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Donald Trump on Abortion
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- Falsely claims Democrats want to execute babies after birth. (Apr 2023)
- I won't influence how Justices vote on Roe v Wade. (Oct 2020)
- Ban the late-term abortion of babies. (Feb 2020)
- End medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses. (Jun 2019)
- FactCheck: Late abortions only for non-viable fetus. (Feb 2019)
- Cherish innocent life instead of ripping babies from womb. (Feb 2019)
- Completed conversion from 1999 pro-choice to 2019 pro-life. (Feb 2019)
- Increased programs and funds covered by Mexico City policy. (Feb 2018)
- Reinstate Mexico City Policy: end abortion funding abroad. (Jan 2017)
- Unpredictable abortion funding good; Planned Parenthood bad. (Nov 2016)
- Not acceptable to rip baby from womb in 9th month. (Oct 2016)
- Overturn Roe v, Wade and return abortion laws to the states. (Oct 2016)
- Millions are helped by Planned Parenthood, but defund it. (Feb 2016)
- Planned Parenthood does great work on women's health. (Feb 2016)
- Defund Planned Parenthood. (Oct 2015)
- 1998: I hate abortion yet I'm totally for choice. (Oct 2015)
- Planned Parenthood is important, but abortions must stop. (Aug 2015)
- I have evolved on abortion issue, like Reagan evolved. (Aug 2015)
- Ban late abortions; exceptions for rape, incest or health. (Jun 2015)
- Undecided on embryonic stem cell research. (Apr 2011)
- I am now pro-life; after years of being pro-choice. (Apr 2011)
- I changed my views to pro-life based on personal stories. (Apr 2011)
- I am pro-life; fight ObamaCare abortion funding. (Feb 2011)
- Pro-choice, but ban partial birth abortion. (Jul 2000)
- Favors abortion rights but respects opposition. (Dec 1999)
- Opposes public funding for abortion services. (Nov 2016)
- Supports parental notification for abortions by minors. (Nov 2016)
- Supports judges who strictly interpret Constitution. (Nov 2016)
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Donald Trump on Budget & Economy
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- We will build new "freedom cities" along the frontier. (Mar 2023)
- Worst inflation in history due to energy & food costs. (Feb 2023)
- House stimulus was bailout of badly run Democratic states. (Oct 2020)
- We have a V-shape recovery; it's coming back. (Oct 2020)
- Biden wants to shut down the country; I want to open it up. (Sep 2020)
- When stock market goes up, that means jobs & 401(k)s. (Sep 2020)
- When stocks go up, everyone does well, not just the wealthy. (Sep 2020)
- AdWatch: market crash due to lack of coronavirus action. (Mar 2020)
- OpEd: Trump should take responsibility for corona panic. (Mar 2020)
- Coronavirus: People spending money in US; I like that. (Mar 2020)
- I alone can fix it, with massive tax cut. (Jun 2019)
- Economy was ready to collapse in 2016; now it's the best. (Jun 2019)
- 1999: one-time wealth tax on top 1% to reduce national debt. (Jan 2019)
- FactCheck: Economy turned around before Trump took office. (Dec 2018)
- Restart engine after worst financial recovery in 65 years. (Feb 2017)
- Our jobs are fleeing to Mexico; China uses us as piggy bank. (Sep 2016)
- The Fed should refinance debt to reduce interest payments. (May 2016)
- People with lots of money avoid consequences of bankruptcy. (May 2016)
- Make economy dynamic; bring back jobs from China & Mexico. (Oct 2015)
- Strong on debt limit; ask for a pound of flesh. (Oct 2015)
- Grow the economy at 6% annually by ending inversions. (Oct 2015)
- Cut defense budget, & entire EPA & Dept. of Education. (Oct 2015)
- If debt reaches $24T, that's the point of no return. (Jun 2015)
- We prospered after 9/11; we'll prosper after Great Recession. (Apr 2010)
- One-time 14.25% tax on wealth, to erase national debt. (Nov 1999)
- Predicts 35% boost to economy from eliminating national debt. (Nov 1999)
- Rent control only benefits a privileged minority. (Jul 1987)
Personal Finance
- FactCheck: Paid income taxes for 3 years out of 5 in 1970s. (Sep 2016)
- Not paying income taxes makes me smart. (Sep 2016)
- Keep mortgage interest deduction; knock out carried interest. (Nov 2015)
- We owe $19T and we need a businessman to bring us back. (Sep 2015)
- Known for "You're Fired!" but it's unpleasant & disruptive. (Oct 2006)
- Money is part of your reward for succeeding. (Oct 2006)
- In early 1990s, I was $9B in debt; but I never went bankrupt. (Oct 2006)
- Brush with bankruptcy: $700M loss in debt restructuring. (May 1997)
- Sponsored bill for $900 billion COVID relief package. (Dec 2020)
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Donald Trump on Civil Rights
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- I'll revoke executive order for Marxist equity and inclusion. (Mar 2023)
- Biden administration is waging war on free speech. (Feb 2023)
- No crackdown on China for repressing Falun Gong or Catholics. (Jun 2020)
- DC won't become a state because they'd elect Democrats. (May 2020)
- 2017: removing Confederacy monuments destroys our heritage. (Jan 2020)
- Respectfully check mosques; we have to look at profiling. (Jun 2016)
- Put the Confederate flag in a museum, not on statehouses. (Jun 2016)
- Political correctness is country's problem, not my problem. (Aug 2015)
LGBT Rights
- Transgender protections destroying women's sports. (Feb 2021)
- Job discrimination rules don't apply to transgender status. (Jun 2020)
- Global campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality. (Feb 2019)
- 1980s: personal lawyer gay & closeted & Trump kept secret. (Aug 2016)
- 2000: extend Civil Rights Act to apply to gays and lesbians. (Aug 2016)
- Sexual orientation is invalid reason for firing workers. (Jun 2016)
- After Supreme Court vote, gay marriage is a reality. (Aug 2015)
- Same-sex marriage is a state issue. (Jun 2015)
- No gay marriage; no same-sex partner benefits. (Mar 2011)
- Tolerate diversity; prosecute hate crimes against gays. (Jul 2000)
Minority Rights
- I am not a racist but BLM calling police pigs is wrong. (Oct 2020)
- Aside from Lincoln, no one has done more for Blacks. (Oct 2020)
- I denounce white supremacy; and I denounce ANTIFA. (Oct 2020)
- OpEd: incapable of seeing Floyd murder as un-American. (Oct 2020)
- FactCheck: Proud Boys standing by to deal with Antifa. (Sep 2020)
- Proud Boys: stand back & stand by; against Antifa. (Sep 2020)
- Racial sensitivity training is racist: a radical revolution. (Sep 2020)
- Agrees vibrant economy key to addressing racial tensions. (Sep 2020)
- Best employment & best homeownership for Black Americans. (Sep 2020)
- FactCheck: LBJ civil rights laws dwarf any Trump action. (Aug 2020)
- Treat Judaism as nationality, not just religion. (Dec 2019)
- Charlottesville: you had very fine people on both sides. (Sep 2019)
- Skipped 2019 NAACP meeting, due to "format" disagreements. (Jul 2019)
- FactCheck: Yes, record number of women in Congress. (Feb 2019)
- More jobs for women; now we will help women outside US too. (Feb 2019)
- Sued in 1970s for racist rental policy, but same as everyone. (Sep 2016)
- Minorities in disaster cities: what do you have to lose? (Sep 2016)
- 1973: sued for racial bias against black tenants. (Aug 2016)
- Pushed town council to allow blacks & Jews into Mar-a-Lago. (Aug 2016)
- Promoted gender equality in a male-dominated industry. (Nov 2015)
- I'm "fine" with affirmative action, for now. (Oct 2015)
- Well-educated blacks have advantage over whites. (Sep 2015)
- OpEd: "bigotry" was more like racial insensitivity. (Sep 2015)
- I'm no misogynist; I put women in charge of construction. (Aug 2015)
- Disinvited from RedState gathering for misogynistic comments. (Aug 2015)
- Obama's presidency has done nothing for African Americans. (Aug 2015)
- Created first club in Palm Beach open to blacks & Jews. (Oct 1997)
- Women are far stronger than men; don't believe "weaker sex". (Oct 1997)
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Donald Trump on Corporations
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- Cut the budget & staff of DOJ Antitrust Division. (Apr 2021)
- If we raise tax rates, companies will leave the country. (Oct 2020)
- OpEd: replaced scientific fact with profit-driven opinion. (Jun 2020)
- No more estate tax on small farms, small business. (Feb 2020)
- Companies will pay dearly for moving jobs out of US. (Mar 2019)
- Historic tax cuts and reforms for American businesses. (Apr 2018)
- Business tax rate slashed from 35% to 21%. (Jan 2018)
- Reducing taxes from 35% to 15% will be a job creator. (Sep 2016)
- Get U.S. money back into U.S.: address corporate inversion. (Nov 2015)
- Any business of any size will pay no more than 15% tax. (Nov 2015)
- 0% corporate tax would create millions of jobs. (Dec 2011)
- Fight crony capitalism with a level playing field. (Dec 2011)
- Wealthy move assets around globally based on tax incentives. (Apr 2011)
- Litigation system is abused to force deal negotiations. (Oct 1997)
Business Advice
- Attended Wharton but unimpressed by academic credentials. (Aug 2016)
- I've used bankruptcy laws to do a great job for my companies. (Aug 2015)
- Pragmatic positive: be positive, but be realistic. (Apr 2010)
- Being a know-it-all shuts the door on new ideas. (Apr 2010)
- In the game of life, money is how you score. (Sep 2008)
- A great deal when both sides win? That's a bunch of crap. (Sep 2008)
- I trust my instinct on business deals as well as personal. (Sep 2008)
- How big you think determines how big a success you become. (Sep 2008)
- Learning to be spontaneous takes preparation & practice. (Oct 2006)
- Move quickly from seeing problems to seeing solutions. (Oct 2006)
- 12-hour working days are my norm, not an exception. (Oct 2006)
- Sue scoundrels but settle with the rest. (Mar 2004)
- Sometimes I wait 5 minutes for a deal; sometimes 15 years. (Mar 2004)
- Personal bankruptcy is a negotiating tool; I'd never do it. (Oct 1997)
- We've all been victims of herd mentality on Wall Street. (Oct 1997)
- Signed bill for regulatory relief for smaller banks. (May 2018)
- Signed bill to reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21%. (Dec 2017)
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Donald Trump on Crime
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- I will pardon a large portion of January 6 rioters. (May 2023)
- Criminals released from jail continue their crime wave. (Feb 2023)
- FactCheck: Order on statues merely enforces existing law. (Aug 2020)
- Enforcement to protect our monuments: ten years in prison. (Jul 2020)
- Think of the VICTIMS and keep the death penalty. (Jul 2019)
- Central Park 5 admitted guilt; exoneration doesn't matter. (Jun 2019)
- Keep death penalty; don't forget the victims. (Mar 2019)
- Unfair to serve a life sentence for a nonviolent drug crime. (Feb 2019)
- Stop-and-frisk works in high-crime cities like Chicago. (Oct 2018)
- Stop-and-frisk worked very well in NYC. (Sep 2016)
- Settling Central Park jogger case was "a disgrace". (Aug 2016)
- The police are the most mistreated people in America. (Jan 2016)
- 1989 full-page newspaper ads: "Bring Back the Death Penalty". (Sep 2015)
- Capital punishment isn’t uncivilized; murderers living is. (Jul 2000)
- Death penalty deters like violent TV leads kids astray. (Jul 2000)
- Hold judges accountable; don’t reduce sentences. (Jul 2000)
Police Reform
- In Republican-run cities they arrest people for crimes. (Aug 2023)
- Strong on law enforcement AND on enforcing law on police. (Oct 2020)
- FactCheck: No, not endorsed by Portland's Sheriff. (Sep 2020)
- FactCheck: Yes, Trump aide said rioting & chaos helps Trump. (Sep 2020)
- FactCheck: Hillary used term "super predators," not Biden. (Sep 2020)
- Law-and-order, or you'll see your cities burn. (Sep 2020)
- I've established law-and-order, except in Democrat cities. (Sep 2020)
- We have to give police their mojo and let them protect us. (Sep 2020)
- We have to give police their mojo and let them protect us. (Sep 2020)
- Stand with law enforcement; never allow mob rule. (Aug 2020)
- FactCheck: falsely claims Biden wants to defund the police. (Jul 2020)
- OpEd: Central Park 5 innocent by DNA, but still "guilty". (Jul 2020)
- FactCheck: yes, second chance with criminal justice reform. (Feb 2020)
- First Step Act: criminal justice reform & fairer sentencing. (Feb 2019)
- Civil liberties end when an attack on our safety begins. (Feb 2018)
- Unify behind law enforcement; support the victims of crime. (Feb 2017)
- More penalties for violence against police. (Feb 2017)
- Crime and gangs and drugs have created American carnage. (Jan 2017)
- FactCheck: Stop-&-frisk unconstitutional but NYPD disagrees. (Sep 2016)
- Without law and order, we don't have a country. (Sep 2016)
- Considers stop-and-frisk useful and tremendous beyond belief. (Sep 2016)
- Racial disparities in law enforcement? Maybe or maybe not. (Aug 2016)
- Police can't act due to disrespect; but weed out bad ones. (Feb 2016)
- Black lives matter, but we need strong police presence. (Aug 2015)
- For tough anti-crime policies; not criminals’ rights. (Jul 2000)
- Signed First Step Act to reduce recidivism. (Dec 2018)
- Reinstate lethal injections; implement federal death penalty. (Dec 2020)
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Donald Trump on Drugs
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- Cannabis is popular, but it does damage. (Aug 2023)
- Drug cartels smuggle poison to kill our children. (Feb 2023)
- Opposed allowing vets access to legal cannabis. (May 2019)
- FactCheck: Wall wouldn't affect drugs coming from Mexico. (Feb 2019)
- MS-13 gangs in 20 states smuggle in meth & opioids. (Feb 2019)
- Melania's "Be Best": focus on well-being & opioid abuse. (May 2018)
- Execute drug dealers to fight opioid epidemic. (Mar 2018)
- Death penalty for drug dealers. (Mar 2018)
- Tougher on drug dealers to end scourge of opioids. (Jan 2018)
- 2016: let states decide on pot; 2018: feds over state law. (Jan 2018)
- Stop drugs pouring into country & poisoning our youth. (Feb 2017)
- Apply resources to stop the inflow of opioids into America. (Oct 2016)
- Agrees with Hillary on cautious approach to legalizing pot. (May 2016)
- Brother died of alcoholism; so Donald never touched alcohol. (Jan 2016)
- Study legalization, but don't legalize now. (Nov 2015)
- Yes to medical marijuana; otherwise, decide state by state. (Oct 2015)
- 1990: Drug enforcement is a joke; 2015: only medical pot. (Oct 2015)
- 1991: Illicit drugs should be decriminalized. (Sep 2015)
- Legalize drugs and use tax revenue to fund drug education. (Apr 2011)
- Never drinks, smokes, nor does drugs. (Feb 2011)
- Gave second chance to Miss USA who got caught with drugs. (Sep 2008)
- Never touched drugs, nor alcohol, tobacco, or coffee. (Jul 2000)
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Donald Trump on Education
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- Parents should be able to fire the principal, elect another. (Mar 2023)
- We will completely defund and bar critical race theory. (Jul 2021)
- Open schools; most teachers are safe in pandemic. (Oct 2020)
- I got funding for HBCUs for ten years. (Oct 2020)
- We're not going to fund schools if they don't open. (Jul 2020)
- Defend free speech on college campuses. (Feb 2020)
- Constitutional right to pray in public schools. (Feb 2020)
- Skeptical of use of affirmative action in college admissions. (Aug 2018)
- Workforce development, job training, & vocational schools. (Jan 2018)
- No federal government profit from student loans. (Nov 2015)
- We spend more per student than any other nation. (Jun 2015)
- Cut the Department of Education way, way down. (Jun 2015)
- Opposes Common Core. (Feb 2015)
- Common Core means Washington tells you what to study. (Feb 2015)
- Comprehensive education instead of limiting subjects. (Apr 2010)
- I'm big on education, for people of all ages. (Mar 2004)
Trump University
- Declared art deco wall "without artistic merit". (Jul 2020)
- Trump U: effort to educate the masses in his style. (Aug 2016)
- FactCheck: More than figurehead at Trump U. (Jun 2016)
- Founded Trump University to teach the art of deal-making. (Jun 2015)
- I'm deeply and actively involved in Trump University. (Oct 2006)
