After graduation, he moved to Southern California, where he ended up volunteering for the Ronald Reagan campaign in 1980. He has identified as a “Reagan Republican” since.

The former president did not say Democrats scream "the sky is falling" when Republicans cut the government budget.

Vice President Kamala Harris is pictured during a campaign event in Savannah, Georgia, on August 29. Former President Ronald Reagan is shown in the inset image.

Former Reagan staff backing Harris includes Ken Adelman, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and U.S. arms control director under Reagan, as well as B. Jay Cooper, the special assistant and ...