SINABI ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na pinakamadalim na bahagi ng buhay ng kanyang pamilya ang pagkaka-exile nila matapos mapatalsik si yumaong dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr. noong 1986.
“We were in exile for six years so we weren’t sure if we were coming back at all, physically coming back. My father never made it back. He died in Hawaii. So that was a very trying time, those were dark days for the family, and I dare say even for the country,” sabi ni Marcos sa panayam sa kanya ni World Economic Forum (WEF) President Børge Brende sa Davos, Switzerland.
Napatalsik ang pamilya Marcos noong 1986 at namalagi ang pamilya sa Hawaii.
“But after we came back from the United States, after exile, when we were first allowed to come back, the political issue was Marcos. And for us, we, for us to defend ourselves politically, somebody had to enter politics and be in the political arena. So that at least, not only the legacy of my father but even our own survival required that somebody go into politics,” dagdag ni Marcos.
Aniya, matapos makabalik ang kanyang pamilya sa bansa noong 1991 ay agad siyang tumakbo bilang kongresista noong 1992 elections.
“If you were to ask me when I was 23, 24, 25 years old, will you enter the politics? Before you finish asking the question, I’ve already said no, no, no, no. But you know, life takes you to certain — to places that you did not expect. And so once I was entrenched in the political arena, I said, well — if we’re going to do this, you better do it well,” dagdag ni Marcos.
