Joe Manchin: “In my little State of West Virginia, from 2007 to 2012, over 200 million pills, opioids, have been shipped to my State…”

The pledge is simply this: that you remain independent and not be part of the Democrat or Republican system.

We’re not trying to start another party.

My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an independent.

When you like both people and both sides, you can sit down with both sides, you can agree to disagree, you can try to find compromise and make things happen.