The endorsement was a really gracious statement. I am greatly honored by the endorsement of Senator [Ted] Cruz. We have fought the battle and he was a tough and brilliant opponent.

The media and my opponent discuss one thing and only one thing, the needs of people living here illegally. In many cases, by the way, they're treated better than our vets.

Look what [Chinese] are doing, they're building a massive fortress against everything. A massive fortress in the South China Sea. And yet they're ripping us off.

Vladimir Putin is really very much of a leader. I mean, you can say, oh, isn't that a terrible thing - the man has very strong control over a country.

This election [2016] will determine whether America is a free nation or whether we have only the illusion of democracy, but are in fact controlled by a small handful of global special interests rigging the system, and our system is rigged.

While there are differences, there are similarities in terms of cost-cutting and many other things, but you also have to be talking about heart. You need heart. You can't do the same things in government that you do in a company.

I'm going to be so presidential that you people will be so bored.