“Movie acting, I later realized, reminds me of contract bridge. Each requires the same concentration, intense short-term memory, and obliviousness to everything else until the last trump is called - or whatever it is they do.” LastsTermMemoriesActingTrumpIntenseBridgesConcentrationContractsShort TermShort Term Memory Author:Gore Vidal
“In the case of climate change, the threat is long-term and diffuse and requires broad international action for the benefit of people decades in the future. And in politics, the urgent always trumps the important, and that is what makes it a very difficult and challenging issue.” PeopleLongImportantActionDifficultTermChallengesCasesIssuesTrumpBenefitsThreatClimateClimate ChangeInternationalDecadesLong TermBroadsUrgent Author:Martin Rees
“It was just revealed that Donald Trump hasn't voted in primary elections in over 20 years. Or in simpler terms, Trump hasn't voted in primary elections in over three wives.” YearsThreeTermWifeTrumpElectionPrimaries Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Donald Trump said that if President Obama releases his birth certificate, Trump will release his tax return. Obama said he won't run for a second term if Trump releases that thing on his head.” IfsSaidRunningPresidentTermReturnTrumpBirthTaxesReleasePresident ObamaCertificatesBirth CertificateTax Returns Author:Conan O'Brien
“[Donald] Trump is a fascist and that`s not a term I use loosely or often but he has earned it.” UseTermTrumpFascists Author:Rachel Maddow
“I`ve been spending a fair amount of time in the recesses of white nationalist, white supremacist social media online areas, what called itself is the "alt right", which is sort of the euphemistic term they use for what is essentially modern day white supremacy. And they are some of [Donald]Trump - this has been reported from the beginning but they are very excited about [anti-Muslim] proposal.” Has BeensUseSocialTermWhiteModernMediaTrumpAmountAreasFairsExcitedSocial MediaSpendingOnlineWhite SupremacyProposalSupremacyModern DayRecess Author:Chris Hayes
“I do think whatever the short-term gain for [Donald]Trump might've been by skipping the Fox debate, it was also kind of - it could become a landmark moment. He has now showed the media that he doesn't need them and that he has the people behind him.” PeopleThinkingNeedsKindMomentsMightTermBehindsMediaTrumpGainsDebateFoxesShort TermLandmarks Author:Ryan Grim
“The former secretary of State is the nominee. She is also the Willie Sutton of classified data. And there is going to be a long-term effort of Republicans, whether it's Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, or Ted Cruz, to paint her into the corner.” LongStatesTermEffortTrumpRepublicanPaintCornersFormerDataLong TermSecretaryCruzMarcos Author:Hugh Hewitt
“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
“I think what it really means is a recognition that Donald Trump has the potential to take over the Republican Party and change it into something that`s very different than what it`s been in the past. I don`t just mean in terms of tone. I mean in terms of policy, I mean in terms of every respect.” ThinkingMeanDifferentPastTermPartyPolicyTrumpRepublicanRecognitionToneRepublican PartyReally Mean Author:Ben Domenech
“I think this is a moment where Donald Trump recognized the Republican establishment was much weaker, the party leaders were much weaker than they thought they were in terms of being able to dictate any outcomes.” ThinkingMomentsAbleTermPartyLeaderTrumpRepublicanOutcomesEstablishment Author:Ben Domenech
“What I'm talking about is both political and then also extra-political. Because what Donald Trump is doing is not simply to be measured in terms of its political effect. It's the very spiritual uplift of the nation. It's the very tenor and tone, morally speaking, of what this country is about. And so the unleashing of these fierce and ferocious beliefs have a potential impact that is quite deleterious, quite negative, quite destructive. And I think we have to say something.” ThinkingCountrySpiritualPoliticalBeliefNationsTermTalkingEffectsTrumpNegativeImpactUpliftingToneExtrasDestructiveFierceTenorsUnleashing Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our new friends Vladimir Putin, Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump. Or that they would do so without an economic plan, a trading strategy, or a credible leader, making the average Briton's future more uncertain than any time since the Blitz.” LongNationsTermWalksHalfLeaderPlansEconomicArmsTrumpStrategyAverageLong TermPensAlliesUncertainTradingMarinePutinCredibleNew FriendsBlitzBritons Author:Brian Reade
“[Donald] Trump is underestimated greatly in terms of his understanding and comprehension of the great issues facing America. He understands trade. He's got businesses all over the world. He understands currency and how manipulating currency can be damaging to America.” WorldAmericaUnderstandingTermIssuesTrumpTradeCurrencyComprehensionUnderestimated Author:Jeff Sessions
“Donald Trump foreign policy speech got good reviews, and it says we're going to defeat the people who are direct threats to us, but we're going to be a lot more cautious about getting involved in long-term, Wilsonian adventures.” PeopleLongTermPolicyAdventureTrumpInvolvedSpeechDirectThreatDefeatLong TermReviewsForeign PolicyCautious Author:Jeff Sessions
“I think it is very possible he [Donald Trump] could be nominated and depending on how this all plays out, I would take him seriously in terms of being able to win because he's appealing to a very, very - he's appealing to fear.” ThinkingPlayAbleWinningTermTrump Author:Joe Biden
“In terms of media, we did not get the kind of media attention that somebody like a Donald Trump got, because media is not necessarily interested in the issues facing the middle class, more interested in attacks in personality. So I think there were a lot of reasons.” ThinkingKindReasonTermAttentionClassIssuesMiddleMediaPersonalityTrumpMiddle Class Author:Bernie Sanders
“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
