CONGRESS WOMAN OLF.
ALOHA, GOOD TO TALK WITH YOU AND
YOUR VIEWERS TODAY.
AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PRETTY 
VOCAL ABOUT CALLING OUT FOR MORE
DEB
DEBATES.
I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR MORE 
DEBATES TO GIVE THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR 
FROM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND
HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR VIEWS 
AND POSITIONS BECAUSE THAT 
DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE DECISION
THE CHAIRWOMAN MADE FROM THE 
DNC.
I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NO LONGER 
WELCOME TO COME TO THE DEBATE. 
>> SO DEBBIE SCHULTZ, THE CHAIR 
OF THE DNC WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
SHE ORDERED ONE OF HER AIDES TO 
CALL UP YOUR STAFFER AND SAY 
DON'T COME?
IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED?
>> THERE WAS A CONVERSATION 
BETWEEN HER CHIEF AND MY CHIEF.
DEBBIE'S CHIEF CALLED MINE AND 
BASICALLY SPOKE ABOUT AN 
INTERVIEW I HAD HAD TALKING 
ABOUT THE NEED AND THE CALL THAT
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HAVING 
FOR MORE DEBATES, FOR EMODEMOCR,
FOR INCREASING THE ENGAGEMENT WE
NEED IN OUR SOCIETY AS WE LOOK 
TO SEE WHO WILL LEAD OUR COUNTRY
INTO THE FUTURE.
AND THE PREVAILING MESSAGE OF 
THAT WAS BECAUSE I CONTINUED TO 
CALL FOR MORE DEBATES THAT I 
SHOULD NOT GO TO THE DEBATE 
THERE IN LAS VEGAS BUT REALLY, 
WOLF, THAT'S THE ISSUE HERE.
THE ISSUE HERE IS NOT ABOUT ME 
SAYING BOOHOO I'M GOING TO MISS 
THE PARTY, THE ISSUE IS ONE OF 
DEMO
DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND
DEFENDING THAT WHICH SO MANY 
HAVE SACRIFICED AND GIVEN THEIR 
LIVES FOR. 
>> HAVE YOU CALLED DEBBIE 
SCHULTZ, A CONGRESSWOMAN, THE 
CHAIR OF THE DNC?
>> YOU KNOW, I REACHED OUT TO 
HER AFTER I GOT THAT MESSAGE AND
DIDN'T REALLY GET MUCH OF A 
RESPONSE FROM HER DIRECTLY.
SHE SAID SHE WOULD TALK ABOUT I 
FOR THE STRENGTH OF OUR 
DEMOCRACY. 
>> THE DNC PUT OUT A STATEMENT 
SPOKESWOMAN HOLLY SAYING ALL 
THAT WAS ASKED OF MS. GABBARD'S 
STAFF WAS TO PRIORITIZE OUR 
CANDIDATES AND THIS IMPORTANT 
OPPORTUNITY THEY HAVE TO 
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE AND WENT ON 
SUGGESTING THAT YOU SHOULD JUST 
KEEP ON THE POSITIVE AND NOT 
TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU MAY DISAGREE
WITH THE PARTY CHAIR ON AND YOU 
WERE ALSO QUOTED AS SEEING WHEN 
I SIGNED UP TO BE VICE CHAIR OF 
THE DNC, NO ONE TOLD ME I WOULD 
BE RELINK WISHING MY FREEDOM OF 
SPEECH AND CHECKING IT AT THE 
DOOR.
THOSE ARE STRONG WORDS ON YOUR 
PART. 
>> THOSE COMMENTS WERE NOT THE 
COMMENTS THAT I GOT FROM MY 
CHIEF OF STAFF FROM THAT 
CONVERSATION.
BUT I CAN THINK OF NOTHING MORE 
POSITIVE TO TALK ABOUT THAN THE 
STRENGTH OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
THE STRENGTH OF THE FREEDOMS 
THAT WE CHERISH AND WE CELEBRATE
HERE IN OUR COUNTRY AND CALLING 
FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO 
HEAR FROM THOSE WHO ARE OFFERING
TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY INTO THE 
FUTURE.
WE'VE GOT SOME VERY IMPORTANT 
HUGE CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACING 
OUR COUNTRY TODAY THAT ARE 
TAKING US INTO THE FUTURE, 
DOMESTIC ISSUES, NATIONAL 
SECURITY ISSUES AND THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE DESERVE MORE 
OPPO SERVED TO FIGHT AND DEFEND.
>> BERNIE SANDERS' CAMPAIGN 
MANAGER SAID ON CNN EARLIER 
TODAY, THEY HAVE A TICKET, SEAT 
FOR YOU IF YOU STILL WANT TO FLY
OVER HERE TO LAS VEGAS FOR THE 
DEBATE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THEM UP 
ON IT?
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, I'M GRATEFUL 
TO SENATOR SANDERS FOR OFFERING 
TO GIVE ME A TICKET TO THE 
DEBATE.
I POLITELY DECLINED TO ACCEPT 
BECAUSE I THINK IF I WERE TO DO 
THAT THEN THIS WOULD TURN INTO A
POLITICAL CONVERSATION, RATHER 
THAN A CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR 
PRINCIPLES, OUR DEMOCRATIC
