appalachia was a region. region very near urban centers of the northeast and was in late 19th century rural and to a degree forested. it was also culturally southern. all of this made it an ideal locale for local scouts who can contrast picturesque landscape and the habits of its people with the new america in the cities across the north. and i think at this point, let's turn to our first hand. as for example, of local color literature published in 1899 in harper's weekly, this is a pretty famous. and it's hand number one, our contemporary ancestors. and i want you to turn to this. it's a brief reading, but if you can turn to it quickly and with these questions in mind mind, who wants to answer that first question, you want to take a stab at them. michael, wait, wait. for the highlight from the and the conditions of the times. and i think that's reflective of the colonial economy that coal industry brought to west virginia and exported from the appalachian region in general. and by saying our contemporary anc

a portion of appalachia do we know of? west virginia, west virginia, southern west virginia, eastern. and some of these counties in south west virginia as well that is what we call appalachia, coal. right. so exactly. persistent poverty is heavily centered in those areas in within appalachia. what else do we notice? there's some other things that this map tells us as well that we can just touch on. yes, right here, a big proportion along mississippi river, big portion along the mississippi river, right. certainly, this is something that we've talked about when we the antebellum south. right. the black belt that you can see here, also the mississippi river valley. so this map is also demonstrating structural inequalities or structural poverty in areas historically align with plantation agriculture and the and the slave system in the united states. another map that i know shown you before, this is a map of excess mortality rates in really what we see is. you can kind of lay this map directly over the one that we were just lo

, what has happened over and over in appalachia?oups of minor ties people to ask these same questions, what tends to happen again and again? if you look at appalachia, you see this cycle where the place and the people in the place are belittled and i look down upon in order to justify taking what is needed from those places and those people. i think he is blaming the victim. >> this is important, because he is actually in a position of authority. this is not just about you writing a book on someone who wrote a book you think. he is now the united states senator and in the place to be vice president of the united states. getting that interpreted wrong or incorrectly could have dangerous policy implications for the people in that part of the country. >> it could. i believe strongly whenever you tell lori, it needs to be truthful and when there is damage that is done when anyone tells this truth, his book before he was a senator, this book was a national bestseller, used as a way to try to understand trump's ascendance. lots of people

. >> like a lot of people, we came from the mountains of appalachia into the factories of ohio, pennsylvania, michigan, and wisconsin. now, it's one of the ten poorest counties in the entire united states of america. they are very hard-working people, and they are very good people. they're the kind of people who would give you the shirt off their back, even if they can't afford enough to eat. >> reporter: but today, in north carolina, vice president kamala harris telling voters, don't be fooled. >> with the selection of his running mate this week, donald trump is also trying to distract people. he wants to direct attention away from his record and his project 2025 plan to suggest that he and his running mate are going to prioritize the middle class. but we are not buying it. we are not falling for the okie doke. >> david: rachel scott again live on the convention floor right down behind us here in the broadcast booth tonight. donald trump set to address the convention tonight, address the country. and he already told abc news this week he was planning a very different speech tonight, until t

i think whether it was you know as you noted he is very famous for this book about appalachia and inheir advocate and do any of the things that he promised to make their lives better, he has done far more than silicon valley that he has done for people in ohio or his never trump background or the way he is now conveniently trying to reshape his stance on abortion, he is not honest or sincere. he has continued to try to remake himself to whatever is convenient or politically expedient to serve his ambition. >> you have a big job ahead of you liz walters big senate race, thank you so much for your time, this evening we really appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> it super interesting hearing the home state perspective on him made ohio, we have all been in this business long enough that we have seen ohio come from a very purple state to a very red state, certainly has been the exception and a very popular home state has a good chance hopefully of holding onto a seat i think the democrats think that they've got a chance that he can hold onto it. but to see jd vance ride to the senat

whher it was, he's famous for this book about appalachia and in appalachia, ohio, there still waitingor j.d. to be their advocate. to do any of the things he promised to make their lives better. he's done re silicon valley than he has for the people of palachia, ohio, or is never trumper background for the way he has conveniently tried to reshape his stance on his abortion. he is not honest or sincere in trying to remake himsf to whatever is convenient or politically expedient to serve his ambition. >> less walters, you have a big job ahead of you. a big senate ra with sherrod brown. thank you for your time. appreciate it. >> it's interesting. hearing the homestay perspective on him. ohio, we've all been in this business long enough that we have seen ohio go om a purple state to a red state. sherrod brown is very hot popular and has a good chance, hopefully come up holding onto his seat. i think democrats think that at he has a chance to hold onto it. to see j.d. vance ride to the senate on the strength of that autobiography he wro. the strength the book he wrote, and then, essentiall

