"Frankly, that's not your-- prioritization is not your job. It's ours."
"the pandemic showed us that we were relying on the unreliable."
"the chief executive of our country responded in an irresponsible, reckless, and dismissive fashion in February and in March"
"The U.S. is losing influence as the world's partner of choice, and the reason is all too clear."
"if we are going to be serious about this and it is going to be an all-in effort, it has to start from the top, and it has to start from the administration."
"Why do I mention that? Because the strongest allies of Russia--let me just give you an example. Recently, Venezuela was given unilateral concessions by this administration."
"I think the administration, frankly, is just missing that, has just totally blown it in that effort."
"Weakness is provocative, and this administration's weakness has emboldened authoritarians around the world."
"This is a state sponsor of terrorism, who, by the way, is advocating for Russia. And yet, obviously, it is not that important because we are going to have them tour our seaports."
"I am hoping the President understands that this concept of just kind of totally grotesquely and grossly underfunding our defense and hoping that Congress will bail them out, those days have to be over..."
"The United States must continue to be a strong partner in the fight to protect global democracy."