Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means what these words say, for starters. The great inalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I - it's - I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values.

If someone committed a crime, they will no longer work in my administration.

The only things that I can tell you is that every case I have reviewed I have been comfortable with the innocence or guilt of the person that I've looked at. I do not believe we've put a guilty ... I mean innocent person to death in the state of Texas.

One of my hardest parts of my job is to console the family members who have lost their life.

In my judgement, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences.

I view my time in politics as a chapter, not my life.

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.