In the media universe we're in, where there are people screaming on one end, there is no problem at all with having a little bit of extra politeness.

When you are interviewing someone, you have a chance to follow up, to press, to dig in. In a debate there's 30 seconds for the other guy, too. And the goal is to get them to engage with each other, not to engage you necessarily.

I certainly don't think Donald Trump suggesting violence in any way.

I spent my career trying to speak to the broadest possible audience whether it's in print or whether it's in television.

I actually think agendas are more often found in State of the Union speeches than in inaugural speeches.

People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming.

It's funny, everywhere I go some people ask me whether it's going to be a Latino breakthrough, some people ask me whether it's going to be a female breakthrough, and then I'm reminded that five years ago we didn't even know Barack Obama's name.