Patti Davis, the Daughter of Ronald Reagan, Says Her Father Would Be Appalled by Today’s Politics

WELKER I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ could reflect on today ░░░░░░░░ politics You write this ░░░░░░░░ account of Tip O ░░░░░░░░ visiting your father his ░░░░░░░░ bed and how different ░░░░░░░░ politics feel today the ░░░░░░░░ to reach across the ░░░░░░░░ and frankly to form ░░░░░░░░ types of bonds where ░░░░░░░░ can debate vigorously in ░░░░░░░░ but be there for ░░░░░░░░ other on a very ░░░░░░░░ level What do you ░░░░░░░░ your father would say ░░░░░░░░ our current state of ░░░░░░░░ DAVIS I think he ░░░░░░░░ be so I think ░░░░░░░░ d be appalled really ░░░░░░░░ know And yeah they ░░░░░░░░ to have martinis together ░░░░░░░░ you know old Irish ░░░░░░░░ like sharing a drink ░░░░░░░░ You know it was ░░░░░░░░ two lawyers battling it ░░░░░░░░ in court and then ░░░░░░░░ and having a drink ░░░░░░░░ you know It was ░░░░░░░░ more civilized And he ░░░░░░░░ t understand lack of ░░░░░░░░ He didn t understand ░░░░░░░░ another person I mean ░░░░░░░░ could be you know ░░░░░░░░ pointed in what he ░░░░░░░░ say about someone else ░░░░░░░░ he didn t understand ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ re dealing with now ░░░░░░░░ I think he wouldn ░░░░░░░░ understand that I think ░░░░░░░░ would be really scared ░░░░░░░░ our democracy I don ░░░░░░░░ know who I think ░░░░░░░░ would address people more ░░░░░░░░ any candidates you know ░░░░░░░░ think he would address ░░░░░░░░ American people at what ░░░░░░░░ divided us And I ░░░░░░░░ in my own opinion ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ think this probably is ░░░░░░░░ he would think is ░░░░░░░░ divisions really started because ░░░░░░░░ re all so scared ░░░░░░░░ is so much fear ░░░░░░░░ whether we re going ░░░░░░░░ get shot in a ░░░░░░░░ shooting or our children ░░░░░░░░ or you know if ░░░░░░░░ walk into a store ░░░░░░░░ there going to be ░░░░░░░░ a church wherever you ░░░░░░░░ We re scared And ░░░░░░░░ morphs into anger It ░░░░░░░░ does It s not ░░░░░░░░ We don t want ░░░░░░░░ be afraid We don ░░░░░░░░ mind so much being ░░░░░░░░ And you know there ░░░░░░░░ people on the public ░░░░░░░░ and on the political ░░░░░░░░ who understand very well ░░░░░░░░ synergy between fear and ░░░░░░░░ and who are masterful ░░░░░░░░ exploiting it.”