Vouchers
- Biden has sold out America's children to the teachers unions. (Feb 2021)
- I will expand charter schools & choice for every family. (Aug 2020)
- Opportunity Scholarships for 1M trapped in failing schools. (Feb 2020)
- School choice is civil rights issue of our time. (Feb 2017)
- Call them vouchers or scholarships; I call it competition. (Nov 2016)
- Disadvantaged students are trapped in failing schools. (Sep 2016)
- Money follows student to public, private or religious school. (Sep 2016)
- Let schools compete: charters, vouchers, and magnets. (Nov 2015)
- Bring on the competition; tear down the union walls. (Jul 2000)
- School choice will improve public schools. (Jul 2000)
- Supports vouchers to let parents choose public or private school. (Nov 2016)
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Donald Trump on Energy & Oil
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- Oil and gasoline and natural gas is cheaper, more powerful. (Mar 2023)
- Wind power kills birds; solar can't run factories. (Oct 2020)
- Pursues "energy dominance" agenda, even during pandemic. (Mar 2020)
- Green New Deal does not fulfill America's energy needs. (Mar 2017)
- EPA is killing energy companies; 1,000 years of clean coal. (Oct 2016)
- America invested in solar panels and it was a disaster. (Sep 2016)
- Green energy is just an expensive feel-good for tree-huggers. (Nov 2015)
- Wind energy projects are industrial monstrosities. (Sep 2015)
- Windmills are destroying shorelines all over the world. (Aug 2015)
- Solar hasn't caught on because it has a 32-year payback. (Aug 2015)
- Maybe some climate change is manmade, but not all. (Jun 2015)
- We need nuclear energy, and we need a lot of it fast. (Mar 2011)
- Green buildings take 40 years to get investment back. (Sep 2008)
Climate Agreements
- Could have made a deal on Paris Accord but didn't want to. (Feb 2021)
- The Paris Accord is not fair to U.S. (Oct 2020)
- Establish panel devoted to challenging climate science. (Mar 2019)
- Climate change isn't a hoax, but don't spend trillions on it. (Oct 2018)
- OpEd: US is only country out of 197 to reject Paris accord. (May 2018)
- Claims Paris Accords costly; estimated US cost $170 billion. (Jul 2017)
- Withdraw from Paris Agreement, to put America first. (Jun 2017)
- Focus on disease & clean water, not "climate change". (Oct 2016)
- Climate change is a hoax. (Jun 2015)
Fossil Fuels
- No electric vehicles: economic nationalism for auto industry. (Sep 2023)
- FactCheck: Didn't lose "energy independence" under Biden. (Oct 2022)
- FactCheck: falsely blames windmills for Texas power outage. (Feb 2021)
- Solar cannot power the economy like oil. (Oct 2020)
- Rolled back Clean Power Plan; it increased energy prices. (Sep 2020)
- We've ended the war on American energy; we're independent. (Feb 2020)
- Fact-Check:US became #1 producer of natural gas in 2009. (Feb 2020)
- Net exporter for the first time in 65 years. (Feb 2019)
- End war on coal: it's important for our defense. (Feb 2018)
- End the war on beautiful clean coal. (Jan 2018)
- Represent Pittsburgh, not Paris: Coal over climate agreement. (Jun 2017)
- Revive the coal industry; end efforts to curb carbon. (Mar 2017)
- Stop threatening the livelihood of our coal miners. (Feb 2017)
- Fracking will lead to American energy independence. (Nov 2016)
- We have 2 trillion barrels of oil; enough for 283 years. (Nov 2015)
- No Cap-and-Tax: oil is this country's lifeblood. (Dec 2011)
- Jobs will slump until our lifeblood--oil--is cheap again. (Dec 2011)
- Enough natural gas in Marcellus Shale for 110 year supply. (Dec 2011)
- It's incredible how slowly we're drilling for oil. (Mar 2011)
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Donald Trump on Environment
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- Join the United Nations' "One Trillion Trees initiative". (Feb 2020)
- FactCheck: Yes, hybrid family vehicles are available in US. (Sep 2019)
- FactCheck: Alabama WAS in hurricane risk, before Trump said. (Sep 2019)
- Why not nuke hurricanes to stop them from hitting US? (Aug 2019)
- 2008: pushed Scotland golf course despite enviro fragility. (Aug 2016)
- Eminent domain is something you need very strongly. (Feb 2016)
- Eminent domain pays more than fair market value. (Oct 2015)
- Eminent domain is a very useful tool for job creation. (Oct 2015)
- My sons love trophy hunting, but I'm not a believer. (Sep 2015)
- Won't go to circuses that cut elephants due to animal rights. (Mar 2015)
- Partner with environmentalists when undertaking projects. (Apr 2010)
- Good development enhances the environment. (Jan 2008)
- Humiliated NYC Mayor by finishing ice rink on time on budget. (Oct 1997)
Regulation
- They have sinks where no water comes out; I ended that. (Aug 2023)
- We need better forest management; we planted a billion trees. (Sep 2020)
- Great American Outdoors Act sets funding for public land. (Aug 2020)
- I've cut more regulations than any President in history. (Mar 2020)
- Don't micromanage every rain puddle and drainage ditch. (Sep 2019)
- WOTUS 2018: limited definition of protected waterways. (Dec 2018)
- Cutting overbearing regulations helps farmers & builders. (Feb 2018)
- Overrule Fisheries Commission and allow more fish harvesting. (Jul 2017)
- We're going to put regulation industry out of business. (Feb 2017)
- Regulations by unelected officials reward special interests. (Oct 2016)
- Cut the EPA; what they do is a disgrace. (Oct 2015)
- Asbestos got a bad rap from miners & mob-led movement. (Oct 1997)
- Bureaucratic land use reviews make projects unbuildable. (Oct 1997)
- Signed bill to loosen restrictions on predator controls. (Apr 2017)
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Donald Trump on Families & Children
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- I don't know about QAnon; but I agree on opposing pedophilia. (Oct 2020)
- Our children are taught in school to hate their own country. (Jul 2020)
- Expanded child tax credit was pushed by Ivanka Trump. (Feb 2020)
- Paid family leave for federal employees. (Feb 2020)
- Doubled the child tax credit. (Feb 2019)
- Girls smuggled across border into modern-day slavery. (Feb 2019)
- Bipartisan effort to implement paid family leave. (Feb 2017)
- I have great respect for women; despite locker-room talk. (Oct 2016)
- Hillary and I agree on paid family leave. (Sep 2016)
- Supports birth control without a prescription. (Sep 2016)
- Women act feminine & needy, but inside, they are killers. (Aug 2016)
- Ex-wives sign confidentiality agreements and keep quiet. (Aug 2016)
- Federal tax breaks to support child care costs. (Aug 2016)
- Happiest people have great families & God in their lives. (Nov 2015)
- Stress importance of a strong family, & a culture of Life. (Jun 2015)
- Everyone getting married should have a prenuptial agreement. (Sep 2008)
- Too many hollow compliments are not healthy for kids. (Sep 2008)
- I would rather live a married life than be single. (Sep 2008)
- Be cocky & confident & get all the women you want. (Sep 2008)
- My family is my motivation. (Mar 2004)
- I seem to bring out either the best or worst in women. (Oct 1997)
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Donald Trump on Foreign Policy
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- We can't let China run the Panama Canal. (Aug 2023)
- FactCheck: US never had right to sell Panama Canal. (Aug 2023)
- Endorses autocratic ruler of Hungary, Viktor Orban. (Jan 2022)
- We rebuilt military; America stronger than ever. (Feb 2020)
- South Asia policy focused on Afghanistan not India. (Jan 2020)
- Russia Hoax: I have been far tougher on Russia than Obama. (Dec 2019)
- Trump "an utterly disloyal ally," odious to European leaders. (Dec 2019)
- Protect human rights in Hong Kong against China. (Nov 2019)
- Postpone meeting with Denmark if no Greenland discussion. (Aug 2019)
- Buying Greenland is strategically interesting. (Aug 2019)
- Treat foes of US worse than they could ever imagine. (Feb 2018)
- We're going to protect Christianity abroad; it's under siege. (Feb 2018)
- Defend our American legacy & seize our glorious destiny. (Mar 2017)
- U.S. has become dumping ground for everybody else's problems. (Feb 2016)
- Ignore career diplomats who insist on nuance. (Nov 2015)
- Offered himself as Cold War nuclear-arms-treaty negotiator. (Sep 2015)
- When you love America, you protect it with no apologies. (Dec 2011)
- Things change; empires come and go. (Apr 2010)
- Use tough negotiators instead of naive academic people. (Sep 2008)
- Persuasion, not power, is diplomacy at its best. (Oct 2006)
- Post-Cold War: switch from chess player to dealmaker. (Jul 2000)
Alliances
- Democracy is under threat next door in Canada. (Feb 2022)
- Reject ideology of globalism; embrace doctrine of patriotism. (Sep 2018)
- Foreign aid only for allies with shared values. (Sep 2018)
- European Union is a foe in trade, & in lack of NATO payments. (Jul 2018)
- I said it was obsolete, but NATO is no longer obsolete. (Apr 2017)
- NATO: apply new solutions to face new circumstances. (Apr 2017)
- Other countries should follow UK in leaving EU. (Jan 2017)
- NATO is obsolete; it doesn't fight terrorism. (Jan 2017)
- Don't surrender to the false song of globalism. (Apr 2016)
- Reimbursement for US military bases in rich countries abroad. (Sep 2015)
- Support NATO, but it's not us against Russia. (Aug 2015)
- Americans need to be more aware of what's going on abroad. (Mar 2004)
Mideast
- Unite moderate Arab countries to isolate & contain Iran. (Sep 2020)
- Coronavirus: We can help Iran, all they have to do is ask. (Feb 2020)
- Not looking for war, but Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. (Jun 2019)
- Recognize 1967 Israel's annexation of Golan Heights. (Mar 2019)
- FactCheck: Yes, Senate approved US Embassy in Jerusalem. (Jan 2018)
- $350B of American arms to Saudis: jobs, jobs, jobs. (Jan 2018)
- Jerusalem is Israel's capital but Palestinian capital open. (Dec 2017)
- Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (Dec 2017)
- Unbreakable alliance with the state of Israel. (Feb 2017)
- Unite civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism. (Jan 2017)
- Supports construction of Israeli settlements in West Bank. (Dec 2016)
- Treating Israel like a second-class citizen will end. (Nov 2016)
- At AIPAC: railed against Palestinians' demonization of Jews. (Aug 2016)
- FactCheck: Yes, nuke deal sent planeloads of cash to Iran. (Aug 2016)
- Don't take sides with Israel, so we can lead negotiations. (Feb 2016)
- I could negotiate a deal with Israel and Palestinians. (Feb 2016)
- Figure out who our allies are. (Feb 2016)
- Iran deal is one of the worst I've ever seen. (Feb 2016)
- Better to have Mideast strongmen than Mideast chaos. (Oct 2015)
- Stop sending aid to countries that hate us. (Sep 2015)
- More sanctions on Iran; more support of Israel. (Jun 2015)
Political Hotspots
- At peace with North Korea due to my friendship with Kim. (Oct 2020)
- No involvement in Hong Kong protest or Tiananmen anniversary. (Jun 2020)
- Uighur concentration camps are the right thing to do. (Jun 2020)
- Restore democracy in Cuba & Venezuela. (Feb 2020)
- Refuses to consider mass killings of Armenians as genocide. (Dec 2019)
- You can never show weakness; you've got to project strength. (Sep 2019)
- Sanctions on Communist dictators in North Korea & Cuba. (Jan 2018)
- 2012: Get tough on Pakistan; 2016: lavish praise on Pakistan. (Dec 2016)
- Brexit vote means people want to see borders. (Jun 2016)
- Develop nukes in South Korea & Japan to counter North Korea. (Apr 2016)
- China should make Kim Jong Un disappear. (Feb 2016)
- China totally controls North Korea; they're just taunting us. (Jan 2016)
- Diplomacy & respect crucial to our relationship with Russia. (Sep 2015)
- We must deal with the maniac in North Korea with nukes. (Sep 2015)
- Cuban embargo: 50 years is enough. (Sep 2015)
- China is our enemy; they're bilking us for billions. (Dec 2011)
- By 2027, tsunami as China overtakes US as largest economy. (Dec 2011)
- China: lack of human rights prevents consumer development. (Jul 2000)
- Be tougher on China-we’re too eager to please. (Jul 2000)
Russia
- Biden is leading us to the brink of World War Three . (Feb 2023)
- The problem is not Putin is smart but our leaders are dumb. (Feb 2022)
- Nobody was tougher on Russia than me, and they respected us. (Jul 2021)
- Condemn Russian & any country's involvement in our elections. (Oct 2016)
- Russia wants to defeat ISIS as badly as we do; work together. (Sep 2016)
- It's good that Putin says nice things about me. (Aug 2016)
- 1987 thru 2013: Tried to build Trump Tower in Moscow. (Aug 2016)
- Let Russia bash ISIS; let Germany defend Ukraine. (Nov 2015)
- Good that Russia is involved in Syria. (Oct 2015)
- Putin has no respect for America; I will get along with him. (Sep 2015)
- Support Russia, but with strings attached. (Jul 2000)
- Supports standing with the nation of israel. (Nov 2016)
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Donald Trump on Free Trade
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- Plan to phase out all Chinese imports of essential goods. (Mar 2023)
- FactCheck: 220,000 American cars sold in Europe, not zero. (Jun 2021)
- Trade battles with China, Germany, Britain, France, & Canada. (Jun 2020)
- Virus proves emphasis on American production. (May 2020)
- Fact check: Trump claims China is paying new tariffs. (Dec 2019)
- Nominates opponent of World Bank to lead World Bank. (Feb 2019)
- Trade deals should be one-on-one that US can terminate. (Feb 2017)
- Bernie Sanders and I agree: no big quagmire trade deals. (Feb 2017)
- I disagreed with Ronald Reagan on trade; we need better. (Oct 2016)
- Stupid people negotiate our trade bills, & trade won't work. (Jun 2015)
- Renegotiate tougher & fairer trade agreements. (Jul 2000)
- President should be nation’s trade representative. (Dec 1999)
- World views US trade officials as ‘saps’. (Dec 1999)
North American Trade
- Fact-Check:USMCA mostly a cosmetic refreshing of NAFTA. (Feb 2020)
- FactCheck: NAFTA displaced 851,700; but net loss 15,000/year. (Feb 2019)
- USMCA delivers dreams shattered by catastrophe of NAFTA. (Feb 2019)
- NAFTA was worst trade deal ever; TPP is a close second. (Sep 2016)
- With a $58 billion trade deficit, Mexico will pay for wall. (Feb 2016)
- 35% import tax on Mexican border. (Jun 2015)
Pacific Trade
- China has already paid $28B to our farmers. (Oct 2020)
- China should buy more American farm products. (Jun 2020)
- No other president ever thought of imposing tariffs on China. (Feb 2020)
- We said "that's enough" to China & signed new trade deal. (Feb 2020)
- China's President Xi is both an enemy and a friend. (Sep 2019)
- Tariffs on $250B of Chinese goods: Treasury gains billions. (Feb 2019)
- China is no longer a currency manipulator. (Apr 2017)
- China is dumping steel all over & killing steel companies. (Oct 2016)
- It's not free trade with China; it's stupid trade. (Mar 2016)
- I've been moving clothing-making from China to U.S. (Mar 2016)
- Chinese are savvy businesspeople: our enemy who need us. (Nov 2015)
- China and Japan are beating us; I can beat China. (Jun 2015)
- Repatriate jobs that China has been stealing. (Dec 2011)
Protectionism
- Trumpism means great trade deals. (Feb 2021)
- Says China is paying BIG TARIFFS, but U.S. consumers pay. (May 2019)
- The Reciprocal Trade Act lets us respond to unfair tariffs. (Feb 2019)
- FactCheck: No, tariffs won't "make America rich again". (Dec 2018)
- Country built on tariffs; they'll lead to new trade deals. (Aug 2018)
- Trade wars are good; tariffs on steel and aluminum. (Mar 2018)
- The era of economic surrender is over: reciprocal fair trade. (Jan 2018)
- Put American firms first in federal contracts. (Apr 2017)
- US companies pay high tariffs abroad; let's change that. (Feb 2017)
- Protection will make America strong. (Jan 2017)
- Two simple rules: buy American, and hire American. (Jan 2017)
- FactCheck: Yes, has opposed trade deals since Reagan. (Oct 2016)
- FactCheck: No, VATs are not tariffs against US exports. (Sep 2016)
- Tax imports when U.S. companies manufacture abroad. (Sep 2016)
