On the question of opposition, I think there are - when you want to send a signal if you're on the Democratic side that this is a very right wing cabinet at odds with so much of what [Donald] Trump… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
Forgive me for noting that conservatives seem to believe that the rich will work harder if we give them more, and the poor will… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
We have pursued public policies that kind of hold the recovery back, but the private economy is really starting to roll. — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
What's really striking here is that a candidate who ran as the Paladin of the working class who'd deliver them picks a guy who… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
The New York Times had a headline on its website - Trump Turning To Ultra Wealthy To Steer Economic Policy. This doesn't sound very populist to me. Today's commerce secretary, the names being talked about for treasury secretary, I think there will be populist talk but maybe no populist action. — E. J. Dionne Copy Share
The money matters. And secret money is corrupting, secret money is dangerous, secret money leads to scandal. — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
I think this is a scary thing [hacking] that does have to be taken out of a partisan context. And one of the best… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
Here you had John McCain and Lindsey Graham in a very principled way standing up and defending Barack Obama. You had people like Gene… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
[ Donald Trump is] candidate who said he has more confidence in Vladimir Putin's strength than in Barack Obama's strength. His closeness to Putin… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
When [Republicans] say they can reduce taxes and trim deficits at the same time, they are either deluded or deceptive, and they are playing… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
The madman theory can work, but it only works if it's strategic. And I think one of the problems that President Trump faces is… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
You have this all the way through this cabinet so that I think there are a lot of other things to worry about [Donald]… — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
I wish we had more [Dwight] Eisenhower Republicans in this [Donald]Trump cabinet. — E. J. Dionne Copy Share Image
![“On the question of opposition, I think there are - when you want to send a signal if you're on the Democratic side that this is a very right wing cabinet at odds with so much of what [Donald] Trump said. And it's also going to be fascinating to see if your Republican Party in the congress actually…” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/50d/e-j-dionne-18102_aspect_on-the-question-of-opposition-i-think-th_951501.jpg)
![“What's really striking here is that a candidate who ran as the Paladin of the working class who'd deliver them picks a guy who heads a fast-food company, [Donald] Trump says he wants to bring back manufacturing.” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bff/e-j-dionne-18102_business_what-s-really-striking-here-is-that-a-ca_349655.jpg)
![“I think this is a scary thing [hacking] that does have to be taken out of a partisan context. And one of the best pieces of news this morning is a joint statement, Senator [Chuck] Schumer, Senator [Harry] Reid for the Democrats,John McCain and Lindsey Graham from the Republicans, saying we have to…” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/047/e-j-dionne-18102_bottom_i-think-this-is-a-scary-thing-hacking-th_624424.jpg)
![“[ Donald Trump is] candidate who said he has more confidence in Vladimir Putin's strength than in Barack Obama's strength. His closeness to Putin is a very scary thing for the country and the fact that the news was dominated for 33 days I think it was by WikiLeaks stories, that had an impact on…” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d2f/e-j-dionne-18102_barack_donald-trump-is-candidate-who-said-he-ha_643755.jpg)
![“When [Republicans] say they can reduce taxes and trim deficits at the same time, they are either deluded or deceptive, and they are playing voters for fools.” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/905/e-j-dionne-18102_deceptive_when-republicans-say-they-can-reduce-tax_678017.jpg)
![“You have this all the way through this cabinet so that I think there are a lot of other things to worry about [Donald] Trump. But in conventional political terms, this is a cabinet that I think is going to have a very hard time delivering to the base that Trump courted in this election.” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7eb/e-j-dionne-18102_cabinets_you-have-this-all-the-way-through-this-c_715541.jpg)
![“I wish we had more [Dwight] Eisenhower Republicans in this [Donald]Trump cabinet.” quote by E. J. Dionne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/396/e-j-dionne-18102_cabinets_i-wish-we-had-more-dwight-eisenhower-rep_720383.jpg)