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" I believe in American exceptionalism. As a Navy SEAL, I fought so that I would never have to see my president bow to anyone. "

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" We have a duty to fight ISIS; air operations alone will not defeat ISIS. "

" The northern border is a different problem set than our southern border. We're not going to put a fence between America and Canada, across Glacier Park. I grew up there. We can use some technological controls. We work with the Canadians more, and there's a lot of property we share, along with tribal lands. "

" I believe in the value of life. I believe we must prepare our children for tomorrow with the family values of my grandparents. "

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" I've served in 25 nations. I've seen where people don't trust their government. We're there. In the military, the last option is to send in the SEALs. "

" We need to make sure these Islamic terrorist organizations don't become mainstream. We're fighting an ideology as much as a group of radical terrorists. "

" In the case of the Syrian refugees, most of them are male. Most of them are of military age, and yes, it is a significant security issue in that a background check is only as good as the authorities have information on them. "

" In American history, it's about hard work and self-reliance. It's not about collecting giveaways or being on unemployment forever. That the economy moves ahead for people who are going to work to realize the American dream, own a home, send your kids to college. I think it's the founding cornerstone of America. "

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" Radical Islamic terrorists and those who fund it remain a credible threat to America and a clear and present danger to democracy. "

" My wife, she was an early-adopter to Trump and a supporter of Trump - earlier than me, by far. "

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" If you find a node that you can penetrate, that you can eliminate, and draw more information for future operations, I think it's prudent to do. "

" Obama and his Democrat allies in Congress have proven they will use bait-and-switch tactics to move more unvetted refugees into our communities. This will inevitably put our nation and our citizens at risk for future terrorist attacks. "

" When you're asked by the president to serve, it's awfully hard to say no, and I'm loyal. "

" I could literally go on for pages upon pages about Mattis and how influential this man was to me and many others who fought alongside him. "

" There's a reason Montana produces more SEALs than any other state. As a collegiate athlete, I enjoyed the mental and physical challenges Division I football presented. "

" When you have a script where we say we are just going to do air operations alone within the territory of Iraq, what happens is the forces then that we want to target will move their forces, colocate with hospitals, schools, embed themselves to be very, very difficult to conduct air operations against. "

" Technology certainly is going faster. Dynamics on the battlefield are faster. And so, I think you do need, you know, a warrior that is adept in technology, you know, certainly skilled. "

" The ability to reach a catastrophic forest fire quickly can not only save millions in fire suppression costs, it can save structures and, most importantly, lives. "

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" When I joined the SEALs, no one knew what a SEAL was. What intrigued me was the level of commitment, the love of country and desire to be the best in the world at your vocation. Watching American exceptionalism in action. "