Donald Trump’s Greatest Self- Contradictions - POLITICO Magazine. Donald Trump likes to say that he “tells it like it is,” and his blunt style has won him the Republican nomination, buoyed by voters who like feeling they know just where a candidate stands on the issues. So where does he stand? News Release: Interior Department Taps Experienced Leaders for Key Positions in Indian Affairs and Education. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Principal. With Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso. In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous. Egham, U.K., February 15, 2017 View All Press Releases Gartner Says Worldwide Sales of Smartphones Grew 7 Percent in the Fourth Quarter of 2016. The top two Wild Card teams from each league make the postseason and play each other in a one-game playoff. Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled Tay — a Twitter bot that the company described as. 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To create the definitive archive of Trump’s long argumentwith himself, Politico mined an almost limitless seam of his radio and TV interviews, newspaper and magazine profiles, books written about him and books written by him, rambling campaign speeches and late- night tweets. Read them together and they reveal a person who may be amazingly good at gauging the moment, but whose principles, beyond simply winning, remain elusive—perhaps even to himself. Story Continued Below. Has anyone ever disagreed with Donald Trump more than Donald Trump?***“I have no intention of running for president.” (Time, September 1. I am officially running for president.” (New York, June 1. I don’t want it for myself. I don’t need it for myself.” (ABC News, November 2. I wanted to do this for myself. I’m a pretty conservative guy. I’m somewhat liberal on social issues, especially health care.” (CNN, October 8, 1. You’d be shocked if I said that in many cases I probably identify more as a Democrat.” (CNN, March 2. Look, I’m a Republican. I’m a very conservative guy in many respects—I guess in most respects.” (The Hugh Hewitt Show, February 2. I’ve actually been an activist Democrat and Republican.” (CNN, October 8, 1. Folks, I’m a conservative, but at this point, who cares? We got to straighten out the country.” (Burlingame, California, April 2. I’m totally pro- choice.” (Fox News, October 3. I’m pro- life.” (CPAC, February 1. Look, I’m very pro- choice. I hate the concept of abortion. I hate everything it stands for. I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject, but you still—I just believe in choice. A lot of people—I don’t want this to sound trivial—but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can’t sink three- footers anymore. And I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist.” (New York Times, May 1, 2. It’s always good to do things nice and complicated so that nobody can figure it out.” (The New Yorker, May 1. The simplest approach is often the most effective.” (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1. My attention span is short.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1. I have an attention span that’s as long as it has to be.” (Time, August 1. I prefer to come to work each day and just see what develops.” (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1. You can’t just sit around waiting for deals, opportunities, or a lucky break.” (Trump: Think Big, 2. I look at things for the art sake and the beauty sake and for the deal sake.” (New York magazine, July 1. I’m just a fucking businessman.” (Fortune, April 1. I’m speaking with myself, No. I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things. I hire experts. I hire top, top people. And I do listen.” (Greenville, South Carolina, February 1. I’m speaking with myself, No. I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things. Does that make sense to you? Always be around unsuccessful people because everybody will respect you.” (De Pere, Wisconsin, March 3. I surround myself with good people, and then I give myself the luxury of trusting them.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1. My motto is . I’m a very untrusting guy.” (Playboy, March 1. Expect the best from people.” (Trump: Think Big, 2. The world is a vicious and brutal place. We think we’re civilized. In truth, it’s a cruel world and people are ruthless. They act nice to your face, but underneath they’re out to kill you. Those are your friends; your enemies are even worse!” (Trump: Think Big, 2. If you have smart people working for you, they’ll try to screw you if they think they can do better without you.” (Daily Mail, October 3. You know, I know the smart people. I really know the smart people. I deal with the smart people.” (CNN, October 8, 1. You never want people to think you’re a loser or a schlepper, but it’s not a good idea if they think you’re the smartest guy in the room, either.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2. I’m, like, a really smart person.” (Phoenix, July 1. You’re generally better off sticking with what you know.” (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1. It’s essential that you keep your mind open and alert.