I think there would be a message there, and it would be a message they would pay attention to.

This is not what Donald Trump is going to be.

This ambiguity stuff, I will tell you that--let's face it, when you talk about ambiguity, what they really mean is they don't know what the hell they are going to do.

Japan is the most important player in the region. And Japan, if there is going to be peace and prosperity, the United States has got to maintain its incredibly positive relation with Japan.

We even have a new President who has made it very clear that that will be his criteria, what is good for the people of the United States of America.

How ridiculous is that? And what has it resulted?

Some people think our goal is to focus on making it a better world. That certainly is something positive.

I would give the administration a D, I wouldn't give them an F, I would give them a D.

I call that the hug-a-Nazi-make-a-liberal theory, which has been disproven over and over again.

Our goal is--hopefully our goal has been to help make things better for the United States of America.

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