Glenn Quagmire
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Has anyone ever disagreed with Donald Trump more than Donald Trump?
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“I have no intention of running for president.” (Time, September 14, 1987)
“I am officially running for president.” (New York, June 16, 2015)
“I don’t want it for myself. I don’t need it for myself.” (ABC News, November 20, 2015)
“I wanted to do this for myself. … I had to do it for myself.” (Time, August 18, 2015)
“Politicians are all talk and no action.” (Twitter, May 27, 2015)
“I’m not a politician.” (CNN, August 11, 2015)
“I’m no different than a politician running for office.” (New York Times, July 28, 2015)
“If I ever ran for office, I’d do better as a Democrat than as a Republican—and that’s not because I’d be more liberal, because I’m conservative.” (Playboy, March 1990)
“I’m a registered Republican. I’m a pretty conservative guy. I’m somewhat liberal on social issues, especially health care.” (CNN, October 8, 1999)
“You’d be shocked if I said that in many cases I probably identify more as a Democrat.” (CNN, March 21, 2004)
“Look, I’m a Republican. I’m a very conservative guy in many respects—I guess in most respects.” (The Hugh Hewitt Show, February 25, 2015)
“I’ve actually been an activist Democrat and Republican.” (CNN, October 8, 1999)
“Folks, I’m a conservative, but at this point, who cares? We got to straighten out the country.” (Burlingame, California, April 29, 2016)
“I’m totally pro-choice.” (Fox News, October 31, 1999)
“I’m pro-life.” (CPAC, February 10, 2011)
“Look, I’m very pro-choice. I hate the concept of abortion. I hate it. I hate everything it stands for. I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject, but you still—I just believe in choice. … I am strongly for choice, and yet I hate the concept of abortion. … I am pro-choice in every respect … but I just hate it.” (NBC News, October 24, 1999)
“I am very, very proud to say that I’m pro-life.” (Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015)
“I think the institution of marriage should be between a man and a woman.” (The Advocate, February 15, 2000)
“If two people dig each other, they dig each other.” (Trump University “Trump Blog,” December 22, 2005)
“I’m against gay marriage.” (Fox News, April 14, 2011)
“It’s like in golf. A lot of people—I don’t want this to sound trivial—but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It’s weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can’t sink three-footers anymore. And I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist.” (New York Times, May 1, 2011)
“It’s always good to do things nice and complicated so that nobody can figure it out.” (The New Yorker, May 19, 1997)
“The simplest approach is often the most effective.” (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1987)
“My attention span is short.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“I have an attention span that’s as long as it has to be.” (Time, August 18, 2015)
“I prefer to come to work each day and just see what develops.” (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1987)
“You can’t just sit around waiting for deals, opportunities, or a lucky break.” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
“I look at things for the art sake and the beauty sake and for the deal sake.” (New York magazine, July 11, 1988)
“I’m just a fucking businessman.” (Fortune, April 19, 2004)
“I’m speaking with myself, No. 1, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things. … My primary consultant is myself.”
“I do listen to people. I hire experts. I hire top, top people. And I do listen.” (Greenville, South Carolina, February 13, 2016)
“I’m speaking with myself, No. 1, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things. … My primary consultant is myself.” (MSNBC, March 16, 2016)
“on’t think you’re so smart that you can go it alone.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“You must plan and execute your plan alone.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2004)
“I couldn’t be a one-man show …” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“Think of yourself as a one-man army.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2004)
“I like (and dislike) all sorts of people—winners, losers, and those in the middle!” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2004)
“You’ll find that when you become very successful, the people that you will like best are the people that are less successful than you, because when you go to a table you can tell them all of these wonderful stories, and they’ll sit back and listen. Does that make sense to you? Always be around unsuccessful people because everybody will respect you.” (De Pere, Wisconsin, March 30, 2016)
“I surround myself with good people, and then I give myself the luxury of trusting them.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“My motto is ‘Hire the best people, and don’t trust them.’” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
“Surround yourself with people you can trust.” (Trump: How to Get Rich, 2004)
“People are too trusting. I’m a very untrusting guy.” (Playboy, March 1990)
“Expect the best from people.” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
“The world is a vicious and brutal place. We think we’re civilized. In truth, it’s a cruel world and people are ruthless. They act nice to your face, but underneath they’re out to kill you. … Even your friends are out to get you: they want your job, they want your house, they want your money, they want your wife, and they even want your dog. Those are your friends; your enemies are even worse!” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
“If you have smart people working for you, they’ll try to screw you if they think they can do better without you.” (Daily Mail, October 30, 2010)
“You know, I know the smart people. I really know the smart people. I deal with the smart people.” (CNN, October 8, 1999)
