Chuck Hagel

This is really authoritarian.

When the National Guard opened up on students and killed students, partly because they weren't trained, they panicked.

I think the GOP is in a lot of trouble. And I do think an encouraging sign, I think the strong control that Mr. Trump has exercised over the Republican Party is dwindling.

The American people are enlightened by the results of what the findings of the January 6 committee have been, and sharing those findings with the American people are absolutely critical, critical for the understanding of our citizenry what…

No one person should ever govern a party. That’s not the point of political parties. Political parties must be diverse, have different opinions.

The facts speak for themselves, and especially when you look at the many of the witnesses, who are Trump cabinet members, White House officials in the Trump administration, supporters of Mr. Trump.

It just feeds into all that instability, and unrest, and unpredictability, which makes a damn dangerous world.

This is so unpredictable. And we've never seen anything quite like this in our lifetime, so there is no playbook here.

The Chinese are watching this as relates to Taiwan, the Iranians, the North Koreans -- all countries are watching this, and watching the U.S. response to it, and the West response to it.

There will be consequences. There will be repercussions.

Biden is a uniter. He's not a divider.

There is going to be some severe reckoning and review, and a top-down, break it all down and asking themselves, who are we? What do we believe in?

This is a very clear picture of a very desperate candidate who knows he is losing.

When you have a national leader, our national world leader, who has left dignity behind, decency behind, honesty, integrity behind them, that's where you start.

It's the Trump Party.

Well, first recognize that we have a problem and then start addressing the problem, locally, nationally, globally.

Climate change is a national security threat.

I'd be giving the same answer. I hope not.

Planning for climate change is not some frivolous waste of time, a waste of money. It is essential to our troops and to their wellbeing, and the national security of this country.

The President says a lot of things, and I do not know why he says that...

One would have to suspect the motive behind the effort to put together this panel.

That administration really laid out in 1991 and 1992 the threats of climate change, especially for national security.

We had better pay attention to what our scientists, our intelligence people, our military leaders are saying how serious this is and the impact it is going to have.

It is the biggest responsibility any leader has, to leave the place better than they found it, and I do not think we are doing it right now.