- Identify every violation of trade agreements, and prosecute. (Jun 2016)
- Restrict free trade to keep jobs in US. (Oct 2015)
- 20% tax on all imported goods. (Dec 2011)
- Embrace globalization and international markets. (Jan 2008)
- Signed USMCA to improve trade as "NAFTA 2.0". (Nov 2018)
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Donald Trump on Government Reform
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- AdWatch: Encourages voting early and mail-in ballots. (Aug 2023)
- Give president power to fire all executive branch employees. (Feb 2022)
- FactCheck: 128 judgeships open because Senate GOP forced it. (Sep 2020)
- Obama left 128 openings for judges; I appointed 300. (Sep 2020)
- Solicited mail-in ballots ok; unsolicited ballots are fraud. (Sep 2020)
- Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch among top accomplishments. (Sep 2020)
- Against mail-in voting, early voting as terrible, dishonest. (Feb 2020)
- FactCheck: Whistleblower rules never require 1st-hand report. (Sep 2019)
- Our news media is the enemy of the people. (Jul 2018)
- We don't worship government; we worship God. (Feb 2018)
- Trump made a profit from his 2016 campaign. (Nov 2017)
- FactCheck: Removed more regulations than other presidents. (Oct 2017)
- Lifetime ban on becoming foreign lobbyists. (Feb 2017)
- For every new regulation, must eliminate two old ones. (Feb 2017)
- Proud to work with McConnell to appoint conservative judges. (May 2016)
- Get rid of waste, fraud, & abuse in every single agency. (Mar 2016)
- I wouldn't nominate my sister to Supreme Court. (Feb 2016)
- Delay, delay, delay on Supreme Court appointment. (Feb 2016)
- I would build consensus, not use Executive Orders. (Feb 2016)
- Hug 'em & kiss 'em & make deals, instead of executive orders. (Feb 2016)
- Mutually profitable 2-way relationship with the media. (Nov 2015)
- Get rid of the regulations that are just destroying us. (Sep 2015)
- Speak simply & clearly, even when addressing Congress. (Oct 2006)
- Government scrutiny is greatest threat to American Dream. (Jul 2000)
- Government should do public works & safety & little else. (Jul 2000)
- Loser pays all costs, and over-litigiousness stops. (Oct 1997)
- Rebuilt Wollman Rink in 4 months; city failed for 6 years. (Jul 1987)
Voting and Campaign Reform
- Anytime you have mail-in ballots there's massive cheating. (Aug 2023)
- Only one election day, and limit absentee ballot access. (Feb 2021)
- HR 1 election reform bill: this monster must be stopped. (Feb 2021)
- The only way I can lose is with massive voter fraud. (Oct 2020)
- I'm urging my base to watch the polls on Election Day. (Sep 2020)
- Elections have consequences; I'm elected for four years. (Sep 2020)
- Against funding post office due to mail-in ballots. (Aug 2020)
- Against funding post office due to mail-in ballots. (Aug 2020)
- Electoral College brings you to many states. (Jun 2019)
- Opposes Johnson Amendment barring clergy endorsements. (Feb 2018)
- Many things can go wrong when early voting goes on too long. (Dec 2016)
- It's scary that people can vote without ID. (Nov 2016)
- There are millions who should not be registered to vote. (Oct 2016)
- 1980s: donated 30 times over campaign contribution limit. (Aug 2016)
- Maximum representation & maximum voter participation. (Apr 2016)
- Reject the elite election system; infuse popular will. (Apr 2016)
- SuperPACs are a disaster and cause dishonesty. (Oct 2015)
- Candidates should disavow PACs. (Oct 2015)
- I'm not accepting any money from anybody. (Sep 2015)
- I give to politicians; and they give back: that's broken!. (Aug 2015)
- Two-term limit on NYC mayor is a terrible idea. (Sep 2010)
- Ban soft money; but allow unlimited personal contributions. (Jul 2000)
- Supports same campaign finance rules to all organizations. (Nov 2016)
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Donald Trump on Gun Control
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- FactCheck: NRA did oppose Trump "bump stock" ban . (Dec 2018)
- Remove weapons from dangerous individuals, not all Americans. (Mar 2018)
- Arm public school employees to prevent school shootings. (Mar 2018)
- Opposes arming school teachers against school shootings. (Mar 2018)
- Teachers with gun training should be allowed to carry. (Feb 2018)
- End gun-free zones in schools & military bases. (Jan 2017)
- We need Supreme Court to stand up for the 2nd Amendment. (Oct 2016)
- Appoint Supreme Court judges who respect 2nd amendment. (Oct 2016)
- No guns for people on terrorist watch-list. (Sep 2016)
- Buying lots of ammunition & body armor should be a red flag. (Jun 2016)
- Mass shootings are due to a huge mental health problem. (Jan 2016)
- No limits on guns; they save lives. (Jan 2016)
- Keep enemies of the state away from guns. (Nov 2015)
- Make concealed-carry permits valid across all states. (Nov 2015)
- Gun-free zones are target practice for sickos. (Oct 2015)
- 1998: Against gun laws; only bad guys would have guns. (Oct 2015)
- Gun ownership makes US safer, not more dangerous. (Oct 2015)
- Mental health more important than gun control. (Oct 2015)
- Laws are ineffective in preventing gun violence. (Oct 2015)
- Gun violence is inevitable; regulations won't help. (Oct 2015)
- Protect the Second Amendment, but address mental health. (Sep 2015)
- Take guns from good people & bad people have target practice. (Jul 2015)
- A very strong person on the Second Amendment. (Jun 2015)
- I am against gun control. (Feb 2011)
- Dems and Reps are both wrong on guns. (Jul 2000)
- For assault weapon ban, waiting period, & background check. (Jul 2000)
- Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms. (Nov 2016)
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Donald Trump on Health Care
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- Cease promoting gender transitioning for people of all ages. (Apr 2023)
- I aced a cognitive test; doctor never saw anybody ace it. (Jul 2021)
- Improve Medicare by looking for fraud, waste and abuse. (Sep 2020)
- I get things done, like right-to-try drugs. (Sep 2020)
- COVID: Supported China travel ban and national emergency. (Sep 2020)
- Dismantled global health security system before coronavirus. (Jun 2020)
- Falsely claims US did more tests rest of world combined. (May 2020)
- Claims to have seen evidence COVID19 was from Chinese lab. (Apr 2020)
- Ended pandemic early-warning program in Wuhan, China. (Apr 2020)
- Fact-Check: 4,311 drugs had price hike; 619 were lowered. (Feb 2020)
- Executive order requiring healthcare price transparency. (Feb 2020)
- Unacceptable for Americans to pay more for exact same drugs. (Feb 2019)
- Medicare for All is really Medicare for None. (Oct 2018)
- Let terminally ill take any experimental drugs. (Jan 2018)
- Why can't Medicare simply cover everybody? (Jan 2018)
- OpEd: Ordered healthcare associations, but no follow-up. (Dec 2017)
- Expand Health Savings Accounts but not forced by government. (Feb 2017)
- Slash restraints at FDA; get blessed with more miracle drugs. (Feb 2017)
- Lack of mental healthcare is greatest tragedy today. (Oct 2016)
- Focus on greatest bang for the buck, not public health. (Oct 2016)
- Let vets see private doctors or VA: that's not privatization. (Sep 2016)
- Create V.A. mental health division to reduce veteran suicide. (Sep 2016)
- Removing cross-state barriers solves many insurance issues. (Feb 2016)
- Taking care of poor sick people isn't single-payer. (Feb 2016)
- Insurance companies love a lack of competition. (Nov 2015)
- The insurance companies have total control over politicians. (Aug 2015)
- Don't cut Medicare; grow the economy to keep benefits. (Jun 2015)
- Make health insurance premiums tax-deductible. (Mar 2015)
- Increase insurance competition across state lines. (Dec 2011)
- We must have universal health care. (Jul 2000)
ObamaCare
- Biden will terminate 180 million healthcare plans. (Oct 2020)
- Replace ObamaCare with less expensive but great healthcare. (Oct 2020)
- My healthcare plan: we got rid of the individual mandate. (Sep 2020)
- ObamaCare is no good, even if run well. (Sep 2020)
- FactCheck: No massive prices cuts for prescription drugs. (Sep 2020)
- We already have much better healthcare plan, for less money. (Sep 2020)
- Already have a much better healthcare plan (but no details). (Sep 2020)
- FactCheck: Undercut protection for preexisting conditions. (Aug 2020)
- ObamaCare: not great but we're managing it fantastically. (Mar 2020)
- Socialist healthcare would take away from 180M patients. (Feb 2020)
- Decided not to kill ObamaCare, but still it's not good. (Jun 2019)
- Republicans will always support Pre-Existing Conditions. (Apr 2019)
- FactCheck: Opposed ObamaCare's pre-existing condition law. (Dec 2018)
- The cruel ObamaCare individual mandate is gone. (Jan 2018)
- We have gutted ObamaCare by ending individual mandate. (Dec 2017)
- Lower the cost of health insurance, instead of mandates. (Feb 2017)
- ObamaCare collapses under its own weight if we don't repeal. (Oct 2016)
- ObamaCare will never work; repeal it and replace it. (Oct 2016)
- ObamaCare is government control over our everyday lives. (Sep 2016)
- Keep pre-existing condition coverage; not individual mandate. (Feb 2016)
- Chief Justice Roberts: a disaster who gave us ObamaCare. (Feb 2016)
- 1998: For universal coverage; have to take care of people. (Oct 2015)
- Shifted from favoring universal care to opposing ObamaCare. (Sep 2015)
- We didn't have a free market before ObamaCare. (Jun 2015)
- ObamaCare is a catastrophe that must be repealed & replaced. (Jun 2015)
- Kill ObamaCare before it becomes a trillion-ton weight. (Dec 2011)
Pandemics
- Coronavirus vaccine works but some people aren't taking it. (Dec 2021)
- Use military to distribute 100 million vials of vaccine. (Oct 2020)
- Need to re-open country during pandemic, to have a country. (Oct 2020)
- We reduced coronavirus from an expected 2.2 million deaths. (Oct 2020)
- If H1N1 were as lethal as COVID, we'd have 700,000 dead. (Oct 2020)
- People with masks can still catch coronavirus. (Oct 2020)
- I put in travel ban to China very early, and Europe too. (Oct 2020)
- OpEd: Trump believed COVID was just public relations matter. (Oct 2020)
- FactCheck: experts changed on use of masks as facts emerged. (Sep 2020)
- COVID: We don't know how many died in China, Russia, India. (Sep 2020)
- Coronavirus was China's fault; I tried to close border. (Sep 2020)
- COVID: We're very close to having vaccine. (Sep 2020)
- COVID: If we wouldn't do testing you wouldn't have cases. (Sep 2020)
- Biden promised a national mask mandate and didn't do it. (Sep 2020)
- COVID-19 is going to disappear; I still say it. (Sep 2020)
- COVID: If we wouldn't do testing you wouldn't have cases. (Sep 2020)
- COVID: Why didn't Biden have national mask mandate? (Sep 2020)
- Set aside pandemic response plans prepared by Bush and Obama. (Sep 2020)
- FactCheck: No, America has tested less than Europe combined. (Sep 2020)
- We'll have a safe & effective coronavirus vaccine this year. (Aug 2020)
- FactCheck: Coronavirus testing has missed 90% of cases. (Aug 2020)
- OpEd: COVID response was to minimize negativity at all costs. (Jul 2020)
- OpEd:COVID non-response because no immediate personal effect. (Jul 2020)
- 1993: Falsely claimed you may get AIDS from kissing. (May 2020)
- Administration didn't participate in global vaccine summit. (May 2020)
- Coronavirus: Won't invoke oft-used Defense Production Act. (Mar 2020)
- Declined pandemic playbook prepared under Obama. (Mar 2020)
- AdWatch: Trump called coronavirus "their hoax" & "fake news". (Mar 2020)
- Cut pandemic response team in 2018, denied knowing about it. (Mar 2020)
- Unprepared to engage in pandemic transition exercise. (Mar 2020)
- Refused coronavirus test kits from World Health Organization. (Mar 2020)
- Coronavirus: I don't blame anybody; we inherited decisions. (Mar 2020)
- Coronavirus: Nobody but me asked questions about China. (Mar 2020)
- Called Democratic response to coronavirus a "new hoax". (Mar 2020)
- Screen people coming from coronavirus-infected areas. (Feb 2020)
- The coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. (Feb 2020)
- Eradicate AIDS epidemic by the end of this decade. (Feb 2020)
- Cut budget, fired entire pandemic response chain of command. (Jan 2020)
- 2014: Criticized Ebola czar; 2019: put Pence in charge. (Dec 2019)
- Trump reverses course on vaccinations; now in favor. (Apr 2019)
- Eliminate HIV/AIDS epidemic within 10 years. (Feb 2019)
- Educate public on value of comprehensive vaccinations. (Oct 2016)
- Stockpile treatments against future pandemics & bioterrorism. (Sep 2015)
- Ebola virus in America is Obama's fault. (Sep 2015)
- Criticizes immunizations for children, and other science. (Sep 2015)
- I'm for vaccines, but in smaller quantities to avoid autism. (Sep 2015)
- Supports repealing mandated health insurance. (Nov 2016)
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Donald Trump on Homeland Security
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- I created the Space Force and fixed the VA. (Sep 2020)
- I rebuilt our depleted military with $2.5 trillion. (Sep 2020)
- FactCheck: Obama signed Veterans Choice, not Trump. (Aug 2020)
- May veto FISA bill; unless "attempted coup" against him. (Mar 2020)
- $400B more from NATO members for military expenses. (Feb 2020)
- South Korea should pay for $10B missile defense system. (Jan 2020)
- Would take info on opponents from foreigners, might call FBI. (Jun 2019)
- Ban on transgender people serving openly in the US military. (Feb 2019)
- Withdraw from INF and develop Missile Defense System. (Feb 2019)
- Space Force: sixth branch of the armed services. (Aug 2018)
- Unmatched power is key to defense, including more nukes. (Jan 2018)
- Meaningful engagement with allies paying their fair share. (Feb 2017)
- More tools so our military can fight and win. (Feb 2017)
- Ensure U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the top of the pack. (Feb 2017)
- Expand US nuclear capability; we're falling behind. (Dec 2016)
- FactCheck: US spends more than NATO, but only 22% on NATO. (Sep 2016)
- We defend Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia: they need to pay. (Sep 2016)
- South Korea and Japan should pay 100% of US military costs. (Aug 2016)
- Charge rich countries like Germany more to defend them. (Feb 2016)
- We worry about Iranian nukes but why not North Korean nukes? (Nov 2015)
- Building up military is cheap when you consider alternative. (Nov 2015)
- Opposed gay marriage but supported gays serving in military. (Sep 2015)
- Our nuclear arsenal doesn't work; it's 30 years old. (Jun 2015)
- American interests come first; no apologies. (Dec 2011)
- All freedoms flow from national security. (Dec 2011)
- Business students should read Sun Tzu's "The Art of War". (Apr 2010)
- Focus & discipline are habits I learned in military school. (Sep 2008)
- 3% of GNP for military is too low. (Jul 2000)
- Prepare for bio-terrorism attack. (Jul 2000)
11-Sep
- Cannot allow beachhead of radical Islamic terrorism. (Feb 2017)
- 9/11 was horrific, but New York handled it beautifully. (Jan 2016)
- Err on the side of security: restore the PATRIOT Act. (Dec 2015)
- We have a problem with radical Muslims. (Sep 2015)
Islamic Terrorism
- Terrorists do not worship God; they worship death. (Feb 2018)
- Keep Guantanamo open; stop releases & add new prisoners. (Jan 2018)
- Replace a Muslim ban with an extreme vetting of Muslims. (Oct 2016)
- Muslims have to report terrorist problems when they see them. (Oct 2016)
- I don't want to be politically correct: Islam hates us. (Mar 2016)
- Keep Gitmo open, and load it up with bad dudes. (Feb 2016)
- Bring back waterboarding and a hell of a lot worse. (Feb 2016)
- Bring back waterboarding and other interrogation methods. (Nov 2015)
- Surveil mosques but don't close mosques. (Nov 2015)
- Defeat ISIS and stop Islamic terrorists. (Jan 2015)
- Missile defense is inappropriate; focus on terrorism. (Jul 2000)
Veteran Affairs
- I never said soldiers are suckers; I do so much for vets. (Sep 2020)
- Fort renaming: I don't care what the military says. (Jul 2020)
- Fire 1,500 VA employees who failed to serve veterans. (Jan 2018)
- Create a military court system to deal with sexual assaults. (Sep 2016)
