“Donald Trump wants to look at this situation [with immigrants] and deal with it in a humane way, and quite frankly, you know, I think this is the kind of thing people expect from a president of the United States.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantLooksKindStatesPresidentUnitedDealsSituationUnited StatesTrumpImmigrantsHumaneHumane Way Author:Chris Christie
“That has always been the underpinning of his [Donald Trump's] policy along with the building of the wall on the United States-Mexican border. And those things have remained completely consistent.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesPolicyBuildingWallTrumpBordersConsistentMexicanMexican Border Author:Chris Christie
“After all, despite the scandalous behavior of one and, by the way, the other candidate [they are both , Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, scandalous in their own ways], they are smart, they are really smart and they are aware of the leverages they should use to make the voters in the United States understand them, feel them and hear them.” WayFeelsShouldStatesUseUnitedUnited StatesTrumpBehaviorSmartClintonDespiteCandidatesVotersReally SmartScandalous Author:Vladimir Putin
“A couple of Donald Trump people, including his vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, and of course, Dr. Ben Carson, have both come out in the last days, hours, practically, and said they believe President [Barack] Obama is a legitimately elected president of the United States.” PeopleBelieveSaidStatesRunningLastsCoursesPresidentHoursUnitedUnited StatesTrumpCoupleIncludingVicesBarackPresidentialMatesGovernorsDrsMikeVice PresidentPresident Barack ObamaLast DayIndianaBen Carson Author:Chris Matthews
“I confirm that and Donald Trump now confirms that President Barack Obama is a legitimately elected president of the United States].” StatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpBarackPresident Barack Obama Author:Rudy Giuliani
“I have an honorable discharge from the United States Navy. Hillary Clinton don't have one. Bill Clinton don't have one. Trump don't have one. Obama don't have one.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesTrumpBillsClintonHonorableNavyDischargeUnited States Navy Author:Jesse Ventura
“Donald Trump believes now that Barack Obama was born in the United States. But that issue was raised originally by Hillary Clinton's campaign.” BelieveStatesBornUnitedUnited StatesIssuesTrumpClintonRaisedCampaignsBarack Author:Rudy Giuliani
“Donald Trump has encouraged Russians to cyber-hack the United States to give him an edge in an election. And that just shows how serious and seriously misguided Donald Trump is.” GivingStatesShowsUnitedUnited StatesSeriousTrumpElectionEdgesHacksMisguidedCyber Author:Tim Kaine
“I don`t think the Donald Trump`s qualified to be president of the United States, and every time he speaks, that opinion is confirmed.” ThinkingStatesSpeakPresidentUnitedOpinionUnited StatesTrumpQualified Author:Barack Obama
“You look at the states [Barack] Obama won and wonder, well, where would Hillary Clinton have a problem and where does Donald Trump have problems? And the truth is, Donald Trump is not showing strength in any of the big states that he would need in order to actually get to 270. And Hillary Clinton is showing herself to be remarkably stable in all the states that she needs.” NeedsWellsLooksDoeStatesProblemBigsOrderWonderTrumpTruth IsClintonBarackStable Author:Bill Burton
“Pennsylvania might be a parochial state, but it's not a homogeneous state. So, even among just Republican voters, to be able to pull that off, when you have very moderate voters on one side of the state and more conservative in the middle, shows that Donald Trump has very, very broad support.” StatesShowsMightAbleSidesSupportMiddleTrumpRepublicanConservativeBroadsVotersModeratesPennsylvaniaHomogeneous Author:John Brabender
“In a state like Pennsylvania, the paradox is, to win, you have to get the conservative Democrats in the west, but you still have to do well with the collar-county moderates in the east. [Mitt] Romney did fine with the moderates, but not the conservative Democrats. Trump is doing well with the conservative Democrats. Now Trump has to seal the deal with the moderates in the east.” WellsStillsStatesWinningDealsFineTrumpWestDemocratConservativeEastParadoxModeratesRomneyCountySealsCollarsPennsylvania Author:John Brabender
“The Kochs are very much involved in this election, not backing [Donald] Trump but backing everything down the ballot from him. They're pouring money into capturing the Senate and the House of Representatives, and state Houses across the country.” CountryStatesHouseTrumpInvolvedElectionSenateRepresentativesPouringBallotsHouse Of Representatives Author:Jane Mayer
