Administration Quote by Rachel Maddow
![“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)
“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 particular.”
![“[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)
![“My hope is that the president-elect [Donald Trump] coming in takes a similarly constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with Russia, where our values and interests align. But that the president-elect also is willing to stand up to Russia where they are deviating from our values…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/547/barack-obama-17_approach_my-hope-is-that-the-president-elect-dona_1197102.jpg)
![“It is well known, widely known that the US President-elect [Donald Trump] has publicly spoken in favour of normalising Russian-American relations. We cannot but support this. Of course, we understand that it will not be an easy job, taking into account the degree to which Russian-American…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab1/vladimir-putin-261_accounts_it-is-well-known-widely-known-that-the-u_2997594.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)
![“[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)
![“With the new Russia allegations coming to the fore once again, the conclusion of the intelligence agencies, we've got to have those [Donald Trump's] taxes to evaluate whether these conflicts go to the heart of our most pressing national security interests.” quote by Norman L. Eisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c84/norman-l-eisen-36560_agency_with-the-new-russia-allegations-coming-t_1450497.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)
