“At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging.”

We can’t do it alone. And that has to begin by his acknowledgment of the facts.

When the world is at war with terrorism and the United States cannot afford to offend the sensibility of our Turkish ally.

An America that inspires hope in its ideals must complement an America that inspires awe in its strength.

There are perfectly appropriate circumstances to unmask the names of people.

Terrific. Now to win a larceny trial all we have to do is prove how the universe ends.

We know that the evidence or information is sufficient to warrant an FBI investigation of this.

I’m just concerned that as long as this caliphate exists, it provides this magnet for radicalization, and we’re likely to see more attacks like we have seen in San Bernardino, Chattanooga and elsewhere, and that’s the concern I have over pace.

We cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.

Too much under the thumb of the Iranians.

We still have a problem here in this country of access to airports and airplanes [for terrorists].

If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld?

Whether we kept a certain number of troops there or pulled out completely

I’m concerned the clock is ticking, and the danger to the American people is still very present.

The only element of it that concerned him was how it might impact him personally.

But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.

No other nation can do that the way we can, and it’s going to be very hard for Congress to do it over his opposition.