--- title: "17 Trump Quotes By Kirsten Powers" description: "17 Trump quotes by Kirsten Powers. Plus more from Kirsten Powers and more Trump sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/kirsten-powers-9672_communication_trump-loves-free-speech-only-when-he-or_83806.png" --- > [Trump loves free speech only when he or his supporters are speaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/trump-loves-free-speech-only-when-he-or-his-supporters-are-speaking/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/kirsten-powers-9672_communication_trump-loves-free-speech-only-when-he-or_83806.png) > [Bernie is a problem Hillary can't figure out how to solve, perhaps because he's not the problem. She is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/bernie-is-a-problem-hillary-can-t-figure-out-how-to-solve-perhaps/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/kirsten-powers-9672_figure_bernie-is-a-problem-hillary-can-t-figure_484890.png) > [I had a lot of ideas about conservatives and then I got to Fox and just, I was like, 'Oh, they're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/i-had-a-lot-of-ideas-about-conservatives-and-then-i-got-to-fox-and/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/kirsten-powers-9672_conservatives_i-had-a-lot-of-ideas-about-conservatives_3056055.png) > [I'm a registered Democrat, I've always been a registered Democrat, only ever voted for a Democrats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/i-m-a-registered-democrat-i-ve-always-been-a-registered-democrat-only/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/460/kirsten-powers-9672_always_i-m-a-registered-democrat-i-ve-always-be_1741327.png) > [Within the paradigm of Democratic politics, even though people probably think I'm a centrist, I'm more a liberal, except for abortion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/within-the-paradigm-of-democratic-politics-even-though-people/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/kirsten-powers-9672_abortion_within-the-paradigm-of-democratic-politi_81203.png) > [Donald Trump has a curious understanding of what freedom of speech means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/donald-trump-has-a-curious-understanding-of-what-freedom-of-speech/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/849/kirsten-powers-9672_communication_donald-trump-has-a-curious-understanding_583050.png) > [In Trump's mind, women derive their primary value from how they look, which is probably why he owned a major beauty pageant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/in-trump-s-mind-women-derive-their-primary-value-from-how-they-look/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/kirsten-powers-9672_beauty_in-trump-s-mind-women-derive-their-prima_1162095.png) > [One question predominates among Democratic voters assessing which candidate to nominate as the Democratic standard-bearer for 2020: 'Can they beat Donald Trump?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/one-question-predominates-among-democratic-voters-assessing-which/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cc/kirsten-powers-9672_beat_one-question-predominates-among-democrat_3062166.png) > [Whereas Hillary is continually reinventing herself and her campaign, throwing things against the wall to see what sticks, Sanders appears to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/whereas-hillary-is-continually-reinventing-herself-and-her-campaign/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aeb/kirsten-powers-9672_broken_whereas-hillary-is-continually-reinventi_1539884.png) > [Women likely are rejecting Trump because they know the presidential race isn't just about taxes or ISIL or immigration. It's about their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/women-likely-are-rejecting-trump-because-they-know-the-presidential/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/kirsten-powers-9672_immigration_women-likely-are-rejecting-trump-because_385185.png) > [Chris Matthews's sickening misogyny was made famous in 2008, when he obsessively tore down Hillary Clinton for standing between Barack Obama and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/chris-matthews-s-sickening-misogyny-was-made-famous-in-2008-when-he/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/072/kirsten-powers-9672_barack-obama_chris-matthews-s-sickening-misogyny-was_1252417.png) > [Leading up to Election Day 2008, candidate Barack Obama declared, 'We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/leading-up-to-election-day-2008-candidate-barack-obama-declared-we/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f6/kirsten-powers-9672_america_leading-up-to-election-day-2008-candidat_2553364.png) > [Obama quickly became an effective advocate for the view that government is a critical part of the solution to society's problems. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/obama-quickly-became-an-effective-advocate-for-the-view-that/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/kirsten-powers-9672_government_obama-quickly-became-an-effective-advoca_1666564.png) > [It's true that Americans are less than thrilled with President Obama and congressional Democrats. Their approval ratings are nothing to celebrate. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/it-s-true-that-americans-are-less-than-thrilled-with-president-obama/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/kirsten-powers-9672_celebrate_it-s-true-that-americans-are-less-than-t_267856.png) > [Trump may not like the fact that 20-plus anonymous sources provided the 'Times' with an unflattering portrait of his campaign, but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/trump-may-not-like-the-fact-that-20-plus-anonymous-sources-provided/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/kirsten-powers-9672_anonymous_trump-may-not-like-the-fact-that-20-plus_564232.png) > [It's not hard to see how accusations against Trump as a racist and misogynist would be met with eye rolls and knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/it-s-not-hard-to-see-how-accusations-against-trump-as-a-racist-and/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/kirsten-powers-9672_accusations_it-s-not-hard-to-see-how-accusations-aga_1098078.png) > [A