My hope for America and the activists is that they never, ever go back to sleep, and they keep fighting for social justice, equality, and decency.

There should be no surprise that forgotten America, no matter their ethnicity, because we see that Mr. Trump was able to get Hispanic voters, African American voters. Oh my God, the majority of, of, of the women voters that he was able to amass, even though he was painted as the other, my party, the Democratic party, did not listen to the voices of the forgotten America.

Democrats have lost over 1,000 seats since 2009. It's very easy for people to get up in arms about Mr. Trump, but the fact of the matter is that the Democrats took their eye off the ball starting in 2009.

If a mother or a caregiver does not have a job that pays a living wage and they cannot afford child care, that is unacceptable.

My role is to remind people that everyday people can make a difference. And if we get people out there doing things to make America a better place, we can bring change.

We've had to overcome a lot in America to become a nation of progress. We still have a lot of progress to be made.

We need people to fight back. So many people are depressed, and they've become preoccupied with the negatives of this [Donald Trump] presidency. That can cripple people mentally.