Guy Quote by Rachel Maddow
![“I'm not sure, but [Russia] might be happy to see this guy [Dan Fried] exiting stage left.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/255/rachel-maddow-1240_guy_i-m-not-sure-but-russia-might-be-happy-t_1010654.jpg)
“I'm not sure, but [Russia] might be happy to see this guy [Dan Fried] exiting stage left.”
“I'm not sure, but [Russia] might be happy to see this guy [Dan Fried] exiting stage left.”
![“[Dan fried] is the department's foremost Russia expert and he, too, is now leaving at a time when arguably the State Department needs it most, the State Department will not have the benefit of his insight going forward.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/767/rachel-maddow-1240_benefits_dan-fried-is-the-department-s-foremost-r_2500099.jpg)
![“The new [Donald Trump] administration may not want the benefit of [Dan Fried] expertise in terms of figuring out what Russia is up to with us right now but I do. I mean, we can all benefit from it as a country as we figure out what's going on right now with this presidency and with Russia in…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/953/rachel-maddow-1240_administration_the-new-donald-trump-administration-may_3195587.jpg)
![“[Dan Fried ]is a pillar of the U.S. State Department. He's part of its institutional memory. He has been in the room for basically every important negotiation, every standoff, every big development, particularly between the United States and Russia for decades.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a59/rachel-maddow-1240_bigs_dan-fried-is-a-pillar-of-the-u-s-state-d_1270135.jpg)
![“After [Dan Fried] was initially hired into the Foreign Service in 1977, five subsequent presidents of both parties thought it would be a good idea to keep him on. That his deep understanding, his knowledge of all the players and so many of the secrets it would make him an indispensable asset…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bb4/rachel-maddow-1240_assets_after-dan-fried-was-initially-hired-into_897226.jpg)
![“The only game [Vladimir] Putin can play is to establish a lifelong dictatorship in the country, at first de facto and finally also de jure. In this case, [Dmitri] Medvedev is an interim figure bound to assist Putin in his plan to guarantee a smooth transition to a new term in office.” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bac/garry-kasparov-910_bounds_the-only-game-vladimir-putin-can-play-is_1326427.jpg)
![“The [Donald] Trump folks chose not to keep [Dan Fried] on. He was actually - I said he was actually the third-most senior diplomat in the foreign service.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/543/rachel-maddow-1240_diplomats_the-donald-trump-folks-chose-not-to-keep_1190463.jpg)
![“Ben Carson also denounced [Donald] Trump's ban all Muslims proposal saying we do not and would not advocate being selective on one's religion.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0d7/rachel-maddow-1240_bans_ben-carson-also-denounced-donald-trump-s_674.jpg)
![“Senator [Tom] Cotton has campaigned on wanting to kill Obamacare. He voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act back in January, but he now says, despite these marathon all-night sessions going on in the House, Republicans need to do better, they need to start over, they need to come up with…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ba0/rachel-maddow-1240_affordable_senator-tom-cotton-has-campaigned-on-wan_18158.jpg)
![“[Tom Cotton] has been an absolute champion of the idea of getting rid of Obamacare, scrapping the Affordable Care Act.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a13/rachel-maddow-1240_absolutes_tom-cotton-has-been-an-absolute-champion_30724.jpg)
