We have to know who we are and know what we believe.

What I would say about me is: What you see is what I get.

We are patriots in my family, we are believers in America, we're believers in democracy.

It may not be what you would've chosen, but we all have a responsibility to be active citizens and shape our system and our future.

Can I be blunt? Yes. Can I be diplomatic? Yes. Can I concoct a mixture of vinegar and honey when the circumstances warrant? Yes.

The notion that -- which some people are trying to suggest, that by asking for the identity of an American person, that is the same as leaking it, is completely false. There's no equivalence between so-called unmasking and leaking.

We are safer if there are not nuclear arsenals around the planet that can be utilized, stolen, sold to terrorists and others who would do harm.