Jamie Kern Lima

You know, it feels like, and it's a big concern, I think, of a lot of people, just what feels like a reinvigorated, if you will, surge of political violence and of threats and of divisiveness and of vitriol.

And, you know, recently you've been getting different types of threats.

And I just want to ask you about that because you talk about being protective of your loved ones and your family and how they didn't sign up for this and you're entering this and now you're in one of the most highly...

watched U.S.

Senate races in history.

You're getting attacks from the current administration, from the current president, which I'll dive into in a minute.

But recently, you received a threat.

Reportedly, the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth's pastor, Brooks Podegar, called for your death, to which you publicly replied, Jesus loves, Christian nationalism kills.

You may pray for my death, pastor, but I still love you.

I love you more than you could ever hate me, is how you replied.

What are your thoughts on that and how did that moment impact your family, your girlfriend, the people you care about most?

Because I'll be honest, I would start freaking, if it were me and I'm your mom or I'm your sister, I would be stress eating some Texas barbecue 24 seven.

I'd be freaking out.

How are you handling all this?

And on a very serious note, when you hear this, how are you carrying this?

Well, I want to know, you know, the man behind the movement right now, how you decompress from all this.

What do you do for fun outside of work?

I know you're a big country music fan.

You love some Texas barbecue.

Despite certain people calling you vegan, you apparently, I know you love brisket.