--- title: "28 Trump Quotes By Al Franken" description: "28 Trump quotes by Al Franken. Plus more from Al Franken and more Trump sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/al-franken-1407_guy_one-thing-i-ve-noticed-about-politics-is_1443726.png" --- > [One thing I've noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/one-thing-i-ve-noticed-about-politics-is-that-these-guys-have-pretty/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/al-franken-1407_guy_one-thing-i-ve-noticed-about-politics-is_1443726.png) > [What you see on the campaign trail is me. It's easy being me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/what-you-see-on-the-campaign-trail-is-me-it-s-easy-being-me/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/al-franken-1407_being-me_what-you-see-on-the-campaign-trail-is-me_2825131.png) > [Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/bill-clinton-is-the-greatest-president-of-the-20th-century-because-i/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/al-franken-1407_20th-century_bill-clinton-is-the-greatest-president-o_1057074.png) > [“My point is, the Senate is filled not just with lawyers, but with old white men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/my-point-is-the-senate-is-filled-not-just-with-lawyers-but-with-old-2/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/al-franken-1407_senate_my-point-is-the-senate-is-filled-not-jus_827936.png) > [“politics is about the improvement of people’s lives.” I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/politics-is-about-the-improvement-of-people-s-lives-i/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/al-franken-1407_improvement_politics-is-about-the-improvement-of-peo_964864.png) > [If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it'd be a travesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/if-i-put-myself-on-the-ballot-and-even-50-people-voted-for-me-it-d-be/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/al-franken-1407_ballot_if-i-put-myself-on-the-ballot-and-even-5_182471.png) > [“I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-like-ted-cruz-more-than-most-of-my-other-colleagues-like-ted-cruz/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/al-franken-1407_trump_i-like-ted-cruz-more-than-most-of-my-oth_2610632.png) > [I think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It's just hard to get comfortable with Gore - it was hard for him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-think-clinton-fatigue-was-a-real-thing-it-s-just-hard-to-get/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/al-franken-1407_clinton_i-think-clinton-fatigue-was-a-real-thing_3028481.png) > [“The people of Minnesota value a politician who believes what he says and says what he believes and votes that way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/the-people-of-minnesota-value-a-politician-who-believes-what-he-says/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/al-franken-1407_politics_the-people-of-minnesota-value-a-politici_1854770.png) > [During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president. Looking at a tableau of Ford,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/during-the-reagan-administration-bob-dole-was-present-at-a-ceremony/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/al-franken-1407_administration_during-the-reagan-administration-bob-dol_2627094.jpg) > [ He \[Newt Gingrich\] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/he-newt-gingrich-is-the-most-unpopular-politician-in-america-his/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/al-franken-1407_america_he-newt-gingrich-is-the-most-unpopular-p_935780.png) > [“My point is, the Senate is filled not just with lawyers, but with old white men. Chapter 28 The Angel and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/my-point-is-the-senate-is-filled-not-just-with-lawyers-but-with-old/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/al-franken-1407_senate_my-point-is-the-senate-is-filled-not-jus_821179.jpg) > [We need an investigation, because we don't know what Donald Trump owes Russia. We don't know how many Russian oligarchs have invested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/we-need-an-investigation-because-we-don-t-know-what-donald-trump-owes/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/al-franken-1407_investigation_we-need-an-investigation-because-we-don_2318627.png) > [My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/my-parents-were-really-political-the-news-was-very-important-in-our/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c17/al-franken-1407_dinner_my-parents-were-really-political-the-new_1428629.png) > [There's going to have to be investigations, and an independent investigation, into the Trump campaign and the Trump administration's relationship to Russia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/there-s-going-to-have-to-be-investigations-and-an-independent/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0be/al-franken-1407_administration_there-s-going-to-have-to-be-investigatio_618102.png) > [There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/there-is-a-subset-of-democrats-who-tend-to-mis-fill-out-ballots-the/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e7/al-franken-1407_ballot_there-is-a-subset-of-democrats-who-tend_345328.png) > [“we senators get recesses, but Senate recesses aren’t really breaks. They’re just periods of time where we’re doing different kinds of work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/we-senators-get-recesses-but-senate-recesses-aren-t-really-breaks/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/al-franken-1407_money_we-senators-get-recesses-but-senate-rece_647675.jpg) > [“Politics is not just about power and money games, politics can be about the improvement of people's lives, about lessening human suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/politics-is-not-just-about-power-and-money-games-politics-can-be/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/al-franken-1407_human-suffering_politics-is-not-just-about-power-and-mon_1831641.png) > [“The problem with Ted isn’t that he’s humorless. It isn’t even his truly reprehensible far-right politics. No, the problem with Ted—and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/the-problem-with-ted-isn-t-that-he-s-humorless-it-isn-t-even-his/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/al-franken-1407_politics_the-problem-with-ted-isn-t-that-he-s-hum_1760504.png) > [The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I'm looking at a run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/the-next-thing-i-am-doing-is-moving-back-home-to-minnesota-and/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/825/al-franken-1407_focused_the-next-thing-i-am-doing-is-moving-back_586894.png) > [“But now we seem to have entered an era where getting caught lying openly and shamelessly, lying