At the end of the day, the Washington establishment is going to go where they’re going to go.
The proper way to make policy decisions under our Constitution in America is for the people to do so through the democratic process.
I am blessed to receive a word from God every day in receiving the scriptures and reading the scriptures. And God speaks through the Bible.
The court doesn’t follow public opinion. The court’s views are radically out of step with public opinion.
If you’re campaigning against ObamaCare, but you’re also having to defend yourself for closing the government, that seems to take away the asset from you.
If I’m elected president, let me tell you about my first day in office. The first thing I intend to do is to rescind every illegal and unconstitutional executive action taken by Barack Obama.
My father fled Cuba, and I will fight to defend liberty because my family knows what it’s like to lose it.
I would note that the scripture tells us, “you shall know them by their fruit.” We see lots of “campaign conservatives.” But if we’re going to win in 2016, we need a consistent conservative, someone who has been a fiscal conservative, a social conservative, a national security conservative.
The day General Soleimani flew back from Moscow to Iran was the day we believed that Russia used cyber warfare against the joint chiefs. We need a new commander in chief that will stand up to our enemies.
If you’re looking for someone to go to Washington, to go along to get along, to agree with the career politicians in both parties who get in bed with the lobbyists and special interests, then I ain’t your guy.
As conservatives, as Republicans, we keep winning elections. We got a Republican House, we’ve got a Republican Senate, and we don’t have leaders who honor their commitments. I will always tell the truth and do what I said I would do.
Popularity isn’t the end-all, be-all. What matters far more is that you stick to your principles, that you stand up and you live a life of integrity.
It is worth emphasizing that Iran released our hostages in 1981 the day Ronald Reagan was sworn into office.
America has receded from the world. Today our friends and allies don’t trust us. And our enemies don’t fear us. I think we should get back, number one, to American leadership in the world.
The American people want jobs and economic growth. Congress is doing nothing to provide that. The American people want their constitutional liberties protected. Congress is doing nothing to provide that.
The immigrant experience of all of us is what makes us Americans, because we value in our DNA liberty and opportunity above all else.
It is profoundly troubling when you have Supreme Court justices not following their judicial oath. And taking the role of policy makers and legislators, rather than being judges.
What I am endeavoring to do is simply speak the truth, speak common-sense values, free market principles and the Constitution. For every question, the Constitution is my touchstone.
I’m a big believer that good policy is good politics. And so, when it comes to making decisions on policy issues, what I endeavor to do is simply speak the truth.
We need a president that shows the courage that Egypt’s President al-Sisi, a Muslim, when he called out the radical Islamic terrorists who are threatening the world.
I have never supported amnesty, and I led the fight against Chuck Schumer’s gang of eight amnesty legislation in the Senate.