“I wouldn't want to generalize, but we still do live in a society that's sexist and racist and addicted to class and has the ridiculous idea that if you have money you're smarter, which Donald Trump by himself should be able to disprove.” IfsWantShouldStillsIdeasAbleClassTrumpRidiculousRacistSmarterSexist Author:Gloria Steinem
“Donald Trump refuses to give details about his policy plans. Trump apologized by saying, 'When I announced I was running for president, I had no idea people would take me seriously.'” PeopleGivingIdeasRunningPresidentPlansPolicyTrumpDetailsRefuseNo IdeaTake Me Author:Conan O'Brien
“They have to put Trump on every program, spewing his crazy ideas, because his poll numbers are so high. And his poll numbers are so high because they put him on every program, spewing his crazy ideas.” IdeasNumbersCrazyTrumpProgramPollsCrazy Ideas Author:Jon Stewart
“Because people were attracted to him because he was not elected to an office. He was not a politician. And like you said before, he was a person that people say "Wow! He has the idea!" But the more and more you listen to Donald Trump, the more you have the sense that he is not the person that's going to run the country. And I have strong views.” PeoplePersonsSaidIdeasCountryRunningStrongViewsLike YouTrumpPoliticianOfficeWow Author:Dalia Mogahed
“I have this belief that Donald Trump keeps floating the idea that he will quit the party and run as an independent if the Republican Party does not treat him fairly.” IfsDoeIdeasRunningBeliefPartyTrumpRepublicanTreatsIndependentQuittingRepublican PartyFloating Author:Rachel Maddow
“I think Donald Trump is now kind of in love with the idea of becoming president of the United States. I think he truly does believe that he can be the Republican nominee.” ThinkingBelieveKindDoeIdeasStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpBecomingRepublicanBecoming President Author:Rachel Maddow
“As we have seen after every other [Donald] Trump controversy, this one only increased their enthusiasm for him. His supporters thought the idea of a temporary halt in Muslims coming to the U.S. was a common sense proposal in a time of great fear about terrorism.” IdeasCommonTrumpTerrorismCommon SenseEnthusiasmTemporarySupporterControversyProposalHalt Author:Steve Inskeep
“If you unpack the statistics on who is supporting , Donald Trump, it means that there is a lot of people who hold very bigoted racist ideas and there is a lot of them.” PeopleIfsMeanIdeasTrumpRacistStatistics Author:Keith Ellison
“What I`m starting to think of as the mythical beast of the Republican establishment, which is the sort of inchoate idea that we keep talking about what they`re going to do and it never seems to have much impact or be manifest in very visible ways, obviously, it is one thing for Donald Trump to have taken a shot like he did early in his campaign at John McCain, calling him not a war hero.” ThinkingWayIdeasWarSeemsTalkingTakenOne ThingTrumpHeroCallingRepublicanShotsImpactStartingCampaignsBeastVisibleManifestEstablishmentMccainKeep TalkingWar HeroMythical Beasts Author:Rachel Maddow
“When people floated this idea that this was a conspiracy by the [Jeb] Bush campaign to undermine [Marco] Rubio, at first, it was like it`s too complicated, wheels within wheels but as I thought about it more I did buy that, that this is part of a campaign by Jeb to make it look like there`s no backup plan to Donald Trump, try to blow everything up and then all that will be left is Donald Trump and Jeb who nobody really likes but who has a ton of money and then he`s the only option left.” PeopleTryingFirstsLooksIdeasLeftPlansTrumpBlowComplicatedCampaignsLikesWheelsConspiracyMarcosBackupBackup Plan Author:Josh Barro
“Donald Trump said it was his idea for [Sarah] Palin to bring up her son at the rally.” SaidIdeasSonTrumpPalin Author:Chris Hayes
“I think the establishment donor class has begun to crumble. They`re searching for [Marco] Rubio, trying to get some momentum there. But the establishment in terms of the official elected leadership of the Republican Party, when you look at [Kevin] McCarthy, they`re starting to wrap theirselves around the idea of [Donald] Trump, holding back on an endorsement.” ThinkingTryingLooksIdeasTermPartyClassTrumpRepublicanStartingOfficialsEstablishmentRepublican PartyWrapsMomentumKevinDonorsMarcosEndorsementsHolding Back Author:Ted Cruz
“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 would acknowledge that [Paul] Ryan has some really good ideas about things, and I think they'll get together, like taxes. Larry Kudlow, Stephen Moore, they've been supportive of Ryan's tax view and now they're very supportive of [Donald] Trump's. So I think that's got potential.” ThinkingIdeasTogetherViewsTrumpTaxesAcknowledgeGood IdeasSupportiveLarryGet Together Author:Jeff Sessions
“[Donald Trump] suggestions that the United States should leave the Pacific and let Japan, South Korea, or whoever else wants to develop nuclear weapons. These are incredibly dangerous ideas that need to be confronted.” WantNeedsShouldIdeasStatesUnitedUnited StatesDangerousTrumpWeaponsSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsSuggestionsKoreaPacificSouth KoreaDangerous Ideas Author:Hillary Clinton
“Hillary Clinton's record in office is dreadful. Her ideas are dreadful. They will make us less safe. So, but there is no way I'm going to vote for a guy who is just totally uninformed, un-presidential as Donald Trump is.” WayIdeasGuyRecordsTrumpSafeOfficeVoteClintonPresidentialUninformed Author:Bret Stephens
“I don't think the Republican Party, or I should say the Republican Party as the vehicle for modern American conservative ideas, survives with Donald Trump.” ThinkingShouldIdeasPartyModernTrumpRepublicanConservativeVehicleRepublican Party Author:Bret Stephens
