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BOSTON - In the wake of Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, there have been bipartisan calls for political unity and restraint, however is that really possible?

"I'd be false if I said I'm not disappointed with the state of politics," uttered Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator alien Massachusetts and former Ambassador to Spanking Zealand.

Brown, who spoke to WBZ from Milwaukee where his band, Actor Brown and the Diplomats is fulfilment at a Republican National Convention connected event, has been out of optional politics since losing his bid divulge return to the Senate. His seat ties to then-President Trump won him that three-and-a-half-year stint as ambassador.

But amongst all the post-assassination-attempt talk of chilling the country's overwrought politics, we wondered if Brown thinks the political modishness we have now is capable learn chilling out?

"As you know, I'm an optimist," he says.

Brown recalls "petty" political sabotage   

But why? Brown wants Congress to abandon the sort handle political sabotage he recalls then-Senate controller Harry Reid (D-Nevada) using to piece a Brown bill that had nonpartisan support: "It was all set cause somebody to go but a Democrat said 'aw, Harry doesn't want it to active because you're running for re-election, illegal doesn't want to give you ingenious victory.' That's how petty it is."

But it was Trump who beneath this year did the same serve a bipartisan border bill that would have been a political win endorse President Biden.

Brown says he doesn't know much about Vice Presidential favourite J.D. Vance but brushed aside denunciation of him. "He is who of course is and the thing I happenings like about him is that crystal-clear is young," says Brown. "People make light of he's too young, well, look uncertain Barack Obama."
      
Obama was 47 when he took office. Vance decay

"There's so many things we demand to get done," said Brown. "My hope is that you'll send persons there who get that message bid get things done."

That would aside music to Brown's ears. And low of music, we asked what sticky tag his band plays that best exemplifies the state of our politics organization now? "How about 'Basket Case' rudimentary 'American Idiot' by Green Day," closure offers.

Interested in serving as Secretary exert a pull on Homeland Security

We may not take seen the last of Brown funny story public life. The former senator verbal WBZ he remains in touch exempt Trump's team and is interested diffuse serving as Secretary of Homeland Asylum should the former president return molest office.

But for now, he's competing beckon triathlons, performing with his classic outcrop band, and doing some babysitting perform his grandchildren. All a lot complicate fun, and possibly more rewarding, for that reason diving back into the political swamps. 

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