here in kentucky, in appalachia, very proud people, very gifted people, but who have suffered this bigoss. they shame themselves, especially after addiction. kinda of breaks that many families. does irreparable harm. and then they feel like people in blue states are just swinging effort to it's at them. they feel shame. i think donald trump comes in as the shame president. he comes in with an anti-shaming ritual that relieves some of this. i think that is a lot of steam behind the maga enthusiasts for the republican ticket. amy: i want to go to the trailer of the netflix film "hillbilly elegy," based on j.d. vance's bestseller "hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis." >> be happy. i know i could have done better. you've got to decide if you want to be somebody. >> i've been doing real good. >> i have an interview tomorrow. >> you know me, i was laying on my feet. you look at me. you look at me. >> you let her get away with this every time. folks i told you i would do better. >> you always say that. >> you have to think about these kids. >> what you think i've been

here in kentucky, in appalachia, very proud people, very gifted people, but who have suffered this bigoss. they shame themselves, especially after addiction. kinda of breaks that many families. does irreparable harm. and then they feel like people in blue states are just swinging effort to it's at them. they feel shame. i think donald trump comes in as the shame president. he comes in with an anti-shaming ritual that relieves some of this. i think that is a lot of steam behind the maga enthusiasts for the republican ticket. amy: i want to go to the trailer of the netflix film "hillbilly elegy," based on j.d. vance's bestseller "hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis." >> be happy. i know i could have done better. you've got to decide if you want to be somebody. >> i've been doing real good. >> i have an interview tomorrow. >> you know me, i was laying on my feet. you look at me. you look at me. >> you let her get away with this every time. folks i told you i would do better. >> you always say that. >> you have to think about these kids. >> what you think i've been

and then he played some people from appalachia. and you imagine it had carrying power. so who knows? who knows how fa went. but anyway, not going to do that now i have a pretty good i hear more of it. i made it very. fourscore and seven years ago our brought forth on this a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal now, are engaged in a great civil war testing that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. we are met on a great battlefield that we have come to dedicate a portion of that field resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. but in a larger we cannot. we cannotsecrate. we cannot long this brave men living in dead who struggler above our poor power to add or detract the world will little note nor long here, but it can t they did here it is for us, a living brother to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thusar snobly advanced, is rather for us to be here

a kid from appalachia had a kid from trump tower in manhattan.grew a world apart, yet now we are both fighting side-by-side to save the country we love. my father has always said the people he gets along with best are the people who really work for a living. people with great, people who get their hands dirty. that is a big problem with washington, d.c. most of the bureaucrats who rule over us have never built anything in their lives. >> meanwhile president trump changed his political speech after surviving assassination attempt. he said tonight the speech is a chance to bring the country together and he thanks god he was given that chance. first lady melania trump and his daughter ivanka trump will be in attendance to hear him speak and formally accept the 2024 presidential nomination, guys. spill in the country, dare i say, the entire world will be watching, brooke, thank you. let's bring in brandy cruz hosted "then divided" and vance speech clearly fired up republicans. had to that land with independence like you? >> look, he i think he is inc

whether it was, as you know, he is very famous for this about appalachia.be their advocate and do any of the things that he promised to make their lives better. he has done far more for silken valley been he has for the people of appalachia, ohio. or is a never trumper background or the way he is trying to reshape his stance on abortion. he is not honest or sincere and he has continued to try to remake himself to whatever is convenient or politically expedient to serve his ambition. >> liz walters, you have a big job ahead of you. thank you so much for your time this evening. we really appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> it is super interesting. hearing the homes they perspective on him. ohio, we have all been in this business long enough we have seen all how go from a purple state to a very red state. sharon brown has been the exception. has a good chance of holding onto a cd. i think the democrats think they have a chance he can hold onto it. to see j.d. vance arrived to the senate on the strength of that auto my argosy -- autobiography and that as

