What was the context of this out-of-context snippet by Tom Steyer?

[pnwmom]

I must have been in the bathroom or something when he said this, because it would have gotten my attention.

ON UPDATE: Thanks for everyone's responses. Republicans are using this snippet to attack Steyer. He was quoting what Trump had said, not saying it himself.

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

1. Here:

PHILLIP: Mr. Steyer, you've spent more than $100 million of your own dollars on television ads. How do you convince voters that you're more than just your money?

STEYER: Look, we know how Donald Trump is going to run for president. He's going to run on the economy. He's already told Americans last month in Florida, "You don't like me and I don't like you, but you're all going to vote for me because the Democrats are going to destroy the economy in 15 minutes if they get in control."

So let's be clear. I started a business by myself in one room. I didn't inherit a penny from my parents. I spent 30 years building that business into a multi-billion-dollar international business. Then I walked away from it and took the giving pledge and started organizing coalitions of ordinary Americans to take on unchecked corporate power.

But whoever is going to beat Mr. Trump is going to have to beat him on the economy. And I have the experience and the expertise to show that he's a fake there and a fraud.

[dem4decades]

2. THis is taken out of context and probably should be removed.

[hlthe2b]

8. Or clarified in the subject line that it is an out of context quote

[phleshdef]

3. He was quoting something Trump said.

[JonLP24]

4. I found the context a few tweets down

I can't copy the Tweet but he is quoting Trump saying vote for me because then that clip clips that part.

[Voltaire2]

5. it is out of context horse shit.

It literally took 15s to follow the twitter link and understand what a steaming pile of crap this is. Maybe you could have done this first?

He was talking about how trump was going to run his campaign, what *TRUMP* will be saying.

[Skinner]

6. It's deceptively edited, out of context:

PHILLIP: Mr. Steyer, you've spent more than $100 million of your own dollars on television ads. How do you convince voters that you're more than just your money?

STEYER: Look, we know how Donald Trump is going to run for president. He's going to run on the economy. He's already told Americans last month in Florida, "You don't like me and I don't like you, but you're all going to vote for me because the Democrats are going to destroy the economy in 15 minutes if they get in control."

Debate transcript:

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2020/01/14/democratic-debate-transcript-what-the-candidates-said-quotes/4460789002/

[wryter2000]

7. He was quoting Trump

I'm no fan, but he was good on this one.