To tackle the big and relevant issues of the day with bold and innovative ideas is without question the most rewarding way to serve.

Any time you can degrade or take away the top leadership of an organization, it's a positive step forward.

Our brave men and women have made many sacrifices in just wars to defeat the forces of evil. We have exported our greatest values: freedom and opportunity, which have lifted millions out of poverty. At home, these values allow Americans to use their God-given potential and make their dreams reality.

I run for president because I believe that we can't just save the American dream; we can expand it to reach more people and change more lives than ever before.

I think what we need to do is understand our number one obligation is to act in the national interest of the United States of America. I believe it is in our national interest to see democracy take hold on the island of Cuba. And so we examine our foreign policy, including all the changes that President Obama made, in that lens and through that lens.

First, the federal government, one of the fundamental responsibilities that it has is to protect the nation's health and wellbeing. And this [Zika virus] is a threat to public health in the United States. It is a very serious disease.

I have no intention of being vice president. I have said it clearly.