"If this does not demonstrate that Putin's strategy failed, I do not know what does."
"I believe he was not. I believe that we can debate, and I think it is probably a good debate within the administration, of whether he should have been, because as the Secretary mentioned, it is a pret..."
"I think we need to get to the bottom of it, and I think it is a very, very serious accusation that we should find out if true."
"In Afghanistan the difference between the Russians and us is the Afghan people want us there."
"I think it is too much to call this a hoax."
"I think a lot of the so-called scandal that we have been seeing here is not a scandal at all."
"It seems to me that the only thing that Putin responds to is strength."
"If the intelligence proved that the Russian officials approved of this bounty scheme, the United States and our international partners would need to respond forcefully."
"I actually would have advocated for action, whatever that looks like, back in 2013 or 2014."
"The fact that we are even saying this underscores the point that we need to recalibrate our posture toward Russia."
"Bounties on American troops is a despicable escalation by Russia that demands a response."
"We need a Russian policy, one that keeps Americans safe, not one that puts President Trump on good terms with the corrupt and criminal government of Vladimir Putin."