“ISIS is gaining strength because the perception is that they're winning. And President [Barack] Obama fuels that perception.” WinningPresidentPerceptionBarackFuelIsisPresident Barack Obama Author:Ted Cruz
“One of the things I would immediately do [as Commander in Chief ], in addition to defeating them here at home, is bring back the warrior class - Petraeus, McChrystal, Mattis, Keane, Flynn. Every single one of these generals I know. Every one was retired early because they told President [Barack] Obama things that he didn't want to hear.” KnowsWantHomePresidentClassChiefsWarriorBarackRetiredCommandersPresident Barack ObamaCommander In Chief Author:Carly Fiorina
“I believe in a America first foreign policy, that far too often President [Barack] Obama and Hillary Clinton - and, unfortunately, more than a few Republicans - have gotten distracted from the central focus of keeping this country safe.” FirstsBelieveCountryAmericaI BelievePresidentFocusPolicyRepublicanSafeClintonI Believe InBarackForeign PolicyDistractedPresident Barack Obama Author:Ted Cruz
“To me, what I've always said is that the president [Barack Obama] has set up an awful situation through his deal with Iran, because what his deal with Iran has done is empower them and enrich them. And that's the way ISIS has been created and formed here. ISIS is created and formed because of the abuse that [Bashar] Assad and his Iranian sponsors have rained down on the Sunnis in Syria.” WayHas BeensSaidDonePresidentDealsSituationAbuseAwfulBarackEmpoweringIranSyriaIsisIranianPresident Barack ObamaSponsorsAssad Author:Chris Christie
“One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees without mandating any background checks whatsoever. Now we've seen what happened in San Bernardino. When you are letting people in, when the FBI can't vet them, it puts American citizens at risk.” PeoplePresidentRiskHappenedCitizensAuthorityAspectBillsIncludingEightBackgroundsChecksBarackRefugeeGangBlanketFbiPresident Barack ObamaAmerican CitizensVetsBackground ChecksSyrian Refugees Author:Ted Cruz
“This president [Barack Obama ] has seen personnel records of people who have sacrificed for the American people and for the federal government stolen by the Chinese and he's done nothing in return.” PeopleDoneGovernmentPresidentRecordsReturnBarackChineseFederal GovernmentStolenPresident Barack ObamaPersonnel Author:Chris Christie
“Fifty four percent of Republican voters believe President [Barack] Obama is Muslim. And 66 percent of Trump voters believe President Obama is Muslim. If you hear anyone trying to explain the rise of Donald Trump without including that fact, then you`re hearing someone who doesn`t know what they`re talking about.” IfsKnowsTryingBelieveFactsPresidentTalkingFourTrumpRepublicanPercentIncludingHearingBarackFiftyVotersPresident ObamaPresident Barack Obama Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“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
“I care deeply about Democratic party and our agenda and making sure that we can continue to build on President [Barack] Obama`s legacy. So any suggestion that I am doing anything other than manage this primary impartially and neutrally is ludicrous.” CarePresidentPartyDemocraticManageBarackPrimariesLegacyAgendasI CareSuggestionsDemocratic PartyPresident Barack Obama Author:Hillary Clinton
“As the refugee crisis unfolds across Europe, another is looming in our backyard. The number of children crossing the southwest border unaccompanied has quietly surged more than a year after President [Barack] Obama referred to the problem as a quote "urgent humanitarian situation."” YearsChildrenProblemPresidentNumbersSituationEuropeCrisisHumanitarianBarackBordersRefugeeUrgentCrossingsPresident Barack ObamaBackyardsRefugee CrisisLooming Author:Joy-Ann Reid
“Maybe this Democratic president[Barack Obama] did and can get comprehensive health care reform passed, but notice, Medicaid is not expanded in any of these dark red states. The Republican Party may not be able to repeal Obamacare, but it certainly, through its state legislatures and governorships, has managed to halt Obamacare`s full impact.” MayStatesCareAblePresidentDarkPartyRepublicanRedImpactDemocraticReformBarackHealth CareRepublican PartyComprehensiveObamacareLegislatureHaltPresident Barack ObamaHealth Care ReformMedicaidState LegislaturesNotice Me Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“As president, I will ensure that the United States is the global energy powerhouse of the 21st century.That means reinstating the Keystone XL Pipeline that President[Barack] Obama rejected. It also means rolling back the regulations from this administration that limit our ability to find resources by imposing regulations on hydraulic fracturing and our ability to be energy independent by regulating drilling on federal lands. As president, I will make America an energy leader through technology and innovation.” MeanStatesAmericaEnergyPresidentAbilityUnitedLeaderTechnologyUnited StatesLandCenturyLimitsResourcesInnovationIndependentAdministrationBarackRegulationRollingRejected21st CenturyImposingPresident Barack ObamaPipelineDrillingKeystonesTechnology And InnovationHydraulic Fracturing Author:Carly Fiorina
