Skip to content

Clause Quote by Chuck Todd

“Every president since George Washington has respected this clause in the Constitution. We want to avoid that Constitutional potential crisis. And the way to do it is for Donald Trump - it's not about him.” quote by Chuck Todd — Download Open image

“Every president since George Washington has respected this clause in the Constitution. We want to avoid that Constitutional potential crisis. And the way to do it is for Donald Trump - it's not about him.”

About This Quote

Source Speech: Political Commentary, 2020s

Leaders should respect constitutional limits to prevent crises, regardless of personal politics.

In simple terms: Respect the constitution.

Key Takeaway

Uphold constitutional checks.

Themes

law government responsibility

Mood

cautious analytical

Type

political commentary

When to use this quote

legislative debates
executive decisions
public policy

Key Concepts

constitutional law political stability

Questions to Reflect On

How can we ensure nonpartisan enforcement?
What safeguards prevent abuse?

A Different Perspective

Political bias can undermine objectivity.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (6 ratings)

Avoid Constitutional Clause Clause Constitution Clauses Constitution Constitution Want Crisis George w President Respected Clause Trump Want Way

More by Chuck Todd

Tim Ryan does not look like the 21st century democratic party. And should that matter?

Image

Does the terror threat we're facing grow out of a perversion of Islam, or does it represent and extreme, but durable, strain of the…

Image

[Donald Trump] even quoted a tweet from a self-identified 16-year-old as a way to justify crazy unsupported claims about the popular vote.

Image

There isn't but this is, in some ways, perhaps, a useful distraction from other things, giving [Donald Trump] more space to make his decisions…

Image

Barack Obama was better as a campaigner than as a - as a president sometimes in this same position. It is easier when you…

Image

Democrats will say the money they give to Planned Parenthood does not go to abortions. That the money they give to Planned Parenthood only…

Image

As the saying goes, when you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Image

The more there is scandal and corruption in Washington, the better it is for McCain, so he's at a high point right now.

Image

Folks, some of these town halls are clearly organized. But, regardless, there are potential warning signs that Republicans perhaps shouldn't ignore.We heard Democrats dismiss…

Image

America has a love-hate relationship with celebrity. We love to follow celebrities, but we also love to mock them. And secretly, we believe we're…

Image

[Barack Obama] was comfortable when he had the foil.

Image

One could argue [Bob] Corker has been more supportive of [Donald] Trump's foreign policy skepticism of the establishment than anybody else.

Image

Explore all 152 Chuck Todd quotes

More Clause quotes

I would have had a clause in my contract; I would've definitely put some fine print in my contract that said, "If the president…

Image

Money is speech. It's incongruous to say a multimillionaire can spend as much on his own campaign as he wants, but you can only…

Image

The Supreme Court, in 2005, emphasized and contrasted the great power of Congress under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate commerce versus much more…

Barbara Ann Radnofsky

Image

“Some people incorrectly assume that a survival clause means that the representations are made or brought down on a continuing basis. This is inconsistent…

Image

I don't have a crazy rider clause saying I have to stay at fancy hotels. I don't have a problem with staying at a…

Image

“They ought to make it a binding clause that if you find God you get to keep Him.”

Image

In no part of the Constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace…

Image

Knowing constitutional law helps one at the opera. The trial in 'Billy Budd,' as example, invokes the fugitive slave clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Image

“tucked into the 2012 Farm Bill was a clause indemnifying Monsanto if the use of their products happens to mess up someone’s land.”

Judith D. Schwartz

Image

“A proviso is a clause that begins with either "provided" or "provided, however.”

Image

I've made six films for Disney, and they have a clause in their contracts called the morality clause that I've always refused to sign.

Stellan Skarsgard

Image

[The necessary and proper clause] neither enlarges any power specifically granted; nor is it a grant of any new power to Congress; But it…

Image

Browse all 27 Clause quotes