Political Distrust Quotes

I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.

Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

Polls are only good for dogs.

The word bipartisan usually means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.

No wonder Americans hate politics when, year in and year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't even mean them -- campaign fantasies that win elections but don't get nations moving again.

Hillary Clinton was asked if she wiped the disc she was using for her email; she said, 'Do you mean with a damp cloth?' This, to me, is frightening.

All governments are lying cocksuckers.

People already think the entire system is rigged against Donald Trump, and they're right, meaning, the corrupt, rigged system. The elections every four years are just part of that to them. They feel like they can't get a fair shake. It is the essence of the Donald Trump candidacy.

Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama believe that the problems that exist in our country can be solved by Washington, D.C. My dad believes that the problems in the country are Washington, D.C.

Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it's valid.

If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.

Unfortunately, there is a tendency among political elites to distrust the opinions of ordinary people. They are perceived to base their views on dark instincts and unjustified fears, rather than on rational choices. European voters, however, are highly educated, and it is ridiculous to suppose they can be easily fooled or manipulated.

You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.

Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.

Bill, you’re the only wild-eyed Republican, I’d ever let in here with a weapon.

All politicians are bores and liars and fakes. I talk to people.

As a Coalition Government, we inherited a legacy of lack of trust and confidence in political system.

People often say that Trump "speaks the truth," right? But I think what really is happening is he's become a symbol of the kind of cynicism the American public feels towards politicians. He embodies, and he's mobilizing, that cynicism. Because people have no faith in politics anymore. People actually believe that politics is dead, because it's bought and sold.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

People have completely lost confidence in our public officials in Jefferson City.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

As Democrats, we will never be fooled into believing that if we are patient enough, that Donald Trump could be a good president.

My deepest feeling about politicians is that they are dangerous lunatics to be avoided when possible and carefully humored; people, above all, to whom one must never tell the truth.

I don't like politicians, and I don't like politics. I definitely don't want to be associated with any of them.