--- title: "23 Trump Quotes By Jake Tapper" description: "23 Trump quotes by Jake Tapper. Plus more from Jake Tapper and more Trump sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/jake-tapper-4443_like_probably-like-a-lot-of-people-my-persona_800525.jpg" --- > [Probably like a lot of people, my personal politics are all over the map.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/probably-like-a-lot-of-people-my-personal-politics-are-all-over-the/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/jake-tapper-4443_like_probably-like-a-lot-of-people-my-persona_800525.jpg) > [It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/it-matters-to-people-that-the-president-tell-them-the-truth/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3be/jake-tapper-4443_matters_it-matters-to-people-that-the-president_395122.jpg) > [Politicians don't like tough coverage, and their protectors try to destroy the messengers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/politicians-don-t-like-tough-coverage-and-their-protectors-try-to/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/jake-tapper-4443_destroy_politicians-don-t-like-tough-coverage-an_1398826.jpg) > [Everyone should work in politics to see how horrible it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/everyone-should-work-in-politics-to-see-how-horrible-it-is/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fb/jake-tapper-4443_everyone_everyone-should-work-in-politics-to-see_2803091.jpg) > [What would McCarthy, what would Nixon, what would Bill Clinton have done if they'd had Twitter?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/what-would-mccarthy-what-would-nixon-what-would-bill-clinton-have/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d4/jake-tapper-4443_bill_what-would-mccarthy-what-would-nixon-wha_2469298.jpg) > [You know who has done a lot of questioning of generals? President Trump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/you-know-who-has-done-a-lot-of-questioning-of-generals-president-trump/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/jake-tapper-4443_done_you-know-who-has-done-a-lot-of-questioni_2843647.jpg) > [ \[Donald\] Trump has been saying that on, day one, the violent undocumented immigrants will be - will leave the country. But what… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/donald-trump-has-been-saying-that-on-day-one-the-violent-undocumented/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/jake-tapper-4443_country_donald-trump-has-been-saying-that-on-day_3198771.jpg) > [I'm not a member of a political party, and I feel very, very comfortable being independent. Even if I weren't a journalist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-m-not-a-member-of-a-political-party-and-i-feel-very-very/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/jake-tapper-4443_being_i-m-not-a-member-of-a-political-party-an_907792.jpg) > [There are basic lines of human decency, norms to which society generally agrees and to which we adhere, and we continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/there-are-basic-lines-of-human-decency-norms-to-which-society/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/jake-tapper-4443_continue_there-are-basic-lines-of-human-decency-n_1146499.jpg) > [Trump is most fun to draw - just a great mash of caricature-able features, from bouffant to eyebrows and scowl, to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/trump-is-most-fun-to-draw-just-a-great-mash-of-caricature-able/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9a/jake-tapper-4443_caricature_trump-is-most-fun-to-draw-just-a-great-m_671572.jpg) > [The only politician in my family was my grandfather's grandfather, who was the mayor of Winnipeg from Jan. 1, 1917, until Jan.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/the-only-politician-in-my-family-was-my-grandfather-s-grandfather-who/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/jake-tapper-4443_days_the-only-politician-in-my-family-was-my_761560.jpg) > [I don't understand why it's the fault of the media for focusing on an issue that Mike Pence are crediting Donald Trump…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-don-t-understand-why-it-s-the-fault-of-the-media-for-focusing-on-an/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/jake-tapper-4443_faults_i-don-t-understand-why-it-s-the-fault-of_1506840.jpg) > [It's not empirically wrong to say that Washington isn't working for the American people and Washington does too many things for powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/it-s-not-empirically-wrong-to-say-that-washington-isn-t-working-for/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/jake-tapper-4443_american_it-s-not-empirically-wrong-to-say-that-w_685680.jpg) > [ The estimated 11 or so million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. This is what Mr. \[Donald \] Trump promised back in November. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/the-estimated-11-or-so-million-undocumented-immigrants-currently-in/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/jake-tapper-4443_immigrants_the-estimated-11-or-so-million-undocumen_494202.jpg) > [I don't want to compare President Obama and President Trump on these issues, because they're different, and the scale isn't even remotely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-don-t-want-to-compare-president-obama-and-president-trump-on-these/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b5/jake-tapper-4443_media_i-don-t-want-to-compare-president-obama_2638250.jpg) > [If the Trump White House and their allies in the media want to have this conversation about decency, I welcome them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/if-the-trump-white-house-and-their-allies-in-the-media-want-to-have/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/jake-tapper-4443_communication_if-the-trump-white-house-and-their-allie_877298.jpg) > ['MAD Magazine' put out a book that was a collection of Trump cartoons, and they asked me to do the forward because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/mad-magazine-put-out-a-book-that-was-a-collection-of-trump-cartoons/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ac/jake-tapper-4443_books_mad-magazine-put-out-a-book-that-was-a-c_2397079.jpg) > [Don't get me wrong: politicians have been lying for a long time, long before Donald Trump was