And now for a moment of clarity. The following is from MS NBC's The Weekend, which aired on March 17th.

In my view, you know, you're not defined by being a Republican.

You define Republicanism.

You bring that energy.

I grew up here in Washington, D.C.

That's a different kind of Republican than someone who grew up here in Washington, D.C. That's a different kind of Republican

than someone who grew up in South Carolina.

And it's someone who grew up in Florida.

And as national chairman, I always made the case very clearly.

As a Republican, you bring that energy to the table I don't

walk your walk I don't know your story but you put the hat on that says I'm GOP

I'm down with that I'm I'm connected to that because those core values that

connected David and me even though we grew up in different parts of the country

are the same individual responsibility, opportunity, limited government, a strong national defense, supporting

our allies, free markets, free enterprise, those things that are very resonant with a lot of Americans out there.

So I don't, you know, I can make that case as a Republican to my fellow Republicans if I see

a president like Joe Biden who touches on some of those things.

But while I may disagree with him on other things, but at the core, given the moment we're

in Alexi, and David, I love to get your view on this.

There's something a little bit bigger than a policy

or whether or not I'm a Republican or a Democrat.

The most important thing right now is to recognize, I'm American and that to me is a bigger value.

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