Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, questioned the relevancy of the U.S. Constitution and the American experiment which began more than two centuries ago during a recent interview.

During an interview with the Washington Post, the potential 2020 contender was pressed on whether he believed the U.S. could reinvent how it approached divisive issues that have contributed to current political paralysis or whether he thought it was impossible for the country to introduce any reforms.

“I’m hesitant to answer it because I really feel like it deserves its due, and I don’t want to give you a — actually, just selfishly, I don’t want a sound bite of it reported, but, yeah, I think that’s the question of the moment: Does this still work?” O’Rourke replied. “Can an empire like ours with military presence in over 170 countries around the globe, with trading relationships ... and security agreements in every continent, can it still be managed by the same principles that were set down 230-plus years ago?”

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O'Rourke has used the national profile he generated last year in his unsuccessful attempt to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to challenge President Trump's framing of the immigration situation on the southern border. He's taken to social media to document what it's like to live in his border city, El Paso, including asking a dental hygienist cleaning his teeth about her experiences.

The former three-term congressman, while vehemently opposed to Trump's calls for a border wall, could not provide the Post with a solution to stem the number of foreigners who illegally overstay their visas other than working more closely with Mexico to better monitor entries and departures.

“That’s an answer,” O'Rourke told the paper. “But that’s something that we should be debating.”

O'Rourke is mulling a run for the White House, though he has stayed mostly out of the spotlight as he considers his options. In the meantime, he has asked aides to help facilitate an out-of-state solo road trip so he can meet informally with voters. He's also scheduled an interview with Oprah Winfrey in February as part of her "Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations from Times Square."