Tag Archives: John Bolton

Donald Trump on Vladimir Putin

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2007 - Feb 13, 2016

Feb 17, 2016 - 2020

"I know Putin."
- July 13, 2015

"I don't know Putin."
Oct 9, 2016 -

"I spoke…with President Putin."
- May 27, 2014

"I've never spoken to him."
July 27, 2016 -

"I met him."
- Oct 17, 2013

"I didn't meet him."
July 31, 2016 -

"Yes I met Putin."
- July 13, 2015

"I never met Putin."
July 27, 2016 -

"I do have a relationship with him."
- Nov 9, 2013

"I don't have a relationship with him."
July 31, 2016 -

"The relationship is great."
- March 18, 2015

"I have no relationship with him."
Feb 17, 2016 -

"Putin even sent me a…beautiful present."
- Nov 10, 2015

"I wouldn't know him from Adam."
July 31, 2016 -

"He was so nice and so everything."
- April 12, 2014

"I didn't know the President. There was nobody to collude with."
July 16, 2018 -

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Donald Trump on Kim Jong-un

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2015 - Jan 2018

June 2018 - 2020

"Kim's depraved regime…is a band of criminals."
- Sept 19, 2017

"Chairman Kim…It's an honor to be with you."
June 12, 2018 -

"No one has shown more contempt…for the wellbeing of their own people."
- Sept 19, 2017

"You have somebody that has a great feeling for his people."
June 12, 2018 -

"He doesn't mind starving or killing his people."
- Sept 19, 2017

"He loves his people."
June 12, 2018 -

"He is responsible for…the imprisonment, torture, killing, and oppression of countless Koreans."
- Sept 19, 2017

"He's got a great personality."
June 12, 2018 -

"We were all witness to the regime's deadly abuse of an innocent American."
- Sept 19, 2017

"I think he liked me and I like him."
June 12, 2018 -

"The American was tortured beyond belief."
- Sept 26, 2017

"Yeah he's done bad things, but so have a lot of other people."
June 14, 2018 -

"He is obviously a madman."
- Sept 22, 2017

"We had a great chemistry."
June 12, 2018 -

"I mean this guy's a bad dude."
- Feb 10, 2016

"We fell in love."
Sept 29, 2018 -

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Donald Trump on John Bolton

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2015 - 2018

2019 - 2020

"I like Bolton."
- Aug 16, 2015

"He made some very big mistakes."
Sept 11, 2019 -

"A tough cookie."
- Aug 16, 2015

"What a disaster."
Sept 11, 2019 -

"Knows what he’s talking about."
- Aug 16, 2015

"Not smart."
Sept 11, 2019 -

"I think he’s terrific."
- Aug 16, 2015

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

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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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