this is not a situation that we're excited about.

I might have to speak to Russia, to be honest with you, about Tomahawks.

Well, these are largely people that the Democrats want. Many of them will be fired.

Yes, Margaret, so knock on wood, but we feel very confident the hostages will be released.

We want the government to reopen, but Chuck Schumer, the Democrats decided to shut down the government.

Sometimes you have to go through some pain before it all happens.

I’m good at solving wars.

This is going to be a very special time.

They need patriots very badly.

We have to remember, why are we in this situation, Margaret? All these conversations about whether it's a temporary layoff or a permanent layoff – we are dealing with a terrible, chaotic situation, because Chuck Schumer and a few far left…

this isn't a deal-making, this isn't a negotiation, this is hostage-taking.

We'll be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans, frankly, because that's the way it works. They wanted to do this, so we'll give them a little taste of their own medicine.

But my point is, Margaret, that we have to do layoffs because we have to preserve necessary resources to do the most critical things that the government does.

we think that we have the authority to do what we need to do.

I know the President is very committed to doing that.

I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown.

we'll negotiate over health care policy, but only once you do your job and open up people's government.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!