- VA is one of the most incompetently-run agencies. (Nov 2015)
- Fix veteran's hospitals, and pay private doctors for them. (Sep 2015)
- Increased Veterans Day parade audience from 100 to 1 million. (Jun 2015)
- 1994 Veteran's parade: Such high-quality people led military. (Oct 1997)
Vietnam
- 1965: opposed Vietnam War but never joined protests. (Sep 2015)
- 1969: Drew high draft lottery number, and never got drafted. (Sep 2015)
- Vietnam war was mistake; I'm grateful that I stayed civilian. (Sep 2015)
- 1964: Deferred Vietnam draft for four years while in college. (Jul 2015)
- 1968: Classified 1-Y, medically disqualified for Vietnam. (Jul 2015)
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Donald Trump on Immigration
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- Would reinstitute family separation policy at the border. (May 2023)
- I will sign a colossal increase in ICE deportation offices. (Mar 2023)
- Opposes Vatican view of multicultural global resettlement. (Jan 2021)
- FactCheck: Only 5 out 300 miles of wall are in new places. (Aug 2020)
- DACA phase-out legally correct but politically controversial. (Jun 2020)
- Citizenship question on census for many decades; use in 2020. (Jun 2020)
- Countless Americans are killed every year by criminal aliens. (Feb 2020)
- Didn't start family separation but ended it. (Jun 2019)
- Cut off aid $700M to Central American Northern Triangle. (Apr 2019)
- FactCheck: border mayors claim towns are secure & safe. (Feb 2019)
- Powerful wall in San Diego stopped nearly all crossings. (Feb 2019)
- ICE guards dangerous southern border against criminal aliens. (Feb 2019)
- End birthright citizenship, despite 14th amendment. (Oct 2018)
- Melania's parents & Trump's grandparents did chain migration. (Aug 2018)
- Opposes Catch-&-Release laws; throw criminal aliens in jail. (Feb 2018)
- So proud I got the dialogue started on illegal immigration. (Feb 2018)
- Americans are DREAMers too; pass a bipartisan compromise. (Jan 2018)
- Four pillars to a fair compromise, including 1.8M DREAMers. (Jan 2018)
- Protect America by banning refugees from terrorist countries. (Mar 2017)
- New agency VOICE: Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement. (Feb 2017)
- Deporting drug dealers, murderers, and "bad dudes". (Feb 2017)
- Throw immigrant criminals out of U.S. and keep them out. (Feb 2017)
- Amnesty is unfair to people waiting on line for years. (Oct 2016)
- We have some bad hombres here; I'll get them out. (Oct 2016)
- Border agents endorsed me because I understand the border. (Oct 2016)
- People pour into US and citizens lose jobs. (Sep 2016)
- 10-point plan: wall; zero tolerance; biometrics; E-Verify. (Aug 2016)
- 1885: grandfather Friedrich was illegal German emigrant. (Aug 2016)
- Vatican has massive walls; Pope is wrong about open borders. (Aug 2016)
- We must stop illegal immigration; it hurts us economically. (Nov 2015)
- 351,000 criminal illegal aliens in our prisons. (Nov 2015)
- Cut off federal funds to sanctuary cities. (Nov 2015)
- I don't care how they come in, if they come in legally. (Oct 2015)
- We're only country dumb enough for birthright citizenship. (Sep 2015)
- Illegal immigrants populate many criminal gangs. (Sep 2015)
- This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish. (Sep 2015)
- Half of the undocumented residents in America are criminals. (Jun 2015)
- We need strong borders; we need a wall. (Feb 2015)
- Citizenship for illegal immigrants is a GOP suicide mission. (Mar 2013)
- 351,000 illegal aliens are in our prisons; costing $1.1B. (Dec 2011)
- Anchor babies were NEVER the intent of the 14th Amendment. (Dec 2011)
- Control borders; even legal immigration should be difficult. (Jul 2000)
Mexico
- The first thing I would do is seal the border good and tight. (Aug 2023)
- We will build the wall; and complete it in three weeks. (Feb 2022)
- FactCheck: border wall 52 new miles, plus rebuilt 406 miles. (Feb 2022)
- Border is the single greatest disaster in American history. (Jul 2021)
- Working very hard to reunite 500+ kids with their parents. (Oct 2020)
- Catch-&-release was a disaster; only low-IQ people came back. (Oct 2020)
- Cut immigration to protect Americans from infected Mexicans. (Oct 2020)
- Wall is working beyond our wildest expectations. (Aug 2020)
- Coronavirus: Border security is also health security. (Feb 2020)
- Use threat of tariffs to get Mexico's cooperation. (Apr 2019)
- Restore integrity at borders instead of lawless chaos. (Feb 2017)
- Hire 5,000 more Border Patrol agents on Mexican border. (Feb 2017)
- We've been badly hurt by Mexico both at the border & on jobs. (Sep 2016)
- We have no borders; and yes, I am angry. (Jan 2016)
- Ship millions back to Mexico, like Eisenhower did. (Nov 2015)
- Walls on borders work; just ask Israel. (Nov 2015)
- Mexico will pay for wall, but not through tariffs. (Nov 2015)
- Building 1,000-mile wall is possible, if we make commitment. (Nov 2015)
- I can get Mexico to pay for border wall; politicians can't. (Oct 2015)
- The border wall will be well-managed and built correctly. (Aug 2015)
- We need wall on Mexican border, but ok to have a door in it. (Aug 2015)
- Mexico & Latin America send us drugs, crime, and rapists. (Jun 2015)
- Build great wall on southern border; have Mexico pay for it. (Jun 2015)
- Triple-layered fence & Predator drones on Mexican border. (Dec 2011)
Visa Rules
- We want more people to come, via legal merit system. (Sep 2020)
- Mother participated in chain migration in 1930. (Jul 2020)
- Why are we having people from sh--hole countries come here? (Sep 2019)
- Refugees can't come in; sorry, we're full. (Apr 2019)
- Replace visa lottery with merit-based system. (Jan 2018)
- Fact-check: End chain migration? It can't actually happen. (Jan 2018)
- H-1B visas help high-tech industry; we'll figure it out. (Jan 2018)
- Revamp guest-worker program, even those used in Trump hotels. (Apr 2017)
- Merit-based immigration system instead of lower skills. (Feb 2017)
- Let college grads stay but H-1B only if jobs can't be filled. (Oct 2016)
- I take advantage of H-1B visas; but stop them. (Mar 2016)
- Let the good ones come back in; that's not amnesty. (Feb 2016)
- No apology for banning Muslims from entering America. (Jan 2016)
- It's not fear of terrorist refugees; it's reality. (Jan 2016)
- Need to keep database of Muslim refugees. (Nov 2015)
- Invite foreigners graduating from college to stay in US. (Dec 2011)
- Limit new immigration; focus on people already here. (Dec 1999)
- Supports additional border infrastructure. (Nov 2016)
- Vetoed ending national emergency at the Southern border. (Mar 2019)
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Donald Trump on Jobs
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- America First includes gas-powered cars made in Detroit. (Sep 2023)
- FactCheck: 9 million jobs offset by 22.2 million job loss. (Aug 2020)
- Unemployment at record low, including women & disabled. (Feb 2020)
- Fact-Check: Job creation has increased, but at lower rate. (Feb 2020)
- FactCheck: Unemployment under Trump is lowest in decades. (Feb 2019)
- 600,000 new manufacturing jobs with rising blue-collar wages. (Feb 2019)
- Get Motor City revving its engines again. (Jan 2018)
- 200,000 new manufacturing jobs with lowest unemployment ever. (Jan 2018)
- Fact-check: African-American unemployment lowest in history. (Jan 2018)
- Two core principles: buy American, and hire American. (Feb 2017)
- How do people make it on $7.25? Raise state minimum wage. (May 2016)
- I'm the only one on this stage who's hired people. (Feb 2016)
- Bring jobs back from China, Mexico, Japan, and Vietnam. (Feb 2016)
- Don't raise minimum wage; it makes us non-competitive. (Nov 2015)
- I have relevant experience by creating jobs and assets. (Nov 2015)
- Teachers unions are obstacles to improving schools. (Nov 2015)
- Rebuilding America will create 13 million jobs. (Nov 2015)
- Don't raise minimum wage, but create more opportunities. (Aug 2015)
- Take jobs back from foreign countries to lower unemployment. (Aug 2015)
- Real unemployment rate is 20%; don't believe 5.6%. (Jun 2015)
- Raising business tax causes businesses to move jobs overseas. (Dec 2011)
- Keep loyal hardworking people around as long as they'd like. (Mar 2004)
- Unions fight for pay; managers fight for less; consumers win. (Jul 2000)
- Foreign companies are taking jobs from US. (Dec 1999)
Casinos
- 1990: fined $65,000 for money-laundering via casino chips. (Aug 2016)
- Opposed to casinos on Indian reservations. (Sep 2015)
- FactCheck: Yes, Trump wanted a casino, and Jeb opposed it. (Sep 2015)
- 2013: Failed to persuade Florida legislators on large casino. (Sep 2015)
- First Atlantic City casino ever finished on-time & on-budget. (Jul 1993)
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Donald Trump on Principles & Values
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- "Fake news" isn't tough enough anymore; it's "corrupt news". (Aug 2023)
- AdWatch: Nominating Trump is Biden's ticket to re-election. (Aug 2023)
- We will liberate America from these villains and scoundrels. (Mar 2023)
- Demolish woke tyranny; restore the American republic. (Mar 2023)
- The insurrection took place on November 3rd, not January 6th. (Dec 2021)
- FactCheck: Incorrectly claims "insurrection was on Nov. 3". (Oct 2021)
- We will make America great again; it's very simple. (Jul 2021)
- No other president had audience chant they love him. (Feb 2021)
- You will never take back our country with weakness. (Jan 2021)
- I've done a great job; next year is going to be better. (Oct 2020)
- I could be more presidential if not for media fake news. (Sep 2020)
- I'm president of everybody, but they're Democrat-run cities. (Sep 2020)
- America is the greatest nation to ever exist. (Feb 2020)
- Desperate far-left radicals demand absolute conformity. (Feb 2020)
- OpEd: Human hand grenade: razed and remade Washington. (Jan 2020)
- There are those that think I'm a very stable genius. (Jan 2020)
- 2018: Trump's lawyer disbarred for Stormy Daniel payoff. (Jan 2020)
- FactCheck: 2016 was Trump's 3rd run for presidency, not 1st. (Jan 2020)
- Trump inaccurately claims Mueller report exonerated him. (Dec 2019)
- We don't win anymore; we lose to China and Mexico. (Sep 2019)
- America will never be a socialist country. (Mar 2019)
- Common good & compromise over revenge & retribution. (Feb 2019)
- America's unique destiny is to be the beacon amongst nations. (Feb 2019)
- OpEd: Beat the mainstream media by reframing. (Jan 2019)
- Open-border socialism brings suffering, misery and decay. (Oct 2018)
- Judges should just interpret law, like religious liberty. (Jan 2018)
- OpEd: Replaces art of the compromise with art of conflict. (Jan 2018)
- OpEd: Question Trump's dealings with Genovese crime family. (Nov 2017)
- OpEd: News media never asked Trump hard questions. (Nov 2017)
- OpEd: Trump's winning began with fraud and deception. (Nov 2017)
- OpEd: Trump was a modern P.T. Barnum. (Nov 2017)
- Put American citizens first, to make America great again. (Feb 2017)
- First Amendment allows us to strongly criticize fake news. (Feb 2017)
- We are transferring power from Washington to the people. (Jan 2017)
- Agrees with Hillary on marijuana, campaign finance, trade. (Feb 2016)
- Make America great again. (Feb 2016)
- Our flag represents equality, hope, fairness, & courage. (Nov 2015)
- I give people what they need and don't get: The Truth. (Nov 2015)
- I will negotiate until American is great again. (Oct 2015)
- 5-point plan to return America to her former greatness. (Dec 2011)
- USA is the greatest force for freedom world has ever known. (Dec 2011)
- If I run & win, our country will be great again. (Feb 2011)
- Greatest fear? I don't have any; I only have "concerns". (Apr 2010)
- I'm more humble than people might think. (Apr 2010)
- Non-politicians are the wave of the future. (Jul 2000)
- I'm too honest & too controversial to be a politician. (Oct 1997)
- People who inherit don't know how to earn back losses. (Oct 1997)
- Toughness is equally strength, intelligence, & self-respect. (Jul 1990)
Birtherism
- Our very identity as Americans is at stake. (Feb 2021)
- Cancel Culture is totalitarianism; they're erasing history. (Jul 2020)
- Has not spoken with Obama or Clinton since his inauguration. (Apr 2020)
- Admired Pres. Andrew Jackson; undid Pres.Obama's Oval Office. (Apr 2020)
- I did a good job getting Obama to produce birth certificate. (Sep 2016)
- 2011: Obama's birth certificate is hiding something. (Sep 2015)
- Birtherism: demanded that Obama produce birth certificate. (Sep 2015)
- Stoked Tea Party suspicions about Obama's legitimacy. (Jan 2012)
- One hour to produce my birth certificate; Obama should too. (Feb 2011)
Business Principles
- I've been right probably more than anybody else. (Jul 2020)
- OpEd: Charmed but threatened ruination as business strategy. (Jul 2020)
- OpEd: Sowing division is what Donald has always done. (Jul 2020)
- We have to hit back at critics; you can't turn your cheek. (Mar 2020)
- I play to people's fantasies to Think Big. (Apr 2019)
- Uses wealth to declare his competence and he can't be bought. (Feb 2018)
- OpEd: input on options from multiple advisers. (Jan 2018)
- A businessman, not a lifelong politician. (Oct 2016)
- Bought Plaza hotel for cultural value, not profit. (Aug 2016)
- OpEd: Trump empire based on Trump brand, not Trump buildings. (Aug 2016)
- Donate to political candidates, regardless of party. (Aug 2016)
- I never forgive people who deceive me. (Oct 2015)
- People want positive inspiration. (Sep 2015)
- I believe in the toot-your-own-horn theory. (Apr 2010)
- Build your reputation as "responsible, professional & loyal". (Apr 2010)
- When someone crosses you, get even!. (Sep 2008)
- Never forgive someone who is bad; always strike back. (Sep 2008)
- The harder I work, the luckier I get. (Sep 2008)
- Get used to hearing the word "no" and ignoring it. (Sep 2008)
- Never give up; look at the solution, not the problem. (Jan 2008)
- To negotiate well, prepare and know as much as possible. (Jan 2008)
- In the best negotiations, everyone wins. (Jan 2008)
- Failure is not permanent. (Jan 2008)
- Beauty and elegance are my signature and my brand. (Oct 2006)
- Think on "Trump scale" and make a BIG statement. (Oct 2006)
- Change isn't an admission that you were wrong. (Oct 2006)
- Look at people non-judgmentally, without right or wrong. (Oct 2006)
- Give others a fair chance, but eliminate scoundrels. (Oct 2006)
- Passion overcomes many difficult impossibilities. (Oct 2006)
- Many people are afraid to fail, so they don't try. (Oct 2006)
- Tell people you’re successful or they won’t know it. (Mar 2004)
- Good management requires hiring good people. (Mar 2004)
- Lessons: stay focused on big picture. (Mar 2004)
- Surround yourself with people you can trust. (Mar 2004)
- Negotiating deals is about persuasion, not power. (Mar 2004)
- In business & politics, stands for getting things done. (Jul 2000)
- Appealing to middle Americans leery of political elite. (Nov 1999)
- Learned about myself, from adversity in hard times. (Oct 1997)
- Feeling cocky & invincible can be destructive. (Oct 1997)
- For bad investment advice, you get blame; if good, no credit. (Oct 1997)
- Measure success in happiness, not just in dollars. (Oct 1997)
- Trump Tower glitz: Italian marble 80-foot waterfall. (May 1997)
- You can't con people for long; you have to deliver the goods. (Jul 1993)
- Rules for surviving the perils of success. (Jul 1990)
Impeachment
- Jan. 6: There was love in that crowd; love and unity. (Aug 2023)
- FactCheck: Never ordered National Guard to Capitol on Jan. 6. (Jul 2022)
- January 6 commemoration political theater, a distraction. (Jan 2022)
- Call off Georgia runoff election; it's a scam. (Dec 2020)
- Raised $150M for election challenges; most goes to his PAC. (Dec 2020)
- 2016: Sought to nullify election after losing Iowa primary. (Nov 2020)
- Retweet opinions: I put it out there; people can decide. (Oct 2020)
- I'm president of everybody but there are Democrat-run cities. (Sep 2020)
- GAO Report: Withholding allocated Ukraine funds violated law. (Jan 2020)
- Pushed false theory that Ukraine framed Russia over meddling. (Dec 2019)
