After graduation, he moved to Southern California, where he ended up volunteering for the Ronald Reagan campaign in 1980. He has identified as a “Reagan Republican” since.

The former president did not say Democrats scream "the sky is falling" when Republicans cut the government budget.

Vice President Kamala Harris is pictured during a campaign event in Savannah, Georgia, on August 29. Former President Ronald Reagan is shown in the inset image.

At a 1986 press conference, Ronald Reagan uttered the words “I’m from the government, ... Sure, those are voters in North Carolina and Georgia who need help from the federal government.