I do believe, in the long term, we will either get back to the principles that built America or we lose this country. And I'm an optimist.

We need a president who is focused on defeating every single ISIS terrorist and protecting the homeland, which should be the first priority.

I am long term optimistic and short term pessimistic on immigration. Long term, I'm optimistic because there's a lotta bipartisan agreement outside of Washington on immigration. There's overwhelming bipartisan agreement, number one, that we need to secure the borders. That we need to finally do something to stop illegal immigration.

There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible. And not a one of them is as good.

I am where a great many voters are, which is that I am listening and watching and coming to a decision.

Listen, if you're a hardworking steelworker or truck driver, that drives down your wages. That takes away your jobs.

The judgment that every voter is making of every one of us [running for presidency] who has the experience, who has the vision, who has the judgment to be commander in chief. That is the most important decision for the voters to make. That's a standard I'm held to. And it's a standard everyone else is held to.