look, he may be from appalachia, but his policies are from mar-a-lago and wall street. his whole political career was based off of republican financier peter thiel. you look at what he said a couple nights ago when he said, look, we're the party of working people, not the millionaires. that was the day after donald trump talked about an $800 million tax cut for businesses and the wealthy. so i don't think it'll go too far. i mean, it's not where you're from, it's actually what you're going to do. and what we've seen in the past, by both jd vance and by donald trump, is that they're not worried about the working folks. >> and let's remember when we first heard in the public about jd vance he wrote a book about growing up in appalachia, among other things, in the book hillbilly elegy, and it was the opposite. i mean, he was talking about how people like trump had abandoned whites in appalachia and said that donald trump was like america's hitler. david -- >> look, yeah. oh, sorry, but yeah, that's america's hitler, or he said trump is cultural heroin. he basically blamed

i grew up in another error of appalachia, but i can see it. i've watched my state change like no other state for 80 years. my state of west reading was a solid blue state what happened? one of my colleagues asked me joe what happened to the west virginia democrats. now says nothing. they will know what happened to the washington democrats here's, here's a little state of mind, west virginia, who's done the heavy lifting and appalachia. they mine the coal, made this still built to guns and ships built the middle class, if you will. they're patriotic, they've shed more blood loss and realize for the cause of freedom that any region of the country they've given everything that they have and now all of a sudden, we're not good enough. we're not smart enough. we're not greene enough. my goodness, no one's give them more than we have why did you leave them behind? that's what they believe. so i told my friend that's the problem. you can't leave anybody behind. and i will say this, the president biden he got that loud and clear, and he gave extra inc

come go with me to appalachia. i'd love for you to go.ome go to places where we see people living in poverty, who are struggling and working hard every day. and then be mindful that it was theodore roosevelt, a republican, who first said in 1912, when he challenged both parties, he said that we ought to have a moral agenda, that moral agenda ought to include health care, it ought to include a minimum living wage, it ought to include taking care of the environment. this was a republican that said that. eisenhower, who is a republican, said we ought to put more investment in public education and we ought to be leery, he said, of the military industrial complex that would soak up all the money from the people that actually need it in the country. so i encourage you to read this book because what you might find is something that is not rooted in the mythologies but is rooted in the truth. we're talking about 140 million people, the majority of which are white, among black people, over 60%. and to suggest that those 140 million people are some

and when i saw you, i did ask you, is this really what your life was, appalachia?this is necessary of a palacio, you become a marine. and by the way, your mom was a drug addict and alcoholic "your father, not exactly the greatest father in the world. a new report and you had an amazing grandmother that came out of your life too. but then you join the marines, who served in iraq. you came out of school, went to ohio state, he went to yale. you prospered at yale. then you went on to be successful in business. which by the way the request are criticizing you for. to which you failed but i guess when they wrote that considering where you came from, is the american dream. and then, you know, you got on the politics and you did so successfully. pretty amazing story. give us some texture and context of that life. i mean, that's a tough life you had -- you have. >> yeah, sean, it was a lot of waste but blessed in a not -- in a lot of ways and you have to accept the written about. i wouldn't see the same now world -- the grandmother who raised me with such an amazing person

you think was misrepresented about people who live in appalachia when you sort of went through it because you said the beginning of the book, it resonated. >> you it was his story, it was him telling it from a personal perspective. and it's very impactful to anyone who grew up with with no means sure. i think that what happened for me and for a lot of readers was this shift that happens from first-person singular where he's, when he's telling the story about, i didn that does this happened to me sure. i can follow that. i can read that. like i said, with a lot of empathy, but he does something in the book that frankly doesn't really get captured in the film because a book is an easier format for this than a film. but you really shifts to talking about we and he speaks on behalf of the entirety of appalachia, which is something that i would never claim to do. and most people who've paid any attention and understand that it's the 13 state region spanning 200,000 square miles with two with 25 million people who would say, this is my experience and therefore, i'll tell you what we are alike.

