The President said I could be the best communist. I can promise everything for free. Free rent, free food. Yep. And the shelves will be empty. Like I remember, I went to the, to Russia right after the wall came down and the Soviet Union fell apart and it was just destitution, nothing there. So there's a choice. And I think the American people, there's a small vocal group and I think the American people are going to push back. Mr. Secretary, thank you so much. (05:32–05:42)
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