“Even before President [Barack] Obama announced actions aimed at tightening controls on gun purchases, sales were up, partly in reaction to terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. Gun dealers say the president's initiatives have spurred sales. At the same time, polling shows more than two thirds of Americans support the president's proposals, including a majority of gun owners.” TwoShowsActionPresidentSupportGunThirdsMajorityIncludingTerroristReactionsBarackParisOwnersInitiativeProposalDealerPresident Barack ObamaTerrorist AttacksPollingGun Owners Author:Rachel Martin
“Then President [Barack] Obama went on to argue that a citizen`s Second Amendment rights can be restricted without being infringed, just like any other rights. There are limits on your free speech and on your right to privacy. But he also made another nuanced Constitutional argument, that the rights enshrined in the Second Amendment must be balanced alongside the others rights guaranteed by the Constitution.” MadePresidentRightsCitizensLimitsSpeechArgumentConstitutionArguingBarackPrivacyAmendmentsBalancedFree SpeechSecond AmendmentPresident Barack ObamaRight To Privacy Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“We have the world's best military, even though he (President Barack Obama) has done everything he can to diminish it.” WorldDonePresidentMilitaryBarackDiminishPresident Barack ObamaBest Military Author:Benjamin Carson
“This president [Barack Obama] is undermining our military. This president is more interested in funding Planned Parenthood than in funding the military.” PresidentMilitaryBarackParenthoodFundingPresident Barack ObamaUnderminingPlanned Parenthood Author:Marco Rubio
“This president [Barack Obama] is undermining the constitutional basis of this government. This president is undermining our military. He is undermining our standing in the world....The damage he has done to America is extraordinary.” WorldDoneGovernmentAmericaPresidentMilitaryStandingBasesExtraordinaryBarackDamagePresident Barack ObamaUndermining Author:Marco Rubio
“The issue of guns, as president [Barack] Obama mentioned, which is particularly assailant in Colorado, a very complicated gun story, and I think a political climate that urges people to take issues into their own hands.” PeopleThinkingStoriesHandsPoliticalPresidentIssuesGunClimateComplicatedBarackUrgesPresident Barack ObamaColorado Author:Jonathan Michel Metzl
“I think President [Barack] Obama is exactly right, we need to combat [gun shoots] because this really can become the new normal, but that`s really what`s been happening.” ThinkingNeedsPresidentNormalHappeningsGunBarackCombatPresident Barack ObamaNew Normal Author:Jonathan Michel Metzl
“The president [Barack Obama] is not willing to send in apaches and spotters if the Iraqis say they don't want them and if it means that these Shia mobilization forces are going to be going after and trying to kill Americans.” IfsWantTryingMeanForcePresidentWillingBarackPresident Barack ObamaShiaMobilizationApaches Author:Adam Schiff
“The Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, I want to improve it. I want to build on it, get the costs down, get prescription drug costs down. Senator Sanders wants us to start all over again. This was a major achievement of President [Barack] Obama, of our country. It is helping people right now.” PeopleWantCountryHelpingCarePresidentRepublicanRight NowCostDrugAchievementMajorsOur CountryBarackSenatorsWant UHelping PeopleAffordablePrescriptionsPresident Barack ObamaPrescription DrugsAffordable Care Act Author:Hillary Clinton
“I probably described more times than I can remember how stressful it was advising the President [Barack Obama] about going after Bin Laden.” I CanRememberPresidentBarackMore TimeBin LadenStressfulPresident Barack Obama Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think what the president [Barack Obama] understands, and what he's trying to do, is that we have to support the Arab and Kurdish fighters on the ground who are actually doing the fighting.” ThinkingTryingFightingPresidentSupportFighterBarackPresident Barack ObamaKurdish Author:Hillary Clinton
“I agree with the president [Barack Obama]. I've said myself, we will not send American combat troops back to either Syria or Iraq - that is off the table.” SaidPresidentAgreeTablesIraqBarackCombatTroopsSyriaPresident Barack Obama Author:Hillary Clinton
“I look at what the president [Barack Obama] it doing, it adds up to me. We just have to keep - try to get more support for those people on the ground in Syria and Iraq who have to actually physically take the territory back.” PeopleTryingLooksPresidentSupportAddIraqBarackTerritorySyriaPresident Barack Obama Author:Hillary Clinton
