“Our police officers are doing an incredible job keeping us as safe as possible, but the job is getting harder for them because they aren't getting the support they need. Like our military, they must have whatever equipment they need to protect themselves and all our honest, hardworking citizens.…”Tagged: Law Enforcement, Military, Government, Crime
“Many of the lessons I've learned in business are applicable to our current situation. The most important lesson is this—Stand behind your word, and make sure your word stands up. People who have done business with me will tell you that I never say something unless I mean it. I don't make promises I…”Tagged: Values, Foreign Policy, Trump on Trump, Business, The Constitution
“We're spending billions of dollars protecting countries that should be paying us to do the job yet we can't build roads in our own cities. We can't build schools in our own communities. I've been to China numerous times, and everywhere you look there are cranes reaching toward the sky. The Chinese…”Tagged: China, Foreign Policy, Military, Business, Education
“What kind of country sends their young men and women off to fight for them and then, when they come back, tells them, “Sorry, but while you were gone other people got all the jobs”?”Tagged: Military, Veterans, Jobs
“Right now the VA is being run by people who don’t know what they’re doing. They’re getting more money from the government than ever before and yet the care gets worse. The list of men and women waiting for care is growing and their wait times are longer. How can the VA possibly be so inefficient? We…”Tagged: Government, Veterans, Healthcare, Veteran's Affairs, Military
“How in the world can we talk about how much we love this country when we’re not taking care of the people who protect us?”Tagged: Veterans, War, Healthcare, Military
“We need to make this promise to our fighting forces: No American will ever go into the field unless he or she has the best equipment available and as much of it as is needed. And when our troops come home, we are going to take good care of them. They are going to have the medical care they’ve…”Tagged: Military, Healthcare, Veterans
“Our military must have all the manpower and the tools it needs to fulfill any mission. I like to say that the United States military should be so strong that we will never have to use it.”Tagged: Military
“The day I was born I had already won the greatest lottery on Earth. I was born in the United States of America. With that came the amazing opportunities that every American citizen has: The right to become the best possible person you can be. The right to be treated equally with all other Americans.…”Tagged: The American Dream, Privilege, Military, Religion
“By nature, I’m a conservative person. I believe in a strong work ethic, traditional values, being frugal in many ways and aggressive in military and foreign policy. I support a tight interpretation of the Constitution, which means judges should stick to precedent and not write social policy.”Tagged: Values, Trump on Trump, Conservatism, The Constitution, Work
“Tipping your hand is one of the dumbest mistakes you can make in a military confrontation.”Tagged: Foreign Policy, War, Military, strategy
“My rules of engagement have always been pretty simple— if we are going to intervene in a conflict, there had better be a direct threat to our national interests. The threat should be so obvious that most Americans will know where the hot spot is on the globe and will quickly understand why we are…”Tagged: Military, Policy
“We can’t be afraid to use our military, but sending our sons and daughters should be the very last resort.”Tagged: War, Military, Policy
“Spending money on our military is also smart business. Who do people think build our airplanes and ships, and all the equipment that our troops should have? American workers, that’s who. So building up our military also makes economic sense because it allows us to put real money into the system and…”Tagged: Business, Military, The Economy, Work, Government
“If we’re going to continue to be the policemen of the world, we ought to be paid for it.”Tagged: Foreign Policy, Budget, Money, Military
“We spent two trillion dollars doing whatever we did in Iraq. I still don’t know why we did it, but we did. Iraq is sitting on an ocean of oil. Is it out of line to suggest that they should contribute to their own future? And after the blood and the money we spent trying to bring some semblance of…”Tagged: Iraq, Iraq War, George W. Bush, Military
“Spending money on our military is also smart business. Who do people think build our airplanes and ships, and all the equipment that our troops should have? American workers, that’s who. So building up our military also makes economic sense because it allows us to put real money into the system and…”Tagged: Military, Economics, Jobs
“The best way not to have to use your military power is to make sure that power is visible.”Tagged: Military
““Iron Mike” Tyson, the famous fighter, once explained his philosophy, saying, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.””Tagged: Mike Tyson, Negotiations, Military
“If we’re going to continue to be the policemen of the world, we ought to be paid for it.”Tagged: Military