I'm a skeptic. I'm not a scientist. I think the science has been politicized.

Banning all Muslims will make it harder for us to do exactly what we need to do, which is to destroy ISIS. We need a strategy. We need to get the lawyers off the back of the warfighters.

I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms of a poll.

The progressive and liberal mindset believes that to every problem there is a Washington, D.C., solution.

I think Putin has changed, for sure. He has changed over time and he has been emboldened by, whether it's true or not, the perception is that we've pulled back, so people do change and this is an example of that.

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.

Government is basically a parasite, and if the host doesn't grow, then government suffers.