Joe Manchin actually said...
No, I’ll be very honest with you, anything that was ever said, if I’m an embarrassment to my -- my Democrat colleagues, my caucus, the president, the leader of the Democratic Party, Chuck Schumer and all them, and I said me being a moderate centrist Democrat, if that causes you a problem let me know and I’ll switch to being an independent. But I’d still be caucusing with Democrats.
Context
Senator Manchin addresses the possibility of switching parties while clarifying his intention to remain aligned with Democrats.
10/21/2021