For decades, our differences with Iran meant that our governments almost never spoke to each other. Ultimately, that did not advance America's interests.

America must always lead on the world stage.

The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.

I don't wanna preempt an announcement next week. And there's a lot of technical aspects to it. And if I - say - that we're doing one thing. then the markets might interpret it differently from what it ends up being.

There's a lot of people talking about elitism and all of that.Yes, I went to Princeton and Harvard, but the lens through which I see the world is the lens that I grew up with. I am the product of a working class upbringing.

I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.

Our alliances and partnerships are not directed against any nation.