"If at some point we determine that if we’re just too far apart and not enough movement is happening, we may need to move on to other priorities, because there are a lot of important things happening i..."
"This is not our war. We didn’t start this war."
"the State Department as 'beholden to radical political ideology'"
"'a platform for left-wing activists to wage vendettas against ‘anti-woke’ leaders'"
"It might be more than 300 at this point. We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visas."
"visiting America is a privilege."
"We’re not going to continue with this endeavor for weeks and months on end."
"We cannot win the battle for the 21st century with bloated bureaucracy that stifles innovation and misallocates scarce resources."
"The State Department had become bloated, bureaucratic and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission."
"The State Department in its current form is bloated, bureaucratic, and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission in this new era of great power competition."
"Over the past 15 years, the department's footprint has had unprecedented growth and costs have soared."
"But far from seeing a return on investment, taxpayers have seen less effective and efficient diplomacy."