born, but the degree of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/don-t-get-me-wrong-politicians-have-been-lying-for-a-long-time-long/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/jake-tapper-4443_donald-trump_don-t-get-me-wrong-politicians-have-been_2005304.jpg) > [“Then there was the Trumpiness of it all. A candidate just didn’t get a whole lot out of debating Trump. Even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/then-there-was-the-trumpiness-of-it-all-a-candidate-just-didn-t-get-a/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a11/jake-tapper-4443_alzheimers_then-there-was-the-trumpiness-of-it-all_3180975.jpg) > [Washington, as we know it, is essentially run by men and women who are not elected or even appointed to their posts,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/washington-as-we-know-it-is-essentially-run-by-men-and-women-who-are/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/jake-tapper-4443_men_washington-as-we-know-it-is-essentially_2075092.jpg) > [I get that that the violent illegal immigrants will be removed from the country. But what I am not hearing and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-get-that-that-the-violent-illegal-immigrants-will-be-removed-from/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d6/jake-tapper-4443_backing-away_i-get-that-that-the-violent-illegal-immi_2237437.jpg) > [“ BIDEN : “ Look, folks ,” the president told the adoring crowd after his wife handed him the microphone, “you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/biden-look-folks-the-president-told-the-adoring-crowd-after-his-wife/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/jake-tapper-4443_alzheimers_biden-look-folks-the-president-told-the_1185234.jpg) > [ The idea is, Mr. \[Donald\] Trump won the primaries in no small way because he had this very forceful position, saying all… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/the-idea-is-mr-donald-trump-won-the-primaries-in-no-small-way-because/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/jake-tapper-4443_country_the-idea-is-mr-donald-trump-won-the-prim_3077821.jpg) ## Other authors on Trump ## More by Jake Tapper > [You know what takes effort? Being kind, being patient, being respectful, telling someone how you feel politely instead of just avoiding them for six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/you-know-what-takes-effort-being-kind-being-patient-being-respectful/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [My job, in general, is nonfiction, so writing fiction was liberating. If you can't find the answer to something, you just make it up!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/my-job-in-general-is-nonfiction-so-writing-fiction-was-liberating-if/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [I listen to a lot of criticism. From the Left and the Right and from everywhere. I mean, everybody's a media critic. And sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-listen-to-a-lot-of-criticism-from-the-left-and-the-right-and-from/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [I don't really get nervous anymore unless there's a big interview.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-don-t-really-get-nervous-anymore-unless-there-s-a-big-interview/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [People mess up. They say things when their guard is down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/people-mess-up-they-say-things-when-their-guard-is-down/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [Whenever journalism students ask me what they should be doing, I say that if you're on social media, you should be following a ton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/whenever-journalism-students-ask-me-what-they-should-be-doing-i-say/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [My job is not to be liked. My job is to tell the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/my-job-is-not-to-be-liked-my-job-is-to-tell-the-truth/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [It took me years to realize I wanted to be in journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/it-took-me-years-to-realize-i-wanted-to-be-in-journalism/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [There are news sources that are just out-and-out lies coming from Europe, coming from other parts of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/there-are-news-sources-that-are-just-out-and-out-lies-coming-from/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/it-matters-to-people-that-the-president-tell-them-the-truth/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [My job is to be skeptical: skeptical of people like Edward Snowden and skeptical of the U.S. government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/my-job-is-to-be-skeptical-skeptical-of-people-like-edward-snowden-and/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [I did freelance cartooning off and on from college graduation in 1991 through ABC News hiring me in 2003. I did a weekly comic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-did-freelance-cartooning-off-and-on-from-college-graduation-in-1991/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [I definitely pack coffee if I'm going someplace where it might not be available. When I went to Afghanistan in 2011, I brought a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-definitely-pack-coffee-if-i-m-going-someplace-where-it-might-not-be/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [ The estimated 11 or so million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. This is what Mr. \[Donald \] Trump promised back in November. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/the-estimated-11-or-so-million-undocumented-immigrants-currently-in/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) > [I think it's important to have as diverse of a feed as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/i-think-it-s-important-to-have-as-diverse-of-a-feed-as-possible/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/jake-tapper/#itemlist", "name": "23 Trump Quotes By Jake Tapper", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Probably like a lot of people, my personal politics are all over the map.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jake Tapper" }, "url": 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