Tag Archives: Subject: National Security

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 Global Warming

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2009 - 2016

2010 - 2020

"I did not say global warming is a hoax."
- Sept 26, 2016

"Global warming… it’s a hoax."
Dec 30, 2015 -

"I did not say global warming is a hoax."
- Sept 26, 2016

"This whole global warming hoax… It’s a hoax."
Jan 6, 2014 -

"I did not say global warming is a hoax."
- Sept 26, 2016

"Global warming is an expensive hoax!"
Jan 29, 2014 -

"I did not say global warming is a hoax."
- Sept 26, 2016

"Global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax!"
Dec 6, 2013 -

"I did not say global warming is a hoax."
- Sept 26, 2016

"We should be…not distracted by the expensive hoax that is global warming!"
Dec 6, 2013 -

"I did not say global warming is a hoax."
- Sept 26, 2016

"Is our country still spending money on the GLOBAL WARMING HOAX?"
Jan 25, 2014 -

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Donald Trump on Russia

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1987 - June 2016

July 2016 – 2020

"I know Russia well."
- May 5, 2016

"I know nothing about Russia."
Oct 9, 2016 -

"I've done a lot of business with the Russians."
- Oct 17, 2013

"I have no deals that could happen in Russia, because we've stayed away."
Jan 11, 2017 -

"I have a great relationship with many Russians."
- Nov 2013

"I have nothing to do with Russia, folks. I'll give you a written statement."
Oct 24, 2016 -

"I know the Russians better than anybody."
- 2014

"I have nothing to do with Russia. I told you."
Feb 16, 2017 -

"I was in Moscow…with the top level people."
- Sept 21, 2015

"Zero, I have nothing to do with Russia."
July 27, 2016 -

"I spoke to all of Putin's people."
- March 6, 2014

"I have nothing to do with Russia whatsoever."
July 27, 2016 -

"I got to meet all of Russia’s leaders."
- June 18, 2015

"I have nothing to do with Russia. I never did."
July 20, 2018 -

"I was…with…oligarchs and generals, and top of the government [Russians]."
- Oct 17, 2013

"I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA…NO NOTHING!"
Jan 11, 2017 -

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Donald Trump on American Exceptionalism

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2013 - 2015

2020

Donald Trump on American Exceptionalism Then

"I don’t like the term."
- April 30, 2015

"We must teach our children that America is an exceptional…nation."
Aug 31, 2020 -

"I never liked it."
- April 30, 2015

"Teach American Exceptionalism."
Aug 23, 2020 -

"I don’t think we should say it."
- April 30, 2015

"We must teach our children that America is an exceptional…nation."
Aug 31, 2020 -

"I think you’re insulting the world."
- April 30, 2015

"Teach American Exceptionalism."
Aug 23, 2020 -

"It’s very insulting."
- April 30, 2015

"We must teach our children that America is an exceptional…nation."
Sept 13, 2013 -

"I actually think it’s a very dangerous term to use."
- April 30, 2015

"Teach American Exceptionalism."
Aug 23, 2020 -

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Donald Trump on Intelligence Assessments