Riley Moore: “The president doesn't govern based on approval ratings.”

“He's definitely keeping his promise to the American people. There's no doubt about that. And look, approval ratings are going to go up. They're going to go down. The president doesn't govern based on approval ratings. He governs on what he thinks is right for the American people in the long term. And we're not going to sacrifice national security to move poll numbers back up temporarily.” (04:53–04:57)

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