“Israel, in terms of Jewish values, and what I have been reading in Jewish papers, and hear from Jewish around the country, they are upset about Donald Trump.” Has BeensCountryValuesReadingTermTrumpPaperIsraelUpsetPapersJewish Values Author:Juan Williams
“When Donald Trump had all of his opponents, when he had critics in his party saying what you`re calling for in terms of deportation of all 11 million is not practical, it`s not plausible, some were saying it is not moral, why wouldn`t he make argument then?” TermPartyMoralMillionsTrumpCallingArgumentCriticsPracticalsOpponentsPlausibleDeportation Author:Steve Kornacki
“There was a change in tone in terms of the [Donald] Trump who showed up in Mexico City for this press conference.” TermCitiesTrumpPressesToneMexicoConferencesPress ConferencesMexico City Author:Steve Kornacki
“If you closed your eyes during that [Donald Trump] conference and you didn`t pay attention to who was saying those words, it could have been Jeb Bush saying those words last year, Jeb Bush. It could have been Marco Rubio saying those words last year during the primaries, because that`s the position of, well, those two Floridians, you know, no pathway to citizenship according to Jeb Bush, pathway to citizenship in the long term, according to Marco Rubio, but talking about the need to brush up on the border.” IfsKnowsNeedsYearsWellsLongHas BeensTwoEyeLastsTermPayAttentionTalkingPositionTrumpPrimariesPay AttentionBordersLong TermLast YearCitizenshipBrushesConferencesCould Have BeenPathwaysMarcos Author:Jose Diaz-Balart
“I don't think that the folks who are in the middle look at the conversation over whether or not Donald Trump's campaign is racist or whether or not Hillary Clinton should use that term to describe some of his supporters made sense, I don't think that the folks in the middle are looking at that debate.” ThinkingShouldLooksMadeUseTermMiddleTrumpConversationClintonFolksCampaignsDebateRacistSupporter Author:Bill Burton
“I think that there's an important point to make if you're running for president, which is that you tell the American people how you would handle a crisis. She [Hillary Clinton] is saying here's what I would do in terms of air power, in terms of dealing with the enemy. Donald Trump never says a word. He just says, "I've got a secret plan." He impugns the president .” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantRunningPresidentTermSecretEnemyPlansAirTrumpCrisisClintonHandleAir Power Author:Eric Bolling
“What I do see is the right from the beginning that [Donald] Trump had an interest and was very persuasive in terms of talking about the veterans and needing to make changes there.” TermInterestTalkingTrumpVeteranMaking ChangesPersuasive Author:Kimberly Guilfoyle
“There's a long-term tradition of white supremacy in this country. [Donald] Trump isn't something entirely new. But then there is the crisis for white supremacy in this country now where you have people of color standing up for themselves in ways that they've never stood up for themselves or at least standing up for themselves in a generational, novel way.” PeopleWayLongCountryTermWhiteNovelColorTrumpStandingTraditionCrisisLong TermWhite SupremacySupremacyStood Up Author:Junot Diaz
“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 think Donald Trump's natural tendency in all things is to resist any "deal" where he doesn't get to set the terms.” ThinkingTermNaturalDealsTrumpAll ThingsTendencies Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“[Donald Trump] said it`s against affordable health care for poor people and will not fight to raise wages for working poor people, that`s pushing all of them in terms of policy.” PeopleSaidCareFightingTermPoorPolicyTrumpRaisesHealth CarePushingWagesPoor PeopleAffordableAffordable Health Care Author:Jesse Jackson
“What is happening to Donald Trump in terms of the way he's being reported on and cast with the media is the way every Republican presidential candidate has been treated in my life.” WayHas BeensTermMediaTrumpRepublicanHappeningsCastsTreatedPresidentialCandidatesPresidential Candidate Author:Rush Limbaugh
“In terms of the role of the media, that is my candidacy which does provide that truly progressive agenda that gets to the heart of what is driving this right-wing extremism.It's not just Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton is not going to be the solution here.” HeartDoeTermRolesMediaTrumpSolutionsWingsClintonDrivingAgendasProgressiveExtremismRight WingCandidacy Author:Jill Stein
“They sort of see Hillary Clinton as the status quo, more of the same, which is why the market is expected to rally should she become president. Donald Trump is more of the unknown. We could see an initial sell-off. Longer-term or midterm, their economic plans are very different.” ShouldDifferentPresidentTermPlansEconomicTrumpSellsClintonExpectedStatus QuoInitialsMidterms Author:Maria Bartiromo
“It looks like [Donald] Trump's plan has the potential to actually move the needle on economic growth because he wants to lower taxes and lower regulations. That would be very powerful in terms of creating jobs.” WantLooksWould BeJobsMovingGrowthTermPowerfulPlansEconomicTrumpTaxesCreatingRegulationEconomic GrowthVery PowerfulNeedlesCreating Jobs Author:Maria Bartiromo
“Longer-term, I think the markets would rally under a [Donald] Trump plan and sell-off on a [Hillary] Clinton policy.” ThinkingTermPlansPolicyTrumpSellsClinton Author:Maria Bartiromo
“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
“The question is are you loyal to the agenda that [Donald] Trump, that President-elect Trump has put forward in terms of his view of the world and the person to which the secretary of state would function.” WorldPersonsStatesPresidentTermViewsTrumpFunctionAgendasLoyalSecretary Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I do want to say, though, in terms of the people who are coming to see [Donald Trump], how thrilling it was to turn the corner and see people from entertainment, from the private sector, people of different races and ethnicities.” PeopleWantDifferentTurnsTermRaceTrumpEntertainmentCornersThrillingPrivate SectorEthnicityDifferent RacesRace And Ethnicity Author:Kellyanne Conway