the two-state solution, however distant it may appear, is still the best and probably the only way to truly assure Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state and, of course, to give the Palestinians the state to which they are…

I think our approach has been, shall I say, lacking in the sense that we have engaged in what I would characterize as defensive measures.

I feel strongly about how we go about this, and I know we meet regularly and talk with our friends from Israel.

I think the first order of business has to be to get that back in the box.

The president-elect is committed to that.

I think we are going to seek an extension.

America, at its best, still has a greater ability than any other country on earth to bring others together to meet the challenges of our time.

That's who we are. That's what America represents to the world however imperfectly. Now, we have to proceed with equal measures of humility and confidence.

If you look two things, one, the budget and, you know, show me the money and I'll tell you what your priorities are, clearly, State Department is not their priority.

Well, look, we certainly didn't want to politicize things. And there was concern about being perceived as putting or thumbs on the scales.

We didn't wait, Anderson. First, couple things that are important, when this information first came to light late in the summer, we thought that the primary objective that Russia was pursuing was to actually hack into the elections and…

I think they've handled it appropriately. I wouldn't play this up.