This was a president who is engaged in a coup.

We`ll see. I don`t read anything into it until I see what their actions are. We`ll see if they follow through and what they`re suggesting.

for God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.

The law is not just about the past. It’s about the present and our future as well.

Nobody believes we`re going to take down -- I was talking about taking down Putin. Nobody believes that, number one.

as long as Putin is in power - - A, he`s killing two countries, both Russia and Ukraine, and nothing constructive, no constructive dialogue is possible with him.

this man cannot remain in power

Right now, billionaires pay an average rate of 8 percent on their total income. 8 percent -- that`s the average they pay. Now, I`m a capitalist, but and if you make a billion bucks, great. Just pay your fair share. Pay a little bit. A…

For God`s sakes, this man cannot remain in power.

I`m not walking any back as expressing the more outrage I felt toward the way Putin is dealing with the actions of this man, which is just brutality.

They are keeping the sanctions in place, they are going to continue sending that military assistance to Ukraine.

For God`s sake, this man cannot remain power.

This person cannot stay in power.

I wasn`t then nor am I now, articulating a policy change. I was expressing moral outrage that I feel and I make no apologies for it.

as long as Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia, there will be no constructive change, no constructive dialogue -- that very little in the way of any kind of meaningful cooperation or dialogue is possible as long as he`s president.

This is Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.

The fact of the matter is, I was expressing the moral outrage I felt toward the way Putin's dealing and the actions of this man, which is just brutality.

For God sake, this man cannot remain in power.