“If you're gonna sit there and be worried about what Donald Trump would do with nuclear weapons, you've got to know that it's Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who have made it possible for Iran to nuke up, and that's in nobody's best interests. That's not in the best interests of our ally, Israel. It's not in the best interests of ourselves.” IfsKnowsMadeInterestTrumpWeaponsClintonIsraelNuclearMade ItBarackWorriedIranAlliesNuclear WeaponsNukes Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The New York Times carries as much weight as the FBI, and if the New York Times says there's nothing to see between Trump and Russia and Putin, then there's nothing to see.” IfsNew YorkTrumpWeightRussiaCarriePutinFbiNew York Times Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The objective of the people who bring impeachment charges, if the Republicans do this on Trump, the objective will be to get one of them back in the power structure.” PeopleIfsTrumpRepublicanStructureObjectivesImpeachment Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Trump's the only person that can possibly beat Hillary Clinton, and if you don't support that, then you own it. You're gonna be a partial owner of the Clinton administration.” IfsPersonsSupportTrumpBeatsClintonAdministrationOwners Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If you listen to Barack Obama, if you listen to Hillary Clinton, they're portraying Donald Trump as this deep, dark, dividing, dank presence that sees America as dwindling away and failing and everybody's in bad shape. They think they're the paragons of optimism.” IfsThinkingAmericaDarkFailingTrumpShapesOptimismClintonBarackDividingPortrayingDeep DarkDank Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If someone loves you, they can fall out of love with you but they're probably going to keep fearing you. That's where we are with [Donald] Trump.” IfsFallLove YouTrumpFalling In LoveOne Love Author:Gary Shilling
“I've been at some pains to say that I fear for the country if Mr.[DonALD] Trump should be elected. I think it's a candidacy without any parallel that I can recall.” IfsThinkingShouldI CanCountryPainTrumpRecallsParallelsCandidacy Author:William Weld
“About 10 minutes [into the dinner] my sister texted me and said, "Maria, I just wanted to let you know that you're on TV live. You're front and center." I thought, 'Oh God, I'm right behind Donald Trump and in the camera shot. After that I stopped moving. I just sat there. It was funny. I was delighted that people noticed my white gloves. It was a white tie dinner, for the dais you had to be in white tie. If I can't channel my best Sophia Loren glamour for a white tie affair, when can I? I thought it was an excellent opportunity to wear the white gloves.” PeopleIfsKnowsSaidI CanWantedMovingOpportunityWhiteBehindsMinutesFrontsTvsTrumpShotsCamerasAffairDinnerExcellentTiesSatMy SisterGlamourDelightedGlovesSophia Author:Maria Bartiromo
“If [Donald] Trump wins narrowly, Democrats can blame the loss on FBI director James Comey, who inserted himself late in the campaign in an unprecedented way.” IfsWayWinningLossTrumpDirectorsLateBlameDemocratCampaignsFbiUnprecedented Author:Mara Liasson
“If [Donald] Trump loses narrowly, it will make it much harder for the GOP to unify. Under that scenario, the Trumpists are likely to argue that the election was lost because the Republican establishment failed to rally around the choice their own voters made.” IfsMadeChoicesLostLosesTrumpRepublicanHarderElectionArguingVotersEstablishmentScenariosGop Author:Mara Liasson
“[Donald] Trump has said he will accept the results of the election - if he wins. And he has said the only way he can lose the election is if it's stolen from him. Weeks before any votes were cast, he was predicting widespread voter fraud. So if he loses, what does he do?” IfsWayDoeSaidWinningLosesResultsAcceptingWeekTrumpVoteElectionCastsVotersFraudStolenPredictingVoter Fraud Author:Mara Liasson
“Even if [Donald] Trump concedes, some of his supporters have promised to take up arms against [Hillary] Clinton.” IfsArmsTrumpClintonSupporter Author:Mara Liasson
“What if he says [Donald Trump] plans to run again in 2020?” IfsRunningPlansTrumpWhat If Author:Mara Liasson
“If she Hillary Clinton win just two of the three big battleground states - North Carolina, Florida and Virginia - she will have shut off Trump's path to 270 electoral votes, even if he wins the other toss-up states.” IfsTwoStatesBigsThreeWinningPathTrumpVoteClintonFloridaVirginiaCarolinaTossNorth CarolinaBattleground Author:Mara Liasson
“If Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania wins, for instance, it will tell Republicans that their own brand hasn't been hurt too badly by [Donald] Trump's negatives.” IfsWinningHurtTrumpRepublicanInstanceBrandsPennsylvaniaBeen Hurt Author:Mara Liasson
“If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.” IfsTrumpRepublicanElectionBunchPostsSenateDragPessimisticAssessmentGop Author:Mara Liasson
