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13 people · 50 quotes · 7 Nov 2016 to 25 Aug 2026
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Tepper says Trump gave not one dime to New Jersey charities during Sandy despite big casino and golf operations there.
“I'm on Robin Hood's board in New York. And I got to tell you, during the financial crisis, during Sandy, not one dime not one dime and I know this firsthand.”
“And I got to tell you, during the financial crisis, during Sandy, not one dime not one dime and I know this firsthand. This is fact, not conjecture, fact.”
Tepper states as fact that Trump gave nothing to major Jersey food banks during Sandy or 9/11 benefits.
“This is fact, not conjecture, fact. Not one dime to one major food bank, one major pantry in Jersey, doing Sandy, the the Big Sandy benefit, the Big nineeleven benefit.”
Tepper says Trump gave nothing to major Jersey food banks or pantries during Sandy or nine-eleven benefits.
“Not one dime to one major food bank, one major pantry in Jersey, doing Sandy, the the Big Sandy benefit, the Big nineeleven benefit.”
Tepper challenges Trump's characterization as charitable given zero donations from a supposed multibillionaire during local crises.
“You can't tell me this is a charitable, generous person. When you live in these places, and you are living with your people here, and you have just supposedly a multibillionaire and not 1 dime”
Tepper notes Trump gave nothing to Robin Hood in New York during nine-eleven despite being a supposed multibillionaire.
“When you live in these places, and you are living with your people here, and you have just supposedly a multibillionaire and not 1 dime no, same thing for people in the greatest hour of need, Duane Sandy, Dwayne Dwayne nine eleven even in in in New York for Robin Hood in New York.”
Dearlove says the UK-US relationship extends beyond defense and security to trading terms.
“I think we need to think more broadly. We have a very close relationship with The United States, not only in defense and security terms, but also in trading terms.”
Dearlove argues Trump's relations with the UK have been less difficult than Obama's in some respects.
“I mean, I I think I could make a convincing argument that in some respects Trump's administration in terms of their relations with The UK have not been altogether as difficult as Obama.”
Dearlove suggests Trump's administration has been less difficult for UK relations than Obama's was.
“I think I could make a convincing argument that in some respects Trump's administration in terms of their relations with The UK have not been altogether as difficult as Obama.”
Tepper warns that tariff wars have historically led to real wars, making him nervous about the current path.
“And if you look at the history of of terrorists, they've resulted in, a lot of times, real wars. So I get a little nervous when you start down that path.”
Druckenmiller says negative rates are most anti-capitalist idea and Trump has clearly influenced Powell despite media claims.
“It's the most anti capitalist idea I could ever dream up, and he's pushing Powell.”
Druckenmiller warns Trump reelection and subsequent implosion would unfairly discredit capitalism despite Trump being anti-capitalist.
“You know, it it's funny because Trump if if if things if Trump gets reelected and things implode in the second term, capitalism will get a very bad name in my opinion, and will probably have a big political response, but it will be under someone who's sort of the antithesis of capitalism.”
Dearlove agrees with Trump's hard line on China, saying an international inquiry into the pandemic is needed.
“But I think there's a lot about his China policy that's right, because we need an explanation from the Chinese as to what happened. We need an international inquiry.”
Dearlove agrees with Trump's China policy and says an international explanation is needed for what happened.
“I think there's a lot about his China policy that's right, because we need an explanation from the Chinese as to what happened.”
Dearlove agrees with Trump's hard line on China and calls for international inquiry into pandemic origins.
“We need an international inquiry. And yes, I do, on this issue, agree with Trump's hard line, and I think we should support it.”
Friedberg argues Trump wins by blaming third parties and positioning himself as agent of change.
“Trump is incredible at pointing a finger at some third party and saying that's the enemy. I'm the guy who's gonna go defeat him for a year.”
Sacks argues Trump won by opposing foreign wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya, shattering the Republican Party.
“One was these, you know, foreign wars, these interventions that we've had in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, that were disasters.”
Sacks says Trump broke the Democrats' blue wall by linking bipartisan trade policy to Rust Belt deindustrialization.
“He then took the issue of trade and basically broke down the Democrats' blue wall and the Rust Belt by basically pointing out the ways that our trade our bipartisan trade policy, just like our bipartisan foreign you know, our war policy had led to the deindustrialization of the of the Rust Belt.”
Gurley reports Trump proposed at Business Roundtable solving how to get companies more talented workers.
“They said it was the first time they ever heard him say, and I gotta solve the problem for everybody in this room, how I get you more talented workers.”
Gerstner cites Scott Bessent describing Trump's tariff strategy as loaded gun that will rarely be discharged.
“His nominee to be treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said, quote, the tariff gun will be loaded but rarely discharged, end quote.”
Gerstner frames Trump's 25% tariff threat as negotiating anchor to achieve objectives, not final position.
“He's gonna raise these tariffs in order to achieve national objectives, and then he's gonna be willing to negotiate away from them, but only if he achieves the national objectives.”
Gerstner argues Trump may have principled decade-long belief in tariffs beyond tactical negotiating.
“I think that Trump may in fact have a much, much deeper and more principled belief in tariffs. If you listen to his speeches, if you read them, and this goes back over a decade.”
Gerstner suggests Trump believes America peaked during 1880s high-tariff era before income tax replaced tariff revenue.
“So prior to 1910, which is when we got the income tax, right, the vast majority,”
Dearlove says chemistry between Trump and Zelensky is terrible and US can force ceasefire by cutting intelligence.