- OpEd: Trump's attack on Ukraine politically driven falsehood. (Dec 2019)
- More due process was afforded at Salem Witch Trials. (Dec 2019)
- Repeatedly blocked impeachment witnesses from testifying. (Dec 2019)
- Paid hush money to porn star, lied about Moscow deal. (Dec 2019)
- Cheapened the importance of the very ugly word, impeachment. (Dec 2019)
- Obstruction of Congress charge is preposterous & dangerous. (Dec 2019)
- OpEd: "Perfect" call a smoking gun rather than exoneration. (Dec 2019)
- Analysis: Federal criminal law turns on corrupt intent. (Dec 2019)
- Unlike Clinton, Trump lacks foreign support at time of need. (Dec 2019)
- A stacked deck of gross immorality, ethical incompetence. (Dec 2019)
- LameStream Media are the Enemy of the People. (Sep 2019)
- OpEd: Trump met three criteria for obstruction of justice. (Apr 2019)
- If Congress tries to impeach, I'll go to the Supreme Court. (Apr 2019)
- OpEd: Trump is a symbol of renewed white identity. (Mar 2019)
- OpEd: Incited violence at rallies starting in 2015. (Apr 2017)
- OpEd: Trump's rise analogous to Hitler's in 1930s Germany. (Jun 2016)
Mueller Report
- Mueller convicted three Trump aides of lying about Russia. ()
- Trump challenged Russia to hack Hillary's email; Russia did. ()
- Pardons Michael Flynn and Roger Stone in Russia probe. (Nov 2020)
- The Mueller investigation was an expensive witch hunt. (Oct 2020)
- Mueller: Presidents may not be indicted for obstruction. (Jul 2019)
- Foreign-provided opposition info? Read it; maybe call FBI. (Jun 2019)
- No collusion, if you read the Mueller Report as I did. (Jun 2019)
- Based on Mueller report, we'd indict Trump if not president. (May 2019)
- OpEd: Russia helped Trump so they'd control eastern Ukraine. (Apr 2019)
- Mueller Report: Russia bought pro-Trump social media ads. (Apr 2019)
- Russia made up voter fraud story & Trump campaign re-posted. (Apr 2019)
- Campaign supplied Russians, without knowing it was Russia. (Apr 2019)
- Trump: no connection to Russia; Mueller: yes, hotel business. (Apr 2019)
- Attempted to fire Special Counsel, but staff refused. (Apr 2019)
- Mueller appointed to investigate Trump after Comey firing. (Apr 2019)
- Mueller results: 7 guilty pleas and 34 indictments. (Apr 2019)
- Campaign manager convicted: conspiracy with Ukraine & Russia. (Apr 2019)
- Trump's lawyer convicted of lying to Congress about Russia. (Apr 2019)
- Sued by Democratic Party for 2016 Russia collusion. (Apr 2018)
Past Campaigns
- The Big Lie was the Election itself. (Jan 2022)
- Raised money for election challenges, most goes to his PAC. (Dec 2020)
- Presidential library to be located in New York or Florida. (Apr 2020)
- OpEd: Spoke to people's disenfranchisement & disempowerment. (Apr 2017)
- OpEd: Make America Great Again by leader being at the helm. (Apr 2017)
- Get a special prosecutor for email scandal to jail Hillary. (Oct 2016)
- 1997: Bill Clinton's vocal backer during Monicagate. (Aug 2016)
- Talked about running for president since 1985. (Aug 2016)
- Didn't vote in any Republican primary from 1989 until 2016. (Aug 2016)
- My old liberal political views evolved like Reagan's did. (Aug 2015)
- Avoiding candidate debates cheats the American public. (Jan 2000)
- Lost 2000 Reform primary to Pat Buchanan and John Hagelin. (Jan 2000)
Personal Background
- My mother was like a saint, my father was most solid person. (Jul 2020)
- OpEd diagnosis: antisocial/dependent personality disorder. (Jul 2020)
- OpEd: false bravado based in childhood fear of father. (Jul 2020)
- OpEd: in Trump family, fear is seen as weakness. (Jul 2020)
- Coronavirus: I shake anybody's hand now; I'm proud of it. (Mar 2020)
- Focus in school was "creating mischief". (Apr 2019)
- Fixated on personal dignity, uprightness, and respectability. (Jan 2018)
- Favorite movie: Citizen Kane, about risks of accumulation. (Aug 2016)
- Father arrested in 1927 KKK riot, but didn't support Klan. (Aug 2016)
- Played varsity baseball at military academy. (Aug 2016)
- OpEd: "Apprentice" turned Trump from blowhard to candidate. (Aug 2016)
- At 58, met and married Melania, age 34, at Kit Kat Klub. (Aug 2016)
- OpEd: Lifelong dance of mutual manipulation with the press. (Sep 2015)
- Sent to military academy because of childhood rebelliousness. (Sep 2015)
- A germophobe: constantly washes hands; dislikes handshakes. (Sep 2015)
- Attended military academy & Wharton Business School. (Jun 2015)
- The Art of the Hair: it's all natural, and all mine. (Mar 2004)
- Prefers short, formal bows to shaking hands. (Oct 1997)
- Separated from Ivana after long less-than-perfect marriage. (Jul 1990)
Religion
- Time to "bring back God" to schools and public squares. (Apr 2023)
- Trump visit to Vatican more about detente than armistice. (Jan 2021)
- Aligned with Catholic leaders critical of Pope Francis. (Jan 2021)
- Our country, blessed by God, has a special purpose. (Aug 2020)
- Respects evangelical leaders on prayer and on policy. (Feb 2018)
- Always felt the need to pray; needs God more as president. (Feb 2018)
- I really believe the Lord is speaking to me. (Feb 2018)
- Not sure if he's ever asked God for forgiveness. (Feb 2018)
- God helped me by giving me a certain brain. (Feb 2018)
- The Bible is like a great, incredible movie. (Feb 2018)
- Supports religious liberty, and the motto, "In God We Trust". (Mar 2017)
- I go to communion and that's asking forgiveness. (Nov 2016)
- Our media culture often mocks and demeans people of faith. (Sep 2016)
- Cherish and defend our Christian heritage. (Sep 2016)
- Repeal LBJ law: let preachers talk politics, tax-exempt. (Sep 2016)
- I have a daughter and son-in-law who are Jewish. (Mar 2016)
- Who in the world is offended by "Merry Christmas"? (Nov 2015)
- I love God, and I love having a relationship with Him. (Nov 2015)
Scandals
- Sexual abuse case: claims trial was rigged & partisan. (May 2023)
- Can't recall if he shared classified documents with anyone. (May 2023)
- FactCheck: Claims GOP is growing as 30,000+ left. (Feb 2021)
- Lost lawsuit in Supreme Court on overturning election. (Dec 2020)
- I explored doing business in China; no secret bank account. (Oct 2020)
- FactCheck: "We have the best testing in the world"? Not!. (Jul 2020)
- OpEd: Trump dinners include casual dehumanization of people. (Jul 2020)
- I don't have time for political correctness. (Sep 2019)
- October Surprise: Access Hollywood tape of Trump. (Sep 2019)
- OpEd: 18-month investigation alleges $413M in tax fraud. (Oct 2018)
- Claimed father lent him $1M; actually lent him $60M. (Oct 2018)
- OpEd: Trump is dangerous because he isn't tethered to truth. (Apr 2018)
- OpEd: Trump demands loyalty, like a mob boss. (Apr 2018)
- Debunked women fictionalized stories about sexual harassment. (Oct 2016)
- I filed a 104-page disclosure form; I earned $609M last year. (Sep 2016)
- Clinton's private email server was on purpose & no "mistake". (Sep 2016)
- Charitable donations of $165,000 to Wharton and U.Penn. (Aug 2016)
- Sued in 1,900 cases; defendant in 1,450 more cases. (Aug 2016)
- Anti-corruption laws ensure that Trump profits from campaign. (Aug 2016)
- OpEd: Trump dealt with Genovese & Gambino crime families. (Aug 2016)
- Burned by press too often to be available any more. (Jul 1990)
- Lost lawsuit in Supreme Court on overturning election. (Dec 2020)
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- Never cut Social Security; payroll tax cut won't affect it. (Sep 2020)
- Improve SSI youth transition to self-sufficient work. (Sep 2020)
- Going "full-steam ahead" on limiting disability benefits. (Mar 2020)
- FactCheck: Yes, "privatization would be good for all of us". (Oct 2016)
- I will save Social Security with more jobs, less waste. (Feb 2016)
- I'll give up my Social Security; leave it to each person. (Sep 2015)
- Cannot change Medicare or Soc.Sec. and still win elections. (Mar 2013)
- Social Security isn't an "entitlement"; it's honoring a deal. (Dec 2011)
- Disability Racket: $25B in fraudulent disability filings. (Dec 2011)
- Pay off debt; put $3T interest savings into Trust Fund. (Jul 2000)
- Let people invest their own retirement funds. (Jul 2000)
- No government investment of retirement funds. (Jul 2000)
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Donald Trump on Tax Reform
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- Republicans shouldn't raise taxes for infrastructure deal. (Jul 2021)
- Cutting taxes & boosting economy most important to people. (Oct 2020)
- Fact Check: Claims falsely that Biden would raise all taxes. (Sep 2020)
- People want tax cuts; don't understand tax reform. (Feb 2018)
- Doubled standard deduction for all; average $2000 tax cut. (Jan 2018)
- 1991: Reagan tax cut a catastrophe; 2017: Reagan led economy. (Aug 2017)
- OpEd: 1986 tax reform was revenue-neutral; 2017 reform isn't. (Aug 2017)
- Cutting corporate taxes will be a great job creator. (Apr 2017)
- FactCheck: Cutting carried interest gains $18B in revenue. (Oct 2016)
- Get rid of carried interest and cut taxes big league. (Oct 2016)
- I'm gonna cut taxes and regulations big league. (Sep 2016)
- Tax cuts for the wealthy, who will create tremendous jobs. (Sep 2016)
- Cut taxes by $10T but don't increase deficit. (Oct 2015)
- 1998: I'd like to see major tax cuts, 800 billion or more. (Oct 2015)
- Estate tax is unfair double taxation. (Oct 2015)
- Do away with carried interest; it's unfair. (Oct 2015)
- OpEd AdWatch: Trump more liberal on taxes than Democrats. (Sep 2015)
- Raise graduated taxes on hedge fund managers. (Sep 2015)
- 4 brackets; 1-5-10-15%; kill death tax & corporate tax. (Dec 2011)
- Cutting tax rates incentivizes a strong national work ethic. (Dec 2011)
- Simplify tax code; end marriage penalty & other hidden taxes. (Jul 2000)
- 1986 tax laws destroyed incentives retroactively. (Oct 1997)
- High tax rate encourages investment risk. (Oct 1997)
Personal Finances
- I am under-leveraged, despite $421 million in debt. (Oct 2020)
- I pay millions of dollars in income taxes, not $750. (Sep 2020)
- FactCheck: claimed "killed" by tax bill, but gained millions. (Jun 2019)
- OpEd: Can't release tax returns while under audit? Nixon did. (Oct 2016)
- Personally avoids sales tax, but knows many people like it. (Dec 1999)
Wealth Tax
- FactCheck: False claim that Biden raises everybody's taxes. (Sep 2020)
- Comparison of Warren wealth tax to Trump wealth tax. (Jan 2019)
- Repeal estate tax; it's double taxation. (Oct 2015)
- FactCheck: Proposed 14% tax on wealthy in 2000, but not now. (Sep 2015)
- No net increase in taxes, but increases on wealthy. (Sep 2015)
- OpEd: One-time wealth tax could cause stock market collapse. (Sep 2015)
- One-time 14% tax on wealthy to pay down national debt. (Jun 2015)
- Previously supported wealth tax; now supports Bush tax cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Repeal the inheritance tax to offset one-time wealth tax. (Jul 2000)
- Opposes flat tax; benefits wealthy too much. (Jul 2000)
- One-time 14.25% tax on wealth, to erase national debt. (Nov 1999)
- Tax assets over $10 million, paid over 10 years. (Nov 1999)
- Opposes increasing income tax rates. (Nov 2016)
- Supports eliminating the death tax. (Nov 2016)
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Donald Trump on Technology
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- $1T infrastructure bill continues destruction of our country. (Jul 2021)
- America will put first woman on moon, & flag on Mars. (Aug 2020)
- Artificial Intelligence initiative: invest in the future. (Feb 2019)
- Let US companies work in China with proprietary technology. (Sep 2018)
- Be more aggressive against leakers of classified information. (Apr 2018)
- All humankind benefits from reaching into the stars. (Oct 2016)
- Encourage innovation in the areas of space exploration. (Oct 2016)
- Emmy award & Hollywood Walk of Fame for "The Apprentice". (Jun 2015)
- Took chance by starting Clear Channel radio program. (Apr 2010)
Infrastructure
- $2 trillion for infrastructure as next response to pandemic. (Mar 2020)
- New roads, bridges & tunnels, plus high-speed rural internet. (Feb 2020)
- No to $30B for NYC-NJ Gateway rail tunnel. (Mar 2018)
- $1.5T for new investment to fix infrastructure deficit. (Jan 2018)
- Change permitting rules to build reliable infrastructure. (Jan 2018)
- Trillions abroad while crumbling infrastructure at home. (Feb 2017)
- New program of national rebuilding, like Ike's interstates. (Feb 2017)
- Assign high-priority infrastructure projects. (Feb 2017)
- New roads & airports & tunnels & railways all across America. (Jan 2017)
- Make desalinization affordable; rebuild water infrastructure. (Oct 2016)
- Can't fix infrastructure because politicians squander money. (Sep 2016)
- Crumbling infrastructure costs $200B in reduced productivity. (Nov 2015)
- FactCheck: 24% of our bridges are in trouble, not 59%. (Aug 2015)
- Rebuild our infrastructure on time & on budget. (Jun 2015)
Internet
- I filed a big class action lawsuit against big tech giants. (Jul 2021)
- The time has come to break up big tech monopolies. (Feb 2021)
- Twitter is the reason I got elected and am successful. (Sep 2019)
- 2016: cheered on WikiLeaks releasing Hillary's stolen emails. (Jul 2019)
- Repeal internet privacy rules: let companies sell ad info. (Apr 2017)
- Proportional response to eliminate cyberattacks. (Oct 2016)
- We invented Internet but ISIS is beating us at our own game. (Sep 2016)
- Close our Internet up, to fight ISIS terrorist recruitment. (Dec 2015)
- Net neutrality is top down power grab of the Internet. (Sep 2015)
- China threatens US with cyber warfare & industrial espionage. (Dec 2011)
- Computer industry is overheated. (Oct 1997)
- Voted NO on net neutrality: don't regulate the internet. (Mar 2019)
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- Claims he could end Russia/Ukraine war in 24 hours. (May 2023)
- Only modern president where Russia didn't invade a country. (Feb 2022)
- I'm bringing troops back, when advisers wanted war. (Sep 2020)
- Hard line against Russia: sanctions & diplomatic expulsions. (Sep 2020)
- Unlike predecessors, I have kept America OUT of new wars. (Aug 2020)
- 2018: End South Korean war games to deal with North Korea. (Jun 2020)
- 2012: No war with Iran; 2020: assassinates Iranian general. (Jan 2020)
- Bar Iranian diplomat from addressing UN over assassination. (Dec 2019)
- Vetoed resolution withdrawing support for Yemen war. (Apr 2019)
- Countries hosting US troops should pay for them. (Mar 2019)
- Iran is a terrorist regime, so withdrew from nuclear deal. (Feb 2019)
- My good relationship with North Korea has prevented war. (Feb 2019)
- Russia violates the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty. (Feb 2019)
- If Venezuela unravels, why can't we invade? (Jul 2018)
- Consider all options to restore Venezuela's democracy. (Jul 2018)
- North Korea has no economic future if they retain nukes. (Mar 2017)
- Wants one of the greatest US military build-ups in history. (Feb 2017)
- Trillions have been wasted on protecting other countries. (Feb 2017)
- Disallow North Korea from developing nuclear delivery system. (Jan 2017)
- We need element of surprise; stop saying where we'll attack. (Oct 2016)
- I could've negotiated Reagan's nuclear arms reduction deal. (Aug 2016)
- We would be better off if Gadhafi were in charge right now. (Feb 2016)
- Strengthen military, but act defensively. (Oct 2015)
- Negotiating with Iran better than starting a war. (Nov 2011)
- John McCain's actions in Vietnam were not "heroic". (Sep 2000)
- Use force to stop North Korean nuke development. (Jul 2000)
- No humanitarian intervention; only to direct threats. (Jul 2000)
GWOT
- Soldiers don't want to be in Afghanistan. (Sep 2020)
- Afghanistan: We don't want to stay there for 100 years. (Mar 2020)
- Afghani settlement: great nations do not fight endless wars. (Feb 2019)
- We've beaten ISIS in Syria; bring US troops home. (Dec 2018)
- 2016: secret plan to defeat ISIS; 2018: caliphate gone. (Jan 2018)
- ISIS are lawless savages; extinguish them from our planet. (Feb 2017)
- If we overthrow Assad, we could end up with worse than Assad. (Oct 2016)
- Military and cyberwar to prevent ISIS genocide of Christians. (Sep 2016)