“What crystallized the importance of speaking out like that - of making nonviolence not just a tool or a tactic, but a way of life - was in San Diego [at Comic-Con]. One of the young girls who marched with us was wearing a hijab, and she came up to me afterward because I talked about my beard, and I talked about why I was doing it, and she came up and she gave me a hug, and she was crying. And she said, "Thank you. You have no idea how the other students treat me because they're shown that this is OK by Donald Trump. Thank you for speaking out."” WaySaidIdeasYoungGirlCryStudentsTrumpToolsTreatsImportanceComicNo IdeaNonviolenceHugTacticsBeardSpeaking OutSan DiegoComic ConHijab Author:Andrew Aydin
“Go back and read Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here or Babbitt. For a guy or girl who's going to do an hour of political comedy, it might be a little rough, sure. But I think if you're spending 10 minutes or less, and you're talking about - not necessarily [Donald Trump] but his supporters and the media coverage, there's all kinds of angles to explore. It doesn't just have to be simply, "This guy is crazy!" It's more about the idea of that kind of guy rising to the prominence he has, to actually become the Republican candidate.” IfsThinkingKindLittlesIdeasMightHappensPoliticalGuyGirlHoursTalkingComedyCrazyMinutesMediaTrumpRepublicanSpendingAll KindsCandidatesRisingRoughSupporterAngleThis GuyCoverageProminenceMedia Coverage Author:David Cross
“Donald Trump has been rejecting the idea of trade agreements like NAFTA, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership.” Has BeensIdeasTrumpTradeAgreementPartnershipTransPacificRejectingTrade AgreementsNafta Author:Audie Cornish
“The idea is, Mr. [Donald] Trump won the primaries in no small way because he had this very forceful position, saying all 11 or 12 million undocumented immigrants will be forced to leave the country.” WayIdeasCountryMillionsPositionTrumpPrimariesImmigrantsUndocumented Immigrants Author:Jake Tapper
“Both [Donald] Trump and Bernie [Sanders] got to this idea of the vanishing middle class sooner and with more passion than more mainstream politicians, and benefited from it. The difference, of course, is that Bernie understood this in a more compassionate framework, and talked about it in conjunction with a revitalization of another part of the American project, which is the notion that we are all created equal, and that our laws and culture and action ought to reflect that.” IdeasActionLawCulturePassionCoursesDifferencesClassMiddleOughtTrumpPoliticianEqualProjectsUnderstoodNotionMiddle ClassCompassionateMainstreamFrameworkVanishingConjunctionsRevitalization Author:George Saunders
“This type of discourse in the campaign is just unwarranted. But it was started by Ms.[Hillary] Clinton. Ms. Clinton has started the idea of calling Donald Trump those types of names [bigot].” IdeasNamesTypeTrumpCallingClintonCampaignsDiscourseBigots Author:Chris Christie
“Donald Trump, I guess one idea here if he`s flip flopping, has he bought himself cover with his base by all the inflammatory thing he`s said over the last year? But the flip side is, all of those inflammatory things, the voters he`s trying to reach by flip flopping, are they tuned out to him because of that?” IfsTryingYearsSaidIdeasLastsSidesTrumpVotersLast YearFlipFlip FlopsFlopping Author:Steve Kornacki
“The idea will be to find of focus on crime and issues where there`s not a lot of - where Donald Trump can kind of get people`s emotions.” PeopleKindIdeasEmotionIssuesFocusCrimeTrump Author:Michelle Goldberg
“I think the most important thing for the public and the press is to just listen to what Donald Trump says and follow up and ask questions about what appear to be either contradictory or uninformed or outright wacky ideas.” ThinkingImportantIdeasAsksTrumpImportant ThingsPressesContradictoryJust ListenWackyUninformedFollow Up Author:Barack Obama
“[Donald Trump] stood up and was asked a very specific question, if there's an undocumented illegal in the military or wants to serve in the military, can they stay? And he said, "You know what? I think that's a good idea."That's brilliant. That's genius.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantSaidIdeasMilitaryTrumpGeniusBrilliantIllegalGood IdeasStood Up Author:Eric Bolling
“Donald Trump doesn't have a plan. He said, I have a secret plan, and then he said, um, I know more than all the generals about ISIS. And then he said, I'm going to call the generals to help me figure out a plan. And finally he said, I'm going to fire all the generals. He doesn't have a plan. But he does have dangerous ideas.” KnowsDoeSaidIdeasHelpingSecretFirePlansDangerousFiguresTrumpHelp MeIsisDangerous Ideas Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump doesn't have a plan. But he does have dangerous ideas.” DoeIdeasPlansDangerousTrumpDangerous Ideas Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump's idea that more nations should get nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea.” ShouldIdeasNationsTrumpWeaponsSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSouth Korea Author:Tim Kaine
“It's really a situation [ Donald Trump's children are involved now in choosing the next government] that no other president had in years and years. He clearly is not going to follow the idea that - generally there is no rule that requires this but there generally is a situation which people are required to put their interests to the side so they don't have a conflict.” PeopleYearsChildrenIdeasGovernmentNextSidesPresidentInterestSituationTrumpInvolvedConflict Author:Brian Ross
“People love hearing Trump tell a media person, "You're stupid, what kind of question is that? You have no idea what you're talking about, let me tell you what -" They love that. Nobody ever talks back to 'em. Nobody ever gets on their case.” PeopleKindPersonsIdeasTalkingCasesMediaStupidTrumpLet MeHearingNo IdeaEmsYou Re Stupid Author:Rush Limbaugh