he and doug elmets worked in the reagan white house together. e friends and i appreciate you both being with us. >> doug, how is it possible that two people who worked for president reagan could have such wildly different interpret eggs and the legacy as it relates to donald trump. >> nothing at all. reagan believed in a shining city on the hill and donald trump calls america a divided crime scene. so i just find it fascinating that jeff, who i have a great deal of respect for and others wrap themselves in the ronald reagan flag. it just doesn't fly. >> jeff, i want you to respond to that, but first, i want to play a clip about ronald reagan talking about the campaign. >> rather than making them or talking about putting up a fence, why don't we work out some recognition of our mutual problems, make it possible for them to come here legally with a work permit and while they're working and earning here they pay taxes here and when they want to go back they can go back and they can cross and open the border both ways by understanding their problems.

reaching out to two republicans now speaking, doug elmets, a reagan administration official.'s listen in. >> it's an honor to be here. candidly, it's also a shock not because of the momentous nature of this event or the size of the crowd. it's a shock because unlike many of you, i'm a republican. >> 40 years ago i cast my first vote for president voting republican that day like i would do time and again. i haven't just voted republican. i worked in president reagan's white house. i recently led an effort to place a statue of ronald reagan in california's capital. i am here tonight to say i knew ronald reagan. i worked for ronald reagan. donald trump, you are no ronald reagan! >> president reagan famously said "tear down this wall," trump says build the wall because that will make america great again? reagan saw nuance, and trump sees the world as us versus them where somebody with brown skin or a foreign-sounding name is likely to blame for our troubles. reagan knew that a leader needs diplomacy to steer us a safe, prosperous course forward. trump is a petulant, dangerously u

[cheers] > > please welcome doug elmets and jennifer lim. >> it is an honor and shock to be here. not because of the momentous nature of the event or the size of the crowd, it is a shock because unlike many of you, i'm a republican. [cheers] my -- casto, i kept my first vote for resident voting that they like audi time and again. i have not just voted republican, i worked in president reagan's white house. i recently led an effort to place a statue of ronald reagan and california's capital. i'm here tonight is a -- to say i knew ronald reagan. donald trump, you are no ronald reagan. [cheers] president reagan famously said tear down this wall. wall becauseuild a that will make america great again. reagan's on the wants and trump sees the world as us versus them where somebody with brown skin or a foreign sounding name is likely to blame for our troubles. reagan knew that a leader needs diplomacy. petulant,mp is a dangerously unbalanced reality star she will coddle tyrants and alienate allies. [cheers] i shudder to think where he will lead our nation. fortunately, i don't think he w

. >> gwen ifill: we are going -- >> we are going straight to the floor to listen to doug elmets, a firsspeaking at the podium. >> i don't believe he will get that chance. while hillary holds many policy differences, from my own, her qualifications are indisputable, hillary knows that the streets of our nation lies in uniting, not dividing. this year's republican flat form is laced with antigay, antiwomen positions, that do not represent the views of most americans. this is why this year i will vote for a democrat for the first time! [cheers & applause] to my fellow republicans, if you believe like i do, you believe loyalty to our country is more important than loyalty to party, if you want a president with good judgment, a steady hand, and a temperament to represent our nation to the world and our children, i ask that you join me in voting for hillary clinton as president of the united states. [cheers & applause] thank you. >> one of my first memories is standing outside our richmond, virginia polling place with my dad to handout campaign literature in support of our chosen candidate, our chose