“The president [Barack Obama] decided to leave more troops than he had originally planned in Afghanistan. We have a very cooperative government there, with Ashraf Ghani and his top - his top partner, Abdullah. And they are doing their very best. And the Afghan army is actually fighting. The Afghan army is taking heavy losses defending Afghan territory.” GovernmentFightingPresidentLossDecidedArmyHeavyPartnersBarackTerritoryAfghanistanTroopsPresident Barack ObamaCooperativesAfghan Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think that I am the person who can do all aspects of the job. I think I'm the person best prepared to take the case to the Republicans. And I think that at the end of the day, it's not so much electability. It is who the American people can believe can keep them safe, can get the economy moving again, can get incomes rising, can build on the progressive accomplishments of President [Barack] Obama.” PeopleThinkingBelievePersonsEndsJobsMovingPresidentCan DoCasesEconomyRepublicanSafeAspectPreparedIncomeBarackAccomplishmentRisingThe End Of The DayProgressivePresident Barack Obama Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think that the coalition that President [Barack] Obama put together to win twice is a coalition that I can put together and add to.” ThinkingI CanTogetherWinningPresidentAddBarackCoalitionsPresident Barack Obama Author:Hillary Clinton
“The bottom line is if the president [Barack Obama] really wants to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, maybe his Justice Department should stop releasing felons, many of which are illegal immigrants, only to the streets of America.” IfsWantShouldHandsAmericaPresidentLinesJusticeStreetsGunBottomCriminalsBarackDepartmentImmigrantsIllegalBottom LinePresident Barack ObamaIllegal ImmigrantsFelons Author:Katie Pavlich
“This is a president [Barack Obama] who came into office in 2008 with a big majority in the House and with a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Because of his policies and his conduct in office, seven years later, we have our largest majority in the House since 1928, and we have a majority in the Senate and we have 31 of the 60 governorships.” YearsBigsHousePresidentPolicyOfficeMajoritySevenProofBarackSenateSeven YearsPresident Barack ObamaFilibuster Author:Chris Christie
“Closing the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is a promise President [Barack] Obama made it but has yet to fulfill.” MadePresidentPromisePrisonMade ItBarackClosingCubaPresident Barack ObamaGuantanamoGuantanamo Bay Author:Audie Cornish
“The Republican candidates clashed on terrorism, immigration and foreign policy in their fifth debate.They all said President [Barack] Obama and Hillary Clinton have not kept America safe.” SaidAmericaPresidentPolicyRepublicanSafeClintonTerrorismDebateImmigrationBarackCandidatesForeign PolicyFifthPresident Barack Obama Author:Renee Montagne
“I wished the president [Barack Obama] were more "Martin Luther King-like."” PresidentKingsBarackLutherPresident Barack Obama Author:Cornel West
“I know my dear brother, President [Barack] Obama, has a bust of Martin King right there in the Oval Office, but the question is are is he going to be true to who that Martin Luther King, Jr., actually is? King was concerned about what? The poor. He was concerned about working people. He was concerned about quality jobs. He was concerned about quality housing. He was concerned about precious babies in Vietnam, the way we ought to be concerned about precious babies in Afghanistan and precious babies in Tel Aviv and precious babies in Gaza.” PeopleKnowsWayJobsPresidentPoorQualityBrotherBabyOughtKingsOfficeConcernedDearBeing TrueBarackAfghanistanVietnamHousingLutherPresident Barack ObamaGazaOvalDear Brother Author:Cornel West
“We don't hear our president [Barack Obama] talking about the need for high-quality jobs for everybody, giving it priority, not just giving a speech in Detroit. That's fine, but speaking to Tim Geithner, speaking to Larry Summers. When are you going to make jobs, jobs, jobs a priority rather than Wall Street, Wall Street, Wall Street a priority? That's what I'm concerned about.” NeedsGivingJobsPresidentQualityTalkingStreetsWallFineSpeechSummerConcernedPrioritiesBarackDetroitLarryPresident Barack ObamaHigh Quality Author:Cornel West
“When I asked the president [Barack Obama], can you kill an American on American soil, it should have been an easy answer. It's an easy question. It should have been a resounding and unequivocal no. The president's response, he hasn't killed anyone yet.” ShouldHas BeensEasyPresidentAnswersShould HaveResponseBarackSoilShould Have BeenPresident Barack ObamaUnequivocalEasy Answers Author:Rand Paul
“The question's whether or not there's an American interest in the Civil War [in Syria]. The question is whether or not a military strike on [Bashar] Assad will cause him to be encouraged to use more weapons or discouraged. It's easy enough to say - and the president [Barack Obama] says though this will teach him a lesson - but his military strike is intended not to target him individually, not to bring about regime change.” WarEnoughUseCausesEasyPresidentInterestTeachMilitaryLessonsWeaponsStrikesBarackCivil WarTargetRegimesSyriaDiscouragedPresident Barack ObamaAssadBe EncouragedRegime Change Author:Rand Paul
