Joe Manchin: “the President of the United States has refused to provide defensive lethal assistance to Ukraine.”

Let me just say that I think what happened is we have a bill that is hard to vote against. It really is. And I understand why there were 73 Senators who voted for it. Senator Cruz has had this and worked diligently for many years on this…

The brand got so bad, the D brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of it's just -- it's toxic.

Lets put some respect back in and the dignity and decorum in the life of this great country of ours, lets be Americans first and put the -- put the country before the party.

The way the parties have weaponized the political process today, they make it impossible to have a 'D' or an 'R' next to your name and speak to the other side.