Presidential Assessment Quotes

I personally believe that [Donald Trump] is wrong on the condition of America.

A major Iowa newspaper published an op-ed against Trump calling him a 'self-absorbed, wholly unqualified feckless blowhard.' Or as Trump put it, 'You forgot very rich ... I'm a very rich, self-absorbed, wholly unqualified feckless blowhard. Very, very rich.'

I'm not going to tell you I know George W. Bush intimately. I'm not going to tell you we're best friends. I'll tell you I met him on a number of occasions. You know what? George W. Bush is a very nice guy. Very funny guy. His wife is a very nice woman; I thought she was a great first lady. George [W.] Bush was the worst president in the history of the United States of America... The issue is not Bernie Sanders. The issue is the Koch brothers. The issue is who owns America.

I can think of no better reason to vote against Obama than the prospect of an administration where any criticism of the President is treated as racism.

If Richard Nixon was second-rate, what in the world is third-rate?

Barack Obama was a good president, and hopefully, Donald Trump is a good president.

Every year since 1990, the Gallup poll has asked Americans to assess all the presidents since John F. Kennedy. And every year, Kennedy comes out on top.

One thing Barack Obama is: He's a good campaigner. He's a terrible president.

Most presidents have not considered 100 days a significant milepost.

I do not think I am entitled to assess the President of the United States. This is up to the American people.

As you get further away from a presidency you are better able to assess that presidency.

Obama was never that bad or that great, and the same is probably going to go for Trump.