George Stephanopoulos Quotes

In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, it takes off seven years of your life.

The thing to remember is that Donald Trump didn't rescue the Republican Party, he crushed the Republican Party. The Republican Party was so weak that an outsider came along and just wiped it out.

I do not believe that loyalty should demand defending behavior that I find abhorrent.

The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act in such a stupid, selfish and self-destructive manner?

Well, I did say we'll put it out and we'll put it out when we can. But I don't know what we can put out or when we can put it out.

I'm learning all the right vocabulary words - 'You're right, I'm wrong.'

From his moment of victory, a kinder, gentler Donald Trump - praise for the opponent he promised to jail.

The man at the center [Donald Trump], soon to be the world's most powerful, now shoulders the hopes and dreams of millions of Americans, the fear and anxiety of millions more.

Bill Kristol, is the focus going to be now on Washington and a real consolidation in Washington now. Republicans in control of everything.

Protests [against Donald Trump] four nights running.Thousands marching across the country.

Secretary of State, maybe they [Republicans] would consider Steve Hadley for that job.

A lot of that will depend on who the person is on [Donald] Trump's, you know, right hand side, whether it's [Stephen] Bannon or whether it's [Reince] Priebus.

[Donald] Trump is a big visionary guy, not a detail guy, obviously.

Protected by a no-fly zone, surrounded by protesters, Trump Tower is buzzing with intensity. The president-elect's family, loyalist advisers and wannabes all jockeying for position.

I think General [Mike] Flynn is probably the top contender for that job [of national security adviser].

Soon the Oval Office will be his [ Donald Trump] office, his home.

But away from the rituals of Washington, alongside the elation of [Donald] Trump supporters, there is deep anxiety, anger and fear.

[ Donald Trump] deference to the president [Barack Obama] whose legitimacy he questioned.

[Donald Trump] respect for the Republican leaders he denounced.

Rudy Giuliani also be mentioned as a possible Attorney General. Is it fair to say that he would like to serve President Trump?

How will a President Trump bind those wounds rubbed so raw by this campaign?

[Donald Trump] he has pulled off something that no one believed he could do.

I think all of these things, there are always names floated - Newt Gingrich's name is out there. Sometimes you just want to make the loyalists happy by floating those names.

This is a huge decision [to choose advisers and Secretary of State]. This is where he [Donald Trump] has the least experience and will have to rely on people with experience.

The president is exempt from the conflict of interest rules that all other administrations must - administration officials must abide by.

We have also seen this spate of incidents, racially-charged incidents, across the country right now. What should President-Elect [Donald] Trump do to get that under control?

Conservative activists want [Stephen] Bannon, somebody who has spent much of the past two years trying to destroy speaker of the House, Paul Ryan.

[Possible Attorney General] that's a discussion I'd like to have with [Donald Trump].

I know [Rudy Giuliani] call the protesters crybabies.

Such a closely divided election; Secretary [Hillary] Clinton won the popular votes.Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin - about 112,000 votes separated the two candidates as well.

President-Elect [Donald] Trump has not ruled out seeking a special prosecutor for Hillary Clinton, says he has other priorities.

You see a lot of anger in the streets , demonstrations every night since the election [2016].

I work all over the world. I have a very, very full life.

I'm very happy in my law practice and my security firm.

It turned out that Democrats did not come out in the numbers they came out for, for Barack Obama. Five million fewer voters than went for Barack Obama back in 2012. So, what went wrong?

The next big decision [of Donald Trump], chief of staff. And the two names talked about the most, Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus. Both allies, but they send quite a different message.

Defeating Hillary Clinton in a campaign unlike anything we've seen in our lifetimes.

[Donald Trump] said that even though he wants to repeal and replace ObamaCare, he might want to preserve some parts.

Rudy Giuliani say he thinks that a lot of protesters are professional protesters right there.

President Donald Trump has said, he would be honored to meet Kim Jong-un under the right circumstances. What are those circumstances?

I was going to say we saw Secretary [Hillary] Clinton reported that she believes that she would've won the election but for the interference of the FBI director James Comey.

We saw his [Donald Trump] children appointed this week to formal roles in the transition. A lot of ethics experts looking at that and saying that there is not a blind trust.

[Donald Trump] borrows money from all kinds of people around the world, including more than $100 million from a German bank now under federal investigation.

As well as, we know, as a real estate developer, [Donald Trump] has hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, in loans.

Of those hundreds of lawsuits [for Donald Trump], we're told 30 are significant. There's pressure for him to settle that suit before he goes into the office.

Forty-five hundred outstanding lawsuits now for Donald Trump, including Trump University in court .

[Donald] Trump suggesting to "The Wall Street Journal" that he would stop aiding the rebels fighting [Bashir] Assad.

A lot of people believe, including Howard Dean is looking at this, that the Democratic party demands a full-time chair.

Michael Moore put out a tweet. He said tell your senators and house members now, you want them to cease all business until they appoint a special committee on [Donald] Trump and the Russians.

I'm talking about the finding in October that is public now of 17 different intelligence agencies saying Russia tried to meddle with our elections.