‘Um…’: Watch Fox’s viral interview with student protestors

Student organizer Keely Mullen told Fox’s Neil Cavuto that her group, the Million Student March, is “a movement for a more equitable and fair system of education as opposed to the really corporate model that we have right now.”

She added that the movement has “three core demands”: Free public college, the cancellation of all student debt, and $15-an-hour minimum wage for all campus staff.

Mullen was unable, however, to explain how her group planned to finance these goals.

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Cavuto asked who would pay for the movement’s demands, to which she responded, “Great question. Uh, I mean, you know, so, I’m not sure if you’re talking on like a national level or at particular schools, I can sort of touch on both.”

“If you want all that stuff, someone has to pick up the tab, who would that be?” the Fox host asked.

“The one percent of people in society that are hoarding the wealth and really sort of causing a catastrophe that students are facing,” his guest answered. “I mean we have a relationship right now where one percent of the population owns more wealth than the 99 percent combined.”

Mullen is a graduate of the Francis W. Parker School, and is currently attending Northeastern University as a political science student, according to the Washington Free Beacon.

Cavuto persisted.

“The one percent just had their taxes raised a few years ago to 40 percent, then to pay for the healthcare law they had them raised a few percentage points, then they had their deductions limited to raise another couple points, where depending on state and locality, they’re pushing over 50 percent in taxes. How much higher do you think, how much more do you think they should pay?” he asked.

“I think enough until we have a system where not 1 in 2 American families are threatened with poverty,” Mullen responded.

“So where do they go? They’re smart folks, these people, these 1 percent hoarders, right. So if they leave here, then who’s going pay for all this stuff that you want?” he asked

“If they leave?”

“The country,” Cavuto clarified.

“I mean, there’s always going be a one percent in the U.S. The U.S. is like the bastion of capitalism and its success,” Mullen said.

Cavuto asked, “Do you think the one percent could pay for all of this?”

“Absolutely! Eighty-five people in the world hold more wealth than half of the global population.”

“Wait a minute,” the host interjected. “So are we talking about 85 billionaires or are you extending this to the one percent or whomever earn a little bit north of $250,000? At what level, Keely, do you say you got to start paying a helluva lot more than you’re paying in taxes?”

Mullen explained, “I mean, I think people earning, certainly people earning more than a million dollars a year should be contributing to the wellness of society.”

And it continued on in that vein for quite a bit, leaving several viewers feeling that Mullen hadn’t quite thought through the whole of her group’s platform.

The interview was then picked up and distributed widely by conservative media.

(h/t WFB)