When the government shuts down, even a partial shutdown like we’re experiencing now, reporting falls behind. Without a funding agreement, these requirements lapse.

a sting operation to try to bribe me, and that failed

entrap him because of his views on immigration

I think the general Democrat Caucus and I, we get along. But they know that I’m an independent voice

I think anybody that puts party before their country is doing a disservice to their country

to see where we can find common ground

And I'll tell you something, if they want to come after me because I was a critic about open borders, that's one thing. But you don't bring the family in. You just don't do that.

I prayed for the presidency because if the president succeeds, the country succeeds.

as probably the most bipartisan individual, I don’t vote party. I vote for what’s right for the country.

I now look at all the evidence, and looking at everything, definitely I feel that I was weaponized, that he [former President Biden] used the department to go after myself and my family.

Whether they would do that or not, we don’t know.