“Presidential candidate Donald Trump had a meeting with Ted Cruz. He said he does not know why he agreed to fly to New York to meet Ted Cruz and then he promised to bring that kind of leadership to the Oval Office.” KnowsKindDoeSaidNew YorkTrumpOfficeMeetingsPresidentialCandidatesCruzPresidential CandidateOval Author:Conan O'Brien
“Political analysts are saying that as a candidate, Donald Trump is 'a totally unqualified nuisance.' In other words, he is a legitimate contender for the Republican nomination.” PoliticalTrumpRepublicanCandidatesNominationsAnalystsNuisanceUnqualified Author:Conan O'Brien
“Donald Trump's not backing down. Yesterday he said he doesn't need to be lectured by the other Republican candidates, who he says have no business running for president. Not to be confused with Donald Trump, who ran for president and now has no business.” NeedsSaidRunningPresidentTrumpRepublicanYesterdayRanConfusedCandidatesBacking Down Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Trump is the candidate giving voice to untold millions of fed-up Americans witnessing a purposeful destruction of our economy and the equal opportunity for success that made America exceptional, we're watching career politicians throw away our kids' future through bankrupting public budgets and ripping open our porous borders which, obvious to all us non-politicians, puts us at great risk.” GivingMadeKidsAmericaSuccessOpportunityVoiceCareersMillionsEconomyRiskTrumpPoliticianEqualDestructionObviousBudgetsBordersCandidatesFedsExceptionalFed UpEqual OpportunityGreat RiskOpportunity For SuccessCareer PoliticiansGiving Voice Author:Sarah Palin
“One of the reasons people love sports is because it's non-political. And to the degree that Donald Trump puts sports organizations like golf tournaments in difficult positions, they won't want anything to do with him, i think all of this is evidence that Donald Trump is finding it a lot harder to be a candidate than he probably anticipated.” PeopleThinkingWantLoveReasonPoliticalSportsDifficultPositionTrumpDegreesFindingsEvidenceOrganizationHarderGolfCandidatesTournamentsGolf TournamentsNon Political Author:Ari Fleischer
“One GOP Congressman named Carlos Curbelo actually suggested that Donald Trump may be a 'phantom candidate' that has been planted by Democrats. The DNC strongly denied this - while Hillary said, 'Crap, they figured it out! Take off the wig, Bill.'” MayHas BeensSaidTrumpBillsDemocratCandidatesDeniedCrapPhantomsCongressmanWigsGop Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Trump's last name is an omen that he'll win the Republican nomination, since "trump" means "triumph." One might suggest that this will constitute the triumph of insanity over reason, except that none of the other Republican candidates make any sense either. Trump just makes them seem less crazy by comparison.” MeanReasonSeemsMightLastsWinningNamesCrazyTrumpRepublicanTriumphInsanityCandidatesComparisonNominationsOmen Author:Michael R. Burch
“It's starting to look like Donald Trump may be a serious presidential candidate. If you're in my line of work, Trump running for president for real is the greatest thing that has ever happened.” IfsLooksMayRealRunningPresidentLinesHappenedSeriousTrumpStartingPresidentialCandidatesPresidential CandidateUs President Author:Conan O'Brien
“Republicans are taking the possibility of [Donald] Trump as nominee seriously enough that the committee that oversees next year's Senate races laid out a confidential seven-page blueprint for candidates on how to run with Trump at the top of the ticket.” YearsEnoughRunningNextRacePossibilityTrumpRepublicanPagesSevenCandidatesSenateTicketsCommitteesNext YearBlueprintsConfidential Author:Dalia Mogahed
“Republicans advising candidates to "grab onto the best elements of [his] anti-Washington populist agenda," but warning that Trump is a "misguided missile," "subject to farcical fits" and candidates should avoid getting drawn into "every Trump dust-up," but should quickly condemn some of his comments, including "wacky things about women."” ShouldSubjectsTrumpFitRepublicanElementsIncludingDustCandidatesAgendasCommentWarningMissilesMisguidedPopulistWacky Author:Dalia Mogahed
“If you want to beat Donald Trump - then you need to be the candidate that is not the establishment in your thinking, in the way you're presenting yourself.” IfsThinkingWayWantNeedsTrumpBeatsCandidatesEstablishmentPresentingPresenting Yourself Author:Dalia Mogahed
“I don't think there's any clever way for the establishment to take Donald Trump down. It's very simple. Another candidate is going to have to find a way either to out-maneuver him, or to just frankly beat him in the argument.” ThinkingWaySimpleTrumpBeatsArgumentCleverCandidatesEstablishment Author:Dalia Mogahed
