EWI Perot Fellow and Vice President David Firestein spoke to New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV) on January 29, 2016 to comment on the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in the lead-up to the Iowa caucuses. Appearing on the talk show Zooming In, Firestein commented on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's decision not to take part in the final Republican presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses, as well as the ongoing controversy surrounding Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's use of private email servers during her tenure as the U.S. secretary of state.