everyone in the catholic hierarchy knew about mccarrick.ryone knew that he was praying on altar boys and seminarians. even people we consider good bishops. otherwise good bishops knew about mccarrick and by and large, they did nothing. it the same thing with the admissions scandal. everyone knew that these celebrities were paying for their children to go to the ivy league. that was an open secret. but when the story broke, everyone pretended to be surprised. it's the same thing. people look at this system and they say it's rigged. and you know what? it is. it is rigged. >> tucker: it is! you're absolutely right. the hellfire club. that is -- thank you for joining us and explain that. excellent piece this morning. thank you. earlier this year, the president lamented on twitter that while the people of puerto rico are great, the island's governing class is corrupt. for saying that, he was of course called, you guessed it, a racist. >> this morning after attacking puerto rican leaders for how they spent their hurricane money, president trump t

so with all due respect, i don't want you to mccarrick -- mischaracterize my opening statement. and now, mr. read for five minutes. >> i will make it as fast as possible. good afternoon chairman and members of the subcommittee. thank you for holding this hearing. finally at the end of the list, get down to giving small businesses a voice at the debate. thank you. i get to start with good news. we have heard a lot of bad news today. the apple economy in america is thriving, going from nonexistent in 2007 to $1.3 trillion today. it has created 5.7 million jobs globally. we heard earlier about 1.5 million in the u.s. and revolutionizing traditional industry verticals making everything from agriculture to healthcare better and smarter. my written testimony contains a slew of facts and figures that help to define the scope of the apple ecosystem and how platforms have benefited my community. but i wanted to share how the app economy is thriving in your district and with the world looked like for software companies before the platform revolution. mr. chairman, and providence, moto tec