We talked a lot about what’s going on in Israel and Gaza. We talked a lot about the Russia-Ukraine situation.

Most of the time, I don’t give a s--- about this stuff. I don’t even think that much about it.

You can probably imagine that people in the United States are extremely excited about you.

I definitely think the president has a lot of trust in me, and I’m honored by it, and I think it makes me a more effective vice president.

My attitude is, if I do end up running in 2028, I’m not entitled to it.

I hope it’s the beginning of a very good relationship, because I think he does care a lot about peace.

You love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country.

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Obviously, the president has had some pretty tough words — I guess I have, too, pretty tough words for Europe — about the importance of opening their markets, but also the importance of doing more burden-sharing in defense.

If there is a single most productive thing [from the trip], my hope is that it will be that the relationship between us and the Vatican leads to a lot fewer people getting killed and a lot less humanitarian disaster.

We really do need to be honest about whether the former president was capable of doing the job.