I just kind of wanted to ask, what's something your loved ones may not understand about your reentry? And is it kind of feeling lonely because the people around you can't fully empathize with what you went through on the inside? So I've got to say, for my immediate family, and I think this is true and rings true for anyone who's ever been in an incarcerated situation, your family is technically incarcerated with you psychologically. So they go through the same, if not worse, tribulations than you do. And it's a very tough thing.
I have to thank God for the life partner that I have, which is Matt, and my sister, and my whole family. But on top of that, for all my supporters, my friends like Marjorie, and Anna, and Lauren, and Matt, and Tim Burchett, and all of these guys who really went to bat for me. But most importantly, it wouldn't have been done possible without faith and the merciful nature of President Trump.
And his entire team at the DOJ's pardon office, with Attorney General Pam Bondi's team, and with the BOP's team. This is a great moment of humility, of atoning, and of really, really appreciating the blessing of a second chance. I cannot stress enough how hard it is to reintegrate.
And I was only there for a very short period, like I said. I mean, it is just, I'm thankful, but yet still having that issue. But my family has been 100% supportive.
They get it. So it's almost like they were born to walk me through this very difficult path. And God willing, I can take all my experiences now, and do what I told President Trump I would on the phone, and go out there and seek reform, and seek change.
You know, prison is meant to rehabilitate people. There's a lot of people who go into prison because of circumstantial inevabilities. For instance, you have a young guy or young gal who's born in an underserved, underprivileged, or even abandoned by politicians city.
Call it Detroit, call it Chicago Southside. They're not given opportunities in school. They have subpar nuclear core families because of the way the system works.
They have no opportunities. And then they're faced with hunger, homelessness, and potential risk. And they do what they have to do.