in a manner that insults…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/but-now-we-seem-to-have-entered-an-era-where-getting-caught-lying/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/al-franken-1407_friendship_but-now-we-seem-to-have-entered-an-era-w_2208369.png) > [I think if you're going to do a movie about Reagan, you do it about the fact that he created the huge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-think-if-you-re-going-to-do-a-movie-about-reagan-you-do-it-about/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/al-franken-1407_america_i-think-if-you-re-going-to-do-a-movie-ab_994205.png) > [“Today’s Congress is a polarized, dysfunctional body, rendered helpless by partisanship, more focused on scoring short-term political points than on solving our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/today-s-congress-is-a-polarized-dysfunctional-body-rendered-helpless/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/al-franken-1407_partisanship_today-s-congress-is-a-polarized-dysfunct_2144733.jpg) > [“Mike Mansfield had a saying: “It only takes one senator to make a scene. But it takes more than one to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/mike-mansfield-had-a-saying-it-only-takes-one-senator-to-make-a-scene/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/al-franken-1407_senator_mike-mansfield-had-a-saying-it-only-take_1674088.png) > [“I know this seems quaint, but back in 2008, Republicans did not consider "demeaning and degrading women" to be senatorial, let alone presidential.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-know-this-seems-quaint-but-back-in-2008-republicans-did-not/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/al-franken-1407_demeaning_i-know-this-seems-quaint-but-back-in-200_2050094.png) > [“Anyway, here’s the thing you have to understand about Ted Cruz. I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/anyway-here-s-the-thing-you-have-to-understand-about-ted-cruz-i-like/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/al-franken-1407_trump_anyway-here-s-the-thing-you-have-to-unde_2476302.png) > [Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/some-of-my-colleagues-seem-more-interested-in-using-every-procedural/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/al-franken-1407_colleagues_some-of-my-colleagues-seem-more-interest_1494894.png) > [Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He's helped me out on a couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/ralph-nader-is-a-hero-i-know-ralph-and-i-call-him-up-occasionally-he/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/al-franken-1407_corporations_ralph-nader-is-a-hero-i-know-ralph-and-i_2304234.png) ## Other authors on Trump ## More by Al Franken > [I want to reclaim 'liberal.' I'm a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-want-to-reclaim-liberal-i-m-a-liberal-and-i-think-most-americans/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [“The Democratic Senator’s Serenity Prayer God Grant Me the Serenity to Accept the Things I Cannot Legislate The Courage to Legislate the Things I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/the-democratic-senator-s-serenity-prayer-god-grant-me-the-serenity-to/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [I'm for Israel's right to exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-m-for-israel-s-right-to-exist/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/you-have-to-love-your-country-like-an-adult-loves-somebody-not-like-a/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [Antitrust law isn't about protecting competing businesses from each other, it's about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/antitrust-law-isn-t-about-protecting-competing-businesses-from-each/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/putin-has-had-many-positive-experiences-working-with-western/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [I'm crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-m-crushed-by-the-responsibility-of-writing-a-satirical-book/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [“right wing’s most common techniques—including the deceptive use of statistics.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/right-wing-s-most-common-techniques-including-the-deceptive-use-of/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-know-i-have-an-awful-lot-to-learn-from-the-people-of-minnesota/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology; I myself own an iPhone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/apple-has-long-been-a-leading-innovator-of-mobile-technology-i-myself/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/i-am-a-minnesotan-and-not-just-because-i-root-for-the-vikings-and-the/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [My dad didn't graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year. My mom sold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/my-dad-didn-t-graduate-from-high-school-ended-up-being-a-printing/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [“As the polls began closing in the East, with states like New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Virginia going for Barack Obama, it was quickly becoming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/as-the-polls-began-closing-in-the-east-with-states-like-new-hampshire/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [Net neutrality isn't a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/net-neutrality-isn-t-a-government-takeover-of-the-internet-as-many-of/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) > [Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn't mean that you can't do something else and also make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/demagoguery-sells-and-therefore-radio-stations-will-put-it-on-but/) [Al Franken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-franken/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/al-franken/#itemlist", "name": "28 Trump Quotes By Al Franken", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One thing I've noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Franken" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-franken/one-thing-i-ve-noticed-about-politics-is-that-these-guys-have-pretty/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/al-franken-1407_guy_one-thing-i-ve-noticed-about-politics-is_1443726.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/al-franken-1407_guy_one-thing-i-ve-noticed-about-politics-is_1443726.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/al-franken-1407_guy_one-thing-i-ve-noticed-about-politics-is_1443726.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One thing I've noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.” — Al Franken", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What you see on the campaign trail is me. 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