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George Stephanopoulos, born on February 10, 1961, is an American political commentator, journalist, and television host. He served as the White House Communications Director under President Clinton, responsible for coordinating the president's relationship with the media.

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“The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act in such a stupid, selfish and self-destructive manner?”

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“I'm learning all the right vocabulary words - 'You're right, I'm wrong.'”

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“As his campaign marches toward Cleveland, [Donald] Trump drawing more protests, too. Check out this scene from Arizona yesterday. The road to a Trump rally blocked. And there are new questions overnight about how Trump and his supporters are dealing with those protests.”

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“From his moment of victory, a kinder, gentler Donald Trump - praise for the opponent he promised to jail.”

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“[ Donald Trump] deference to the president [Barack Obama] whose legitimacy he questioned.”

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“[Donald Trump] respect for the Republican leaders he denounced.”

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“But away from the rituals of Washington, alongside the elation of [Donald] Trump supporters, there is deep anxiety, anger and fear.”

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“Protests [against Donald Trump] four nights running.Thousands marching across the country.”

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“How will a President Trump bind those wounds rubbed so raw by this campaign?”

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“[Donald Trump] he has pulled off something that no one believed he could do.”

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“Defeating Hillary Clinton in a campaign unlike anything we've seen in our lifetimes.”

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“We now know that Mike Pence - Vice President-elect Mike Pence is going to be in charge of the transition replacing Chris Christie.”

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“The next big decision [of Donald Trump], chief of staff. And the two names talked about the most, Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus. Both allies, but they send quite a different message.”

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“It is hard to imagine a choice more stark than the choice between Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican Party, a clear establishment figure, and Stephen Bannon, a leader of the right-wing, the guy - Breitbart News Network, somebody who spent most of the time beating up on the Republican establishment.”

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“Congressional leaders on the Republican side are hoping chief of staff is [Reince] Priebus. They see Priebus as somebody who they can clearly work with.”

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“Conservative activists, Tea Party activists, are threatening Donald Trump that if he chooses Reince Priebus, he will lose much of his base of support.”

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“Conservative activists want [Stephen] Bannon, somebody who has spent much of the past two years trying to destroy speaker of the House, Paul Ryan.”

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“The Republican leadership is quite hopeful at this time that they will have wide latitude. [Donald] Trump is a big visionary guy, not a detail guy, obviously. They are preparing to charge ahead with a Republican, a conservative agenda that Paul Ryan talked about a lot on the campaign trail.”

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“A lot of that will depend on who the person is on [Donald] Trump's, you know, right hand side, whether it's [Stephen] Bannon or whether it's [Reince] Priebus.”

Knows Persons Hands Sides Depends Trump

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“From the conservatives, the - the battle cry for the last couple of years, especially from people like Ted Cruz, was repeal ObamaCare, every single word of ObamaCare. That is not the message from Donald Trump.”

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“On infrastructure, there's a potential for Donald Trump to reach out to Democrats. He's talking about infrastructure spending far in excess of what any Republicans would have considered under a Democratic president.”

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“I am told that very early on in this transition process, to expect that [Donald] Trump will announce his nominee for the Supreme Court.”

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“[Nominee for the Supreme Court] will be something designed to very much please conservatives, even as they may get a little nervous on some of what he's talking about in terms of ObamaCare and infrastructure.”

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“The shock of the new after the biggest upset in American political history, this unforgettable, once unimaginable image Donald Trump side by side with President Obama in the Oval Office.”

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“Soon the Oval Office will be his [ Donald Trump] office, his home.”

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“Protected by a no-fly zone, surrounded by protesters, Trump Tower is buzzing with intensity. The president-elect's family, loyalist advisers and wannabes all jockeying for position.”

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“The man at the center [Donald Trump], soon to be the world's most powerful, now shoulders the hopes and dreams of millions of Americans, the fear and anxiety of millions more.”

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“[Donald] Trump is a big visionary guy, not a detail guy, obviously.”

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“Steve Hadley, that's an outlier, for sure. But he's very experienced. He may be national security adviser, but think that would be a hard choice for Mr. [Donald] Trump to make because General [Mike] Flynn he's very comfortable with.”

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“I think General [Mike] Flynn is probably the top contender for that job [of national security adviser].”

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“Secretary of State, maybe they [Republicans] would consider Steve Hadley for that job.”

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“I think all of these things, there are always names floated - Newt Gingrich's name is out there. Sometimes you just want to make the loyalists happy by floating those names.”

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“This is a huge decision [to choose advisers and Secretary of State]. This is where he [Donald Trump] has the least experience and will have to rely on people with experience.”

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“I think [Republicans] would really like to rip up that [Iran nuclear agreement] and get a new one, but that's going to be very difficult. You, of course, have Russia involved in that.”

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“Rick Grenell, who is an old U.N. hand, talk on Fox News about really pressing to see if the Iranians are violating any of the terms of the agreement, really press them on that, make sure there is full compliance.”

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“[Donald] Trump suggesting to "The Wall Street Journal" that he would stop aiding the rebels fighting [Bashir] Assad.”

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“Forty-five hundred outstanding lawsuits now for Donald Trump, including Trump University in court .”

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“Of those hundreds of lawsuits [for Donald Trump], we're told 30 are significant. There's pressure for him to settle that suit before he goes into the office.”

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“As well as, we know, as a real estate developer, [Donald Trump] has hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, in loans.”

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“[Donald Trump] borrows money from all kinds of people around the world, including more than $100 million from a German bank now under federal investigation.”

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“We saw his [Donald Trump] children appointed this week to formal roles in the transition. A lot of ethics experts looking at that and saying that there is not a blind trust.”

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“The president is exempt from the conflict of interest rules that all other administrations must - administration officials must abide by.”

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“Rudy Giuliani also be mentioned as a possible Attorney General. Is it fair to say that he would like to serve President Trump?”

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“[Possible Attorney General] that's a discussion I'd like to have with [Donald Trump].”

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“I'm very happy in my law practice and my security firm.”

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“I work all over the world. I have a very, very full life.”

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“[Attorney General] would have to be something where I felt he really needed me and not that I'd be the only one that could do it, but maybe that I could do it a little bit different or a little bit better than somebody else.”

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“President-Elect [Donald] Trump has not ruled out seeking a special prosecutor for Hillary Clinton, says he has other priorities.”

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“I was going to say we saw Secretary [Hillary] Clinton reported that she believes that she would've won the election but for the interference of the FBI director James Comey.”

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“Such a closely divided election; Secretary [Hillary] Clinton won the popular votes.Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin - about 112,000 votes separated the two candidates as well.”

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Born: February 10, 1961
Known for: White House Communications Director
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