“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
“I recognize that folks in the press love to see Republican-on-Republican violence, and so you want me to say something bad about Donald Trump, or bad about John McCain or bad about anyone else, i'm not going to do it.” WantLoveViolenceTrumpRepublicanPressesFolksWant MeYou Want MeMccain Author:Ted Cruz
“Donald Trump just announced that if Republicans don't treat him fairly, he will resurrect the Whig party and run as its hair apparent.” IfsRunningPartyHairTrumpRepublicanTreats Author:Michael R. Burch
“Yesterday in New York City, Donald Trump officially changed his political affiliation from Republican to Independent. And Donald's hair has switched from pelt to carpet sample.” PoliticalCitiesNew YorkChangedHairTrumpRepublicanIndependentYesterdayNew York CityCarpetSampleAffiliation Author:Jay Leno
“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
“You could see Newt Gingrich, who`s a member of Donald Trump`s country club, already getting together and talking about the new episode of "The Apprentice," with the poor kids in the city.This was a very smart thing to do. He shows that he is the grown-up in the Republican Party.” CountryShowsKidsTogetherPoorPartyCitiesTalkingTrumpRepublicanMembersSmartClubsThings To DoEpisodesRepublican PartyApprenticeVery SmartNewtsCountry Clubs Author:Chris Matthews
“It looks to me like the Republican Party`s in no mood to give them [voters] a reasonable choice with this clown show going on right now from the likes of, well, Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump. What a duo.” GivingWellsLooksShowsChoicesPartyTrumpRepublicanRight NowMoodLikesReasonableRepublican PartyClownNewtsDuos Author:Chris Matthews
“As Donald Trump continues to dominate the 2016 field, the Republican establishment's low-grade anxiety is becoming an all-out panic” FieldsTrumpBecomingRepublicanAnxietyLowsGradesEstablishmentPanic Author:Dalia Mogahed
“The establishment Republicans are beginning to say on the record what they had been whispering about in private for months: that Donald Trump at the top of the ticket could mean an electoral wipeout down the ballot.” MeanRecordsMonthsTrumpRepublicanEstablishmentTicketsWhisperingBallots Author:Dalia Mogahed
“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
“I thought the Wall Street Journal quote, they got a guy in Iowa to say I think exactly where I think this race is right now for a lot Republicans. He said, "Nobody in Iowa wants [Donald]Trump for president. But everybody in Iowa wants somebody like Trump for president." That's what you need.” ThinkingWantNeedsSaidGuyPresidentRaceStreetsWallTrumpRepublicanRight NowJournalIowaWall Street Journal Author:Dalia Mogahed
“[Ted] Cruz is not at all popular in the Senate. Republicans say he may be too disliked to be a nominee. And there is a real concern about that. I think the one way to go after Trump maybe is go after him as a closet Democrat. That he has supported Democrats in the past.” ThinkingWayMayRealPastTrumpRepublicanConcernDemocratOne WaySenateClosetsCruz Author:Dalia Mogahed
“[Facism] that incredibly loaded word we do not associate with the real American politics is being used by other conservatives, by other Republicans to talk about Donald Trump.” RealUsedTrumpRepublicanAssociatesAmerican PoliticsLoaded Author:Rachel Maddow
“CNN recently ran a sort of roundup article on why some conservatives say that Trump talk is fascist. The roundup included this tweet from Iowa Republican radio host, very influential guy in Iowa Republican caucuses, Steve Deace. Quote, "If [Barack] Obama proposed the same religion registry as Trump, every conservative in the country would call it what it is - creeping fascism."” IfsCountryGuyTrumpRepublicanConservativeRadioBarackRanArticlesHostFascismInfluentialTweetFascistsCnnIowaCaucus Author:Rachel Maddow
“Fascism allegation [to Donald Trump] is not coming from the left. This is coming from the right. It`s coming from inside the Republican Party and from within mainstream conservative thought.” LeftPartyTrumpRepublicanConservativeFascismMainstreamRepublican PartyAllegations Author:Rachel Maddow
“If you`re a Republican politician and you`re seeing this guy [Donald Trump] saying crazy stuff and going up in the polls, what are you going to say, you`re going to say equally crazy or maybe a little less crazy stuff.” IfsLittlesGuyStuffSeeingCrazyTrumpPoliticianRepublicanThis GuyPolls Author:Bernie Sanders
“I will say that Bernie Sanders are the opposite end of the spectrum from Donald Trump. We see him leading right now in the Republican Party in an intractable way.” WayEndsPartyTrumpRepublicanRight NowOppositesRepublican PartySpectrum Author:Rachel Maddow
“Bernie Sanders are the only person who talks about the kinds of things that might be driving people to support Donald Trump in such large numbers in the Republican Party.” PeopleKindPersonsMightPartyNumbersSupportTrumpRepublicanDrivingRepublican PartyLarge Numbers Author:Rachel Maddow
“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
“David Jolly is the only Republican I could find who`s really saying Donald Trump, you`re out, forget it, this is unacceptable, this is beyond the pale.” ForgetTrumpRepublicanPaleForget ItJolly Author:Rachel Maddow
“No matter what Donald Trump does, he`s guaranteed to have support from the Republican Party.” DoeMatterPartySupportTrumpRepublicanNo Matter WhatRepublican Party 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
“Republicans are now trying to stop Donald Trump. And there was much more ferocious and widespread criticism from Republicans of Trump this time around.” TryingTrumpRepublicanCriticism Author:Steve Inskeep
“Many people feel he did cross a line in a way he hadn't even done before and also that Republicans had to speak out because they believe Trump poses a danger to the party.” PeopleWayFeelsBelieveDoneSpeakLinesPartyDangerTrumpRepublicanCrossesSpeaks Out Author:Mara Liasson