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2. All I know is what’s on the Internet.” (NBC News, March 1. I see no value whatsoever in believing ignorance to be an attribute.” (Trump: Think Like a Champion, 2. I love the poorly educated.” (Las Vegas, February 2. I’ve cultivated the learning habit over the years, and it’s one of the most pleasurable aspects of my life.” (Trump: How to Get Rich, 2. Fortunately, I don’t pride myself on being a know- it- all.” (Trump: How to Get Rich, 2. It would take an hour and a half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles. Travel is time- consuming and, in my opinion, boring—especially compared with the fun I have doing deals in my office. I can never understand people who say that if they had a lot of money they would spend their time traveling. It’s just not my thing.” (Trump: Surviving at the Top, 1. There’s no excuse for staying home; the world’s too fantastic to miss out on it. I wish I could travel more.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2. Well, I read a lot . Mostly I read contracts, but usually my lawyers do most of the work. There are too many pages.” (Veja, February 2. I don’t have a lot of time for listening to television.” (New York Times, July 2. I actually love watching television.” (The Hugh Hewitt Show, February 2. I’m a thinker, and I have been a thinker. I’ll never, ever complain.“I like it when people talk about me. As long as it is positive.” (Dubai- based Life Beyond Sport, undated) “I really value my reputation and I don’t hesitate to sue.” (The Village Voice, January 1. I don’t mind being criticized. I’ll never, ever complain.” (CNN, September 2. When someone crosses you, my advice is . If you do not get even, you are just a schmuck! When people wrong you, go after those people, because it is a good feeling and because other people will see you doing it. I love getting even. I get screwed all the time. I go after people, and you know what? People do not play around with me as much as they do with others. They know that if they do, they are in for a big fight. Always get even. Go after people that go after you. Don’t let people push you around. Always fight back and always get even. It’s a jungle out there, filled with bullies of all kinds who will try to push you around. If you’re afraid to fight back people will think of you as a loser, a . Don’t let it happen! Always fight back and get even.” (Trump: Think Big, 2. If you can avoid an altercation, do so.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2. If someone attacks you, do not hesitate. Go for the jugular.” (Trump: Think Big, 2. I don’t want to be provocative, and in many cases I try not to be provocative.” (Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again, 2. I do love provoking people. There is truth to that.” (Buzz. Feed, February 1. Sometimes, part of making a deal is denigrating your competition.” (Trump: The Art of the Deal, 1. If striving for wholeness means diminishing your competition, then your competition wasn’t much to begin with.” (Trump: Think Like a Champion, 2. Be tough, be smart, be personable, but don’t take things personally.” (Twitter, June 2. It makes me feel so good to hit . There is nothing more beautiful, and there is nothing more important.” (CNN, March 2. You marry for love, but your signature on the marriage certificate is all about rights, duties, and property. It’s a legally binding contract that knows nothing of love.” (Trump: Think Big, 2. I’ve never been the kind of guy who takes his son out to Central Park to play catch, but I think I’m a good father.” (Playboy, October 2. I like kids. I mean, I won’t do anything to take care of . I’ll supply funds, and she’ll take care of the kids.” (The Howard Stern Show, April 2. I think I’ve been a very good husband.” (CNN, February 9, 2. What the hell do I know, I’ve been divorced twice?” (Trump: Think Big, 2. Believe it or not, I’m a romantic guy.” (Trump: Think Like a Billionaire, 2. Geraldo Rivera is a friend of mine, but he did something which I thought was absolutely terrible and he admits it was a mistake. He wrote a book naming many of the famous women that he slept with. I would never do that—I have too much respect for women in general, but if I did, the world would take serious notice. Beautiful, famous, successful, married—I’ve had them all, secretly, the world’s biggest names, but unlike Geraldo I don’t talk about it.” (Trump: Think Big, 2. I don’t have to brag. I don’t have to. Believe it or not.” (New York, June 1. Hey, look, I went to the hardest school to get into, the best school in the world, I guess you could say, the Wharton School of Finance. It’s like super genius stuff.“I avoid people with especially high opinions of their own abilities or worth.” (Trump: Think Big, 2. Hey, look, I went to the hardest school to get into, the best school in the world, I guess you could say, the Wharton School of Finance. It’s like super genius stuff. I built a tremendous company. I had tremendous success. The Art of the Deal. The Apprentice. Everything.” (CNN, August 1. Do not look for approval from others. That is a sure sign of weakness.” (Trump: Think Big, 2. Look at my hands.
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