more important than getting elected and maybe american democracy is one of those things. [ applause ] virginia, we've got too much to get done to be dealing with the okey-doke. here we are trying to recover from a global pandemic that has killed more than 700,000 americans, that shut down thousands of small businesses and put millions out of work. we don't have time to be wasting on these phony trumped up culture wars. this fake outrage that right wing media peddles to juice their ratings, and the fact that he's willing to go along with it instead of talking about serious problems that actually affect serious people, that's a shame.