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CALLS MISCHIEVOUS BEHAVIOR. MAX: DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BETO O’ROURKE IS CRITICIZING PRESIDENT TRUMP. HERE IS WHAT HE TOLD US IN A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW. >> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE RESTORE ORDER WHERE THE PRESIDENT HAS CREATED CHAOS. THE CAGING OF KIDS. THE SEPARATION OF FAMILIES. IT HAS TO STOP. MAX: THE FORMER CONGRESSMAN SAID HE WANTS TO GIVE DREAMERS AND GREEN CARDHOLDERS. HIS. O’ROURKE HAS BEEN CAMPAIGNING ACROSS IOWA THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HE’S LEARNED FROM IOWANS SO FAR. >> I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS ACTED IN THE WAY I CAMPAIGN BUT IN THE NEXT FARMVILLE WHEN I’M PRESIDENT, PUT FARMERS IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT ON THE ISSUES THEY KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I HAVE LEARNED WHILE LISTENING TO PEOPLE IN IOWA. MAX: EARLY POLLS, BOTH NATIONWIDE, AND HERE IN IOWA, SHOW O’ROURKE TRAILING FA BEHIND THE DEMOCRATIC FRONT RUNNERS. WE WANT TO KNOW WHY HE IS A BETTER CANDIDATE THAN BIDEN. >> I WILL CONTRAST MYSELF WITH ANOTHER CANDIDATE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT NO ONE WILL WORK HARDER TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THIS DEMOCRACY TO ENSURE YOU ARE HEARD, NEVER FORGOTTEN AND THAT WE FIGHT FOR YOU EVERY DAY. MAX: O’ROURKE ENDED OUR

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KCCI's Max Diekneite sat down for a one-on-one exclusive with Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke. O'Rourke spoke out against President Trump's handling of immigration, specifically at the southern border. "We need to make sure we restore order where the president has created chaos," O'Rourke said. "The caging of kids, the separation of families and the inhumane treatment of our fellow human beings has to stop."He also reflected on his time traveling across Iowa and meeting locals."Listening to farmers about regenerative agriculture I have learned so much," O'Rourke said. "I want to make sure that's reflected in the way that I campaign, but in the next farm bill when I'm President of the United States of America. Put farmers in the drivers seat, on the issues they know better than anyone else. That's just one of the many things I've learned while listening to the people here in Iowa."Diekneite asked what makes him a better candidate than others in the race."I won't try to contrast myself with another candidate," O'Rourke said. "I'll just tell you that no one will work harder to bring people into this democracy. To make sure that you are heard, that you are not forgotten and that we fight for you every single day."