lack of grace involves much more than critiquing an opponent. It looks a lot more like the ad hominem attacks the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/a-lack-of-grace-involves-much-more-than-critiquing-an-opponent-it/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/kirsten-powers-9672_daily_a-lack-of-grace-involves-much-more-than_1984707.png) ## Other authors on Trump ## More by Kirsten Powers > [Illiberal feminists turn simple ideological disagreements, whether about the federal budget or the Second Amendment or anything else, into excuses to engage in character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/illiberal-feminists-turn-simple-ideological-disagreements-whether/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Within the paradigm of Democratic politics, even though people probably think I'm a centrist, I'm more a liberal, except for abortion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/within-the-paradigm-of-democratic-politics-even-though-people/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Trump loves free speech only when he or his supporters are speaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/trump-loves-free-speech-only-when-he-or-his-supporters-are-speaking/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Protesters can't violate First Amendment rights. Only the government can do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/protesters-can-t-violate-first-amendment-rights-only-the-government/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Women are often forced to maintain good relations with men who abuse them precisely because those men have power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/women-are-often-forced-to-maintain-good-relations-with-men-who-abuse/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [If I had a dollar for every time somebody said, 'I don't understand: how can you be a Democrat and be a Christian?' I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/if-i-had-a-dollar-for-every-time-somebody-said-i-don-t-understand-how/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [It's true that Americans are less than thrilled with President Obama and congressional Democrats. Their approval ratings are nothing to celebrate. But electoral politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/it-s-true-that-americans-are-less-than-thrilled-with-president-obama/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Women likely are rejecting Trump because they know the presidential race isn't just about taxes or ISIL or immigration. It's about their place in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/women-likely-are-rejecting-trump-because-they-know-the-presidential/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Bernie is a problem Hillary can't figure out how to solve, perhaps because he's not the problem. She is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/bernie-is-a-problem-hillary-can-t-figure-out-how-to-solve-perhaps/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Perhaps all of our anxiety is not caused by broken brains but by working nonstop, missing out on time with our friends and families…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/perhaps-all-of-our-anxiety-is-not-caused-by-broken-brains-but-by/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [I've been harassed or on the receiving end of sexist and inappropriate behavior almost every place I've ever worked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/i-ve-been-harassed-or-on-the-receiving-end-of-sexist-and/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Trump may not like the fact that 20-plus anonymous sources provided the 'Times' with an unflattering portrait of his campaign, but that doesn't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/trump-may-not-like-the-fact-that-20-plus-anonymous-sources-provided/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [Donald Trump has a curious understanding of what freedom of speech means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/donald-trump-has-a-curious-understanding-of-what-freedom-of-speech/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [I know I deal with it, I'm sure a lot of other people deal with it: you have that little funny dig you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/i-know-i-deal-with-it-i-m-sure-a-lot-of-other-people-deal-with-it-you/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) > [People are really nice at Fox.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/people-are-really-nice-at-fox/) [Kirsten Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-powers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/kirsten-powers/#itemlist", "name": "17 Trump Quotes By Kirsten Powers", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Trump loves free speech only when he or his supporters are speaking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kirsten Powers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-powers/trump-loves-free-speech-only-when-he-or-his-supporters-are-speaking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/kirsten-powers-9672_communication_trump-loves-free-speech-only-when-he-or_83806.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/kirsten-powers-9672_communication_trump-loves-free-speech-only-when-he-or_83806.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/kirsten-powers-9672_communication_trump-loves-free-speech-only-when-he-or_83806.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Trump loves free speech only when he or his supporters are speaking.” — Kirsten Powers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bernie is a problem Hillary can't figure out how to solve, perhaps because he's not the problem. 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"text": "Whereas Hillary is continually reinventing herself and her campaign, throwing things against the wall to see what sticks, Sanders appears to be driven by core values. He's running because he wants to upend a broken system. 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