Baio is a registered Republican and has described his politics as conservative . He campaigned for Ronald Reagan in his youth and attended Reagan 's state funeral . Upon Reagan ’s death in 2004 , he was quoted by the New York '' Daily News '' as saying , " President Reagan made me feel proud to be an American . Today , I feel sadness . " More recently , Baio endorsed Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 . Also in 2016 , he spoke at the opening night of the Republican National Convention
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