"It's all about jobs and making sure that we have American jobs protected"

“It’s all about jobs and making sure that we have American jobs protected, we protect the American worker, give them the opportunity to be able to provide for their families, get a college education,” Crist told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Crist, a former Republican who was recently elected to Congress as a Democrat, emphasized the need for an open-minded approach to the incoming administration.

“I mean, just because the messenger is somebody that was in a different party is no reason to cast it out,” he said.