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he talked at length about his upbringing in ohio, in appalachia.ou heard more about china specifically, whether it is sentinel or trade. he said he wants american jobs for american workers. he said he wants to stop the chinese communist party from building their middle-class off the back of american citizens and multiple times in the speech you heard senator vance say the phrase america first. when it comes to foreign policy and economic policy, giving you a sense of the kind of ideas is likely to have if he does indeed become vice president and stand alongside donald trump in a second term. paul: strong anti-china rhetoric , as you mentioned about not wanting china to build its middle class at the expense of america's peer also some criticism for president biden, calling him a career politician who has been around younger than j.d. vance has been alive and also talking about appealing to the workingman. is he trying to cut into the mccright's -- democrat's base? kailey: he's trying to draw a contrast between himself, only 39 years old, to an octog

a kid from appalachia and a kid from trump tower in manhattan. we grew up worlds apart yet now we're both fighting side by side to save the country we love. and by the way, j.d. vance is going to make one hell of a vice president. [applause] >> j.d.! j.d.! j.d.! >> for those of you who have tuned out politics or have never even voted, i want you to know, if you're looking for a better life, a more prosperous future, a safer, more wholesome and patriotic place to call home, there is room for you in this party and in this movement. in fact, you're the ones who matter most of all. my father has always said that people he gets along with best are the people who really work for a living. [applause] >> it's because of his background of a builder in construction. in construction, it doesn't matter how smart your architect is if you don't have the best guys laying the bricks. people with grit, who get their hands dirty. that's a big problem with washington, d.c. most of the bure accurates who rule over us have never built anything in their lives. it is t

a kid from appalachia and the kid from trump tower who have bonded.that battle. >> brett: the president's son making a forceful advocacy for his father, also talking about the shooting on saturday, the assassination attempt. this investigation is ongoing. there was an all senator briefing today where they got more details. we are being told among the things being talked about, the man, the shooter that authorities say was behind the assassination attempt posted on a gaming platform to watch the premiere as it unfolds. interestingly, tonight the secret service director within this this convention hall and was confronted. we go to the floor with that part of the story. >> that is right, of it of it all this excitement, the backdrop had some drama that is unfolding in the convention centre. i am told that the secret service director do not reveal what is in the building at a luxury seat -- suite right above us. to senators, marsha blackburn, and also don barrasso confronted her. they saw her and they started following care. they asked her a bunch of diff

capable of bringing that same success that he was able - to have coming from nothing, coming from appalachiand succeeding at a level that no—one _ can possibly fathom. we will get to the panel very shortly. first, the latest news. the prime minister has said that the king's speech marks the start of a rejection of what he called "the snake oil charms of populism" and the beginning of a "national renewal". he was speaking in the commons after the king had laid out labour's plans for its first months in office. growing fears that another war may erupt in the middle east — as israel and the lebanese—armed group hezbollah keep trading fire across the border. police in thailand say six vietnamese nationals found dead in a luxury hotel suite in bangkok on tuesday were probably poisoned with cyanide in a suspected murder—suicide case. authorities are investigating possible motives. the prime minister of bangladesh has warned that those responsible for the death of six people in a wave of student protests will be punished regardless of their political affiliation. many oppose a law under which a thi

. >> reporter: in west virginia's hollers deep in appalachia, jobless coal miners now find a seam of hope. >> i wasn't 100% sure what i was going to do. >> reporter: a mine laid off james damron two years ago. >> i did know i didn't want to go back in the deep mines. >> reporter: instead, damron found coalfield development and its incoming ceo, jacob israel hannah. >> hope is only as good as what it means to put food on the table. >> reporter: the program is a community-based nonprofit, teaching a dozen job skills and personal ones -- construction, agriculture, solar installation. >> they're going through this process here. >> reporter: someone can get paid up to three years to learn all of them. >> that's a good deal. >> we want to make sure you have all the tools in your tool kit to know when you do interview with an employer, here's the things you lay out that you've learned. >> reporter: it's working. training more than 2,500 people, creating 800 new jobs, and 72 new businesses. a program delivering with roughly $20 million in federal grants. >> instead of waiting around for some

a kid from appalachia and a kid from trump tower in manhattan.grew up worlds apart, yet now we are both fighting side-by-side to save the country we love. and by the way, j.d. vance is going to make one hell of a vice president. [chanting "j.d."] for those who have tuned out politics or who have never even voted, i want you to know if you're looking for a better life, a more prosperous future, in a safer more wholesome and patriotic place to call home, there is room for you in this party and in this movement. in fact, you are the ones who matter most of all. my father has always said that the people he gets along with best are the people who really work for a living. it's because of his background as a builder in construction. in construction it doesn't matter how smart your architect is, if you don't have the best guys laying the best bricks. people with a great, people who get their hands dirty. that's a big problem with washington, d.c. most of the bureaucrats who rule over us have never felt anything in their lives. it's time to build somethi

