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

They’d like to have Tomahawks. That’s a step up.

They need Patriots very badly.

This isn't a negotiation. This is hostage-taking.

We are confident, Margaret. Of course, we always follow the law, and we always follow court cases, and we think that we have the authority to do what we need to do.

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.

Well, look, as the president said, you have to remember, the war started because of a brutal terrorist attack on Israeli soil, and we've been laser-focused on eliminating the terrorist threat to the Israelis, while also ensuring that the…

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.

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

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…

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

I know the President is very committed to doing that.

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

If they just join with the moderate Democrats and the vast majority of Republicans, we can open up the government, and all these conversations will no longer be necessary.

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

The government shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos.

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

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

If Chuck Schumer wants to come into the Oval Office or come to my house, he is welcome to talk about how to fix health care policy for Americans.

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

We don't negotiate with a person who has taken the entire federal government hostage over a health care policy dispute.

When we got married 50 years ago, we had no idea how our lives would unfold. But one thing I knew for certain then, and still know now, is that I wanted to navigate the ups and downs and in-betweens with you. Happy anniversary, dear Bill.

No, this is now enough. We cannot continue this. This conflict needs to end, and we’ve got to move on.

Let’s now support this process and bring it together, not just in a nonpartisan way in our own country, but literally internationally as a great global commitment to try to bring peace, security, stability and a better future to the Middle…