If my mother were running for president and talked about a Muslim ban, I'd call her a bigot. If my mother claimed she didn't know who David Duke was when I knew she did, I'd say that's disqualifying. If my mother called an Indiana judge a Mexican, I would say that's a bigoted remark.

I'd been fired by CBS News in a semipublic way, and as the months went by, there was a perception that I was damaged goods.

After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.

The needs of babies and toddlers were constant and drained the life out my sense of self and my familys relationship with each other.

Being unemployed has so many real and palpable ramifications but there are also psychological side effects which you can only understand if youve truly lived through it.

I personally know Donald Trump, and I know a lot of amazing really kind acts that he's done one-on-one with people. And the candidate that I see is not the person I know.

I have mugs of hot water every morning because the studio is cold, and also because it makes my throat sound clearer.