“If they can get 15 or higher, it will be a very bad night for House Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan twisted himself into a pretzel by endorsing but not always supporting Donald Trump. Now, he's facing the prospect of a slimmer majority, with fewer moderates. Conservative members in the Freedom Caucus have already sent warning shots threatening Ryan's tenure as speaker.” IfsNightHouseTrumpHigherMembersShotsMajorityConservativeWarningFewerSpeakersThreateningModeratesTwistedTenureCaucusEndorsingPretzelsBad Night Author:Mara Liasson
“When Donald Trump raises money for the party, raises money, a lot of that money goes to the party, and that's fine. If you're doing a door-knocking program, for example, in Wisconsin, it also helps Ron Johnson who's running for senate. It helps the congressional candidates.” IfsHelpingRunningPartyDoorsExampleFineTrumpProgramRaisesCandidatesSenateJohnsonKnockingWisconsin Author:Kellyanne Conway
“Conservative activists, Tea Party activists, are threatening Donald Trump that if he chooses Reince Priebus, he will lose much of his base of support.” IfsLosesPartySupportTrumpConservativeTeaActivistThreateningTea Party Author:George Stephanopoulos
“I think people thought that if [Donald Trump] won, he'd win by one state the way that President [George W.] Bush did.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayStatesWinningPresidentTrumpPresident George W Bush Author:Rudy Giuliani
“I even believe [Donald Trump] won a little after - after the election rethinking, I think if we'd spent a little more time in Minnesota, we would've won Minnesota.” IfsThinkingBelieveLittlesTrumpElectionMore TimeMinnesotaRethinking Author:Rudy Giuliani
“If those were Donald Trump people doing that after a Hillary Clinton election, I think a lot of people be - a lot of that - there would be a lot more anger in the media at the fact that they're protesting a legitimately decided election.” PeopleIfsThinkingFactsWould BeMediaTrumpDecidedElectionClinton Author:Rudy Giuliani
“I intend to work with President [Donald] Trump on those issues where he will, in fact, work for the middle class and working families in this country. I will vigorously oppose him if he appeals to racism or sexism.” IfsCountryFactsPresidentClassIssuesMiddleTrumpRacismAppealsMiddle ClassSexism Author:Rudy Giuliani
“These folks are telling Donald Trump that if he tries to move out on his plan to have a deportation squad, to harm Americans, and if he does - and if he has - he tries to do that, we're going to be there to stand and say no. We don't - we oppose his misogyny. We oppose his picking on people of different ethnic and religious groups.” PeopleIfsTryingDoeDifferentMovingReligiousPlansGroupsTrumpFolksHarmMisogynySquadDeportation Author:Keith Ellison
“We want to be making clear that if [Donald Trump] tries to deliver on his word, that we will be there to say no.” IfsWantTryingClearTrump Author:Keith Ellison
“[ Big infrastructure investment mentioned by Donald Trump] that would be a welcome development. We'll see if he wants to deliver on that. The truth is that if he does, we want to see infrastructure development too.” IfsWantDoeBigsWould BeDevelopmentTrumpTruth IsInvestmentWelcomeInfrastructure Author:Keith Ellison
“We'll see if [Donald Trump] really means it though; he will get a chance to deliver on that promise. And if he doesn't, we'll make sure the people know about it.” PeopleIfsKnowsMeanChanceTrumpPromiseReally Mean Author:Keith Ellison
“If you look at the polls, for all the talk about immigration and even trade, ObamaCare was an extremely important issue for Trump voters in 2016.” IfsLooksImportantIssuesTrumpTradeImmigrationVotersPollsObamacareImportant Issues Author:William Kristol
“Let's look at what Donald Trump is now [in November 2016] saying. He's saying he wants to repeal and replace ObamaCare. He is also saying maybe that if you have a pre-existing condition, you'll be able to buy insurance.” IfsWantLooksAbleConditionsTrumpObamacareNovemberSaying Maybe Author:George Stephanopoulos
“If President [Barack] Obama - President [Donald] Trump shows up with a, you know, cleaver and just says, I can get rid of all these regulations, I can get rid of ObamaCare, no problem at all, then that would be a mistake.” IfsKnowsI CanShowsProblemWould BePresidentMistakeTrumpBarackRegulationNo ProblemObamacarePresident Barack ObamaCleaver Author:William Kristol
“If [Donald] Trump throws 20 million off of health care, that's going to be - if he handles this badly - and it's very hard to handle it right, then that's a - a huge advantage in the mid-terms for us.” IfsHardCareTermMillionsHugeTrumpAdvantageHandleHealth CareHard To Handle Author:Van Jones
“If [Donald ] Trump goes after - if Trump fails, frankly, to stand up right now for the Muslim community - right now, Muslims are being bullied. Women wearing hijabs are being bullied and people are saying, "Trump, Trump!" when they're doing it.” PeopleIfsCommunityFailingTrumpRight NowBulliedBeing BulliedHijabMuslim Community Author:Van Jones