- I opposed Iraq War in 2004; it destabilized entire Mideast. (Sep 2016)
- Get rid of ISIS, quickly: dry up their oil & their money. (Feb 2016)
- Blunder to announce withdrawal timetable from Afghanistan. (Nov 2015)
- Afghanistan war made a mess, but troops need to stay. (Oct 2015)
- Radical violent Islam that must be feared, not Islam itself. (Sep 2015)
- Boots on the ground to fight ISIS. (Jun 2015)
- Iraq won't be a democracy when we leave; it'll be a mess. (Aug 2004)
- All of the reasons for Iraq war were blatantly wrong. (Aug 2004)
- Be tougher: bin Laden should have been caught long ago. (Aug 2004)
Middle East
- Implicitly approved Israel killing Iranian nuclear scientist. (Dec 2020)
- OpEd: Israel killed Iranian scientist & Trump approved. (Dec 2020)
- We're creating peace in Mideast; not the old-fashioned way. (Sep 2020)
- Canceled missile strike on Iran for drone shoot-down. (Jun 2020)
- Withdrew from Syria, but left soldiers to keep the oil. (Feb 2020)
- Fact-Check: Trump has sent more troops to MidEast. (Feb 2020)
- Willing talk to Iran but they can't have nuclear weapons. (Jun 2019)
- Afghanistan is a military quagmire; no need to dwell further. (Jan 2018)
- One-time missile strike in response to Syria chemical attack. (Apr 2017)
- OpEd: now believes that US has national interest in Syria. (Apr 2017)
- Stay out of Syria, and keep Syrians out of America. (Apr 2017)
- 2013: warned Obama against bombing Syria; 2017: bombed Syria. (Apr 2017)
- Iran is taking over Iraq. (Oct 2016)
- FactCheck: Would shoot Iranian warships too near US warships. (Sep 2016)
- When we defeated Iraq, we didn't know what to do after that. (Sep 2016)
- Current leadership hurts military; need change to beat ISIS. (Sep 2016)
- FactCheck: Supported Iraq invasion in 2002; opposed in 2003. (Feb 2016)
- We've spent $5T in the Mideast and gotten nothing. (Feb 2016)
- The war in Iraq was a big, fat mistake. (Feb 2016)
- Assad is a bad guy, but his replacement could be worse. (Nov 2015)
- We should have demanded a deal with Kuwait to liberate them. (Nov 2015)
- I'm pro-military but I opposed invading Iraq in 2003. (Sep 2015)
- Opposed Iraq war in 2004 & predicted Mideast destabilization. (Aug 2015)
- Iraq should pick up the tab for their own liberation. (Dec 2011)
- Stop Iran's nuclear programs by any & all means necessary. (Dec 2011)
- Support Israel, our unsinkable Mideast aircraft carrier. (Jul 2000)
Scandals
- I like people who weren't captured, unlike McCain. (Apr 2020)
- Vetoed the Iran War Powers Resolution. (May 2020)
- Let Israel decide on annexation of West Bank. (Apr 2020)
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- 1970s: changed rental practice to avoid discrimination suit. (Jul 2020)
- Suspends some SNAP limits; may still curtail eligibility. (Mar 2020)
- 9,000 Opportunities Zones are transforming neighborhoods. (Feb 2020)
- 7M people off welfare and food stamps. (Feb 2020)
- Opportunity Zones in 9,000 neglected neighborhoods. (Feb 2020)
- New rule will cut SNAP benefits for 688,000. (Dec 2019)
- Rebuild our black inner cities, which are so sad. (Sep 2016)
- Help those in need by massive tax cuts & cutting regulations. (Sep 2016)
- 1970s: opposed rent control but lived in rent-controlled apt. (Aug 2016)
- 1981: Rent-control tenants are "millionaires in mink coats". (Aug 2016)
- Sought to exclude welfare recipients from his residences. (Sep 2015)
- OpEd:"dog-whistle" racist language links "welfare" & "black". (Sep 2015)
- I don't like firing people; work makes people better. (Dec 2011)
- Food stamps should be temporary; not a decade on the dole. (Dec 2011)
- Apply welfare-to-work to 76 other welfare programs. (Dec 2011)
- I give a lot of money away to charity. (Sep 2008)
- Let "saints" help teen moms; restrict public assistance. (Jul 2000)
- Sponsored bill providing housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (May 2018)
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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| Favors abortion rights but respects opposition: Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, but ban partial birth abortion: Favors topic 1 I am now pro-life; after years of being pro-choice: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I changed my views to pro-life based on personal stories: Opposes topic 1 I am pro-life; fight ObamaCare abortion funding: Opposes topic 1 Ban late abortions; exceptions for rape, incest or health: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Planned Parenthood is important, but abortions must stop: Opposes topic 1 Defund Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Undecided on embryonic stem cell research: Neutral on topic 1 Millions are helped by Planned Parenthood, but defund it: Opposes topic 1 Not acceptable to rip baby from womb in 9th month: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Overturn Roe v, Wade and return abortion laws to the states: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Unpredictable abortion funding good; Planned Parenthood bad: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Reinstate Mexico City Policy: end abortion funding abroad: Opposes topic 1 Cherish innocent life instead of ripping babies from womb: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Completed conversion from 1999 pro-choice to 2019 pro-life: Strongly Favors topic 1 End medical research that uses tissue from aborted fetuses: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban the late-term abortion of babies: Strongly Opposes topic 1 1998: I hate abortion yet I'm totally for choice: Strongly Favors topic 1 Falsely claims Democrats want to execute babies after birth: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Stress importance of a strong family, & a culture of Life: Opposes topic 1 Supports birth control without a prescription: Favors topic 1 Opposes public funding for abortion services: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports judges who strictly interpret Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Political correctness is country's problem, not my problem: Strongly Opposes topic 2 I'm "fine" with affirmative action, for now: Strongly Favors topic 2 I'm no misogynist; I put women in charge of construction: Favors topic 2 Obama's presidency has done nothing for African Americans: Opposes topic 2 Promoted gender equality in a male-dominated industry: Favors topic 2 Well-educated blacks have advantage over whites: Opposes topic 2 Created first club in Palm Beach open to blacks & Jews: Strongly Favors topic 2 Women are far stronger than men; don't believe "weaker sex": Opposes topic 2 Sued in 1970s for racist rental policy, but same as everyone: Opposes topic 2 Minorities in disaster cities: what do you have to lose?: Neutral on topic 2 Pushed town council to allow blacks & Jews into Mar-a-Lago: Favors topic 2 More jobs for women; now we will help women outside US too: Strongly Favors topic 2 FactCheck: LBJ civil rights laws dwarf any Trump action: Strongly Opposes topic 2 I'll revoke executive order for Marxist equity and inclusion: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Racial disparities in law enforcement? Maybe or maybe not: Opposes topic 2 Skeptical of use of affirmative action in college admissions: Opposes topic 2 We will completely defund and bar critical race theory: Strongly Opposes topic 2 I seem to bring out either the best or worst in women: Opposes topic 2 Women act feminine & needy, but inside, they are killers: Opposes topic 2 Create a military court system to deal with sexual assaults: Favors topic 2 Bad students (like Obama) shouldn't go to Harvard: Opposes topic 2 I did a good job getting Obama to produce birth certificate: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Mocks opponent as "Pocahontas" at Native American event: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rebuild our black inner cities, which are so sad: Opposes topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Tolerate diversity; prosecute hate crimes against gays: Favors topic 3 No gay marriage; no same-sex partner benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Same-sex marriage is a state issue: Opposes topic 3 After Supreme Court vote, gay marriage is a reality: Favors topic 3 Put the Confederate flag in a museum, not on statehouses: Strongly Favors topic 3 Sexual orientation is invalid reason for firing workers: Strongly Favors topic 3 1980s: personal lawyer gay & closeted & Trump kept secret: Favors topic 3 2000: extend Civil Rights Act to apply to gays and lesbians: Strongly Favors topic 3 Global campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality: Strongly Favors topic 3 Job discrimination rules don't apply to transgender status: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Transgender protections destroying women's sports: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Denounce Iran's human rights record via focus on LGBT issues: Favors topic 3 Cease promoting gender transitioning for people of all ages: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Ban on transgender people serving openly in the US military: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Teach citizenship; stop “dumbing down”: Favors topic 4 End “creative spelling,” “estimating,” & “empowerment”: Favors topic 4 Constitutional right to pray in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Happiest people have great families & God in their lives: Favors topic 4 Who in the world is offended by "Merry Christmas"?: Strongly Favors topic 4 I love God, and I love having a relationship with Him: Favors topic 4 Our media culture often mocks and demeans people of faith: Favors topic 4 Cherish and defend our Christian heritage: Strongly Favors topic 4 Repeal LBJ law: let preachers talk politics, tax-exempt: Strongly Favors topic 4 Fiercely defend religious freedom and terms like "Christmas": Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports religious liberty, and the motto, "In God We Trust": Strongly Favors topic 4 Our country, blessed by God, has a special purpose: Strongly Favors topic 4 Time to "bring back God" to schools and public squares: Strongly Favors topic 4 Let "saints" help teen moms; restrict public assistance: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| We must have universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Kill ObamaCare before it becomes a trillion-ton weight: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Increase insurance competition across state lines: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Save Medicare & Medicaid without cutting them to the bone: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare is a catastrophe that must be repealed & replaced: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Don't cut Medicare; grow the economy to keep benefits: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare deductibles are so high that it's useless: Strongly Opposes topic 5 We didn't have a free market before ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 Replace Obamacare with Health Savings Accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Keep pre-existing condition coverage; not individual mandate: Opposes topic 5 Removing cross-state barriers solves many insurance issues: Opposes topic 5 Chief Justice Roberts: a disaster who gave us ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Make health insurance premiums tax-deductible: Opposes topic 5 Insurance companies love a lack of competition: Opposes topic 5 Create V.A. mental health division to reduce veteran suicide: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare will never work; repeal it and replace it: Strongly Opposes topic 5 The whole of ObamaCare was a fraud: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Lack of mental healthcare is greatest tragedy today: Favors topic 5 Focus on greatest bang for the buck, not public health: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare collapses under its own weight if we don't repeal: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is government control over our everyday lives: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Lower the cost of health insurance, instead of mandates: Opposes topic 5 Expand Health Savings Accounts but not forced by government: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Why can't Medicare simply cover everybody?: Favors topic 5 Medicare for All is really Medicare for None: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strike down ObamaCare as an UNCONSTITUTIONAL disaster: Strongly Opposes topic 5 FactCheck: Opposed ObamaCare's pre-existing condition law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 FactCheck: Sued to end pre-existing condition protection: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Republicans will always support Pre-Existing Conditions: Favors topic 5 Trump reverses course on vaccinations; now in favor: Favors topic 5 Decided not to kill ObamaCare, but still it's not good: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Socialist healthcare would take away from 180M patients: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Eradicate AIDS epidemic by the end of this decade: Neutral on topic 5 The coronavirus is very much under control in the USA: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Cut pandemic response team in 2018, denied knowing about it: Strongly Opposes topic 5 1998: For universal coverage; have to take care of people: Strongly Favors topic 5 2014: Criticized Ebola czar; 2019: put Pence in charge: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Cut budget, fired entire pandemic response chain of command: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Ended pandemic early-warning program in Wuhan, China: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Administration didn't participate in global vaccine summit: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Falsely claims US did more tests rest of world combined: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing mandated health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Pay off debt; put $3T interest savings into Trust Fund: Opposes topic 6 Let people invest their own retirement funds: Strongly Favors topic 6 No government investment of retirement funds: Strongly Favors topic 6 Social Security isn't an "entitlement"; it's honoring a deal: Opposes topic 6 Cannot change Medicare or Soc.Sec. and still win elections: Opposes topic 6 I'll give up my Social Security; leave it to each person: Favors topic 6 FactCheck: Yes, "privatization would be good for all of us": Strongly Favors topic 6 Never cut Social Security; payroll tax cut won't affect it: Opposes topic 6 Going "full-steam ahead" on limiting disability benefits: Favors topic 6 Improve SSI youth transition to self-sufficient work: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Bring on the competition; tear down the union walls: Favors topic 7 School choice will improve public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core: Favors topic 7 Common Core is a disaster: Strongly Favors topic 7 Cut Department of Education and Common Core: Strongly Favors topic 7 We spend more per student than any other nation: Favors topic 7 Let schools compete: charters, vouchers, and magnets: Strongly Favors topic 7 Common Core means Washington tells you what to study: Favors topic 7 Dept. of Education runs top-down one-size-fits-all system: Opposes topic 7 Disadvantaged students are trapped in failing schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Money follows student to public, private or religious school: Strongly Favors topic 7 I may cut Department of Education: Favors topic 7 Call them vouchers or scholarships; I call it competition: Strongly Favors topic 7 School choice is civil rights issue of our time: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opportunity Scholarships for 1M trapped in failing schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 I will expand charter schools & choice for every family: Strongly Favors topic 7 We're not going to fund schools if they don't open: Strongly Favors topic 7 Biden has sold out America's children to the