"The decision of how our Nation responds to a state-sponsored malicious cyberattack is one made by our Nation's leaders."
"We have to change the dynamic that we're having with North Korea."
"The way we have been handling it isn't working."
"If we continue to use tweets after the President is sworn in on January 20th, I get a little concerned, because it is too easy to misconstrue those words."
"If you jeopardize the relationship between the executive and these intelligence agencies, I think that's really kind of a dangerous place to be."
"There shouldn't be any doubt in anybody's minds. This was not something that was done casually."
"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."
"You know, I think that plays into every candidate for office. Sometimes your best campaign strategist doesn't make a good governance person."
"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."
"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."