"What I've urged is in fact and I'll say it again, if a foreign adversary is operating a drone over sensitive locations, we should take it down."
"They should be shot down if necessary because they're flying over sensitive areas. Whether it's planes that may be jeopardized or security at military bases, we ought to do a much better job, the Bide..."
"The growing number... of mysterious drones... should be shot down."
"This nomination is doomed."
"Much as we might be sympathetic to people with continuing alcohol problems, they shouldn't be at the top of our national-security structure."
"It's dangerous. The secretary of defense is involved in every issue of national security."
"Literally life-and-death issues are in the hands of the secretary of defense, and entrusting these kinds of issues to someone who might be incapacitated for any reason is a risk we cannot take."
"The only reason for Matt Gaetz's nomination is he's a Trump puppet. His loyalty to Trump is the only credible reason that he has been proposed. He will weaponize the Department of Justice for retribut..."
"I am hopeful that Republicans will take this major test of their integrity, their devotion to country above politics and stand up to Donald Trump."
"It's on them to stop this degradation and potential danger to the country and we're going to fight hard to bring this issue to the American people."
"Half of our job on topics that involve scams is to educate, enlighten, and warn people."
"I wrote a letter to 10 of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators on their failures to prevent elder scams."