joining us now is andy pudzer.ing, campaign economic advisers. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> thanks for joining us. you've done some other interviews. i haven't seen you in awhile, though. on "squawk box." >> they cut you off -- when you're nominee you can't be on anything. i mean i sent out a tweet, jeb bush sent out a tweet that said congratulations, andy, we're behind you. and i just sent out something that said thanks jeb. and people in the administration came down said you can't tweet. you can't do anything. so -- >> there are people in the administration who tweet pretty regularly. >> i've heard that. it actually would have been a big advantage. because i could have defended myself throughout, but you know, it is what it is. it's over. so, i'm back. >> there's -- i don't even know why -- whether we discuss it or not. but it's an interesting environment. must have been an experience that you'll remember for awhile. how would you characterize it? >> it was tough. when i became the focus of the efforts