I Think, On The Foreign Policy Side,

The United States Has Been A Global Power Since Late In The 19th Century.

If Possible, To Be In A Position To Announce Who Is Going To Step In As The Interim Immediately. And If Possible, To Announce Who You're Going To Nominate To Replace That Person. For That To Be Somebody Of Impeccable Integrity And Reputation Disarms A Lot Of The Worst Criticism That It's Some Kind Of A Power Play. It's A Professional Approach To Replacing A Senior Official, Which Is Always Going To Get A Lot Of Attention.

I Think In The Policies That Have Been Followed Since The President Donald Trump Came Into Office, There Really Hasn't Been Any Slack Cut For The Russians. And I Think One Of The Things That Has Surprised People Has Been That The Relationship Between The United States And Russia Has In Fact Deteriorated Since The Election.

I Didn't Think This Whole Business With Director James Comey Was Handled Well. So There Are Sort Of Day-to-day Aspects Of The Operation That I Think Are Really Troublesome. And I Know That There Are A Lot Of People In The Country Who Have Lots Of Issues With Decisions That Donald Trump Has Making On The Domestic Side.

I Had No Difficulty As Secretary Of Defense Moving From The Bush Administration To The Obama Administration.