powerful branch of government to provide check and balance, not all check. we need balance on the floor of the senate, and have i the leadership ability to make sure i'm working with anyone who can get resource backs to the state. and that's what my focus is on, on the state of michigan. >> fair point that's it not red or blue, should it be red, white, and blue. respect the line, respect the idea, but don't you think the constituent there's, especially those who support stabenow, one of the reasons they support her is they believe that she'll stand up to the president of the united states and say don't say you're a nationalist on your watch. that's not what we're about here. we're not about that ugly talk about immigrants. we're not about that. you can secure the border and not say that you have an invading horde of demons coming your way. would you do the same? >>ly stand up to the president when i need to defend the constitution of the united states and the interests of the state of michigan. i will work with the president and stand with the president when it comes to defending our constitution and protecting michigan. look, i'm an independent thinker, and i love everyone,