“The American people know that we need - America needs - to be strong for the world to be safe and for the American people to be safe, and that will happen when Donald Trump becomes president of the United States.” PeopleKnowsWorldNeedsStatesHappensAmericaStrongPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpSafe Author:Mike Pence
“All you need to know about Donald Trump is he loves his family and he loves this country. And he's going to be a great president of the United States.” KnowsNeedsCountryStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpGreat Presidents Author:Mike Pence
“Donald Trump and I both accept that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America.” StatesAmericaBornUnitedAcceptingUnited StatesTrumpBarackUnited States Of America Author:Mike Pence
“The only years [of Donald Trump's] that anybody's ever seen were a couple of years when he had to turn them over to state authorities when he was trying to get a casino license, and they showed he didn't pay any federal income tax.” TryingYearsStatesTurnsPayTrumpCoupleTaxesAuthorityIncomeLicenseIncome TaxCasinos Author:Hillary Clinton
“If Donald Trump's main claim to be president of the United States is your business, then I think we should talk about that.” IfsThinkingShouldStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpClaims Author:Hillary Clinton
“You [Donald Trump] call yourself the King of Debt. You talk about leverage. You even at one time suggested that you would try to negotiate down the national debt of the United States.” TryingStatesUnitedUnited StatesTrumpKingsDebtOne TimeNational Debt Author:Hillary Clinton
“Mr. [Donald] Trump, for five years, you perpetuated a false claim that the nation's first black president was not a natural-born citizen. You questioned his legitimacy. In the last couple of weeks, you acknowledged what most Americans have accepted for years: The president was born in the United States.” YearsFirstsStatesLastsNationsBlackPresidentBornNaturalUnitedUnited StatesFiveWeekTrumpCoupleCitizensClaimsAcceptedFive YearsLegitimacy Author:Lester Holt
“The worst part of what we heard Donald [trump] say has been about nuclear weapons. He has said repeatedly that he didn't care if other nations got nuclear weapons, Japan, South Korea, even Saudi Arabia. It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.” IfsHas BeensSaidStatesCareNationsUnitedUnited StatesHeardWorstPolicyTrumpRepublicanWeaponsDemocratSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisProliferationSouth Korea Author:Hillary Clinton
“Legislators could easily be out-voted if people voted in midterm elections. The fact that we don't talk about all this stuff [ abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, or voting rights] very much because Donald Trump and the general election is sucking all the air out of the room - if people aren't paying attention to their state, they're certainly not paying attention to what's happening in other states.” PeopleIfsStatesFactsStuffRoomsAttentionRightsAirTrumpHappeningsElectionPay AttentionAbortionVotingLegislatorsRight To VoteAbortion RightsGeneral ElectionsMidtermsMidterm Elections Author:Lizz Winstead
“I mean, the criticism of Donald Trump is that he could win this race, and that he was doing well and he was rebounding and his numbers in various states were rebounding - and then he went after Miss Universe and talked about her being too fat and talked about women's looks again, and women don't like that...” WellsLooksMeanStatesUniverseWinningNumbersRaceMissingTrumpCriticismVariousFats Author:Megyn Kelly
“It's probably why the 330,000 members of the fraternal order of police endorsed Donald Trump as the next president of the United States of America, because they see his commitment to them.” StatesAmericaOrderNextPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpMembersCommitmentPoliceUnited States Of AmericaFraternal Author:Mike Pence
“Donald Trump has a plan, that he laid out in Arizona, that will deal systematically with illegal immigration, beginning with border security, internal enforcement. It's probably why for the first time in the history of immigrations and customs enforcement, their union actually endorsed Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, because they know they need help to enforce the laws of this country.” KnowsNeedsFirstsCountryStatesHelpingLawNextPresidentUnitedDealsUnited StatesPlansSecurityTrumpFirst TimeUnionsImmigrationBordersInternalsIllegalCustomsEnforcementArizonaNeed HelpIllegal ImmigrationBorder Security Author:Mike Pence
