The president said from the very beginning he was going to be a bridge to the next generation, which is basically what I was saying.

Susan Walsh -RRB- Ryan

My hunch is that we need new leadership across the board, Democrats, Republicans, i think it's time for a generational move for new leaders on both sides. I think the environment politically across the country is poisonous and, you know, people, I think, want some change and I think it's important for us in both parties….

Susan Walsh -RRB- Ryan

Well, I'm not really asking anybody, i'm not one of those guys who's like ‘Oh, I need someone to come in and help me.' I've been doing this, I know what I'm doing, I know what I believe in, I know where I'm from, I know who I'm fighting for. I don't need anyone to gum that message up.

Susan Walsh -RRB- Ryan

Well, I'm campaigning as an independent really, i've agreed with Trump, for example, on China Trade, I've agreed with Trump on renegotiating NAFTA, strong defense, Space Force, General Mattis, on those things, but I've also opposed Democratic presidents on really bad trade deals, along with Sherrod Brown. So, I really want people to know is, look, I ran against Nancy Pelosi, I've gotten in fights with Bernie Sanders, I've taken on Democratic presidents on trade, and I've agreed with Republicans, which I think is good for Ohio.

Susan Walsh -RRB- Ryan

I think we should say, ‘what did we vote on?,' we saved 100,000 pensions here in Ohio. Many teamsters here in Ohio, in the Mahoning Valley, were going to have their pensions cut in half to two-thirds. We saved those pensions. We just lowered prescription drug costs, capped the Medicare out-of-pocket expenses to $2,000 for seniors, we capped insulin at $35 for people who are in the Medicare program….

Susan Walsh -RRB- Ryan

We've done some really goods things and I'm not, like, not gonna vote for it if it's good for Ohio just cause it has a party label on it.

Susan Walsh -RRB- Ryan