John F. Kelly

Bottom line, I have been enjoined from doing things that I know would make America safer, and I anxiously await the courts to once again allow the Executive branch to do its Constitutional duty and protect Americans from all threats…

The only message it sends to our Nation's first responders is you are on your own.

I do not make threats to people, Senator.

I personally think the Visa Waiver Program enhanced our security.

Tell the truth to your seniors even though it is uncomfortable, even though they may not want to hear it. They deserve that. Tell the truth.

This is not, I repeat, not a ban on Muslims.

It is inconceivable to me why any public official would not want to do this.

The role of government first and foremost, is to secure its people.

The president has been pretty straightforward about his desire and the need for a border wall. So, I would suspect he'll do the right thing for sure, but I will suspect he will be insistent on the funding.

We need a larger Secret Service because we need to get some of these people a little bit of time at home with their families.

Clearly the courts have decided that they are in a position to understand the threat against the United States better than people like me or the intelligence agencies.

I did not do it because of the Muslim religion or the color of their skin or, as some have accused, I was trying to help out the American aircraft industry in places like the Emirates.