a kid from appalachia and a kid from trump tower who have bonded in a big way. and he's very instrumental, obviously, in that choice, and he won that battle. we've breath don jr., the president's son is, also talking about the shooting on saturday, the asates nation attempt telephone -- assassination attempt. there was an all-senate briefinged today where they got some is more details. we're being told among the things being talked about, the man, the shooter that authorities say was behind this assassination if attempt posted on a gaming platform july 13th would be my premiere, watch as it unfolds. interestingly, tonight the secret service director was in this convention hall and was confronted. let's go to aishah hasnie on the floor with that part of the story. >> reporter: hey, guys, that's right. amid all of this excitement and the backdrop, we got some drama unfolding in the convention center. i'm told the secret service director, kim cheatle, was in the building at a luxury suite right above us and that two senators, marsha blackburn and also john barrasso

a kid from appalachia and a kid from trump tower in manhattan.oth fighting side by side to save the country we love. and by the way, j.d. vance is going to make one hell of a vice president. [applause] >> j.d.! j.d.! j.d.! >> for those of you who have tuned out politics or have never even voted, i want you to know, if you're looking for a better life, a more prosperous future, a safer, more wholesome and patriotic place to call home, there is room for you in this party and in this movement. in fact, you're the ones who matter most of all. my father has always said that people he gets along with best are the people who really work for a living. [applause] >> it's because of his background of a builder in construction. in construction, it doesn't matter how smart your architect is if you don't have the best guys laying the bricks. people with grit, who get their hands dirty. that's a big problem with washington, d.c. most of the bure accurates who rule over us have never built anything in their lives. it is time to build something real. something t

and likenc a lot of people we ce from appalachia into the mountain factories of ohio, pennsylvania, and michigan. now, that's kentucky coal country, one of the ten -- now, it's one of the ten poorest counties in the entire united states of america. they're very hardworking people, and they're very good people. they're the kind of people who would give you the shirt off their back even if they can't afford enough to eat. and our media calls them privileged and looks down on them, but they love this country not only because it's a good idea but because in their bones they i know that this is their home, and it will be their children's home, and they would die fighting to protect it. that is the source of america's greatness. as a united states senator i get toor represent millions of peop in the great state of ohio with similar stories, and it is the great honor of my life. now, in that cemetery there are people who are born around the time of the civil war. and if, as i hope, my wife and i are eventually laid to rest there and our kids follow us, there will be seven generations just in t

my family is from appalachia.s rings true for so many people of coming from appalachia and making certain that you can grow and achieve the american dream. on his issues and on foreign policy, i think the only foreign policy positions that matter are donald trump's. donald trump has been very clear in his support. he is the first -- >> but donald trump also thinks that ukraine -- this war should end and he sides more with russia. now two people -- >> that's not true. he doesn't side more with russia. he thinks the war should end. so do i and so should you. he is the first president to give lethal weapons to ukraine, that they used to defend themselves. reversing the prior policies of the obama administration. the funding that went through the house would not have gone through the house if donald trump had stood against that funding. it would have been very difficult to get it through the house. the aspect of saying this war should end i agree with. this administration has made a number of restrictions on ukraine t

i have family ties dating back to right after the american revolution in part of appalachia and outsourcing of jobs and such in the last 40 years. when i have seen is the republican party captured the votes of these folks by a common nation of culture wars, claiming they were going to work for the middle class and outsourcing the high pay union jobs in this area and those that have a pension and 401(k) and do not earn enough are desperate for jobs to contribute to 401(k). churches will call themselves a mensch alkyl -- evangelical, but they are not regular churches. this is more a label than reality. i think this got put on steroids with reaganomics and that is why we are seeing such disparity and it is leaking out from the areas that expanded in the 80's. host: i want to let stephanie respond to those ideas you brought up. guest: what you're talking about here is that a lot of the challenges those communities are facing you're suggesting were caused by, the republican party, yet they seem to be voting for the republican party today. other folks might say those challenges were caused by dem