“Donald Trump has called for extreme vetting for people coming into this country so that we don't bring people into the United States who are hostile to our bill of rights freedoms, who are hostile to the American way of life, but I will say, Donald Trump and I are committed to suspending the Syrian refugee program and programs on immigration from areas of the world that have been compromised by terrorism.” PeopleWorldWayHas BeensCountryStatesUnitedUnited StatesRightsTrumpAreasProgramBillsCommittedExtremesTerrorismImmigrationRefugeeHostileBill Of RightsAmerican Way Of LifeSyrian Refugees Author:Mike Pence
“If I'm vice president of the United States and Donald Trump is president, we're going to put the safety and security of the American people first.” PeopleIfsFirstsStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSecurityTrumpSafetyVicesVice PresidentSafety And Security Author:Mike Pence
“China is illegally dumping steel in the United States and Donald Trump is buying it to build his buildings, putting steelworkers and American steel plants out of business. That's something that I fought against as a senator and that I would have a trade prosecutor to make sure that we don't get taken advantage of by China on steel or anything else.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesTakenBuildingTrumpAdvantageTradePlantChinaBuyingSenatorsSteelProsecutorTaken Advantage Author:Hillary Clinton
“We've got the latest dump by WikiLeaks talking about what this really means in terms of Donald Trump's narrative of pay-for-play, so we've got the State Dept. and the FBI on defense saying this is not really an illumination of anything, how can Hillary Clinton and her team get in front of this?” MeanStatesPlayTermPayTalkingTeamFrontsTrumpClintonDefenseNarrativeReally MeanIlluminationFbiDumpWikileaks Author:Thomas Roberts
“I want to say, however, one thing our media in America has done which didn't happen in other totalitarian states is it has very effectively stood up to Donald Trump who has obvious fascist tendencies and his - who's a temptation like all authoritarian figures to try to crush the media or make it obey him. As that - the media has, in fact, stood up to him and has refused to bow out or cower.” WantTryingStatesDoneFactsHappensAmericaOne ThingMediaFiguresTrumpObviousTendenciesTemptationCrushBowsFascistsStood UpTotalitarian State Author:Tim Wu
“The United States has kept the peace through our alliances. Donald Trump wants to tear up our alliances. I think it makes the world safer and, frankly, it makes the United States safer. I would work with our allies in Asia, in Europe, in the Middle East, and elsewhere. That's the only way we're going to be able to keep the peace.” ThinkingWorldWayWantStatesAbleUnitedUnited StatesMiddleTearsTrumpEuropeEastAlliesMiddle EastElsewhereAsiaAlliances Author:Hillary Clinton
“In Utah, where the states` Mormon GOP electorate is especially unfavorable to [Donald] Trump.” StatesTrumpGopElectorateUtah Author:Chris Hayes
“After campaign financial reports show more money spent than raised in the month of September. Report adds to growing speculation that Donald Trump is not in some very deep psychological sense, actually running to be President of the United States, so much as he`s running to build up a fan base for Donald Trump.” StatesShowsRunningPresidentUnitedUnited StatesGrowingFansMonthsTrumpAddRaisedFinancialCampaignsPsychologicalReportsMore MoneySeptemberSpeculationVery Deep Author:Chris Hayes
“The Cook Political Report now predicting senate democrats are poised to pick up five to seven seats, which would give them the majority. Pointing out the history shows that races in the Toss Up column never split down the middle, one party tends to win the lion`s share of them. With two weeks to Election Day, there`s not enough time for republicans to recover toss-up seats in states where Hillary Clinton is currently leading, considering this, early voting is under way, and [Donald]Trump won`t be any help especially since his campaign doesn`t really have a ground game to speak of.” WayGivingTwoStatesEnoughHelpingShowsPoliticalGamesWinningSpeakPartyRaceFiveWeekShareMiddleTrumpRepublicanPicksElectionMajorityClintonDemocratSevenCampaignsCooksSeatsReportsVotingLionsSenateSplitsConsideringPointingTwo WeeksColumnsEnough TimeTossPredictingElection DayNot Enough Time Author:Chris Hayes
“[Donald] Trump`s campaign, the Republican National Committee and state parties employ just 1,409 staffers in 16 states. So, nearly for the one, democratic advantage in human resources, the big question now is, how well does that turn out machinery work for democrats for Election Day?” HumansWellsDoeStatesBigsTurnsPartyTrumpRepublicanResourcesAdvantageElectionDemocraticDemocratCampaignsCommitteesMachineryHuman ResourcesElection DayBig Questions Author:Chris Hayes