“The very first day that President [Barack] Obama was inaugurated, his first act as a president was to rescind that ban on third-trimester abortions. And he's even carried it further. Now, even if the baby is born alive, they have the right to kill that baby. It is an abomination.” IfsFirstsPresidentBornAliveBabyThirdsBarackAbortionBansPresident Barack ObamaAbomination Author:Ted Cruz
“How could someone with a renowned ability to inspire, communicate complex ideas, and connect with voters find himself in this position? The President [Barack Obama], though a dedicated student of history, has seemingly failed to learn the lesson of our nation's most significant political confrontations: They've required single-minded determination, and the willingness to battle until the fight was won.” IdeasPoliticalFightingNationsPresidentAbilityPositionStudentsInspireLessonsBattleDeterminationComplexesCommunicateSignificantBarackWillingnessVotersDedicatedConfrontationPresident Barack ObamaRenowned Author:Arianna Huffington
“Now, thanks to President [Barack] Obama and the policies of Democrats when we have been able to achieve 73 straight months of sustained growth in the private sector. The longest it has been in American history.” Has BeensAbleGrowthPresidentAchievePolicyMonthsDemocratThanksBarackAmerican HistoryPrivate SectorPresident Barack Obama Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“I'm thrilled the president [Barack Obama] has endorsed me. We started off as fierce competitors, and we've ended up as true friends and partners and worked together on so many important issues.” ImportantTogetherPresidentIssuesPartnersBarackFierceCompetitorsTrue FriendPresident Barack ObamaImportant Issues Author:Hillary Clinton
“The president [Barack Obama] himself has said he thought part of his job was to remind the American people that being president and commander in chief is a serious responsibility.” PeopleSaidJobsPresidentResponsibilitySeriousChiefsBarackCommandersPresident Barack ObamaCommander In Chief Author:Hillary Clinton
“The specific trigger for me was when the President [Barack Obama] put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block. Why I got into the race - it just seemed unconscionable that the Democrats were leading the charge.” SocialPresidentRaceSecurityDemocratBlockBarackSocial SecurityTriggersMedicarePresident Barack ObamaChopping Author:Jill Stein
“While the President [Barack Obama] did a good thing when he said he personally supported equal marriage, he then quickly backed away and said that he wasn't going to do anything about it - that it was a state matter, and that he wasn't going to interfere, as opposed to being than being a real advocate for equality across the board in marriage. He also, I think two weeks prior to that statement, refused to sign an executive order to establish equal rights in the workplace for the LGBT community.” ThinkingSaidTwoRealMatterStatesOrderPresidentCommunityRightsWeekEqualGood ThingsStatementsBarackBoardsExecutivesLgbtInterfereWorkplaceEqual RightsTwo WeeksPresident Barack ObamaExecutive OrdersLgbt Community Author:Jill Stein
“The point being we used to have a system that wasn't as rigged in how the tax structure functioned. The president [Barack Obama] and I have been trying to get rid of some of these loopholes for some time. Look, we have to change the corporate culture.” TryingLooksHas BeensUsedCulturePresidentTaxesStructureBarackCorporatePresident Barack ObamaCorporate CultureLoopholesRigged Author:Joe Biden
“Should we have border security there? Yes. But the idea of the United States erecting a wall for the world to see makes a lie of everything we say about ourselves. It's a little bit like why the President [Barack Obama] and I feel so strongly about closing Guantanamo. It is inconsistent with who we are.” WorldFeelsShouldLittlesIdeasStatesLyingBitsPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSecurityWallLittle BitBarackBordersWho We AreClosingPresident Barack ObamaInconsistentGuantanamoBorder Security Author:Joe Biden
“[Hillary Clinton] has talked about not being a natural campaigner. And she has this big shadow because her husband, the former president [Bill Clinton], and President [Barack] Obama both are natural campaigners. And so this is a challenge for her.” BigsPresidentNaturalChallengesHusbandShadowBillsClintonFormerBarackPresident Barack ObamaPresident Bill Clinton Author:Tamara Keith
“I think what President [Barack] Obama has done is to chart a steady course. When I was there, the first four years we had a lot of cleanup to do. We inherited a lot of bad feelings from the [George W.] Bush administration, and much of what I spent my time doing was traveling around the world reassuring friends and allies.” ThinkingWorldYearsFirstsDoneFeelingsCoursesPresidentFourAround The WorldAdministrationBarackMy TimeAlliesSteadyFour YearsPresident Barack ObamaReassuring Author:Hillary Clinton