First thing you have to do is say to yourself what can I bring to it, what can I do that's different or - and how can I make the country better? How can I improve it?

I was always responsible for everything in my campaign.

I mean, [Donald Trump] won by a sizable margin.

The lesson of 9/11 is that America is truly exceptional. We withstood the worst attack of our history, intended by our enemies to destroy us. Instead, it drew us closer and made us more united. Our love for freedom and one another has given us a strength that surprised even ourselves.

We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.

There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.

I've campaigned many, many times together with Senator McCain. He's campaigned for me; I've campaigned for him, good friend.