This is a spiritual journey for me.
I reached my decision through deep prayer,
through hard nosed logic, and I asked myself,
what choices must I make to maximize my chances
to save America’s children
and restore national health?
I felt that if I refused this opportunity,
I would not be able to look myself in the mirror
knowing that I could have saved lives of countless children
and reverse this country’s chronic disease epidemic.
I’m 70 years old. I may have a decade to be effective.
I can’t imagine that President Harris,
a President Harris, would allow me or anyone to solve these.
These dire problems. After eight years of President Harris,
any opportunity for me to fix the problem will be out of my reach
forever.
President Trump has told me that he wants this to be his legacy.
I’m choosing to believe that this time he will follow through
his son. His biggest donors,
his closest friends, and all support this objective.
My joining the Trump campaign
will be a difficult sacrifice for my wife and children,
but worthwhile if there’s even a small chance of saving these kids.
Ultimately, the only thing that will save our country
and our children
is if we choose to love our kids more than we hate each other.
That’s why I launched my campaign to unify America.
My dad and uncle
made such an enduring Mark on the character of our nation.
Not so much because of any particular policies,
That they promoted.
But because they were able to inspire profound love for our country
and to fortify our sense of ourselves as a national community
held together by ideals,
they were able to put their love into the intentions
and hearts of ordinary Americans
and to unify a national populist movement of Americans,
blacks and whites, Hispanics,
urban and rural Americans,
inspired affection and love and high hopes
and a culture of kindness that continue to radiate among Americans
in from their memory.
That’s the spirit on which I ran my campaign
and that I intend to bring into the campaign of President Trump.
Instead of vitriol and polarization,
I will appeal to the values that unite us,
the goals that we could achieve
if only we weren’t at each others throats.
Most unifying theme for all Americans is that we all love our children.
If we all unite around that issue now,
we can finally give them the Protection,
the health and the future that they deserve. Thank you all very much.