I think the President has talked talks about different things more than anything else, ending the pandemic, which is the key to everything else, economic recovery, racial justice, and the climate.

I did what I came to do.

This is about how we move from here. This is about practical, straightforward, no nonsense decisions that we have to make or not make. We`ll find out within the next six months to a year whether or not we actually have a strategic dialogue…

Whether I stopped it from happening again -- he knows I will take action, like we did when -- this last time out. We, in fact, made it clear that we were not going to continue to allow this to go on.

Every generation has to reestablish the basis of this fight for democracy. I mean for real. I`ve never seen including during since the Civil War, such an outward assault.

I said -- I said -- what I said was -- let's get it straight, I said what will change their behavior is if the rest of the world reacts to them, and it diminishes their standing in the world.

I told President Putin my agenda is not against Russia or anyone else. It’s for the American people.

I owe my last questioner an apology. I shouldn't have been such a wise guy with the last answer I gave.

I would say that`s a ridiculous comparison. It`s one thing for literally criminals to break through, go into the Capitol, kill a police officer and be held unaccountable and that it is for people objecting and marching on the Capitol and…

The bottom line is, I told President Putin that we need to have basic rules of the road that we can all abide by. I also said there are areas where there is a mutual interest for us to cooperate, for our people, Russian and American…

I don't think he is looking for a Cold War with the United States. I don't think it is about -- as I said to him, I said your generation and mine are about 10 years apart. This is not a Khumbaya moment as we used to say back in the '60s in…

I made it clear to him that I believe the consequences of that would be devastating for Russia. What do you think happens when he is saying it's not about hurting Navalny, all the stuff he says to rationalize the treatment of Navalny, and…

Mitch has been nothing but no for a long time. And I’m sure he means exactly what he says.

I am a skilled practitioner of foreign affairs. I am going to lower the temperature, I am going to bring America's position in the world and back into something that you will find more recognizable to what it was before the era of Donald…

You know, I am not confident he'll change his behavior. Where the hell -- what do you do all the time? When did I say I was confident?

Every generation has to reestablish the basis of this fight for democracy. I mean, for real, literally have to do it.

I looked President Putin in the eye and said, do you want your infrastructure to be attacked? What would it be like if your oil fields were not working out?

for you, no purgatory, straight to heaven.