What's happening on the ground at the Republican National
Convention, and what impact will it have on energy issues?
Frank Maisano, senior principal in Bracewell's Policy
Resolution Group talks with Eamon Javers, senior Washington
correspondent at CNBC, on the RNC convention floor in
Milwaukee.
Transcript:
The J. D. Vance pick is fascinating, right? It's a sea change
for Republican politicians. It's a sea change in the way
Republicans look at the US economy. It's a much more populist
facing Republican Party than we've ever seen before. I think
that's going to make some people in the traditional Chamber of
Commerce community a little nervous. What does that mean for
antitrust policy? What does that mean for the corporate tax rate?
What does that mean for all the things that big business wants to
do in Washington? I think there's going to be some concern in
big businesses around that. I've heard from some executives
today at large iconic American companies who feel like this could
be a populous set of policies. Now that's sort of pointed at
them in a way that they're not used to from Republican
candidates for the presidency. It's a fascinating moment. Trump
and Vance clearly see an opportunity to move into the union vote.
The Teamsters are here. That is potentially a huge thing for the
Republican Party and a game changer politically. I think
they're reorienting the economic focus of this party in a way
we haven't seen in our lifetime.
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