“We don't know yet but so far the three candidates that have dealt with [Donald] Trump most adeptly are [Ted] Cruz, [Chris] Christie, and [Marco] Rubio. But they've all avoided him in one form or another.” KnowsFormThreeTrumpCandidatesAvoidedCruzMarcosChristie Author:Dalia Mogahed
“After Donald Trump`s ban all Muslims proposal, candidate Jeb Bush reacted by calling Mr. Trump unhinged. However, that would be the same Jeb Bush who says we should only allow refugees into this country who are Christians.” ShouldCountryWould BeChristianTrumpCallingCandidatesRefugeeProposalBans Author:Rachel Maddow
“The Republican presidential candidate [Donald Trump] provoked condemnation from leaders in both parties and around the world. He did that by proposing to bar all Muslims from entering the United States.” WorldStatesUnitedPartyLeaderUnited StatesTrumpRepublicanBarsAround The WorldPresidentialCandidatesEnteringCondemnationPresidential CandidateProvoked Author:Steve Inskeep
“I think that's why we see this mixed reaction - Republican congressional leaders like Paul Ryan speaking out very firmly, but Republican candidates not as much, with the exception of the candidates in the single digits like Jeb Bush or Lindsey Graham, who said how to make America great again tell - Donald Trump to go to hell.” ThinkingSaidAmericaLeaderHellTrumpRepublicanReactionsCandidatesExceptionGo To HellSpeaking Out Author:Mara Liasson
“Donald [Trump], is great at - at the one-liners, but he's a chaos candidate.” TrumpChaosCandidatesOne Liner Author:Jeb Bush
“Donald Trump is not a serious kind of candidate. We need someone that thinks this through. That can lead our country to safety and security.” ThinkingNeedsKindCountrySecuritySeriousTrumpSafetyOur CountryCandidatesSafety And Security Author:Jeb Bush
“Is Donald Trump a serious candidate? The reason I ask this is, if you're going to close the Internet, realize, America, what that entails. That entails getting rid of the First amendment, ok? It's no small feat.” IfsFirstsReasonAmericaAsksRealizingSeriousTrumpInternetCandidatesAmendmentsFirst AmendmentFeats Author:Rand Paul
“The leading non-establishment Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, is just sailing past [establishment Republican candidates] in the polls. He is still surging. He is basically killing them all.” StillsPastPresidentTrumpRepublicanKillingCandidatesEstablishmentSailingPolls Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“Donald Trump very confident in his standing with his supporters and one who could do and say anything and have it not affect him. It's like he's the ultimate Teflon candidate if he feels like he can say things like that at a rally.” IfsFeelsTrumpStandingUltimateCandidatesSupporterSay AnythingTeflon Author:Don Gonyea
“You have [Donald] Trump and [Ted] Cruz battling it out, and the moderate establishment candidates like Chris Christie or Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, John Kasich - they have formed a circular firing squad.” TrumpCandidatesEstablishmentModeratesFiringCruzMarcosSquadChristie Author:Mara Liasson
“Pope Francis said the use of contraception could be justified in regions hit by the Zika virus; a stance that could reignite a debate over the church's prohibition of the use of condoms to stop the spread of the AIDS virus. The pope also criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as 'not Christian' for his immigration stance, and broke with his predecessors by suggesting that Catholic lawmakers are free to vote for same-sex marriage and civil unions if they want to.” IfsWantSaidUseChristianSexChurchTrumpRepublicanVoteCatholicUnionsSpreadAidsDebateImmigrationBrokePresidentialCandidatesRegionsPopeJustifiedVirusesProhibitionStanceSuggestingPredecessorsCondomPresidential CandidateContraceptionLawmakers Author:Rush Limbaugh
“You know, others keep saying that there are too many candidates in the race, and once it gets down to a two-person race that Trump can't get above that 30 to 35 percent that he's gotten both in the polling and in the elections and that the others will start pulling out that 65 the 70 percent not voting for Tromp. But there's absolutely no evidence that all of that vote will go to another candidate.” KnowsPersonsTwoRaceTrumpPercentEvidenceVoteElectionCandidatesVotingPullingPollingNot Voting Author:Cokie Roberts
“What we saw with both Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, that their response, whenever you point to anything in their record, is just to yell, "Liar, liar, liar," and to get very personal and to make direct character attacks. And my approach, from the very beginning of this President's campaign, starting a year ago in 2015, is that I will not respond in kind. I do not intend to insult any of the candidates.” YearsKindCharacterPresidentRecordsSawsTrumpApproachYears AgoDirectResponseStartingCampaignsCandidatesInsultLiarsMarcos Author:Ted Cruz
