In spite of the fact of my dad telling me that if I did well, I could go to the military, I said, 'No, I want to go to college.'

I'm not calling Mr. DeSantis a racist. I'm simply saying the racists believe he's a racist.

The job of the governor of the state of Florida is to do what is in the best interest of the people of the state of Florida.

Regular, everyday working people in my state recognize that communities are going to have crime. They know that. The question is what do communities do about it?

If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.

I probably will not live to see Turkey become an exemplary democracy, but I pray that the downward authoritarian drift can be stopped before it is too late.

I want for us to be self-sustained so we can export. The government has a responsibility to have agricultural programs so people are able to grow their own food.

It's always easy to look at either the politics of division or fear as effective tools in politics, but ultimately, even though they can be effective tools to help you get elected, they hinder your ability to actually get the job of building a better future for this country, for this community, done.