“If Donald Trump behaves well, personally, and morally - I agree with Van [Jones] on this - if he distances - if he disassociates himself from forces that he unfortunately coddled and even fostered a little in this campaign, if he is responsible about the way in which he goes about his policy, initiatives on immigration and ObamaCare, trade and other areas, he has a huge opportunity, because the truth is that a lot of this stuff isn't that - there is a lot that can be done.” IfsWayWellsLittlesDoneOpportunityForceStuffPolicyHugeTrumpTruth IsAreasResponsibleAgreeTradeDistanceCampaignsImmigrationBehaveInitiativeVansObamacare Author:William Kristol
“Donald Trump has no credibility to criticize me or my record or anything that I have done. If he had spent a minute in the deserts of Afghanistan or in the deserts of Iraq, I might listen to what he has to say.” IfsDoneMightRecordsMinutesTrumpIraqDesertCriticizeAfghanistanCredibility Author:John R. Allen
“What will be interesting to see is whether or not we see from the [Donald Trump] administration initiatives on higher education for this work force, because if those kinds of training opportunities are not provided, then I do think this program begins to look like a defensive holding action, a rear-guard action, buying time for workers who might not otherwise find positions in the 21st century.” IfsThinkingLooksKindMightActionOpportunityForceInterestingCenturyPositionTrumpHigherTrainingProgramWorkersAdministrationBuyingInitiative21st CenturyHigher Education Author:Judy Woodruff
“I think one can see the [Donald] Trump program as if it were that element of the bailout of 2009 writ very large, and now extended out towards both fossil fuels, and, on the other hand, the infrastructure program, which is such a key element of the spending side of the Trump program.” IfsThinkingHandsSidesKeysTrumpElementsProgramSpendingFuelFossilsInfrastructureFossil FuelBailouts Author:Judy Woodruff
“During the primaries, if another candidate criticized him, [Donald] Trump would respond with even stronger criticism toward his attacker.” IfsTrumpCriticismStrongerPrimariesCandidates Author:David Krieger
“On the other hand, if someone praised [Donald] Trump, he would respond with praise. This could result in creating a spiral in either a positive or negative direction. A negative spiral could potentially get out of hand, which would be alarming with regard to anyone with a hand hovering near the nuclear button.” IfsHandsWould BeResultsTrumpCreatingNegativePraiseRegardNuclearButtonsSpiralsHovering Author:David Krieger
“I don't notice any sympathy for them in [ Nicholas Kristof] column. If you're writing a column saying the people for Trump are Nazis and Klansman and North Korean dictators.” PeopleIfsWritingTrumpDictatorNaziNorth KoreaColumnsKoreanNorth KoreanNicholas Kristof Author:Tucker Carlson
“If you are a [Hillary] Clinton supporter if you have friends who voted for [Donald] Trump it's harder to demonize that person.” IfsPersonsTrumpHarderClintonSupporter Author:Tucker Carlson
“If you look at my columns I precisely said we have to avoid that. That it's important not to stereotype [Donald] Trump voters.” IfsLooksSaidImportantTrumpVotersStereotypeColumns Author:Tucker Carlson
“If you thought Donald Trump was going to be swallowed up by the conventional Republican Party or by Washington, you were wrong.” IfsPartyTrumpRepublicanConventionalRepublican Party Author:David Brooks
“Maybe you're willing to tolerate a lot of bigotry from Donald Trump if you say, just change things, just change things.” IfsWillingTrumpBigotryTolerate Author:David Brooks
“I think the voters who voted for Donald Trump certainly are willing to tolerate a lot of ugliness, but maybe, if you're in desperate circumstances, or you think America is deeply in trouble, you're willing to tolerate that without necessarily liking it.” IfsThinkingAmericaTroubleWillingTrumpCircumstancesDesperateVotersTolerateUgliness Author:David Brooks
“The problem is that what Donald Trump said, if you take it literally now, is cause for anxiety and nervousness.” IfsSaidProblemCausesTrumpAnxietyNervousness Author:Mark Shields
“I think if Donald Trump skipped out on a debate, for whatever reason he gave, I don't think it would help him at all.” IfsThinkingReasonHelpingTrumpDebate Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If past behavior is any indication, Donald Trump's behavior would not be acceptable.” IfsPastTrumpBehaviorAcceptableIndication Author:Julianne Malveaux
“Rudy Giuliani would bring conflicts of interest into any Senate confirmation hearing that would be impossible to clear if confirmation hearings operate under the same gravitational forces that they used to in the pre-Trump era.” IfsWould BeUsedForceInterestClearImpossibleTrumpConflictHearingErasSenateConfirmationConflict Of InterestRudy Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Donald Trump hasn`t decided, and most importantly, we don`t know if the old rules still apply.” IfsKnowsStillsTrumpDecided Author:Lawrence O'Donnell