There has not been a lapse

That could end at any point, and why we need to get it renewed

If there is an intelligence failure, a missed threat, or a national security crisis on Bill Pulte’s watch, Americans will pay the price, and President Trump will be to blame.

My biggest fear is I don't know how anyone, even as good a salesman as Donald Trump can be, can sell this as a win for the United States.

The president’s latest intervention only underscores a simple reality: the biggest obstacle to resolving these issues has not been Senate Democrats or Senate Republicans. It has been the chaos and confusion coming from the White House…

This is a careless White House, a president that is treating our national security with complete disdain, acting at a level of recklessness that puts Americans at risk.

What we’re witnessing is an extraordinary display of dysfunction from a president who seems determined to turn America’s national security into a political bargaining chip.

National security cannot be governed by social media post.

My fear is that the details are not going to be as good as the president represents.

I know Jay, I think he's got the right temperament.

We will get Clayton, I hope, confirmed as quickly as possible. We will then move very quickly to get FISA reauthorized.

Out of ignorance, he might give away information. I've had heads of our intelligence community say to us they're terrified of showing him information.

If there is something that happens, God forbid the responsibility lies with one man.

Listen, if the President can declare victory, so be it.

I don’t deny that this is dangerous.

The idea that we have a 60-day additional negotiation, where does that lead?

If the president can declare victory, so be it.

He could have nominated Jay Clayton a week ago—and we wouldn't have gone dark.

What do you think, though, of the emerging cease-fire and agreement? Because you favored diplomacy?

Yes, I'm still worried.

National security risk caused because Donald Trump did not put forward Clayton or anyone else that was legitimate until the clock had run out.

Clearly, after Hegseth had said, we've destroyed all their capabilities, they still have plenty of missiles and thousands of drones.

The regime's leadership is more radical than ever.

But you heard Pete Hegseth's pitch. Let's look at the real facts; 107 days into Donald Trump's war of choice, can anyone make the case that we, or our allies are in a better spot than before this war?

I cannot stress enough to you that none of this, none of this needed to happen.