“It's really remarkable to see two candidates,[Donald] Trump and [Marco] Rubio, making things up and putting things out for which there is no evidence and no basis.” TwoTrumpEvidenceBasesCandidatesRemarkableMarcos Author:Ted Cruz
“For anyone who doesn't believe that Donald Trump is the best candidate to go head to head with Hillary Clinton in November, and that's about 70 percent of Republicans nationwide who don't think Donald Trump is the right guy, our [President's] campaign is the only campaign that has beaten Donald Trump and that can beat Donald Trump.” ThinkingBelieveGuyPresidentTrumpRepublicanBeatsPercentClintonCampaignsCandidatesBeatenNovemberRight Guy Author:Ted Cruz
“If you want to beat Donald Trump, you know, one of the clearest indications of who can beat Trump is Donald spends every waking moment attacking me. He doesn't attack any other candidates, because his campaign views us as the only real threat to him.” IfsKnowsWantRealMomentsViewsTrumpBeatsThreatCampaignsCandidatesWakingAttackingIndication Author:Ted Cruz
“Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has taken American politics by storm.” TakenTrumpRepublicanStormPresidentialCandidatesAmerican PoliticsPresidential Candidate Author:Sean Hannity
“About 65 percent of Republicans believe that Donald Trump is not the best candidate to go head to head with Hillary Clinton.” BelieveTrumpRepublicanPercentClintonCandidates Author:Ted Cruz
“We are the only campaign that has beaten Donald Trump. And we're the only candidate that can beat Donald Trump. If you look at the Super Tuesday states, we're running neck and neck with Donald in states all across Super Tuesday.” IfsLooksStatesRunningTrumpBeatsCampaignsCandidatesNecksBeatenTuesday Author:Ted Cruz
“I think if you're at home and you don't want Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee, then the only candidate who can beat Donald is our campaign. And so I would encourage, even if you like another candidate, stand with us if you don't want Donald to be the nominee.” IfsThinkingWantHomeTrumpRepublicanBeatsCampaignsCandidates Author:Ted Cruz
“Donald Trump refused to outline a health care plan. And they just kind of moved on, instead of pressing him on it. He gave a ridiculous answer on the national debt. And they moved on without pressing him on it. No other candidate could have gotten away with that. So, I think there's a weird bias here in the media rooting for Donald Trump, because they know he's the easiest Republican to beat.” ThinkingKnowsKindCareAnswersPlansMediaTrumpRepublicanBeatsMovedDebtRidiculousHealth CareCandidatesBiasOutlinesMoved OnNational Debt Author:Marco Rubio
“I think in theory, Donald Trump could be a formidable candidate, right? The theory of him is, if he ignites working class white voters, he can put Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, states like Ohio in play for the Republicans.” IfsThinkingStatesPlayWhiteClassTheoryTrumpRepublicanCandidatesVotersWorking ClassOhioFormidablePennsylvaniaIgniteWisconsin Author:Joy-Ann Reid
“After starting a blood feud with Fox News, something no Republican presidential candidate has dared to do before, [Donald] Trump seems to have successfully undermine the network in the eyes of its core audience with perception of the Fox News brand among Republican adults hitting its lowest point in three years according to a new YouGov survey.” YearsSeemsEyeThreeAudienceBloodTrumpRepublicanPerceptionNewsAdultsStartingCoreBrandsPresidentialCandidatesThree YearsHittingFoxesLowestSurveysFox NewsPresidential CandidateFeudsLowest Point Author:Chris Hayes
“You look at these primaries so far, do you realize they don't like [Ted] Cruz either, Ted - Chris [Christie]. In fact, maybe they dislike Cruz more than [Donald] Trump. But Cruz and Trump are the only guys that have won anything. The establishment candidates in this race cannot get noticed.” LooksFactsGuyRealizingRaceTrumpPrimariesCandidatesDislikeEstablishmentCruzChristie Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Donald Trump is great at the one-liners, but he's a chaos candidate and he'd be a chaos president. He would not be the commander in chief we need to keep our country safe.” NeedsCountryPresidentTrumpSafeChaosOur CountryChiefsCandidatesCommandersOne LinerCommander In Chief Author:Renee Montagne
“I never endorsed Donald Trump or any of the candidates who are running for the nomination that would make them the leader of their party. I said of Mr. Trump that I give him credit as the only one who stood in front of "some" members of the Jewish community and told them he did not need or want their money. This was very big because any man who is able to stand on his own is free enough to do what is in the best interest of the country. That is what I said and that is what I meant.” MenWantNeedsGivingSaidCountryEnoughBigsRunningAbleInterestCommunityPartyLeaderFrontsTrumpMembersCreditCandidatesNominationsJewish Community Author:Louis Farrakhan