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-contradictions-213869#ixzz47m21xHvy
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“I have no intention of running for president.” (Time, September 14, 1987)
“I am officially running for president.” (New York, June 16, 2015)
“I don’t want it for myself. I don’t need it for myself.” (ABC News, November 20, 2015)
“I wanted to do this for myself. … I had to do it for myself.” (Time, August 18, 2015)
“Politicians are all talk and no action.” (Twitter, May 27, 2015)
“I’m not a politician.” (CNN, August 11, 2015)
“I’m no different than a politician running for office.” (New York Times, July 28, 2015)
“If I ever ran for office, I’d do better as a Democrat than as a Republican—and that’s not because I’d be more liberal, because I’m conservative.” (Playboy, March 1990)
“I’m a registered Republican. I’m a pretty conservative guy. I’m somewhat liberal on social issues, especially health care.” (CNN, October 8, 1999)
“You’d be shocked if I said that in many cases I probably identify more as a Democrat.” (CNN, March 21, 2004)
“Look, I’m a Republican. I’m a very conservative guy in many respects—I guess in most respects.” (The Hugh Hewitt Show, February 25, 2015)
“I’ve actually been an activist Democrat and Republican.” (CNN, October 8, 1999)
“Folks, I’m a conservative, but at this point, who cares? We got to straighten out the country.” (Burlingame, California, April 29, 2016)
“I’m totally pro-choice.” (Fox News, October 31, 1999)
“I’m pro-life.” (CPAC, February 10, 2011)
“Look, I’m very pro-choice. I hate the concept of abortion. I hate it. I hate everything it stands for. I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject, but you still—I just believe in choice. … I am strongly for choice, and yet I hate the concept of abortion. … I am pro-choice in every respect … but I just hate it.” (NBC News, October 24, 1999)
“I am very, very proud to say that I’m pro-life.” (Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015)
“I think the institution of marriage should be between a man and a woman.” (The Advocate, February 15, 2000)
“If two people dig each other, they dig each other.” (Trump University “Trump Blog,” December 22, 2005)
“I’m against gay marriage.” (Fox News, April 14, 2011)
“It’s like in golf. A lot of people—I don’t want this to sound trivial—but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. It’s weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can’t sink three-footers anymore. And I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist.” (New York Times, May 1, 2011)
“It’s always good to do things nice and complicated so that nobody can figure it out.” (The New Yorker, May 19, 1997)
“The simplest approach is often the most effective.” (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1987)
“My attention span is short.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“I have an attention span that’s as long as it has to be.” (Time, August 18, 2015)
“I prefer to come to work each day and just see what develops.” (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1987)
“You can’t just sit around waiting for deals, opportunities, or a lucky break.” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
“I look at things for the art sake and the beauty sake and for the deal sake.” (New York magazine, July 11, 1988)
“I’m just a fucking businessman.” (Fortune, April 19, 2004)
“I’m speaking with myself, No. 1, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things. … My primary consultant is myself.”
“I do listen to people. I hire experts. I hire top, top people. And I do listen.” (Greenville, South Carolina, February 13, 2016)
“I’m speaking with myself, No. 1, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things. … My primary consultant is myself.” (MSNBC, March 16, 2016)
“on’t think you’re so smart that you can go it alone.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“You must plan and execute your plan alone.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2004)
“I couldn’t be a one-man show …” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“Think of yourself as a one-man army.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2004)
“I like (and dislike) all sorts of people—winners, losers, and those in the middle!” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2004)
“You’ll find that when you become very successful, the people that you will like best are the people that are less successful than you, because when you go to a table you can tell them all of these wonderful stories, and they’ll sit back and listen. Does that make sense to you? Always be around unsuccessful people because everybody will respect you.” (De Pere, Wisconsin, March 30, 2016)
“I surround myself with good people, and then I give myself the luxury of trusting them.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1990)
“My motto is ‘Hire the best people, and don’t trust them.’” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
“Surround yourself with people you can trust.” (Trump: How to Get Rich, 2004)
“People are too trusting. I’m a very untrusting guy.” (Playboy, March 1990)
“Expect the best from people.” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
“The world is a vicious and brutal place. We think we’re civilized. In truth, it’s a cruel world and people are ruthless. They act nice to your face, but underneath they’re out to kill you. … Even your friends are out to get you: they want your job, they want your house, they want your money, they want your wife, and they even want your dog. Those are your friends; your enemies are even worse!” (Trump: Think Big, 2007)
“If you have smart people working for you, they’ll try to screw you if they think they can do better without you.” (Daily Mail, October 30, 2010)
“You know, I know the smart people. I really know the smart people. I deal with the smart people.” (CNN, October 8, 1999)
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-contradictions-213869#ixzz47m21xHvy
