The one thing that might have stopped San Bernardino, that might have stopped 9/11 would have been stricter controls on those who came here.

One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees without mandating any background checks whatsoever. Now we've seen what happened in San Bernardino. When you are letting people in, when the FBI can't vet them, it puts American citizens at risk.

President Obama, when he was elected, he could have been a unifying figure. He could have chosen to be a leader on race relations and bring us together. And he hasn't done that, he's made decisions that I think have inflamed racial tensions that have divided us rather than bringing us together.

President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together.

It's really remarkable to see two candidates,[Donald] Trump and [Marco] Rubio, making things up and putting things out for which there is no evidence and no basis.

But you know what? There's far more pain involved in rolling over, far more pain in hiding.

I feel quite confident there will never be a plane on the face of the Earth with my name on it.