Well, H5N1 is serious, absolutely. And, of course, you want to get people in there, you want it to be the right person.

I unambiguously condemn in the strongest possible terms any and all forms of violent protest. Any individual who committed violence today should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

It is beyond time to remember that while we may disagree, we are all Americans, and there is far more that unites us than divides us.

GOP lawmakers are also aiming to make meaningful spending reforms to eliminate trillions in waste, fraud, and abuse, and end the weaponization of government.

Some of these agencies have gotten so wrapped up in the DEI movement — call it wokeness, call it whatever you want — where their main focus is on diversity and inclusion as opposed to security.

If nothing else, let's get back to these agencies focused on keeping America safe, period.

Their mission is to keep Americans safe in our homeland, and they have started to move away from that.

We've got to get back to that core mission.

At some point, if you're moving away from that mission, then you’re missing out on what you're supposed to be doing.

People got -- we got to come together. People have been hurt bad, but the city is going to go on and it's not our police fault.

I want to give a shout out to our police department. I mean, they were present last night. As soon as the gunfire opened up, they ran toward the gunfire.

It's going to close the border. They ought to close the border between Jefferson County, Texas and Calcasieu County Parish, Louisiana.

the wide-open border

the strongest border security act ever passed by Congress.

Was happy to see and hear from the president early this morning, and as he said recently that every single resource of the federal government would be made available to ensure that no stone would be left unturned when determining who or…

It's unacceptable to think that we will -- we were preparing for the Super Bowl and potentially left ourselves open for the Sugar Bowl or for New Year's Eve even.

We will identify whatever the weakness was and fix it, making sure that the citizens and visitors that come to New Orleans are safe is paramount.

If you fly, it was President Carter deregulated airlines. If you get goods by trucking, it was President Carter that deregulated the trucking industry.