my retirement funds allow me to enjoy what i love to do. as long as you can make an impact, why stop? i ve long believed that to whom much is given much will be required. that s why today, before god and my family, i m announcing that i m running for president of the united states of america. john: the republican presidential race getting even more crowded. former vice president mike pence entering the pack and in minutes he will join us live here for
that? well, first and foremost it is great to be here in iowa, the first in the nation state, i believe is going to be the state that sends not just the next republican nominee, but the next president of the united states to the white house, john. and we wanted we wanted to be here to start this campaign. but look, in answer to your question, i think different times call for different leadership. i m proud of the record of the trump-pence administration, but i think i think as we go forward in this country, as we face challenges at home and abroad, driven by the failed policies of president joe biden and the democrats in washington, d.c., that we need to return our party to the time honored conservative principles. i talked about it today. my former running mate and others are walking away from american leadership on the world stage, walking away from a commitment of fiscal discipline, even starting to walk away from the right to life.
that they have, even though a lot of the activities have been forced inside, even if you are participating, obviously in the classroom but in a sport indoors, it s still a concern, right. can these filters help? the filter s definitely help, and whether it s self-contained, or air-conditioning. sports, i m all for not cutting back on that, but if you don t know what the gym has, you might want to cut back. obviously no outdoor sports. everything with increased demand on the lungs and the heart, imagine it s exponential talking about sports. everybody that has a facility knows how well that facility is insulated in terms of ventilation and air-conditioning. john: this tweet from governor hochul, is he says haze
john: doc siegel is still with us. and doc, we talk about the immediate effect of going outside. when we take a look at this smoke tracker, it s going to be with us another two, maybe three days, what does that say about prolonged exposure? i m concerned about that, john. great point. i think there is an issue of prolonged exposure and underlying health issues. i mean, if somebody has underlying lung problems and you add the smoke to this with the particulate matter and hydro carbons, it can further deteriorate your underlying lung problems and if you have a cardiac event, that could be induced by this. so, i say the less exposure the better for people with chronic health conditions. sandra: obviously that was me, talking about nate foy there on the ground. you can only imagine what people are saying, new yorkers, tourists as they are trying to navigate through this, dr. siegel. a lot of the schools are sending out updates about their filters
and across the country, i m going to engage every american, i will tell you, i truly do believe whatever people may believe about that, that as more and more americans see and understand what our duty was that day, that our party, a party that loves the constitution, i think is going to embrace leadership that did just that. sandra: to follow up on john s question, mr. vice president, for those republicans who cast you aside after donald trump s loss in 2020, how are you planning to repair your image with them? well, look, i m going to continue to talk about the issues that are important to the american people, sandra. look, this country s in a lot of trouble. i mean, the american people are struggling. the world is becoming more dangerous by the day. and we have not only my former running mate, but we have many candidates in the field that are walking away from a time honored conservative agenda that has always made america strong and