“For a long time, many Republicans thought if they just took two aspirin and laid down, [Donald] Trump would go away.” IfsLongTwoTrumpRepublicanLong TimeGoing AwayAspirin Author:Mara Liasson
“As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party.” KnowsPersonsSaidPartyTrumpRepublicanStains Author:Mara Liasson
“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
“Michael Rubio said Trump's plan was impulsive and not well thought out. The other thing that's really annoying Republicans is that this was supposed to be their great week. The president gave a speech on terrorism that was not well received. They were working hard to tie Hillary Clinton to the president. Then along comes Donald Trump, and the story changes dramatically.” WellsSaidHardStoriesPresidentPlansWeekTrumpRepublicanSpeechClintonTerrorismSupposed To BeTiesAnnoyingImpulsive Author:Mara Liasson
“We have to remember in that Bloomberg poll, strong Republican support for [Donald ]Trump's proposal, but the country at large - strong opposition to that support.” CountryRememberStrongSupportTrumpRepublicanOppositionPollsProposal Author:Steve Inskeep
“The [Hillary] Clinton campaign posted a pretty clever online quiz that makes a similar point with the Republican presidential field. Who said it? Donald Trump or not Donald Trump? For example, quote, "I mean you can prove you are a Christian. You can`t prove it, then you err on the side of caution." That was not Donald Trump. It was this guy, who strongly denounced Trump`s proposed Muslim ban but supports a religious test for refugees.” MeanSaidChristianGuySidesReligiousSupportExampleFieldsTrumpRepublicanProveTestsClintonCampaignsCleverPresidentialOnlineRefugeeThis GuyCautionBansProve ItQuiz Author:Chris Hayes
“Even Hamas - Hamas is a terrorist group - do you know that Hamas came out in opposition to [Donald ]Trump`s statement? That puts the Republican Party, the Democrat Party, and everybody else in the establishment and [Barack]Obama on the same side Hamas is on. And over here all by himself is Donald Trump.” KnowsSidesPartyGroupsTrumpRepublicanDemocratTerroristStatementsBarackOppositionDo You KnowEstablishmentRepublican PartyHamasTerrorist Groups Author:Keith Ellison
“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
“You have two people who I would classify as extremists. Donald Trump because of his behavior and Ted Cruz because of his views, leading the Republican Party.” PeopleTwoViewsPartyTrumpRepublicanBehaviorRepublican PartyExtremistCruz Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“It is highly likely that one of the two of them [ Donald Trump and Ted Cruz ] is going to be the nominee. This is a - look here, what is this - what this is really is a prescription for remaking the Republican Party.” LooksTwoPartyTrumpRepublicanRepublican PartyPrescriptionsCruz Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Jeb`s Bush front-runner status was short lived, to say the least. But who could have predicted that the Republican front-runner would be someone that we were not even thinking about.Donald Trump was not even on anyone`s radar back then and Mike Pence was getting more attention than he was.” ThinkingWould BeAttentionFrontsTrumpRepublicanRunnersMikeRadarShort Lived Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“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
“I do feel like there`s this Republican Party establishment is in disarray. That`s the story that the Donald Trump surge seems to tell.” FeelsStoriesSeemsPartyTrumpRepublicanEstablishmentRepublican PartyDisarray Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“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
“The man [Donald Trump] seems to out-trump himself - no pun intended - every time he speaks in his bid to win the Republican nomination.” MenSeemsWinningSpeakHe ManTrumpRepublicanNominationsPun Author:Corri Wilson
“Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on the Republican side. On the Democratic side, he sees Hillary Clinton struggling a bit... And Mayor Bloomberg sees a big lane in the middle for a moderate former Republican who believes in gun control and climate change.” BelieveBigsBitsSidesStruggleMiddleTrumpRepublicanGunDemocraticClintonClimateClimate ChangeFormerGun ControlModeratesLanesMayorsCruz Author:Don Gonyea
“Republicans like Trent Lott, saying [Donald] Trump would be more flexible [then Ted Cruz].” Would BeTrumpRepublicanFlexibleCruz Author:Mara Liasson
“If as a voter you think what we need is more Republicans in Washington to cut a deal with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, then I guess Donald Trump`s your guy.” IfsThinkingNeedsGuyDealsCuttingTrumpRepublicanVotersChuckNancy Author:Ted Cruz
“Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, bypassed the debate before the Iowa caucuses because he objected to the participation of moderator Megyn Kelly as well a press release defending her.Beyond the Trump tantrum, we wondered if this had something bigger to say about the state of the media and politics and how politics is practiced today.” IfsWellsStatesTodayMediaTrumpRepublicanBiggerPressesDebateReleaseParticipationIowaTantrumsCaucusPress Release Author:Michel Martin
“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
“No Republican has ever won South Carolina and Iowa or New Hampshire, as Trump has, without going on to win the nomination.” WinningTrumpRepublicanSouthCarolinaNominationsIowaSouth CarolinaHampshireNew Hampshire Author:Chuck Todd
“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
“Donald Trump does not stick to Republican orthodoxy, which, you know, and this is always supposed to have been his downfall. Maybe it's his strength.” KnowsDoeHas BeensTrumpRepublicanSticksOrthodoxyDownfall Author:Chuck Todd