Mick Mulvaney Archives

Trump’s Racist Post Sank the Midterms

February 8, 2026 Buck Banks

“You can kiss the midterms goodbye.”

— Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, on NewsNation, after President Trump shared a racist post of the Obamas.

— Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on Donald Trump’s legacy.

— White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the New York Times.

Trump’s Military Parade Could Cost $30 Million

February 14, 2018 Buck Banks

$30 million

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told Congress that President Trump’s planned military parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million, the Washington Post reports.

Trump’s budget, by human compassion, is unencumbered.
As usual, for the poor and working class, it’s a bummer.
And that ballooning deficit?
Our grandkids will pay for it,
Though Mick Mulvaney says he could have balanced it using “funny numbers.”

Mulvaney Says He Could Have Balanced the Budget Using ‘Funny Numbers’

February 13, 2018 Buck Banks

“I probably could’ve made it balance. But you all would’ve rightly absolutely excoriated us for using funny numbers to do it.”

— Budget director Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on the Trump administration’s budget proposal.

Mulvaney Has an Epiphany

October 10, 2017 Buck Banks

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Trump’s Racist Post Sank the Midterms

“You can kiss the midterms goodbye.”

— Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, on NewsNation, after President Trump shared a racist post of the Obamas.

Mulvaney on Trump’s Legacy

“My guess is the first thing history will mention is the riots. And rightly so. Tax reform doesn’t offset armed insurrection.”

— Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on Donald Trump’s legacy.

With Mulvaney, Money Talks

“We had a hierarchy in my office in Congress. If you’re a lobbyist who never gave us money, I didn’t talk to you. If you’re a lobbyist who gave us money, I might talk to you.”

— White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the New York Times.

Trump’s Military Parade Could Cost $30 Million

$30 million

White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told Congress that President Trump’s planned military parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million, the Washington Post reports.

Not So Funny

Mulvaney Says He Could Have Balanced the Budget Using ‘Funny Numbers’

“I probably could’ve made it balance. But you all would’ve rightly absolutely excoriated us for using funny numbers to do it.”

— Budget director Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on the Trump administration’s budget proposal.

Mulvaney Has an Epiphany

“I’ve come to the realization that Washington is not going to solve the debt problem, the deficit problem, through spending.”

— White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, quoted by Politico, explaining his change in position on federal budget deficits.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.