending his own money fighting climate change. You can't
01:24knock someone for having money and spending it in the right way, in my opinion. Thanks, Andrew.
01:32If you notice, I have more people supporting me in the black community that have announced for me
01:37because they know me. They know who I am. Three former chairs of the Black Caucus.
01:42The only African American woman that ever been elected to the United States Senate.
01:46A whole range of people. My point is...
01:49No, that's not true. The other one is here.
01:51That's not true.
01:53I said the first African American elected. The first African American.