Overview
- In a five-hour Shawn Ryan Show appearance, he called the 2021 pullout an "obvious failure" while saying the decision to leave was correct and that "the buck stops" with his father.
- He criticized immigration policy, advocating "vibrant" legal immigration and objecting to illegal entrants draining resources or being prioritized over veterans.
- He said he may no longer be a Democrat and described the political system as broken.
- He disclosed roughly $14–15 million in personal debt tied to legal battles and said he has no clear way to repay it.
- He asserted the administration had a bipartisan border deal that collapsed after Donald Trump urged Republicans to withdraw their support.