teachers unions: Strongly Favors topic 7 Parents should be able to fire the principal, elect another: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports vouchers to let parents choose public or private school: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Cut defense budget, & entire EPA & Dept. of Education: Favors topic 8 Green energy is just an expensive feel-good for tree-huggers: Strongly Favors topic 8 Good development enhances the environment: Favors topic 8 Cut the EPA; what they do is a disgrace: Strongly Favors topic 8 Won't go to circuses that cut elephants due to animal rights: Strongly Favors topic 8 Asbestos got a bad rap from miners & mob-led movement: Strongly Favors topic 8 Bureaucratic land use reviews make projects unbuildable: Favors topic 8 Regulations by unelected officials reward special interests: Strongly Favors topic 8 2008: pushed Scotland golf course despite enviro fragility: Favors topic 8 Overrule Fisheries Commission and allow more fish harvesting: Opposes topic 8 WOTUS 2018: limited definition of protected waterways: Strongly Favors topic 8 Cutting overbearing regulations helps farmers & builders: Strongly Favors topic 8 We're going to put regulation industry out of business: Strongly Favors topic 8 Don't micromanage every rain puddle and drainage ditch: Strongly Favors topic 8 Join the United Nations' "One Trillion Trees initiative": Strongly Opposes topic 8 I've cut more regulations than any President in history: Strongly Favors topic 8 Get rid of the regulations that are just destroying us: Favors topic 8 Make desalinization affordable; rebuild water infrastructure: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Signed bill for regulatory relief for smaller banks: Strongly Favors topic 8 Signed bill to loosen restrictions on predator controls: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Capital punishment isn’t uncivilized; murderers living is: Strongly Favors topic 9 Death penalty deters like violent TV leads kids astray: Favors topic 9 Hold judges accountable; don’t reduce sentences: Favors topic 9 For tough anti-crime policies; not criminals’ rights: Favors topic 9 Black lives matter, but we need strong police presence: Favors topic 9 The police are the most mistreated people in America: Favors topic 9 Police can't act due to disrespect; but weed out bad ones: Favors topic 9 Stop-and-frisk worked very well in NYC: Strongly Favors topic 9 Without law and order, we don't have a country: Strongly Favors topic 9 Considers stop-and-frisk useful and tremendous beyond belief: Strongly Favors topic 9 FactCheck: Stop-&-frisk unconstitutional but NYPD disagrees: Strongly Favors topic 9 Unify behind law enforcement; support the victims of crime: Strongly Favors topic 9 Settling Central Park jogger case was "a disgrace": Strongly Favors topic 9 Stop-and-frisk works in high-crime cities like Chicago: Strongly Favors topic 9 First Step Act: criminal justice reform & fairer sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Keep death penalty; don't forget the victims: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Think of the VICTIMS and keep the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 FactCheck: yes, second chance with criminal justice reform: No opin. on topic 9 Stand with law enforcement; never allow mob rule: Strongly Favors topic 9 FactCheck: falsely claims Biden wants to defund the police: Strongly Favors topic 9 Execute drug dealers to fight opioid epidemic: Strongly Favors topic 9 New agency VOICE: Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement: Strongly Favors topic 9 Opposes Catch-&-Release laws; throw criminal aliens in jail: Strongly Favors topic 9 Throw immigrant criminals out of U.S. and keep them out: Strongly Favors topic 9 Signed First Step Act to reduce recidivism: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Reinstate lethal injections; implement federal death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Dems and Reps are both wrong on guns: Neutral on topic 10 For assault weapon ban, waiting period, & background check: Opposes topic 10 I am against gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10 A very strong person on the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Protect the Second Amendment, but address mental health: Favors topic 10 Gun-free zones are target practice for sickos: Strongly Favors topic 10 Laws are ineffective in preventing gun violence: Favors topic 10 Gun ownership makes US safer, not more dangerous: Strongly Favors topic 10 Gun violence is inevitable; regulations won't help: Strongly Favors topic 10 Keep enemies of the state away from guns: Favors topic 10 No limits on guns; they save lives: Strongly Favors topic 10 Make concealed-carry permits valid across all states: Strongly Favors topic 10 Buying lots of ammunition & body armor should be a red flag: Opposes topic 10 No guns for people on terrorist watch-list: Opposes topic 10 Appoint Supreme Court judges who respect 2nd amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 We need Supreme Court to stand up for the 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 End gun-free zones in schools & military bases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Arm public school employees to prevent school shootings: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes arming school teachers against school shootings: Opposes topic 10 Remove weapons from dangerous individuals, not all Americans: Strongly Favors topic 10 Teachers with gun training should be allowed to carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 1998: Against gun laws; only bad guys would have guns: Favors topic 10 FactCheck: NRA did oppose Trump "bump stock" ban : Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| One-time 14.25% tax on wealth, to erase national debt: Strongly Favors topic 11 Predicts 35% boost to economy from eliminating national debt: Favors topic 11 FactCheck: Paid income taxes for 3 years out of 5 in 1970s: Opposes topic 11 U.S. 1% growth is almost no growth, and due to high taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 1999: one-time wealth tax on top 1% to reduce national debt: Strongly Favors topic 11 Any business of any size will pay no more than 15% tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reducing taxes from 35% to 15% will be a job creator: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Historic tax cuts and reforms for American businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Doubled the child tax credit: Favors topic 11 Raising business tax causes businesses to move jobs overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax assets over $10 million, paid over 10 years: Strongly Favors topic 11 Personally avoids sales tax, but knows many people like it: Opposes topic 11 Repeal the inheritance tax to offset one-time wealth tax: Opposes topic 11 Simplify tax code; end marriage penalty & other hidden taxes: Opposes topic 11 Opposes flat tax; benefits wealthy too much: Strongly Favors topic 11 4 brackets; 1-5-10-15%; kill death tax & corporate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 One-time 14% tax on wealthy to pay down national debt: Strongly Favors topic 11 Raise graduated taxes on hedge fund managers: Strongly Favors topic 11 OpEd AdWatch: Trump more liberal on taxes than Democrats: Favors topic 11 FactCheck: Proposed 14% tax on wealthy in 2000, but not now: Neutral on topic 11 No net increase in taxes, but increases on wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 Repeal estate tax; it's double taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Estate tax is unfair double taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Do away with carried interest; it's unfair: Favors topic 11 High tax rate encourages investment risk: Strongly Favors topic 11 I'm gonna cut taxes and regulations big league: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts for the wealthy, who will create tremendous jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Get rid of carried interest and cut taxes big league: Favors topic 11 Cutting corporate taxes will be a great job creator: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Comparison of Warren wealth tax to Trump wealth tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 People want tax cuts; don't understand tax reform: Strongly Opposes topic 11 1998: I'd like to see major tax cuts, 800 billion or more: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Help those in need by massive tax cuts & cutting regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing income tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Signed bill to reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Limit new immigration; focus on people already here: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Control borders; even legal immigration should be difficult: Strongly Opposes topic 12 351,000 illegal aliens are in our prisons; costing $1.1B: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Anchor babies were NEVER the intent of the 14th Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Invite foreigners graduating from college to stay in US: Favors topic 12 Triple-layered fence & Predator drones on Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Citizenship for illegal immigrants is a GOP suicide mission: Strongly Opposes topic 12 We need strong borders; we need a wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Mexico & Latin America send us drugs, crime, and rapists: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Illegal immigrants populate many criminal gangs: Opposes topic 12 This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish: Opposes topic 12 I can get Mexico to pay for border wall; politicians can't: Opposes topic 12 We must stop illegal immigration; it hurts us economically: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Mexico will pay for wall, but not through tariffs: Opposes topic 12 The border wall will be well-managed and built correctly: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Let the good ones come back in; that's not amnesty: Favors topic 12 I take advantage of H-1B visas; but stop them: Opposes topic 12 351,000 criminal illegal aliens in our prisons: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Building 1,000-mile wall is possible, if we make commitment: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Cut off federal funds to sanctuary cities: Strongly Opposes topic 12 We've been badly hurt by Mexico both at the border & on jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 12 People pour into US and citizens lose jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Border agents endorsed me because I understand the border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Amnesty is unfair to people waiting on line for years: Strongly Opposes topic 12 We have some bad hombres here; I'll get them out: Opposes topic 12 Let college grads stay but H-1B only if jobs can't be filled: Favors topic 12 10-point plan: wall; zero tolerance; biometrics; E-Verify: Strongly Favors topic 12 Restore integrity at borders instead of lawless chaos: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Merit-based immigration system instead of lower skills: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Vatican has massive walls; Pope is wrong about open borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12 End birthright citizenship, despite 14th amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Powerful wall in San Diego stopped nearly all crossings: Strongly Favors topic 12 ICE guards dangerous southern border against criminal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Deporting drug dealers, murderers, and "bad dudes": Strongly Opposes topic 12 Cut off aid $700M to Central American Northern Triangle: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Use threat of tariffs to get Mexico's cooperation: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Refugees can't come in; sorry, we're full: Strongly Opposes topic 12 DACA phase-out legally correct but politically controversial: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Countless Americans are killed every year by criminal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 I will sign a colossal increase in ICE deportation offices: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports additional border infrastructure: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated Vetoed ending national emergency at the Southern border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Our jobs are fleeing to Mexico; China uses us as piggy bank: Strongly Opposes topic 13 We're dying at 1% GDP growth; we don't make things anymore: Opposes topic 13 US open for business: keep Carrier AC in Indiana: Opposes topic 13 Companies will pay dearly for moving jobs out of US: Strongly Opposes topic 13 European Union is a foe in trade, & in lack of NATO payments: Strongly Opposes topic 13 World views US trade officials as ‘saps’: Opposes topic 13 Renegotiate tougher & fairer trade agreements: Opposes topic 13 President should be nation’s trade representative: Favors topic 13 Embrace globalization and international markets: Strongly Favors topic 13 20% tax on all imported goods: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Repatriate jobs that China has been stealing: Opposes topic 13 35% import tax on Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 13 TPP is a horrible deal; no one has read its 5,600 pages: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Restrict free trade to keep jobs in US: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Trade pacts are no good for us and no good for our workers: Strongly Opposes topic 13 It's not free trade with China; it's stupid trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Renegotiate NAFTA; they charge us 16%; we charge nothing: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Tax imports when U.S. companies manufacture abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NAFTA was worst trade deal ever; TPP is a close second: Strongly Opposes topic 13 China is dumping steel all over & killing steel companies: Strongly Opposes topic 13 I disagreed with Ronald Reagan on trade; we need better: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Identify every violation of trade agreements, and prosecute: Opposes topic 13 Protection will make America strong: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Two simple rules: buy American, and hire American: Strongly Opposes topic 13 US companies pay high tariffs abroad; let's change that: Strongly Opposes topic 13 End TPP; make American pipelines with American steel: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Trade wars are good; tariffs on steel and aluminum: Strongly Opposes topic 13 FactCheck: China has 25% car tariff, but only 10% on parts: Opposes topic 13 Country built on tariffs; they'll lead to new trade deals: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Tariffs force EU, Mexico, & Canada to re-negotiate: Strongly Opposes topic 13 China is no longer a currency manipulator: Favors topic 13 NAFTA has cleaned out manufacturing in many states: Strongly Opposes topic 13 FactCheck: No, tariffs won't "make America rich again": Strongly Opposes topic 13 Tariffs on $250B of Chinese goods: Treasury gains billions: Strongly Opposes topic 13 USMCA delivers dreams shattered by catastrophe of NAFTA: Favors topic 13 The Reciprocal Trade Act lets us respond to unfair tariffs: Opposes topic 13 Trade deals should be one-on-one that US can terminate: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Tariffs on Chinese goods forced them to negotiate: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Says China is paying BIG TARIFFS, but U.S. consumers pay: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Bernie Sanders and I agree: no big quagmire trade deals: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Virus proves emphasis on American production: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Trumpism means great trade deals: Favors topic 13 Trade battles with