Every state and the federal government have laws that protect people from acts of violence, and those laws should be enforced. What I want to see in America is that if you hurt a human being and you bring pain in their life, that's all we need to know. If you did it illegally, you should be prosecuted.

The worst nightmare for al Qaeda is to come into a community that feels supported and has hope.

We owe to every businessperson and worker in America the best environment in the world to create a job. We owe that to American business. 35 percent corporate tax rate is the second highest in the world. We need to lower it so they don’t leave.

Ronald Reagan would have a hard time getting elected as a Republican today.

In my view, Democrats and Republicans work together too little, and I would try to change that if I got to be president. And when it came to radical Islam, I would go after them before they come back here again.

The only sin I think a commander in chief can make is exaggerating successes and not understanding the challenges.

Well, thank God for a media that will ask questions.