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    Jesse Watters investigates why Rhode Island is calling it a 'holiday' tree

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What does world segments and as we told you last night governor Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island once again messing around Christmas.

He didn't wanna -- Christmas tree at the State Capitol he doesn't want to call it Christmas tree and on and on.

So we should -- waters up to Providence to straighten out the situation.

As a Christmas trigger a holiday spirit I think is a holiday tree it really gives everyone in the spirit -- Any holiday it's.

It's typical of the holiday season I think.

And if they wanna call it a holiday tree that -- could Smart people.

I think it's great it's a holiday treat crime Jewish -- I'm gonna have to have a holiday -- unity on inclusive.

I don't really care either way her -- that.

I would like to say it's something that represents all the holidays -- where it originated I think it's -- -- for Christmas tree this Christmas and I think that's okay.

-- Christmas tree -- always call it Christmas -- since I was a kid.

Christmas is crucial tortured for -- he's got -- agree or not.

This doesn't his poll on the -- and a Christmas tree and everything is included at the Statehouse okay with that press yeah.

I don't know.

I think I feel like you're trying to trap me into sort of making a statement for like one favorite and anything is that of another and I don't think -- -- So what's the agenda why would you call it a holiday tree and I think it's to be politically correct because on -- and other people but.

Everybody for each holiday kinda has this thing.

Just think.

In Jewish they have a menorah fervent.

Christians they do Christmas right.

So why do you think that the governor is doing to be inclusive -- not to you know exclude other you look.

Do you feel excluded.

I am -- that I can imagine.

Some people may do you really think any of your Jewish presence would feel offended if they call it Christmas tree be honest.

Probably not.

He stands.

And two different issues at home he has accused the street and the state house he has a holiday tree I think we need to be consistent it is always spent Christmas tree -- -- -- Christmas tree.

By joining us now from Providence, Rhode Island is Jesse Watters.

All the polls say -- same thing America's wanna celebrate Christmas.

Not -- college days it's like 90%.

Is that what you found upper Providence is at the same ratio up.

It's the same ratio except if you -- a Brown University now this is could never happened before.

Every one I spoke to -- brown.

Was pro holiday tree ever I stopped I couldn't believe it why not let anybody hitting -- that to celebrate -- that's because in the admissions policy brown.

They have do you believe in Christmas and if you say yes and -- it yet.

You check a box records right here Saturday it's unbelievable and and the governor is -- -- really precarious situation.

This is just the tip of the iceberg here he was in France when the whole controversy went down.

The State's economy is yet this State's economy is third in the country in terms of worst performing.

And he just unveiled a proposal to give driver's license to illegal aliens so this guy has been.

Inundated there's a major backlash here and -- he declares -- were on Christmas he's a lot of trouble.

All right now the folks though in Rhode Island outside -- brown they wanted to be the Christmas tree right.

Of course they do -- and they don't even not even really that angry they're just more that -- it's bizarre it's so out of the mainstream.

Economists think.

-- he's kind of lost it.

All right well let out Rhode Island -- very Catholic state.

A lot of Italians which use and now I I.

We're gonna get -- gonna get governor Chafee for Osama on the -- interviewed him later right.

Right and we're really looking forward to it looks like it's gonna go down -- -- -- tomorrow up.

O Reilly and change feet.

Does he have any -- and get into.

I think he does but that's what I'm worried about a couple.

I'll look at voted this interview -- -- -- -- tomorrow I'm and my last question okay good how did you hear them with ear -- side.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- It's 33 degrees out here.

How can you from your studio is still under water you know -- it's really got this very funny very -- and then next January or must make sure they don't Fox News logo on them aren't the yes hello everybody are braving 33 degree temperatures for you know I mean what -- -- guys this.

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