Mitch McConnell

I do think that the Constitution and the traditions of this country constrain all of us - those of us in Congress and those of us in the White House - from some of our impulses, shall I say, that we'd like to pursue.

We're a country of five-second sound bites and 30-second commercials. Eight years of one person is just too much.

Mitt Romney has spent his entire life finding ways to solve problems.

Our friends on the other side decided early on they didn't want to engage with us in a serious way, a serious way to help those suffering under Obamacare.

More young people believe they'll see a U.F.O. than that they'll see their own Social Security benefits.

We all know that Social Security is one of this country's greatest success stories in the 20th century.

Americans don't think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in the middle of a recession.

We need to bear in mind that we don't have religious tests in this country, and we also need to remember that some of our best allies in the war against Islamic terrorism are Muslims.

Are we still a country that takes risks, that innovates, that believes anything is possible? Or are we a country that is resigned to whatever liberty the government decides to dish out?

The country is yearning for a change. I'd rather take my chances on somebody new, particularly with regard to the Supreme Court.

My view is that Trump will not change the Republican Party, America's right-of-center party. If he brings in new followers, that's great, and well worth the effort, but he will not change the Republican Party.

The president feels not only do we need to change these rogue regimes, but even our friendly allies, who really basically have, sort of, benign dictatorships, need to get with the program if they want to have long-term security and prosperity from terrorism.