“Forty four percent of Republican voters believe President [Barack] Obama was not born in the United States. They believe he is not a legal citizen of the United States.They believe his presidency is unconstitutional.” BelieveStatesPresidentBornUnitedUnited StatesFourCitizensRepublicanPercentBarackFortyVotersPresidencyPresident Barack ObamaUnconstitutional Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Sixty one percent of Donald Trump`s supporters believe that President [Barack] Obama was not born in the United States.They believe Donald Trump`s lie about where President Obama was born, the lie he started telling four years ago and has since replaced with other hate-driven lies like the thousands of Muslims Donald Trump lies about having seen celebrating in New Jersey on 9/11.” YearsBelieveStatesLyingHatePresidentBornUnitedUnited StatesFourTrumpPercentYears AgoDrivenCelebrateBarackPresident ObamaFour YearsSixtyReplacedSupporterJerseyPresident Barack ObamaNew Jersey Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Probably about 35 percent of Donald Trump`s supporters do not believe that President [Barack] Obama is Muslim or that he was not born in the United States.Those Trump supporters are not white supremacists. But if Trump did not have the support of Obama haters who believe that the President is a Muslim, who believe that he was not born in the United States, Donald Trump would lose two-thirds of his support.” IfsBelieveTwoStatesPresidentBornLosesWhiteUnitedUnited StatesSupportTrumpPercentThirdsBarackSupporterPresident Barack Obama Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“That seems to be a woman who is genuinely depressed that this is the political dialogue she [Hillary Clinton] is been thrown into in the 21st century in running for president of the United States.” StatesSeemsRunningPoliticalPresidentUnitedUnited StatesCenturyClintonDialogueThrown21st CenturyPolitical Dialogue Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“I believe the United States should join the rest of the world through paid family and medical leave. It would cost us a $1.61 a week in an increase in payroll tax.I think that`s a great investment.” ThinkingWorldShouldBelieveStatesI BelieveUnitedUnited StatesWeekCostTaxesIncreasePaidInvestmentMedicalPayrollPayroll Tax Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesTrumpCallingEnteringStupid RepublicanAnti Islam Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“The screening in the United States is the toughest screening of any country in the world in terms of refugees, that accepts refugees. And of course there are those that don`t accept any, or ever have, no matter what kind they are.” WorldKindCountryMatterStatesCoursesTermUnitedAcceptingUnited StatesNo Matter WhatRefugeeScreening Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“The question for the Republicans running the confirmation hearings in the United States Senate is whose rules are they going to use?” StatesUseRunningUnitedUnited StatesRepublicanHearingSenateConfirmation Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Senator Jeff Sessions is reportedly on the [Donald] Trump shortlist to be either the next Secretary of Defense or the next Attorney General of the United States.” StatesNextUnitedUnited StatesTrumpDefenseSecretarySenatorsSessionAttorney Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“According to the old rules, Senator Jeff Sessions could not be confirmed by the United States Senate because in fact he wasn`t.” StatesFactsUnitedUnited StatesSenateSenatorsSession Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“The Republican Party is saying that the president of the United States has bosses, that the union bosses this president around - the unions boss him around. Does that sound to you like they are consciously or subconsciously deliver the racist message that, of course - of course, a black man can't be the real boss?” MenTryingDoeRealStatesCoursesSoundBlackPresidentUnitedPartyUnited StatesStupidRepublicanMessagesUnionsRacistBossRepublican PartyReal Boss Author:Lawrence O'Donnell