China, Germany, Britain, France, & Canada: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Plan to phase out all Chinese imports of essential goods: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Foreign companies are taking jobs from US: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Two core principles: buy American, and hire American: Opposes topic 13 Let US companies work in China with proprietary technology: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Signed USMCA to improve trade as "NAFTA 2.0": Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Respectfully check mosques; we have to look at profiling: Strongly Favors topic 14 Withdraw from Paris Agreement, to put America first: Strongly Favors topic 14 More sanctions on Iran; more support of Israel: Favors topic 14 Things change; empires come and go: Opposes topic 14 Diplomacy & respect crucial to our relationship with Russia: Opposes topic 14 Provide economic assistance to create a safe zone in Syria: Opposes topic 14 Ignore career diplomats who insist on nuance: Favors topic 14 China should make Kim Jong Un disappear: Strongly Favors topic 14 U.S. has become dumping ground for everybody else's problems: Strongly Favors topic 14 Stop sending aid to countries that hate us: Favors topic 14 Opening gates to Syrian refugees invites in ISIS: Favors topic 14 Russia wants to defeat ISIS as badly as we do; work together: Opposes topic 14 Reverse Obama's opening of Cuba until freedoms are restored: Strongly Favors topic 14 2012: Get tough on Pakistan; 2016: lavish praise on Pakistan: Opposes topic 14 America is once again ready to lead: Strongly Favors topic 14 It's good that Putin says nice things about me: Opposes topic 14 Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital: Strongly Favors topic 14 Reject ideology of globalism; embrace doctrine of patriotism: Strongly Favors topic 14 Foreign aid only for allies with shared values: Strongly Favors topic 14 Jerusalem is Israel's capital but Palestinian capital open: Strongly Favors topic 14 Don't surrender to the false song of globalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 Defend our American legacy & seize our glorious destiny: Strongly Favors topic 14 Postpone meeting with Denmark if no Greenland discussion: Favors topic 14 We rebuilt military; America stronger than ever: Strongly Favors topic 14 Nominates opponent of World Bank to lead World Bank: Strongly Favors topic 14 American interests come first; no apologies: Strongly Favors topic 14 We have a problem with radical Muslims: Favors topic 14 I don't want to be politically correct: Islam hates us: Strongly Favors topic 14 Replace a Muslim ban with an extreme vetting of Muslims: Strongly Favors topic 14 Meaningful engagement with allies paying their fair share: Opposes topic 14 No apology for banning Muslims from entering America: Strongly Favors topic 14 Make America great again: Favors topic 14 Put American citizens first, to make America great again: Strongly Favors topic 14 America's unique destiny is to be the beacon amongst nations: Strongly Favors topic 14 America will never be a socialist country: Strongly Favors topic 14 America is the greatest nation to ever exist: Strongly Favors topic 14 Our very identity as Americans is at stake: Strongly Favors topic 14 We will liberate America from these villains and scoundrels: Strongly Favors topic 14 Use force to stop North Korean nuke development: Strongly Favors topic 14 Radical violent Islam that must be feared, not Islam itself: Neutral on topic 14 Iran is a terrorist regime, so withdrew from nuclear deal: Strongly Favors topic 14 Supports standing with the nation of israel: Favors topic 14 Let Israel decide on annexation of West Bank: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale)
| US cannot afford to be world's police; let NATO allies pay: Opposes topic 15 Let vets see private doctors or VA: that's not privatization: Opposes topic 15 3% of GNP for military is too low: Strongly Favors topic 15 All freedoms flow from national security: Strongly Favors topic 15 Our nuclear arsenal doesn't work; it's 30 years old: Strongly Favors topic 15 Fix veteran's hospitals, and pay private doctors for them: Favors topic 15 Charge rich countries like Germany more to defend them: Opposes topic 15 Building up military is cheap when you consider alternative: Strongly Favors topic 15 We defend Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia: they need to pay: Strongly Opposes topic 15 FactCheck: US spends more than NATO, but only 22% on NATO: Favors topic 15 F-35 program out-of-control; cut billions in military costs: Strongly Opposes topic 15 More tools so our military can fight and win: Strongly Favors topic 15 South Korea and Japan should pay 100% of US military costs: Opposes topic 15 Unmatched power is key to defense, including more nukes: Strongly Favors topic 15 Space Force: sixth branch of the armed services: Strongly Favors topic 15 Withdraw from INF and develop Missile Defense System: Strongly Favors topic 15 $400B more from NATO members for military expenses: Favors topic 15 Strengthen military, but act defensively: Strongly Favors topic 15 We've spent $5T in the Mideast and gotten nothing: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Russia violates the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty: Favors topic 15 Wants one of the greatest US military build-ups in history: Strongly Favors topic 15 Countries hosting US troops should pay for them: Strongly Favors topic 15 2018: End South Korean war games to deal with North Korea: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
| DC won't become a state because they'd elect Democrats: Strongly Opposes topic 16 SuperPACs are a disaster and cause dishonesty: Favors topic 16 Candidates should disavow PACs: Favors topic 16 Reject the elite election system; infuse popular will: Strongly Favors topic 16 Maximum representation & maximum voter participation: Strongly Favors topic 16 There are millions who should not be registered to vote: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Many things can go wrong when early voting goes on too long: Strongly Opposes topic 16 It's scary that people can vote without ID: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Electoral College brings you to many states: Opposes topic 16 Against funding post office due to mail-in ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Against mail-in voting, early voting as terrible, dishonest: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Against funding post office due to mail-in ballots: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Only one election day, and limit absentee ballot access: Strongly Opposes topic 16 HR 1 election reform bill: this monster must be stopped: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Afghanistan war made a mess, but troops need to stay: Opposes topic 16 Supports same campaign finance rules to all organizations: Opposes topic 16 Lost lawsuit in Supreme Court on overturning election: Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Stay out of foreign wars
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Criticized Buchanan’s view on Hitler as appeasement: Favors topic 17 Post-Cold War: switch from chess player to dealmaker: Strongly Favors topic 17 Support Russia, but with strings attached: Favors topic 17 Let Russia bash ISIS; let Germany defend Ukraine: Favors topic 17 Better to have Mideast strongmen than Mideast chaos: Favors topic 17 Iran has power over North Korea, as their trading partner: Opposes topic 17 Unite civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism: Opposes topic 17 Recognize 1967 Israel's annexation of Golan Heights: Opposes topic 17 Treat foes of US worse than they could ever imagine: Favors topic 17 Great relationship with Kim Jong-Un, but I had to walk out: Favors topic 17 Support goals of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Opposes topic 17 Not looking for war, but Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Claims to have seen evidence COVID19 was from Chinese lab: Opposes topic 17 Defeat ISIS and stop Islamic terrorists: Opposes topic 17 Cannot allow beachhead of radical Islamic terrorism: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Support Israel, our unsinkable Mideast aircraft carrier: Strongly Favors topic 17 No humanitarian intervention; only to direct threats: Opposes topic 17 Iraq should pick up the tab for their own liberation: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Opposed Iraq war in 2004 & predicted Mideast destabilization: Strongly Favors topic 17 I'm pro-military but I opposed invading Iraq in 2003: Favors topic 17 Assad is a bad guy, but his replacement could be worse: Strongly Favors topic 17 Get rid of ISIS, quickly: dry up their oil & their money: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Blunder to announce withdrawal timetable from Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 I opposed Iraq War in 2004; it destabilized entire Mideast: Favors topic 17 Current leadership hurts military; need change to beat ISIS: Opposes topic 17 FactCheck: Would shoot Iranian warships too near US warships: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Military and cyberwar to prevent ISIS genocide of Christians: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Iraq won't be a democracy when we leave; it'll be a mess: Favors topic 17 All of the reasons for Iraq war were blatantly wrong: Strongly Favors topic 17 Disallow North Korea from developing nuclear delivery system: Opposes topic 17 ISIS are lawless savages; extinguish them from our planet: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Consider all options to restore Venezuela's democracy: Opposes topic 17 2016: secret plan to defeat ISIS; 2018: caliphate gone: Opposes topic 17 We've beaten ISIS in Syria; bring US troops home: Strongly Favors topic 17 Afghani settlement: great nations do not fight endless wars: Strongly Favors topic 17 My good relationship with North Korea has prevented war: Opposes topic 17 North Korea has no economic future if they retain nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Willing talk to Iran but they can't have nuclear weapons: Opposes topic 17 2012: No war with Iran; 2020: assassinates Iranian general: Favors topic 17 Negotiating with Iran better than starting a war: Favors topic 17 Unlike predecessors, I have kept America OUT of new wars: Strongly Favors topic 17 Afghanistan: We don't want to stay there for 100 years: Strongly Favors topic 17 Bar Iranian diplomat from addressing UN over assassination: Strongly Favors topic 17 Vetoed resolution withdrawing support for Yemen war: Strongly Opposes topic 17 The war in Iraq was a big, fat mistake: Strongly Favors topic 17 Rated Vetoed the Iran War Powers Resolution: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| It's incredible how slowly we're drilling for oil: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No Cap-and-Tax: oil is this country's lifeblood: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Climate change is a hoax: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Maybe some climate change is manmade, but not all: Opposes topic 18 We need nuclear energy, and we need a lot of it fast: Opposes topic 18 Windmills are destroying shorelines all over the world: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Solar hasn't caught on because it has a 32-year payback: Strongly Opposes topic 18 We have 2 trillion barrels of oil; enough for 283 years: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Wind energy projects are industrial monstrosities: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Green buildings take 40 years to get investment back: Opposes topic 18 America invested in solar panels and it was a disaster: Strongly Opposes topic 18 EPA is killing energy companies; 1,000 years of clean coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Focus on disease & clean water, not "climate change": Strongly Opposes topic 18 Fracking will lead to American energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Stop threatening the livelihood of our coal miners: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Revive the coal industry; end efforts to curb carbon: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Climate change isn't a hoax, but don't spend trillions on it: Opposes topic 18 Expand sales of corn ethanol year-round to 15%: Favors topic 18 Net exporter for the first time in 65 years: Strongly Opposes topic 18 FactCheck: US has been #1 producer of oil & gas since 2013: Strongly Opposes topic 18 End war on coal: it's important for our defense: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Establish panel devoted to challenging climate science: Strongly Opposes topic 18 OpEd: US is only country out of 197 to reject Paris accord: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Green New Deal does not fulfill America's energy needs: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Pursues "energy dominance" agenda, even during pandemic: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Could have made a deal on Paris Accord but didn't want to: Strongly Opposes topic 18 FactCheck: falsely blames windmills for Texas power outage: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Oil and gasoline and natural gas is cheaper, more powerful: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Crime and gangs and drugs have created American carnage: Favors topic 19 Unfair to serve a life sentence for a nonviolent drug crime: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Never drinks, smokes, nor does drugs: Favors topic 19 Legalize drugs and use tax revenue to fund drug education: Strongly Opposes topic 19 1990: Drug enforcement is a joke; 2015: only medical pot: Opposes topic 19 Yes to medical marijuana; otherwise, decide state by state: Opposes topic 19 Study legalization, but don't legalize now: Favors topic 19 1991: Illicit drugs should be decriminalized: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Apply resources to stop the inflow of opioids into America: Strongly Favors topic 19 Stop drugs pouring into country & poisoning our youth: Strongly Favors topic 19 2016: let states decide on pot; 2018: feds over state law: Favors topic 19 Death penalty for drug dealers: Strongly Opposes topic 19 MS-13 gangs in 20 states smuggle in meth & opioids: Strongly Favors topic 19 Opposed allowing vets access to legal cannabis: Strongly Favors topic 19 Drug cartels smuggle poison to kill our children: Strongly Favors topic 19 Cannabis is popular, but it does damage: Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Strong on debt limit; ask for a pound of flesh: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Grow the economy at 6% annually by ending inversions: Opposes topic 20 Worst recovery since Great Depression; we're in a bubble: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Government must cut spending more: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Economy was ready to collapse in 2016; now it's the best: Opposes topic 20 We will build new "freedom cities" along the frontier: Strongly Favors topic 20 0% corporate tax would create millions of jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 FactCheck: No, steel & auto investments aren't skyrocketing: Opposes topic 20 Great American Outdoors Act sets funding for public land: Strongly Favors topic 20 Unemployment at record low, including women & disabled: Strongly Opposes topic 20 FactCheck: 9 million jobs offset by 22.2 million job loss: Strongly Opposes topic 20 One-time 14.25% tax on wealth, to erase national debt: Favors topic 20 Previously supported wealth tax; now supports Bush tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cutting tax rates incentivizes a strong national work ethic: Strongly Opposes topic 20 $1T infrastructure bill continues destruction of our country: Strongly Opposes topic 20 New rule will cut SNAP benefits for 688,000: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Sponsored bill for $900 billion COVID relief package: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
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