Summary
- Apology for delay, launch of presidential campaign as a Democrat, and departure from the party due to its departure from core values.
- Description of the challenges in running as an independent, including collecting over a million signatures and handling legal challenges.
- Acknowledgment and gratitude for the volunteers and campaign staff who made the impossible possible by getting him on the ballot in all 50 states.
- Expression of commitment to serve the ideals that motivated his campaign: Peace, prosperity, freedom, and health.
- Criticism of the current state of democracy, which has become a slogan rather than a practice in political institutions, media, and the government.
- Allegations of the Democratic party’s dismantling of democracy, including legal warfare, rigged primaries, and installation of an unpopular candidate.
- Concerns over the weaponization of government agencies, censorship, and media control.
- Closing remarks: Emphasis on the importance of free expression as a sacred right.
