Richard Blumenthal: “I want to say that I welcome the steps that you have taken...”

When a member of the military raises their right hand, they know they're going to endure some hardship. But they should expect that our leaders should do everything possible to avoid additional hardship, not contribute to the hardship.

But remember that there continued to be reporters and staff and military on the legacy Air Force One, which then flew without the President, and I’d like to know what was done to keep them safe.

This trip was exhilarating because Ukraine is clearly making progress; it's turning the tide.

The Navy has been deployed more than 250 days without coming ashore in over 200 days, setting a record for consecutive days at sea.