I think more to the point, these pivotal times means something other than a politician. I understand the economy. I understand the world. I have a lot of foreign policy experience. I understand bureaucracies. I understand technology, and I understand leadership.

A leader's most important decisions are about people. Who do you put in which jobs? How long do you leave them in a job?

I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.'

Nobody needs to worry whether or not I've been tested.

I've laid out a plan for how we keep people safe here at home, and I've laid out a plan of how we wage war and win by denying ISIS territory overseas. We must deny them their territory because the territory that they've conquered because Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama declared victory in Iraq and against every generals advice withdrew all of our troops, leaving a vacuum, weaponry, territory for ISIS to conquer, that territory, their caliphate, is that from which they draw legitimacy, potency, credibility. We have to deny them that territory.

The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

Whatever the consequences of staying true to yourself, they're much less than the consequences of selling your soul.