I never met Putin, I don't know who Putin is. He said one nice thing about me. He said I'm a genius. I said thank you very much to the newspaper and that was the end of it. I never met Putin.

There are two Chicagos, as you know. There's one Chicago that's incredible, luxurious and all - and safe. There's another Chicago that's worse than almost any of the places in the Middle East that we talk, and that you talk about, every night on the newscasts.

To be lied about, to be slandered, to be smeared so publicly, and before your family that you love, is very painful.

I'm going to take a series of actions on day one to protect American workers.

I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 percent.

There is the apocalyptic influence in the Trumpean presidency: The world is destroyed in order to be purified and renewed in the ideal way that is projected by a Steve Bannon. And there is a sense of that when Trump says we'll make America great again, because he says it's been destroyed, he will remake it. So there is an apocalyptic suggestion, but I don't think it's at the very heart of his presidency.

Hopefully our great movement powered by everyday citizens will overcome the sickness that is plaguing our politics and our media.