“Donald Trump is attacking President Obama's background. And I said, 'Wait a minute, Trump also is from a mixed background. He's half jack and half ass.'” SaidWaitingPresidentHalfMinutesTrumpBackgroundsAssPresident ObamaAttacking Author:David Letterman
“I think folks need to understand the whole background of Donald Trump. I find from time to time, I talk to people about the campaign and they say, gosh, I didn't know that Donald Trump gave a bunch of money to Jimmy Carter and to Hillary Clinton and to Harry Reid and to John Kerry.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsWholeTrumpClintonFolksCampaignsBackgroundsBunchJimmyCarterJohn Kerry Author:Mitt Romney
“If you follow Donald Trump's logic, say that he couldn't decide any civil rights cases because he would be biased.I mean, we do want a diverse and inclusive judiciary - one that looks like the people that they serve. And we do recognize the value of having diverse backgrounds represented.” PeopleIfsWantLooksMeanWould BeValuesCasesRightsTrumpLogicBackgroundsCivil RightsDiverseBiasedJudiciary Author:Deborah Rhode
“If that were a winning argument, Donald Trump could get anybody off the bench on his cases by just something deeply offensive based on their background.” IfsWinningCasesTrumpArgumentBackgroundsOffensiveBenches Author:Deborah Rhode
“We have a man [Donald Trump] who judges people based on their performance regardless of your gender, race, your ethnic or religious background.” PeopleMenReligiousRaceJudgingTrumpPerformancesGenderBackgrounds Author:Chris Christie
“I don't think you have an anti-Israel background when it comes to Donald Trump.” ThinkingTrumpIsraelBackgrounds Author:Brian Kilmeade
“Right now - and this is something Donald [Trump] has supported, along with the gun lobby - right now, we've got too many military- style weapons on the streets. In a lot of places, our police are outgunned. We need comprehensive background checks, and we need to keep guns out of the hands of those who will do harm.” NeedsHandsStreetsMilitaryStyleTrumpRight NowWeaponsGunPoliceHarmBackgroundsChecksComprehensiveBackground Checks Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Donald Trump] can`t reach out and push off at the same time when he says - he says we want the ban on assault weapons, because they`re so very dangerous, and background checks on guns, given the level of violence in the country, he says he wants more guns to make us more secure.” WantCountryGivenLevelsViolenceDangerousTrumpWeaponsGunBackgroundsChecksSecureReach OutAssaultBansAssault WeaponsBackground Checks Author:Jesse Jackson
“I think there's a longer shortlist for that particular position and others.Highly qualified men and women who have come to Bedminster, come to Trump Tower. People of different races and ethnicities. All political persuasions. People who have different backgrounds, public sector, private sector. Most of them will not be in the cabinet. Most of them are coming because they love the country and they want to share what their work on a particular issue or a particular success story has been.” PeopleThinkingMenWantHas BeensDifferentCountryStoriesPoliticalRaceIssuesSharePositionParticularTrumpMen And WomenBackgroundsTowersPersuasionQualifiedCabinetsPrivate SectorEthnicitySuccess StoriesPublic SectorDifferent RacesDifferent BackgroundsRace And Ethnicity Author:Kellyanne Conway