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WOMEN
“You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful—I just start kissing them. It's like a
magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it, you can
do anything... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.” ​September 2005

deception. There has never been anything like it, and we’re going to have a special
prosecutor.” ​October 9, 2016
Nicknames political opponents: Crooked Hillary, Little Marco, Lyin’ Ted, ‘Low
Energy’ Jeb, Pocahontas for Elizabeth Warren. ​Multiple occasions

“I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.” ​March 6, 2006

FOREIGN LEADERS/REGIMES

“Ariana Huffington is unattractive, both inside and out. I fully understand why her
former husband left her for a man – he made a good decision.” Arianna Huffington,
co-founder of The Huffington Post, was going through a divorce at the time. ​August 28,
2012

"When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost
blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength.
That shows you the power of strength." ​March 1990

On women who get abortions: "There has to be some form of punishment.” ​March 30,
2016

On Saddam Hussein’s use of chemical weapons: "Saddam Hussein throws a little gas,
everyone goes crazy, 'oh he's using gas!'" ​December 30, 2015

ISLAMIC/ARAB TOPICS

On Kim Jong Un: "Even though it is a culture and it's a cultural thing, he goes in, he
takes over, and he's the boss. It's incredible.” ​January 9, 2016

On closing mosques: "Nobody wants to say this and nobody wants to shut down
religious institutions or anything, but you know, you understand it. A lot of people
understand it. We’re going to have no choice." ​November 17, 2015

On Saddam Hussein: “But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that
so good. They didn't read them the rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists. Over.”
July 5, 2016

When asked if he would institute Muslim database: "I would certainly implement that.
Absolutely. There should be a lot of systems, beyond databases. We should have a lot of
systems." ​November 19, 2015

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are
missing.” ​July 27, 2016

“There were people that were cheering on the other side of New Jersey, where you have
large Arab populations. They were cheering as the World Trade Center came down. I
know it might be not politically correct for you to talk about it, but there were people
cheering as that building came down — as those buildings came down. And that tells
you something. It was well covered at the time, George. Now, I know they don’t like to
talk about it, but it was well covered at the time. There were people over in New Jersey
that were watching it, a heavy Arab population, that were cheering as the buildings came
down. Not good.” ​November 21. 2015
"Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and c​omplete shutdown of Muslims entering the
United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
December 7, 2015
Defending stance on Muslims: “Take a look at Presidential Proclamations 2525, 2526
and 2527, having to do with alien German, alien Italian, alien Japanese. They stripped
them of their naturalization proceedings. They went through a whole list of things; they
couldn’t go five miles from their homes. They weren’t allowed to use radios, flashlights.
I mean, you know, take a look at what FDR did many years ago and he’s one of the
most highly respected presidents.” ​December 8, 2015
“I think Islam hates us.” ​March 9, 2016
Asked if a Muslim judge would treat him unfairly: “It’s possible, yes. That would be
possible, absolutely.” ​June 5, 2016
OPPONENTS
Publicly released personal phone number of Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina,
a rival candidate at the time. ​July 21, 2015
“​Jeb Bush is crazy, who cares that he speaks Mexican, this is America, English!!"
August 24, 2015
On Carly Fiorina: “Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine
that, the face of our next president? I mean, she’s a woman, and I’m not supposed to say
bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?” ​September 9, 2015
On Ted Cruz’s father: “His father was with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to Oswald's being
— you know, shot. I mean, the whole thing is ridiculous. What is this, right prior to his
being shot, and nobody even brings it up. They don't even talk about that. That was
reported, and nobody talks about it. I mean, what was he doing — what was he doing
with Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before the death? Before the shooting? It’s horrible.”
May 3, 2016
On Clinton’s possible SCOTUS appointee(s): “If she gets to pick her judges, nothing
you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people — maybe there is, I don’t
know.” ​August 9, 2016
Said directly to Clinton: “I didn’t think I’d say this, but I’m going to say it, and I hate to
say it. But if I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor
to look into your situation, because there has never been so many lies, so much

On Vladimir Putin: “His thoughts are so correct.” ​December 23, 2016
RACE
“What a convenient mistake: @BarackObama issued a statement for Kwanza but failed
to issue one for Christmas.” ​December 28, 2011
“An ‘extremely credible source’ has called my office and told me that Barack Obama’s
birth certificate is a fraud.” ​August 6, 2012
“Sadly, the overwhelming amount of violent crime in our major cities is committed by
blacks and hispanics-a tough subject-must be discussed.” ​June 5, 2013
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best. They’re not sending you,
they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems
with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bring crime. They’re rapists… And some, I
assume, are good people.” ​June 16, 2015
When asked to provide evidence that Latino immigrants are the cause of higher rape
statistics: “Well if you look at the statistics of people coming, you look at the statistics
on rape, on crime, on everything coming in illegally into this country it’s
mind-boggling! ... Well, somebody’s doing the raping, Don! I mean somebody’s doing
it! Who’s doing the raping? Who’s doing the raping?” ​July 1, 2015
On supporters who beat a homeless Latino: “I will say that people who are following me
are very passionate. They love this country and they want this country to be great again.
They are passionate.” ​August 19, 2015
Told television anchor Jorge Ramos to “go back to Univision” ​August 25, 2015
On David Duke’s support of his campaign: “Just so you understand. I don’t know
anything about David Duke, OK? I don’t know anything about what you’re even talking
about with white supremacy or white supremacists. So I don’t know. I mean, I don’t
know — did he endorse me or what’s going on? Because I know nothing about David
Duke. I know nothing about white supremacists. And so you’re asking me a question
that I’m supposed to be talking about people that I know nothing about.” ​February 28,
2016
Further asked about David Duke and the KKK: “Well, I have to look at the group. I
don’t know what group you’re talking about. You wouldn’t want me to condemn a
group that I know nothing about. I’d have to look. If you would send me a list of the
groups, I will do research on them and certainly I would disavow if I thought there was
something wrong.” ​February 28, 2016
Again asked about David Duke and the KKK: “Honestly, I don’t know David Duke. I
don’t believe I’ve ever met him. I’m pretty sure I didn’t meet him. And I just don’t
know anything about him.” ​February 28, 2016
Spotting an African-American in one of his crowds: “Look at my African-American
over here.” ​June 3, 2016

