The American experience works when people embrace a set of shared values, you come, you work hard, you embrace these values and you’re as American as anybody that came on the Mayflower.
We awoke one morning in September, and the world lurched on its axis.
I kind of know what my job is, it’s to develop a message that’s hopeful and optimistic about the future of the country, to develop ideas that will give people a sense that they can lift up, and to tell them about my leadership skills to make it so.
We need to destroy ISIS in the caliphate. That’s – that should be our objective. The refugee issue will be solved if we destroy ISIS there, which means we need to have a no-fly zone, safe zones there for refugees and to build a military force.
A lot of conservatives, a big part of the Republican base don’t like his position on common core, don’t like his position on immigration.
The United States Constitution is clear. It prohibits religious tests for public office.
We need to embed our forces – our troops inside the Iraqi military. We need to arm directly the Kurds. And all of that has to be done in concert with the Arab nations.
Barack Obama became president, and he abandoned Iraq. He left, and when he left Al Qaida was done for. ISIS was created because of the void that we left, and that void now exists as a caliphate the size of Indiana.
I’m an introvert. Introverts have a huge advantage over extroverts. We can create a mission and we can act on it.
Half of the interview is substantive and half of it I think is sizing the person up.
If we’re going to ban all Muslims, how are we going to get them to be part of a coalition to destroy ISIS?
We’ve got to be willing to lose the primary in order to win the general election.
I’d say my greatest weakness is impatience. I don’t suffer fools well.
I don’t believe the federal government should be involved in the creation of standards directly or indirectly, the creation of curriculum or content. It is clearly a state responsibility.
Two months ago Donald Trump said that ISIS was not our fight. Just two months ago he said that Hillary Clinton would be a great negotiator with Iran. And he gets his foreign policy experience from the shows.
To honor the people that died, we need to stop the Iran agreement, for sure, because the Iranian mullahs have their blood on their hands, and we need to take out ISIS with every tool at our disposal.
I have said that Mr. Trump’s language is divisive.
I’m energetic and passionate about the needs – the things we need to fix. I don’t feel old, I don’t feel like yesterday’s news.
I’m not a performer. If they’re looking for entertainer-in-chief, I’m probably not the guy.
The Russians and rogue actors, including ISIS – this is a serious part of the 21st century security challenge that we face.