Tag Archives: Former Trump Officials

Donald Trump on John Kelly

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2017 - April 2018

Dec 2018 - 2020

"Kelly…is doing a fantastic job."
- Jan 23, 2018

"Kelly will be…I don’t know if I can say ‘retiring.’"
Dec 8, 2018 -

"He’s doing a great job."
- Oct 7, 2017

"He was way over his head.’"
Feb 13, 2020 -

"He’s doing an incredible job."
- Oct 7, 2017

"He…was totally exhausted by the job"
June 4, 2020 -

"He has been a true star of my Administration."
- July 28, 2017

"I couldn’t terminate him fast enough."
Feb 13, 2020 -

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Donald Trump on Former Trump Officials

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2013 - 2018

2017 - 2020

Donald Trump on Former Trump Officials Then

"Rex Tillerson...a world class player and dealmaker."
- Dec 11, 2016

"Rex Tillerson…dumb as a rock."
Dec 7, 2018 -

"Jeff Sessions…a world class legal mind."
- Nov 18, 2016

"Jeff Sessions…what kind of a man is this?"
Aug 23, 2018 -

"James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis…a true General’s General!"
- Nov 20, 2016

"General Mattis…resigned because I was very nice to him."
Feb 3, 2019 -

"I respect James Comey a lot."
- Nov 11, 2016

"I fired Lyin’ James Comey, a total sleaze!"
Jan 12, 2019 -

"Steve Bannon is extremely capable, highly qualified."
- Aug 17, 2016

"Sloppy Steve Bannon…dumped like a dog by almost everyone. Too bad!"
Jan 5, 2018 -

"I am very proud of my friend Omarosa."
- Feb 4, 2013

"Omarosa is a crazed, crying lowlife…that dog!"
Aug 14, 2018 -

"George Papadopoulos…excellent guy."
- March 21, 2016

"Few people knew the young, low level volunteer named George, who is a liar."
Oct 31, 2017 -

"Paul Manafort has done a amazing job."
- July 22, 2016

"Manafort has nothing to do with our campaign."
June 15, 2018 -

"Gary Cohn…has been terrific."
- March 18, 2018

"Gary Cohn, I could tell stories about him like you wouldn’t believe."
Oct 11, 2018 -

"Michael Cohen is a really good lawyer, loyal, wonderful person."
- June 29, 2017

"I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!"
Aug 22, 2018 -

"Anthony Scaramucci is a person I have great respect for."
- July 21, 2017

"Scaramucci is a highly unstable ‘nut job’."
Aug 19, 2019 -

"I think John Bolton's terrific."
- Aug 16, 2015

"I thought John Bolton was way out of line."
Sept 11, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on James Comey

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Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

Feb 2017 - 2020

"I respect him a lot."
- Nov 11, 2016

"He was crazy, a real nut job."
May 10, 2017 -

"I respect the fact that Director Comey was able to come back after what he did."
- Oct 28, 2016

"I fired Lyin’ James Comey, a total sleaze!"
Jan 12, 2019 -

"I respect that very much."
- Oct 28, 2016

"It was my great honor to fire James Comey!"
April 13, 2018 -

"It took guts for Director Comey to make the move that he made."
- Oct 31, 2016

"Comey…is a weak and untruthful slime ball."
April 13, 2018 -

"He brought back his reputation."
- Oct 31, 2016

"Slippery James Comey…the WORST FBI Director in history, by far!"
April 15, 2018 -

"What he did was the right thing."
- Oct 31, 2016

"What he did was criminal."
June 15, 2018 -

"I have confidence in him."
- Apr 12, 2017

"He’s either very sick or very dumb."
April 27, 2018 -

"He will garner indictments against Hillary."
- Nov 6, 2016

"No collusion, all made up by this den of thieves and lowlifes!"
April 13, 2018 -

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Donald Trump on Anthony Scaramucci

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2016 - July 21, 2017

July 31, 2017 - 2020

"Anthony is a person I have great respect for."
- July 21, 2017

"Scaramucci is a highly unstable ‘nut job’."
Aug 19, 2019 -

"He has been a great supporter."
- July 21, 2017

"I barely knew him."
Aug 19, 2019 -

"He'll be leading the communications team."
- July 21, 2017

"He was totally incapable of handling his position."
Aug 10, 2019 -

"He will be an important addition to this Administration."
- July 21, 2017

"He was a mental wreck."
Aug 19, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on James Mattis

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2017 - Dec 20, 2018

Dec 22, 2018 - 2020

"A true General’s General!"
- Nov 20, 2016

"What’s he done for me?"
Jan 2, 2019 -

"Mattis is one of our great, great generals."
- Dec 1, 2016

"I wasn’t happy with his service."
Feb 3, 2019 -

"They say he’s the finest general there is."
- Nov 22, 2016

"How has he done in Afghanistan? Not too good."
Jan 2, 2019 -

"They say he’s the closest thing to Gen. George Patton that we have."
- Dec 1, 2016

"I’m not happy with what he’s done in Afghanistan, and I shouldn’t be."
Jan 2, 2019 -

"General Mattis is a strong, highly dignified man."
- Nov 22, 2016

"He resigned because I was very nice to him."
Feb 3, 2019 -

"He’s known as…Mad Dog for a reason."
- Nov 22, 2016

"I think he’s sort of a Democrat, if you wanna know the truth."
Oct 11, 2018 -

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Donald Trump on Jeff Sessions