“It's quite clear you know that the chemistry between Trump and Zelensky is terrible. They don't like each other, they don't get on with each other and that's been clear for some time but if you want to force Zelensky to accept a ceasefire, if you switch off the intelligence”
Gerstner predicts president wants biggest-ever China deal and is not ideologically rigid on China.
“I think this president wants to do the biggest deal ever done with China. I don't think he's dogmatic at all. I don't think he's some big China hawk.”
Gerstner predicts Trump will pursue the biggest-ever China deal, calling himself a deal junkie at AI summit.
“He said at the AI summit last week, I'm a deal junkie. I like to do deals. You can't be the biggest deal maker in the world without doing a big deal with China.”
Gerstner quotes Trump proposing to cut defense budgets in half for US, China, and Russia.
“He said, You know, if I could wave a magic wand, I would cut the defense budget in half for The United States, for China, and for Russia.”
Lutnick says he and Trump designed the tariff policy together over a year and a quarter before taking office.
“We talked it through, he taught me, I tell you what, he taught me everything about tariffs. We designed the tariff policy together, and we talked Did you about the believe in tariffs?”
Lutnick says he and Trump designed the tariff policy together over a year before taking office.
“We designed the tariff policy together, and we talked Did you about the believe in tariffs? Security I didn't really understand tariffs before I met Donald Trump.”
Lutnick advised von der Leyen that attacking Trump energizes him and he responds twice as hard, like a centrifuge.
“That explains a lot. Right? So he's like a centrifuge. You you go in and goes zing and it goes back at you faster.”
Lutnick advised von der Leyen not to attack Trump directly because confrontation charges him up.
“You know, that's too much. Like don't say no. Don't do that. Because if you go at Donald Trump, he's going to win.”
Sacks claims Trump ended seven wars in seven months and Gaza would be the eighth.
“President Trump has ended seven wars in seven months before this one. This would be the eighth if he pulls it off.”
Palihapitiya notes Manchin spoke with Trump more in two years than eight years with Obama.
“And then you said in the first two years, you spoke with Trump more than you ever did under eight years of Obama.”
Dearlove argues Trump is a historical aberration in American politics who will come and go.
“I take the view, I think, and I spent a lot of time in The States, both professionally and privately, that Trump probably is a historical historical aberration.”
Dearlove criticizes Trump's security statement for failing to explicitly name Russia as a global threat.
“you can't write a statement about security without including clear reference to Russia as a global threat.”
Dearlove argues Trump and Russia both seek to replace Zelenskyy with a controllable Ukrainian leader.
“And what they want well, what the Russians want is a Manchurian candidate who does not appear to be a Manchurian candidate at all, who looks like a loyal Ukrainian,”
Dearlove says Trump and Russia want Zelenskyy removed and replaced with a Manchurian candidate.
“And what they want well, what the Russians want is a Manchurian candidate who does not appear to be a Manchurian candidate at all,”
Dearlove links Trump's eight-day intelligence cutoff to Russian gains at Kharkiv Salient.
“Trump did cut it off briefly at one point for eight days, and that is when the Kharkiv Salient Yeah. Was basically regained by the Russians.”
Dearlove proposes Denmark lease Greenland to the US for a hundred years.
“Why the hell don't the Danes lease them, Iceland, for a sorry, Greenland for a hundred years. I mean, there used to be a big NATO”
Dearlove suggests Denmark could lease Greenland to the US for a hundred years.
“Why the hell don't the Danes lease them, Iceland, for a sorry, Greenland for a hundred years. I mean, there used to be a big NATO American base Keflavik in Iceland.”
Sacks cites Q4 GDP growth rate of 5.4% despite government shutdown as beyond expectations.
“But, you know, in Q4 GDP growth rate 5.4% despite a government shutdown that just, you know, that number just kind of blew everyone away.”
Palihapitiya says realizing media lied about Trump made him feel betrayed by institutions responsible for truth to power.
“So for me it was an evolution where I was like I can't believe I'm being lied to by this group of people whose sole responsibility is to hold truth to power.”
Dearlove says American deterrence is standing up on the world stage in an extraordinary and unexpected way.
“American deterrence, whether we like Trump or not, is suddenly standing up on the world stage in a rather extraordinary way, which probably none of us had imagined would happen.”
Marks dates Trump's tariff announcement to April 1 as a market turning point.
“April 1, President Trump announced, second, announced some massive tariffs, more much more than had been expected, and put them on, and then a week later paused them, and then put some more on and took some off, and and the the market had a negative reaction.”
Huang says Trump supported NVIDIA's investments in Intel and Coherent and U.S. manufacturing.
“And he was delighted that we invested in Intel. He's delighted that we're investing in Coherent. He's incredibly happy that we are manufacturing in United States.”
Dearlove calls the present US administration something of an aberration.
“the present administration in The US I think we regard as something of an aberration.”
Vance claims rents are falling for the first time in a decade under Trump after doubling under Biden.
“Where housing doubled under the leadership of Joe Biden, rents are falling for the first time in a decade under the leadership of Donald Trump”
Vance says all net job growth under Trump has gone to native-born American citizens.
“Under this administration, all of the net job growth has gone to native born American citizens.”
Bessent says Trump took action predecessors deferred and America is no longer managing the Iranian threat.
““President Trump has taken action that his predecessors have long deferred. Under his leadership, America is no longer managing the Iranian threat.”
Bessent says Trump is ending Iran threat rather than managing it like predecessors.
““President Trump has taken action that his predecessors have long deferred. Under his leadership, America is no longer managing the Iranian threat. We are ending it.”