"If we got the votes, let's go, but I don't think we do, so let's go to conference, iron it out — that's how the process works."
"We got money, spending, the appropriations process to help try to address some of this."
"The safest thing to do is to say ICE. We got him in custody. Come here. We're releasing."
"Maybe there have been some mistakes made, but I think the intensity and the focus on getting rid of the wasteful spending..."
"Kash Patel is the right man at the right time for this important job. Kash has dedicated his career to public service. He is smart, he is tough, and he gets results."
"No one wants to defend the waste, fraud and abuse, so they attack the guy who’s exposing all the waste, fraud and ridiculous things we’re spending money on."
"Frankly, 77 million people knew he was going to do this, and they voted for him on Election Day because of this."
"the guardrails are you all in the press who are talking about it everyday."
"I think the American people appreciate the effort and the work that he’s doing."
"God bless him for bringing that information."
"Everything’s on the table."
"Maybe that’s been the norm, but we’re not taking anything off the table."