Donald Trump Quotes

It is a very big exaggeration to say I am a friend of Mr. Putin.

I think I would have a very, very good relationship with Putin. And I think I would have a very, very good relationship with Russia.

I am somebody who respects Putin highly, but I'm not somebody who is against America.

I have no relationship to Russia whatsoever.

I am not a lobbyist. I am not a political activist. I am not a leader, as far as I'm concerned.

Donald Trump is a friend.

My relationship with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is very clear: respect. We met a couple of times; once I received a medal from him. I respect hugely how he brought Russia back from its knees.

I don't think Mr. Putin has our best interests at heart.

Putin is very - not the smartest guy in the world.

I had a very good relationship with President Bill Clinton when I was prime minister.

Trump very much wants to be liked by Putin and I think sincerely admires him. Putin doesn't know how to deal with somebody who positions himself like that.

But I would not refuse a meeting with Putin. I would like to spend a week with Putin, so that I could better understand him.

I think that Harold MacMillan is a very intelligent man, who, as so often happens in politics, achieved supreme power too late.

The happening that happened was that I met this girl.

Vladimir Putin was saying very good things about me, but I don't have a relationship with him. I didn't meet him. I haven't spent time with him. I didn't have dinner with him. I didn't go hiking with him.

I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country.

Mrs Thatcher tells us she has given the French President a piece of her mind... not a gift I would receive with alacrity.

As far as Putin and Russia, I don't say good, bad or indifferent. I don't know the gentleman. I hope we have a fantastic relationship. That's possible and it's also possible that we won't. We will see what happens.

So [Vladimir] Putin is a mess. He's committed all sort of murderous thuggery, and I am opposed to the way Putin conducts himself in world affairs, and I hope that the president also wants to show moral leadership about this issue.

I looked into Mr. Putin's eyes, and I saw three letters, a "K," a "G," and a "B."

I don't think anybody who is already with Donald Trump is going to be peeled off by his not knowing about NATO or why Japan does not have nuclear weapons, or things of that sort.

I think more to the point, these pivotal times means something other than a politician. I understand the economy. I understand the world. I have a lot of foreign policy experience. I understand bureaucracies. I understand technology, and I understand leadership.

I have nothing to do with Putin. I've never spoken to him. I don't know anything about him other than he will respect me.

I do respect Putin. I respect a lot of people. But that doesn't mean I'm going get along with him.

We didn't have any relationship at all with Trump.