On Judge Curiel: “He’s a Mexican. We’re building a wall between here and Mexico.
The answer is, he is giving us very unfair rulings — rulings that people can’t even
believe.” ​June 3, 2016

Blacklists news networks from his events: Univision, BuzzFeed, Politico, The Daily
Beast, The Huffington Post, The Des Moines Register ​Multiple occasions
ELECTIONS/POLLS

PROTESTERS
During the beating of a BLM protester at a Birmingham rally: “Get him the hell out of
here!” ​November 21, 2015
On the beating of a BLM protester at a Birmingham rally: “Maybe he should have been
roughed up. It was absolutely disgusting what he was doing.” ​November 22, 2015
On a Nevadan protester: ​"I'd like to punch him in the face." ​February 22, 2016
Seeing a protestor escorted out by police: “You see, in the good old days, law
enforcement acted a lot quicker than this. A lot quicker. In the good old days, they’d rip
him out of that seat so fast — but today, everybody’s politically correct. Our country’s
going to hell with being politically correct. Going to hell.” ​February 26, 2016
“Bernie Sanders is lying when he says his disruptors aren't told to go to my events. Be
careful Bernie, or my supporters will go to yours!” ​March 13, 2016

"Despite winning the second debate in a landslide (every poll), it is hard to do well when
Paul Ryan and others give zero support!" Every poll was not won. ​October 11, 2016
When asked if defeat to Clinton would be accepted: "I w​ill look at it at the time. I will
keep you in suspense." ​October 19, 2016
"I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the
people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic
presidential election, if I win." ​October 20, 2016
“I’m just thinking to myself right now, we should just cancel the election and just give it
to Trump, right?” ​October 27, 2016
“In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if
you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” ​November 27, 2016
ENVIRONMENT

GOVERNMENT/POLICY
“I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll
build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border,
and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.” ​June 16, 2015

“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make
U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” ​November 6, 2012
“It’s freezing and snowing in New York – we need global warming!” ​November 7, 2012

“I know more about ISIS than the generals do, believe me.'' ​November 12, 2015

OTHER STATEMENTS/ACTIONS

On waterboarding: "It works. Believe me, it works. And you know what? If it doesn't
work, they deserve it anyway, for what they're doing. It works." N
​ ovember 23, 2015

“Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please
don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault.” ​May 8, 2013

"The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families, when you get
these terrorists, you have to take out their
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families. They care about their lives, don't kid
yourself. When they say they don't care about their lives, you have to take out their
families." ​December 2, 2015

On John McCain: “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I
like people who weren’t captured.” ​July 18, 2015

Also on waterboarding: “I would bring back waterboarding, and I would bring back a
hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.” ​February 6, 2016
Asked how he would convince the military to commit war crimes: “They won’t refuse.
They’re not going to refuse me. If I say do it, they’re going to do it.” ​March 3, 2016
“I am a constitutionalist. I am going to abide by the Constitution whether it’s number 1,
number 2, number 12, number 9.” The Constitution of the United States has only seven
Articles. ​July 7, 2016
"One of the things I'd do ... is I would do stop-and-frisk. I think you have to. We did it in
New York, it worked incredibly well and you have to be proactive and, you know, you
really help people sort of change their mind automatically.” ​September 21, 2016

Mocked disabled reporter: He said, before jerking his arms around and holding his right
hand at an angle. “ ‘Ah, I don’t know what I said! I don’t remember!’ ” ​November 25,
2015
"I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose
voters." ​January 23, 2016
“Look at those hands, are they small hands? And, [Republican rival Marco Rubio]
referred to my hands: ‘If they’re small, something else must be small.’ I guarantee you
there’s no problem. I guarantee.” ​March 3, 2016
On reading: “I never have. I’m always busy doing a lot. Now I’m more busy, I guess,
than ever before.” ​July 17, 2016

On nuclear armament: “Let it be an arms race.” ​December 23, 2016

Be diligent.

THE PRESS/FREEDOM OF SPEECH

This list does not claim to be definitive.

Singled out MSNBC reporter at rally and frenzied crowd against her: “She’s back there.
Little Katy. She’s back there. What a lie it was. What a lie – Katy Tur!” ​December 7,
2015
“We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that internet up in some
ways. So​mebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish
people." ​December 7, 2015
“I’m going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible
and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money. We’re going to open up those
libel laws. So that when The New York Times writes a hit piece which is a total disgrace
or when the Washington Post, which is there for other reasons, writes a hit piece, we can
sue them and win money instead of having no chance of winning because they’re totally
protected. You see, with me they’re not protected, because I’m not like other people, but
I’m not taking money — I’m not taking their money. So we’re going to open up those
libel laws, folks, and we’re going to have people sue you like you never got sued
before.” ​February 26, 2016
“We are in a rigged system, and a big part of the rigging are these dishonest people in
the media.” ​October 21, 2016