You want civilian control of your military in all cases.

Trust me, there won't be long before they're listening to General Mattis on his advice.

I rise today to honor the life and the legacy of an Alabama patriot and American hero, Johnny Michael Spann. Nearly 15 years ago, on November 25, 2001, while fighting on behalf of our grateful Nation, Mike made the ultimate sacrifice to…

At the time, he angrily denied these accusations that he was racist.

That was not fair. That was not accurate. Those were false charges and distortions of anything that I did.

I'd be honored to be considered and Mr. Trump will make those decisions.

This assertion is ludicrous. I detest the klan.

I am not a racist. I'm not insensitive to blacks. I have supported civil rights activity in my state. I have done my job with integrity, equality and fairness for all.

I think the next administration is going to need all hands on deck. I think the world is a dangerous place with lots and lots of challenges.

I stand in solidarity with my colleagues to demand that the Republican Leadership do its job and prioritize the needs of the American people. The criminal justice system is desperately in need of reform, gun violence has become an epidemic…

The chief of staff's job is to implement the president's directives and take all of that massive amount of information that gets thrown at the president every single day and make decisions.

You know, I think that plays into every candidate for office. Sometimes your best campaign strategist doesn't make a good governance person.

you need to work with us.

I also would like to point out that this appears to be problematic in the Department of Homeland Security, because among the large agencies Homeland Security ranks last.

you're looking for a disaster.

The timing was probably right, if they wanted to make a change, they clearly wanted to make a change in this regard, and so it came down that it was time they wanted to go in a different direction.

Sometimes in politics, you know, in the palace intrigue, there are people who are in and people who are out.

Well, I can assure you that when 79 percent don't trust leadership, it's going to be reflected in your ranking.