I think with round-the-clock media coverage and social media now, it all kind of drives us apart. And it- I think certainly the modern media culture values those who yell the loudest. And so the tougher path is frankly to have the kind of demeanor that some people might call boring. But you’ve got to move ahead and tackle the policy issues. And the problem is this is very much getting in the way of us solving the problems that we’ve got to solve. . . .

[O]bviously the last thing you want to do is wake up every morning and see a tweet, and think, “I just–” you know, it’s tough not to just say, “I’m not going to respond.” And we can’t respond to everything. But there are times when you have to stand up and say, “I’m sorry. This is wrong.”

There are truths that are self-evident. And– and you’ve got to stand up and call — whether it’s the White House or other elected officials — to task when they’re– they’re not doing what they should. And I do think that we bear the responsibility, if we’re elected officials, to do that.