vance was someone who came from that place, you know, came from not appalachia, but middle america andme in appalachia where his roots were and could explain the views of those people. so i think his coming to fame based on the book was, in fact, a reflection of the curiosity that a lot of elites had about a part of the country that they sort of admitted they didn't understand. howard: and, of course, it would be the instant the front-runner for 2028. maggie, robby, thanks so much for coming by this sunday. >>> up next, the reporter who was at the attempted assassination on the mounting evidence of a secret service fiasco. ♪ clearchoice dental implants makes every day... a "let's dig in" day... mm. ...a "chow down" day... a "take a big bite" day... a "perfectly delicious" day... - mm. [ chuckles ] - ...a "love my new teeth" day. because your clearchoice day is the day everything is back on the menu. a clearchoice day changes every day. schedule a free consultation. >> university of maryland global campus is a school for real life, one that values the successes you've already achieved.

and i find his depiction of people from appalachia to be so offensive.got out and sold his book, and he doesn't go back. he doesn't talk about his family. they're just a sad story about poor america, instead of what they are, which is victims of exactly the kind of price gouging, capitalist narcissist he's decided to become a part of. >> i also asked the progressive voters who they thought kamala harris should pick as her running mate. take a listen. >> who would be your top choice for kamala harris to pick as her vice president? >> tim walz. minnesota governor. got a very progressive record, speaks very well on camera. i'm a midwestern guy in a region of the country that the democrats absolutely need to win. >> i agree. i actually was going to say tim walz, as well. he's done a remarkable job in minnesota. he's in the similar vein to tony evers, sort of the, like, fun, schoolteacher kind of guy. >> i'm a big gretchen whitmer fan, even though i imagine that they're probably going to be, like -- >> i want her to run for president. >> i want four years of

it can take good, qualified people who grew up poor on food stamps in appalachia and rise them to the do you have the culture with these people, not only do you have tens of millions of dollars a month being spent by these people on a ground game in the election, but you also have some of the smartest tech people there are. larry: yes. >> and our elections -- our campaigns have become so increasingly tech-heavy, you can target people in ways that we could, old paper ballot -- larry: no, no. yes a hundred times. but i'm saying the youngish, techie people are coming to trump. >> yeah. larry: like young people in general. >> well, because he's offering them a freedom agenda. he's saying i like bitcoin. if you, you know, if you're worried about the future of the dollar, we want to make sure that you're able to do things like buy bitcoin and other kinds of cryptocurrency. he's recognizing the housing crisis, the affordability crisis. one of the number one things for young people is not being able to find housing, not being able to to buy a house. they feel they can't make it because of gov

are policies that hurt the forgotten american since the people that he grew up around in rural appalachia. so it's not going to be just the kind of red-meat that we're used to hearing about joe biden and his political field policies. but it's using the biography to make that connection between the policies. his own life experience, and this platform he's giving us a view, i think of why perhaps they view this as the maga future because he's articulating maga policies. but in a way that that is more digestible to the average person doesn't come with donald trump's baggage i can tell you republican senators will be watching to see part of what he says about foreign policy. >> because obviously italy, he is someone who has said they don't want to send any more aid to ukraine. he has been against that let's listen into certain william tech road, 99-year-old world war ii that's right awarded to bronze stars and a silver star thank you. very much my name is bill, her role let me for all wisconsin night i'm a proud husband of 76 years no. my wife, rosemary i'm i'm a father of 11 children six bor

from the kentucky governor andy beshear is criticism of j.d. >> vance, his claims have roots in appalachia interview how do. you think you would fare against senator vance if you were selected as the vice president and the two of you were on the debate stage together come september but i do any of the names that i'm hearing and a lot of them are friends would be j.d. vance as lunch every day on a debate stage leading up to november listen i'm not a name caller i believe in moving past a lot of the political rhetoric. but when you have profited off our people and kentucky, when you have created a phony charity that you claim is going to help on opioids. listen, i sued more opioid companies as attorney general than any other in the country. three, if i could have found more out of sued them to because i was so mad with what they did to our people we need folks that have substance. we need folks that are up for the job. and j.d. vance certainly isn't and never will be yeah. >> and i know you tout that record on opioids. there were questions raised. a law firm that you previously worked for th