Michael McCaul Quotes

I may have been the only candidate in America who failed to ride the wave of anti-establishment anger to victory.

I think a lot of the people who voted for Donald Trump were frustrated. And what they thought was, OK, government is broken. Therefore, we're going to send in this incendiary character. And he's just going to going to bust it all up, and we'll see what happens.

What the media misses is the amount of anger that's out there. Trump didn't create that.

The Democrats are besides themselves because they don't understand Trump. They don't understand: you don't get between the American people - because Americans are upset.

Like most thoughtful people who watch what's going on in Washington, venting is very necessary.

I don't think any of us could predict Trump. Trump is the stuff of nightmares. But in talking to people, I knew there was a tremendous level of disaffection and anger and sorrow. I know people felt misrepresented and voiceless.

Trump is a product of a seething populism and nationalism that is the driving political force.

The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime.

We do have our challenges. Some things don't always work right in Washington, and the anger you see from the electorate, I think, is a reflection of what's not working right.

I think that Corbyn's success, just as the success of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, is a reflection of this frustration that people have that whatever they do, in terms of voting for different parties, nothing much seems to change.

People are very upset with Washington. They're upset with Democrats. They're upset with Republicans. They're upset with the establishment.

The rise of Trump is a repudiation of 30 years of bipartisan treason and failure.

I understand Tea Partyers' anger with the system, but they are in way over their heads and often racially motivated, and I can't be part of that.

Even Obama's staunchest supporters are starting to leave him. Last week Michelle Obama demanded to see a copy of his birth certificate.

Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency.

The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.

Populism has had as many incarnations as it has had provocations, but its constant ingredient has been resentment, and hence whininess. Populism does not wax in tranquil times; it is a cathartic response to serious problems. But it always wanes because it never seems serious as a solution.

I can’t stand it anymore. I can’t stand what’s happening to this country.

Liberal hypocrites like Mr. Weinstein were a big reason 63 million Americans voted for a conservative hypocrite like Mr. Trump.

For some people, loud advocacy of Trump helps to cover up the deep doubt and even shame they feel about their support for Trump.

Trump's voters loathe Jeb Bush because their lives are falling apart, and they blame people like him.

I'll tell you what: Everything about the Trump administration is scary.

Donald Trump may be unusually flamboyant, but his views are all too representative of the party that is about to nominate him for president.

If you think your average Trump voter in Ohio hates Washington, you should see what Washington thinks about the Trump voter in Ohio.

I told Donald Trump, 'This isn't a campaign, this is a movement.' Look at what's happening. The American people are not happy with their government.