Joe Manchin: “What do we have to do to get Mr. Inch's attention in that and ask for some help?”

We got a runaway debt. We got inflation that's killing people. We've got an unsecured energy. We have a border that's out of control.

I will make a decision in January -- at the end of this year.

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

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