the Biden administration is getting ready to sanction Russia tomorrow -- Russian individuals and entities in response to Russia`s efforts to disrupt the 2020 election.

It’s time to end America’s longest war. It’s time for American troops to come home.

No, it wasn’t. To me, it was absolutely clear. Absolutely clear.

We cannot continue this cycle, of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions, for the withdrawal and expecting a different result.

the easiest part is going to be taking it down. The hard part is going to be putting it together.

I will not pass this responsibility onto a fifth. I’ve concluded that it’s time to end America’s longest war. It’s time for American troops to come home.

this is the moment to reimagine and rebuild

We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the drawl and expecting a different result. I'm now the fourth United States President to preside over…

military force would not solve Afghanistan's internal political challenges. It would not end Afghanistan's internal conflict.

the president has judged that a conditions-based approach, which has been the approach in the past two decades, is a recipe for staying in Afghanistan forever.

I will not pass this responsibility on to a fifth. It’s time to end America’s longest war. It’s time for American troops to come home.

they are going to stay an extra four months, and they will bring all troops home by September 11th which is the 20th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11.

When then candidate Biden announced his bid for the presidency, he said one of the key reasons was because of what happened in Charlottesville with a white supremacist rally.

The United States will begin our final withdrawal -- begin it on May 1 of this year. We`ll not conduct a hasty rush to the exit. We`ll do it -- we`ll do it responsibly, deliberately and safely. I know there are many who will insist that…

I believe that we need to work towards a more peaceful and stable future for Afghanistan, and that requires a responsible end to the war and a political settlement that respects the rights and freedoms of all Afghans.

There is absolutely no justification, none, for looting, no justification for violence. Peaceful protest understandable. And the fact is that, you know, we do know that the anger, pain, and trauma that exists in the black community in that…

Ms. Evans you have some idea what you're feeling like, I bury two of my children. And people have come up to you and are going to come up to you for some time and say I know how you feel. And after a while, you know everybody means well…

Never has there been more strain and I've been here a long time. I've been here since 1972 as U.S. Senator '73. And so much strain and responsibility been placed on the shoulder, shoulder of the Capitol Police. And you hear it, you see it…

Daunte Wright in Minnesota, that God-awful shooting resulting in his death, and in the midst of an ongoing trial with the killing of George Floyd and Lord only knows what is going to happen based on what the verdict will or will not be.

I didn’t know Billy, but I knew Billy. I grew up with Billys. He’s still with you. He’s still in your heart. Losing a son, daughter, brother, sister, mom, dad, it’s like losing a piece of your soul. But it’s buried deep, but it comes back.

What this really points out is how critical it is for Joe Biden and Merrick Garland to get their ducks in a row at the Justice Department and get some of their senior-level people confirmed by the Senate and in place, because it’s clear…

I didn`t know Billy, but I knew Billy. I grew up with Billys. He`s still with you. He`s still in your heart. Losing a son, daughter, brother, sister, mom, dad, it`s like losing a piece of your soul. But it`s buried deep, but it comes back.

Our prayers are with their family. It`s really a tragic thing to happen. Fact is that we do know that the anger, pain and trauma that exists in the black community in that environment is real, it`s serious, and it`s consequential.

There is still in vaccine for every American.

I made sure we have 600 million doses of the mRNA, not of either Johnson & Johnson and/or AstraZeneca, so there’s enough vaccine that is basically 100 percent unquestionable for every single solitary American.