“In America we're seeing the emergence of Donald Trump, who's the anti-establishment candidate, if you will, who's bucking all the conventional political wisdom on the basis of the fact that so many Americans feel that they've been left behind by the political system and that it's working to entrench advantage by insiders, rather than advantage the people of that country.” PeopleIfsFeelsCountryFactsAmericaPoliticalLeftBehindsSeeingTrumpAdvantageBasesCandidatesEstablishmentConventionalLeft BehindPolitical SystemsEmergenceInsidersPolitical Wisdom Author:Cory Bernardi
“Donald Trump is a different ball of wax. I've been trying to say for I don't know how many months now that the traditional political playbook in destroying and attacking a political opponent is not gonna work on Trump, because Trump's connection with his supporters or his audience is far deeper and far greater than most voters' connection with a candidate that's very popular. Reagan had the connection.” KnowsTryingDifferentPoliticalAudienceKnow HowGreaterMonthsTrumpConnectionsBallsDeeperTraditionalOpponentsCandidatesVotersDestroyingSupporterAttackingVery PopularPlaybooksPolitical Opponents Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Some of the donors are - many of them are good people and they're donating because their ideas are those embodied by the candidate and that's really what they're doing, they're promoting the ideas. But many of them are desirous of things in addition to that. So when I see [Donald] Trump not respond 'cause he can't spend the money, I'm secretly hoping it isn't gonna hurt him.” PeopleIdeasCausesHurtTrumpCandidatesGood PeoplePromotingDonors Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I've had the opportunity to spend some time with Donald Trump. He is - he - as you can imagine, I mean, he's a very engaging man. He's - he puts on an image as a lot of candidates and I think all of us do when we're in front of a microphone that's really tough and combative.” ThinkingMenMeanOpportunityImagineFrontsTrumpToughCandidatesEngagingMicrophones Author:Rick Santorum
“There's been this attempt to block Donald Trump, in primary candidates and Democrats, that - to try to make everything he says some sort of extreme overstatement.” TryingTrumpDemocratExtremesBlockPrimariesCandidatesOverstatement Author:Jeff Sessions
“[Donald] Trump is going to appeal better to African Americans, Hispanics, and others than previous Republican candidates because he's talking about what they want: a fair chance to have a better life economically.” WantChanceTalkingTrumpRepublicanFairsAfrican AmericanAppealsCandidatesBetter Life Author:Jeff Sessions
“When you have a candidate like Donald Trump saying that Mexicans are rapists and drug dealers, and also doubling down and suggesting that we should deport 11 million undocumented workers, who are mostly people that came to this country to better themselves, and to patrol neighborhoods of predominantly Muslims families. This shows you how deeply held those feelings really are in our country and that the Republicans have absolutely no interest in helping minorities.” PeopleShouldCountryHelpingShowsFeelingsInterestMillionsTrumpRepublicanDrugDown AndWorkersOur CountryCandidatesMinoritiesNeighborhoodDealerSuggestingDrug DealersUndocumented WorkersMuslim Family Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“Aside from Donald Trump, polls find [Hillary] Clinton to be the least-liked presidential candidate in recent history.” TrumpClintonPresidentialCandidatesPollsPresidential Candidate Author:Tamara Keith
“Obviously in the next few months we have got to do everything that we can to make sure that Donald Trump, who in my view is the worst, least-prepared candidate for president in my lifetime. Number two, we've got to obviously elect Hillary Clinton.” TwoNextPresidentViewsNumbersWorstMonthsTrumpPreparedLifetimeClintonCandidates Author:Bernie Sanders
“I believe Donald Trump is the best guy for president; and I'm not going to shy away and I take the risk. I could just stay home and don't talk about any candidate.” BelieveHomeGuyI BelievePresidentRiskTrumpCandidatesShy Author:Joe Arpaio
“I think in terms of who can be trusted, I think the evidence is clear that there has been no candidate that I have ever seen who lies more often than does Donald Trump. I mean and that's just not me saying it, that's what any independent media analysis has shown. So in terms of trust, you really can't trust a word, I think, that Mr. Trump has to say.” ThinkingMeanDoeHas BeensLyingTermClearMediaTrumpEvidenceIndependentAnalysisCandidatesTrustedIndependent Media Author:Bernie Sanders
“I personally know Donald Trump, and I know a lot of amazing really kind acts that he's done one-on-one with people. And the candidate that I see is not the person I know.” PeopleKnowsKindPersonsDoneTrumpCandidatesOne On One Author:Mika Brzezinski