--- title: "8 Candidate Trump Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Candidate Trump quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Candidate Trump sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/pat-buchanan-2005_candidate_candidate-trump-held-out-his-hand-to-vla_23856.jpg" --- > [Candidate Trump held out his hand to Vladimir Putin. He rejected further U.S. intervention in Syria other than to smash ISIS.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-buchanan/candidate-trump-held-out-his-hand-to-vladimir-putin-he-rejected/) [Pat Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-buchanan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/pat-buchanan-2005_candidate_candidate-trump-held-out-his-hand-to-vla_23856.jpg) > [On the campaign trail, candidate Trump occasionally raised the idea of creating 'safe zones' for Syrian civilians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bergen/on-the-campaign-trail-candidate-trump-occasionally-raised-the-idea-of/) [Peter Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bergen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/peter-bergen-1880_campaign_on-the-campaign-trail-candidate-trump-oc_761356.png) > [I look up at the screen and I see no difference between the way candidate Trump, president-elect Trump, and President Trump is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellyanne-conway/i-look-up-at-the-screen-and-i-see-no-difference-between-the-way/) [Kellyanne Conway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellyanne-conway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6a/kellyanne-conway-1450_candidates_i-look-up-at-the-screen-and-i-see-no-dif_823508.jpg) > [“you have to understand something about presidential elections in general. The politicians devise strategies and court donors years in advance. At the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-tur/you-have-to-understand-something-about-presidential-elections-in/) [Katy Tur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-tur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/katy-tur-10146_friendship_you-have-to-understand-something-about-p_962591.jpg) > [As a candidate, Trump could make outlandish statements with little regard for their Constitutional implications. As President, he is pledged to respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/as-a-candidate-trump-could-make-outlandish-statements-with-little/) [Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/reid-hoffman-1342_american_as-a-candidate-trump-could-make-outlandi_1596718.png) > [ No one should be surprised that in the balance between national security and civil liberties, President \[Donald\] Trump, like candidate Trump wants… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-halperin/no-one-should-be-surprised-that-in-the-balance-between-national/) [Mark Halperin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-halperin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/mark-halperin-23257_aggressive_no-one-should-be-surprised-that-in-the-b_2578067.png) > [Candidate Trump had previously opined that 'Islam hates us' and had called for 'the total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bergen/candidate-trump-had-previously-opined-that-islam-hates-us-and-had/) [Peter Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bergen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/389/peter-bergen-1880_argument_candidate-trump-had-previously-opined-th_2859494.jpg) > [As a presidential candidate, Trump seems heaven-sent just to make fools out of Republicans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cohen/as-a-presidential-candidate-trump-seems-heaven-sent-just-to-make/) [Richard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69c/richard-cohen-5202_candidate_as-a-presidential-candidate-trump-seems_2872845.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate-trump/#itemlist", "name": "Candidate Trump Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Candidate Trump held out his hand to Vladimir Putin. 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The politicians devise strategies and court donors years in advance. At the same time, newspapers and networks carefully decide which reporter they’ll match with which candidate. Trump wasn’t part of anyone’s plan. For that matter, neither was I. Five days into my New York trip, while I was running an errand, I got a call from a friend at work. “Hey, Katy. Heads up,” the friend said. “Deborah Turness [my boss] is going to assign you to Trump full-time. [David, another boss] Verdi is going to call. If you don’t want to do this, you better figure out what you’re going to say to get out of it. Don’t let on that I told you, but get ready.” Anxiety. Indecision. Italy. My vacation with Benoît is in just over a week. On the other hand, as good as life can be in Europe, there’s also a lot of professional boredom. It would be nice to get some TV time. And New York is unbeatable in the summer. I hung up and paced the sidewalk. 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As President, he is pledged to respect the Constitution's authority, and the specific rights and protections it guarantees to every American citizen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Reid Hoffman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/as-a-candidate-trump-could-make-outlandish-statements-with-little/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/reid-hoffman-1342_american_as-a-candidate-trump-could-make-outlandi_1596718.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/reid-hoffman-1342_american_as-a-candidate-trump-could-make-outlandi_1596718.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/reid-hoffman-1342_american_as-a-candidate-trump-could-make-outlandi_1596718.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As a candidate, Trump could make outlandish statements with little regard for their Constitutional…” — Reid Hoffman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No one should be surprised that in the balance between national security and civil liberties, President [Donald] Trump, like candidate Trump wants to be more aggressive.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Halperin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-halperin/no-one-should-be-surprised-that-in-the-balance-between-national/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/mark-halperin-23257_aggressive_no-one-should-be-surprised-that-in-the-b_2578067.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/mark-halperin-23257_aggressive_no-one-should-be-surprised-that-in-the-b_2578067.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/mark-halperin-23257_aggressive_no-one-should-be-surprised-that-in-the-b_2578067.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No one should be surprised that in the balance between national security and civil liberties, President…” — Mark Halperin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Candidate Trump had previously opined that 'Islam hates us' and had called for 'the total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,' an argument he has since modified and moderated.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Bergen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bergen/candidate-trump-had-previously-opined-that-islam-hates-us-and-had/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/389/peter-bergen-1880_argument_candidate-trump-had-previously-opined-th_2859494.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/389/peter-bergen-1880_argument_candidate-trump-had-previously-opined-th_2859494.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/389/peter-bergen-1880_argument_candidate-trump-had-previously-opined-th_2859494.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Candidate Trump had previously opined that 'Islam hates us' and had called for 'the total and complete…” — Peter Bergen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a presidential candidate, Trump seems heaven-sent just to make fools out of Republicans.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Cohen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cohen/as-a-presidential-candidate-trump-seems-heaven-sent-just-to-make/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69c/richard-cohen-5202_candidate_as-a-presidential-candidate-trump-seems_2872845.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69c/richard-cohen-5202_candidate_as-a-presidential-candidate-trump-seems_2872845.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69c/richard-cohen-5202_candidate_as-a-presidential-candidate-trump-seems_2872845.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As a presidential candidate, Trump seems heaven-sent just to make fools out of Republicans.” — Richard Cohen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate-trump/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate-trump/", "name": "Candidate Trump Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/candidate-trump/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/pat-buchanan-2005_candidate_candidate-trump-held-out-his-hand-to-vla_23856.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 8 Candidate Trump quotes by 7 authors. 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