Thousands of people gathered at Greece Town Hall Saturday morning for an appearance by Presidential Candidate John Kasich. An overflow room, in which Kasich made a short speech prior to his Town Hall event, held roughly 1,000 people.

One of the best received statements of his speech was when Kasich said, “The Republican Party is my vehicle and not my master.” The crowd exploded with applause.

Early into the event, Kasich said “we want opportunity, that’s all we want.” Later on during the event a Seneca County voter thanked Kasich for staying in the race, to which there was huge applause.

He focused on his experience as Ohio Governor where he balanced budgets, cut taxes, and created jobs. Kasich said that “hope has come back to our state” when talking about accomplishments in Ohio.

Kasich said it’s important to “have common sense regulations and [not to] crush small business.” He calls his strategy a “simple formula” to fix the economic situation, saying “If we practice good economics, everybody will rise.”

At one point, Kasich said that “ISIS and radical Islam would like to come in and blow us all up,” stating that the civilized world must unite in order to destroy ISIS.

When addressing student debt, Kasich said that “our college and university presidents have to work to control their costs” and that “you ought to be able to restructure this debt.”

His speech was riddled with a number of jokes, including one where he said, “We’re all looking for good role models. If I’m looking for a VP, Derek Jeter is at the top of my list.”

At another point during the Town Hall, protesters interrupted Kasich by shouting “Disability integration, ACT NOW!” Kasich responded by saying “don’t yell at me, let me tell you what I’ve done.”