Mark Esper: “Let's not make the perfect the enemy of the better.”

The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations.

the Iranians should not mistake our restraint for weakness.

I think that, given the events of January 6, given how he has undermined the election results, he incited people to come to D.C., stirred them up that morning, and failed to call them off, to me, that threatens our democracy.

The Department believes that our suicide prevention efforts must address the many aspects of life that impact suicide.