President Donald Trump has uttered many outlandish remarks targeting women, minority groups and others through the years. Here, Us Weekly rounds up the real estate mogul’s most offensive and outrageous quotes thus far.
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Donald Trump’s Most Offensive and Outrageous Quotes
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Donald Trump's Most Offensive and Outrageous Quotes
President Donald Trump has uttered many outlandish remarks targeting women, minority groups and others through the years. Here, Us Weekly rounds up the real estate mogul's most offensive and outrageous quotes thus far.
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On Receiving Honor From Former Serivceman
“I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. This was much easier.”
— At rally in Ashburn, Virginia, in August 2016
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On His Viral Misspelled Tweet
“Who can figure out the true meaning of ‘covfefe’ ??? Enjoy!”
— On Twitter in May 2017
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On Duchess Kate’s Topless Photos
“Who wouldn't take Kate's picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing. Come on Kate!”
— On Twitter in September 2012
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On His Mental Stability Being Questioned
“Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius....and a very stable genius at that!”
— On Twitter in January 2018
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On Hillary Clinton’s Missing Emails
“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”
— During press conference in July 2016
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On Haiti and African Nations
“Why are we having all these people from s--thole countries come here?”
— During private meeting with lawmakers in January 2018, via the Washington Post
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On Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
“Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office ‘begging’ for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!”
— On Twitter in December 2017
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On East Coast’s Unusually Frigid Temperatures
“In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!”
— On Twitter in December 2017
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On Size of His Nuclear Button
“North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the ‘Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.’ Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!”
— On Twitter in January 2018
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On Virgin Islands President (a.k.a. Himself)
“I left Texas, and I left Florida, and I left Louisiana, and I went to Puerto Rico, and I met with the president of the Virgin Islands. We are one nation and we all hurt together, we hope together and we heal together. The Virgin Islands and the president of the Virgin Islands, these are people that are incredible people.”
— During Values Voter Summit in October 2017
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On NFL National Anthem Protesters
“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired, he’s fired!’”
— During Alabama rally in September 2017
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On Deadly Neo-Nazi Rallies in Charlottesville
“I think there is blame on both sides. I have no doubt about it, and you don’t have any doubt about it either. … You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides.”
— During Trump Tower press conference in August 2017
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On Using His Celebrity Status to Grope 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 p--sy. You can do anything.”
— On a hot mic during a conversation with Billy Bush in 2005
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On Mexicans
“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.”
— At his presidential announcement speech in June 2015
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On His Proposal for a Muslim Ban
“Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”
— At a rally in Charleston, South Carolina, in December 2015
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On Gay Marriage
"It’s like in golf. 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. It’s weird. 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.”
— To The New York Times in May 2011
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On Prisoners of War
“[John McCain’s] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
— At Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, in July 2015
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On a Sexual Assault Accuser’s Appearance
“You take a look. Look at her, look at her words … I don’t think so”
— At rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, in October 2016
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On Building a Wall
“We have to have a wall. We have to have a border. And in that wall we’re going to have a big fat door where people can come into the country, but they have to come in legally.”
— On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in September 2015
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On Avoiding STDS
"We have our own Vietnam. It’s called the dating game.”
— On The Howard Stern Show in 1997
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On “Deeply Troubled” Women (Like Lindsay Lohan)
“They’re always the best in bed … You don’t want to be with them for the long term. But for the short term, there’s nothing like it.”
— On The Howard Stern Show in 2004
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On Rosie O'Donnell
Megyn Kelly: "You've called women you don't like 'fat pigs,' 'dogs,' ‘slobs' and 'disgusting animals.'"
Trump: "Only Rosie O'Donnell."
— At GOP debate in August 2015
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On Megyn Kelly
“You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her … wherever.”
— On CNN during a discussion about Kelly in August 2015
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On Dating His Daughter Ivanka
"Yeah, she's really something, and what a beauty, that one. If I weren't happily married and, ya know, her father …"
— To Rolling Stone in September 2015
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On the Award He Deserves for the Notches on His Bedpost
“[I should be] getting the Congressional Medal of Honor.”
— On The Howard Stern Show in May 1998
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On Female 'Apprentice' Contestants
“All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me — consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected.”
— To the New York Daily News in 2004
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On Kim Kardashian’s Pregnancy Body
“She’s gotten a little bit large. I would say this, I don’t think you should dress like you weigh 120 pounds,”
— On HLN’s Showbiz Tonight in 2013
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On Ranking Women Based on Their Cup Size
“A person who is flat-chested is very hard to be a 10.”
— On The Howard Stern Show in 2005
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On ISIS
"I’m the worst thing that’s ever happened to ISIS."
— To Barbara Walters in December 2015
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On Preferring Arm Candy Over Good Press
“It doesn’t really matter what [the media] write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.”
— To Esquire in 1991
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On 'Make America Great Again'
“The line of ‘Make America Great Again,’ the phrase, that was mine, I came up with it about a year ago, and I kept using it, and everybody’s using it, they are all loving it. I don’t know; I guess I should copyright it, maybe I have copyrighted it.”
— To My Fox New York in March 2015
(Late president Ronald Reagan coined the slogan during his campaign more than three decades ago.)
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On the Power of a Woman
“They are real killers.. I have seen women manipulate men with just a twitch of their eye — or perhaps another body part.”
— From his 1987 book Trump: The Art of the Deal
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On Kristen Stewart Cheating on Robert Pattinson
“Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again – just watch. He can do much better!”
— On Twitter in October 2012
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On Starbucks
“Did you read about Starbucks? No more 'Merry Christmas' at Starbucks. No more. Maybe we should boycott Starbucks."
— At rally in Springfield, Illinois, in November 2015
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