John F. Kelly: “there is no one on this earth that is better positioned to tell you what the conditions are inside Guantanamo than me.”

My predecessor, Jeh Johnson, just before he left, designated the whole system as critical infrastructure. I've had a lot of push-back from [M]embers of Congress, both sides of the aisle.

I am in this for the long haul. It is the most important thing I've done in my life.

A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or shot down or seriously wounded in combat or spend years being tortured as POWs are all suckers, because there is nothing in it for them.

I was stunned when I came to work yesterday morning and brokenhearted at what I saw a member of Congress doing.