Well, firstofall, Margaret, because I'vealwaysbeenopen, andsometimes, ofcourse, I'vedisagreedwiththepresident, but I'vealsobeenextremelyopenaboutthefactthat I waswrongaboutDonaldTrump.
I waswrong, firstofall, because I believedsomeofthemediastoriesthatturnedouttobedishonestfabricationsofhisrecord, butmostimportantly, DonaldTrumpdeliveredfortheAmericanpeople.
Risingwages, risingtake-homepay, aneconomythatworkedfornormalAmericans, a securesouthernborder, a lotofthings, frankly, that I didn't thinkhe'd beabletodeliveron, andyeah, whenyouscrewup, whenyoumisspeak, whenyougetsomethingwrong, andyouchangeyourmind, yououghttobehonestwiththeAmericanpeopleaboutit.
Look, I willbethefirsttotellyou, I havepouredmyheartintomycommunity, I'vetriedtodothebest I can, but I'venotbeenperfect, and I'm a knuckleheadattimes, butit's alwaysbeenaboutthat.
Manytimes I willtalk a lot, I willgetcaughtupintherhetoric, butbeingthere, theimpactitmade, thedifferenceitmadeinmylife, I learned a lotaboutChina.
I hearthecritiquesofthis.
I wouldmakethecasethatDonaldTrumpshouldhavecomeononeofthosetripswithus.
I guaranteeyouhewouldn't bepraisingXiJinpingaboutCOVID, and I guaranteeyouhewouldn't start a tradewarthatheendsuplosing.
Youknow, I grewupin a workingclassfamilyin a neighborhoodwhere I knew a lotofyoungwomenwhohadunplannedpregnancies, anddecidedtoterminatethosepregnanciesbecausetheyfeelliketheydidn't haveanyotheroptions.
And I thinkthatwhat I takefromthat, as a Republicanwhoproudlywantstoprotectinnocentlifeinthiscountry, whoproudlywantstoprotectthevulnerable, isthatmyparty, we'vegottodosomuchbetterof a jobatearningtheAmericanpeople's trustbackonthisissuewheretheyfranklyjustdon't trustus.
And I thinkthat's oneofthethingsthatDonaldTrumpand I areendeavoringtodo.
I wantus, as a Republicanparty, tobepro-familyinthefullestsenseoftheword.
I wantustosupportfertilitytreatments.
I wantustomakeiteasierformomstoaffordtohavebabies.
I wantittomakeiteasierforyoungfamiliestoafford a homesotheycanafford a placetoraisethatfamily.
And I thinkthere's somuchthatwecandoonthepublicpolicyfrontjusttogivewomenmoreoptions.
I got a 17-year-oldandhewitnessed a shootingat a communitycenterplayingvolleyball.
Thosethingsdon't leaveyou.
Noone's tryingtoscaremongerandsaywe'retakingyourguns, but I askallofyououtthere, doyouwantyourschoolshardenedtolooklike a fort?
Isthatwhatwehavetogo?
Whenweknowthere's countriesaroundtheworldthattheirchildrenaren't practicingthesetypesofdrills, they'rebeingkids, weoweittothemtoget a fix.
Tim, firstofall, I didn't knowthatyour 17-year-oldwitnessed a shooting.
I'm sorryaboutthat.
I appreciateyousayingso.
Christhavemercy, itisawful.
Weunfortunatelyhave a mentalhealthcrisisinthiscountrythat I reallydothinkthatweneedtogettotherootcausesof, because I don't thinkit's thewholereasonwhywehavesuch a badgunviolenceproblem, but I dothinkit's a bigpieceofit.
Justbecauseyouhave a mentalhealthissuedoesn't meanyou'reviolent, and I thinkwhatweendupdoingiswestartlookingfor a scapegoat.