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“We get that this is unfair to you, but this is so much bigger than any one person. It is a little bit of pain, but it’s going to be for the future of our country and their children and their grandchildren and generations after that will thank them for their sacrifice right now.”
— Lara Trump, quoted by Newsweek, on the furloughed federal employees due to the government shutdown.
“You know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo? Because walls work.”
— Donald Trump Jr., on Instagram, comparing a border wall with Mexico to a fence containing zoo animals.
“We cannot recall a more absurd misstatement of history by an American President.”
— The Wall Street Journal editorial page slamming President Trump’s comments earlier this week which echoed Russian propaganda when he defended the Soviet Union’s 1979 invasion of Afghanistan.
“He’s not Lyin’ Ted anymore. He’s Beautiful Ted.”
— President Trump, saying he has buried the hatchet with his 2016 presidential rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ahead of a campaign rally for the Republican senator in Houston, The Hill reports.
“That’s OK. I know you’re not thinking. You never do.”
— President Trump, calling on a female reporter at a press conference at the White House.
“If not for me, we would now be at War with North Korea!”
— President Trump, on Twitter.
“I won’t rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un, I just won’t. As far as the risk of dealing with a madman is concerned, that’s his problem not mine.”
— President Trump, quoted by Politico, in remarks to the annual Gridiron dinner.
“My performance — some people called it my performance, I consider it work — got great reviews by everybody except two networks… Some said it was one of the greatest meetings they’ve ever seen.”
— President Trump, quoted by Axios, boasting about his handling of yesterday’s bipartisan meeting on immigration.
“Trump liked to say that one of the things that made life worth living was getting your friends’ wives into bed.”
“Another reason that I’m going to win another four years is because newspapers, television, all forms of media will tank if I’m not there because without me, their ratings are going down the tubes. Without me, The New York Times will indeed be not the failing New York Times, but the failed New York Times. So they basically have to let me win.”
— President Trump, in an interview with the New York Times.