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2016 - March 2017

July 2017 - 2020

"Sessions…is a world class legal mind."
- Nov 18, 2016

"Sessions…doesn’t understand what is happening."
Aug 25, 2018 -

"Jeff is greatly admired by legal scholars."
- Nov 18, 2016

"He did very poorly…mixed up and confused."
Sept 18, 2018 -

"Jeff has been a highly respected member of the U.S. Senate."
- Nov 18, 2016

"Our A.G. is scared stiff and Missing in Action."
Aug 11, 2018 -

"Jeff is greatly admired by…virtually everyone who knows him."
- Nov 18, 2016

"What kind of a man is this?"
Aug 23, 2018 -

"The endorsement of Sessions…means a lot to me."
- Feb 28, 2016

"It’s not like a great loyal thing about the endorsement."
July 25, 2017 -

"Unbelievably impressed with Senator Sessions."
- Nov 17, 2016

"Sessions should be ashamed of himself for allowing this total HOAX to get started!"
Dec 16, 2018 -

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Donald Trump on Omarosa Newman

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2012 - 2017

2018 - 2019

"I am very proud of my friend Omarosa."
- Feb 4, 2013

"Lowlife. She’s a lowlife."
Aug 11, 2018 -

"Omarosa…you are a loyal friend!"
- Aug 10, 2015

"A crazed, crying lowlife…that dog!"
Aug 14, 2018 -

"Omarosa is smart and strategic."
- March 20, 2013

"She was vicious, but not smart."
Aug 13, 2018 -

"I’ll always like Omarosa."
- March 3, 2013

"I know it’s 'not presidential' to take on a lowlife like Omarosa."
Aug 13, 2018 -

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Donald Trump on Michael Cohen

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2007 - June 2018

July 2018 - 2019

"Michael Cohen is a very talented lawyer."
- Jan 11, 2017

"Don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!"
Aug 22, 2018 -

"He’s a very smart person."
- Feb 22, 2007

"He’s…not a very smart person."
Nov 29, 2018 -

"A fine person…I have always liked & respected."
- April 21, 2018

"He’s a weak person."
Nov 29, 2018 -

"He’s a good person."
- June 15, 2018

"He can do…TERRIBLE…things."
Dec 3, 2018 -

"Michael is…loyal."
- June 29, 2017

"Michael…became a 'Rat.'"
Dec 16, 2018 -

"Michael is a…wonderful person."
- June 29, 2017

"Cohen is lying…to get a reduced sentence."
Nov 29, 2018 -

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Donald Trump on George Papadopoulos

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March 21, 2016

2017 - 2019

Donald Trump on George Papadopoulos Then

"Papadopoulos, he's an energy and oil consultant, excellent guy."
- March 21, 2016

"I don't know Papadopoulos."
Sept 7, 2018 -

"Papadopoulos, he's an energy and oil consultant, excellent guy."
- March 21, 2016

"Few people knew the young, low level volunteer named George, who is a liar."
Oct 31, 2017 -

"Papadopoulos, he's an energy and oil consultant, excellent guy."
- March 21, 2016

"I don’t believe I ever spoke to him."
Jan 31, 2019 -

"Papadopoulos, he's an energy and oil consultant, excellent guy."
- March 21, 2016

"Never met him."
Jan 31, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on Rex Tillerson

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2016 - 2017

2018

"A world class player and dealmaker."
- Dec 11, 2016

"He didn’t have the mental capacity needed."
Dec 7, 2018 -

"One of the truly great business leaders of the world."
- Dec 11, 2016

"He was dumb as a rock."
Dec 7, 2018 -

"Tillerson…will be a star!"
- Feb 2, 2016

"He was lazy as hell."
Dec 7, 2018 -

"We work well together!"
- Dec 1, 2017

"I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough."
Dec 7, 2018 -

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Donald Trump on His Second Chief of Staff John Kelly

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2017 - April 2018 Dec 2018 - 2020

Donald Trump on Former Trump Officials and Associates

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2013 - 2018 2017 - 2020

Donald Trump on Former FBI Director James Comey

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Oct 2016 - Jan 2017 Feb 2017 - 2020

Quotes by Donald Trump on His Third Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci

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2016 - July 21, 2017 July 31, 2017 - 2020

Donald Trump on General and Former Defense Secretary James Mattis

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2017 - Dec 20, 2018 Dec 22, 2018 - 2020

Donald Trump on Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions

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2016 - March 2017 July 2017 - 2020

Donald Trump on Former Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison Omarosa Newman

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2012 - 2017 2018 - 2019

Donald Trump on His Former Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen

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2007 - June 2018 July 2018 - 2019

Donald Trump On Trump Campaign Foreign Policy Adviser George Papadopoulos

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March 21, 2016 2017 - 2019

Donald Trump on His Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

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2016 - 2017 2018

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2017 - April 2018

Dec 2018 - 2020

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2013 - 2018

2017 - 2020

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Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

Feb 2017 - 2020

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2016 - July 21, 2017

July 31, 2017 - 2020

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2017 - Dec 20, 2018

Dec 22, 2018 - 2020

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2016 - March 2017

July 2017 - 2020

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2012 - 2017

2018 - 2019

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2007 - June 2018

July 2018 - 2019

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March 21, 2016

2017 - 2019

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2016 - 2017

2018