I'm not here to cast aspersions on anyone. I'm trying to unify the party, not find fault.
Keith EllisonI think that people have been looking at 40 years of flat wages. You know, the reality is you've got folks in diners and hair shops and barber shops all over this country who look at their own lives and think, you know, "My parents did better than I'm doing and my kids might not do as well as I'm doing." And that's because wages have been slashed for so long.
Keith EllisonWe want to be making clear that if [Donald Trump] tries to deliver on his word, that we will be there to say no.
Keith EllisonPublicly criticizing people, even when I don't have the facts, is not that good of an idea.
Keith EllisonThere're a lot of places that I can serve. And I'm going to serve. I'm going to be fighting to rebuild the Democratic party no matter what. I'm going to be fighting to make sure the Democratic party is known among working people that we are their champion no matter what. So I'm looking for a place to serve.
Keith EllisonHopefully folks will look at the good things that I've done over the years, you know, my 10 years in Congress, my 12 years in state legislature, my many years of community organizing for the environment, for police accountability, for criminal justice reform, economic empowerment, trying to fight for small-business people, all these things.
Keith Ellison