I know some people like to follow the tradition, and that's who they are. That's not me.

All of these people who are organized with these oil-and-gas interests, that's in the administration and friends of the President of the United States [Donald Trump], these back channeling that you see. These are a bunch of scumbags. That's what they are.

I've been in this struggle for many years now. I understand racism. I understand that there are a lot of people in this country who don't care about the problems of the inner city. We have to fight every day that we get up for every little thing that we get. And so I keep struggling.

I know some people like to follow the tradition, and that's who they are. That's not me.

Instead of going on a beach vacation to Hawaii, you could go to a Democratic convention, a state convention, a conference being held to discuss issues you care about, or even go hear a politician speak. Soon your life is all about government and politics and you delve into issues and public policy. When you do that, not only do you learn to be a good candidate for office, but you also learn to be a good elected official.

I was very impressed with that that women have come here to say that we're going to fight you, Donald Trump.

Others say that that's not good for the country [to resist Donald's Trump ] and that they should work with this new administration on policies.