“We're getting to the point where we're impinging on democratic institutions in this country and I think, you know, it takes a certain - not a suspension of disbelief - but willingness to go along with other people to get the ship of state going forward. I'm not sure that happens in a [Donald] Trump presidency, frankly.” PeopleThinkingKnowsCountryStatesHappensCertainTrumpInstitutionsDemocraticShipsNot SureWillingnessPresidencyDisbeliefSuspensionSuspension Of Disbelief Author:William Weld
“[Donald Trump] doesn't deal well with criticism and blame and I don't think he could competently manage the office of the presidency given the criticism and challenge that you face every single day as the President of the United States.” ThinkingWellsStatesFacesGivenPresidentChallengesUnitedDealsUnited StatesTrumpOfficeCriticismBlameManagePresidency Author:William Weld
“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
“Senate races have tightened along with the presidential race. Watch to see how many Republican Senate candidates outperform Donald Trump - and how many hang on to their seats in states that he loses.” StatesLosesRaceWatchesTrumpRepublicanPresidentialCandidatesSeatsSenate Author:Mara Liasson
“[Donald Trump] is trying to be elected president of the United States and he's doing that with or without certain people's endorsements.” PeopleTryingStatesCertainPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpEndorsements Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I would say, when Paul Ryan was running for vice president last time, they lost eight of the nine swing states, and people like - I certainly supported him. I know Donald Trump certainly supported the ticket.” PeopleKnowsStatesRunningLastsLostPresidentTrumpVicesEightNineSwingsTicketsLast TimeVice President Author:Kellyanne Conway
“Paul Ryan is speaker of the house and that - that is up to members of the caucus. Donald Trump is not running for a congressman from Manhattan where he would actually vote on the speaker. But I appreciate the good wishes that we're actually going to be the next president of the United States and that we'll have to work with the speaker.” StatesRunningNextHouseWishPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpMembersAppreciateVoteSpeakersManhattanCongressmanCaucusGood Wishes Author:Kellyanne Conway
“This is a huge decision [to choose advisers and Secretary of State]. This is where he [Donald Trump] has the least experience and will have to rely on people with experience.” PeopleStatesDecisionHugeTrumpRelySecretaryAdviser 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
“[Donald Trump] has to have and he said he is going to have a transition element for those states, like in Florida, he's, you know, Republican governors who have put in some form of it. They has to be a transition through it.” KnowsSaidStatesFormTrumpRepublicanElementsTransitionGovernorsFlorida Author:Mary Matalin
“The Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach who helped write the immigration laws in Arizona said that [Donald] Trump's policy advisors are drafting, they're discussing drafting a proposal, to reinstate a registry for immigrants from Muslim countries.” WritingSaidCountryStatesLawPolicyTrumpImmigrationImmigrantsSecretaryProposalDiscussingArizonaKansasAdvisorsImmigration LawsDrafting Author:Megyn Kelly
“Given [Donald] Trump's surprising recent election as president of the United States, his fate and that of the Bomb are about to become seriously and dangerously intertwined with the fate of all humanity.” StatesHumanityGivenPresidentUnitedUnited StatesFateTrumpElectionBombsSurprisingIntertwined Author:David Krieger
“On January 20, 2017, Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, and he will be given the nuclear codes and the power to launch the U.S. nuclear arsenal, which is comprised of some 7,000 nuclear weapons. A military officer will always be close to Trump, carrying the nuclear codes in a briefcase known as the "football."” StatesGivenPresidentUnitedKnownUnited StatesMilitaryFootballTrumpWeaponsNuclearCodeOfficersNuclear WeaponsJanuaryArsenalBriefcases Author:David Krieger
“That the man in question should be Donald Trump, with all his personal flaws, challenges the United States and the world as never before in human history.” MenWorldShouldHumansStatesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesHe ManTrumpFlawsHuman History Author:David Krieger
“The rumored frontrunner for [Donald] Trump`s Secretary of State is former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani who of course has no foreign policy experience.” StatesCoursesCitiesPolicyNew YorkTrumpFormerNew York CityForeign PolicySecretaryMayorsRudolph Author:Lawrence O'Donnell