I do not want our society to be one where the government feels free to check your private phone records anytime it pleases.

The one thing about America is you have the freedom to think what you want and do what you want without the government interfering.

I don't believe in open borders, I don't think that would work. I think economically they're a disaster. Therefore there's nothing wrong with strong borders.

I am as pro-immigrant as you can get, I believe America needs immigrants. But I also believe in strong borders.

I don't believe in purity tests.

Perfection is our enemy... not because we don't want perfect candidates, but because perfect candidates don't exist.

I don't judge people on one vote.

You can disagree with somebody and still think they're qualified.

I think during a campaign it's perfectly OK to do what you need to do. But then the idea, I would argue is for former presidents to fall in line and do the best they can to support the current president, whoever that might be.

No one likes to lose. Having been a person who's lost elections, it's not a fun thing to do and some people react by denying the facts of the situation.