I just want to be fair. I want to be a firm and fair trader.

I'm not going to change it, because I think Mitt Romney has proven to be not a smart person.

I am going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation. They're choking our businesses to death.

In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since January 1st [2016]. Is this a war-torn country? What are we doing? And we have to stop the violence.

In America, we are living through the greatest jobs theft in the history of the world. They are taking our companies, they are taking our jobs, and our politicians, many of whom are stupid and many of whom are corrupt, are allowing it to happen. We're not going to allow it any longer.

I think three debates [primary debates] is the right number. I think that, uh, they'll be extremely well watched. There are those who will say it will be one of the highest-rated shows in television history, if not the highest.

I've been very successful at negotiating debates.