I don't believe we can get very far, with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims who never take responsibility for their own lives.

[This upset] means that means Donald Trump now has to transition to governance.

If we have a phased redeployment where we're as careful getting out as we were careless getting in, then there's not reason why we shouldn't be able to prevent the wholesale slaughter I think some people have suggested might occur.

America is a country of strong families and strong values. My life's been blessed by both.

I know what the counterterrorism feels like because I was there. But I also operated within limits. And within the United States government, we've decided long ago that there are limits on what we're going to do in the war against terrorism.

In the wealthiest nation on Earth – no illness or accident should lead to any family’s financial ruin.

Let's say I'm on the policy wonk end of the spectrum. As much as I can dive into a briefing book and really work to master various subjects that come before my desk, I'm still not an expert on a huge amount of the stuff that we work on.