The Economy and Money
[DT] “I’ve never used an ATM. Of course, I always have access to money, and I have hundreds of checking accounts. But I don’t handle cash a lot. When I go to restaurants, especially since The Apprentice, I always get free meals—‘Oh please, Mr. Trump, there’s no charge’—even if I’m there with 10 or 15 people. The sad part is, if I were someone who needed money I’d have to pay.”—Playboy magazine, October 2004
[HRC] “A woman, a leader, and a freedom fighter. I can’t think of a better choice for the $20 bill than Harriet Tubman.”—Twitter, April 20, 2016
[DT] “I think Harriet Tubman is fantastic. I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can come up with another denomination. Maybe we can do the $2 bill? I don’t like seeing it. I think it’s pure political correctness.”—town hall event on NBC’s Today, April 21, 2016
[DT] “Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.”—Trumped!, Simon & Schuster, 1991
[HRC] “I had my researchers and my speech writers send me information [on Mr. Trump] and then I’d say, ‘Really? He really said that?’ And they’d send me all the background and the video clip. I had to look twice, because I didn’t believe it.”—speech on Donald Trump’s economic plan, Columbus, Ohio, June 21, 2016
[DT] “Rebuild the country’s infrastructure; nobody can do that like me, believe me. It will be done on time, on budget, way below costs, way below what anyone ever thought. I look at these roads being built all over the country and I say, ‘I could build these things for one third.’ We have to rebuild our infrastructure: our bridges, our roadways, our airports. You come into LaGuardia Airport, it’s like we’re in a third-world country.”—speech announcing his GOP presidential candidacy, Trump Tower, New York City, June 16, 2015
[HRC] “I don’t have to tell you what a sorry state we’re in. Our roads and bridges are potholed and crumbling. Families endure blackouts because our electric grid fails in extreme weather. Beneath our cities, our pipeline infrastructure—our water, our sewer, you name it—is up to a century or more old. Our airports are a mess. Our ports need improvement. Our rail systems do as well.”—previewing her $275 billion infrastructure plan, Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, November 30, 2015
[DT] “When I see the crumbling roads and bridges, or the dilapidated airports, or the factories moving overseas to Mexico or to other countries, I know these problems can all be fixed, but not by Hillary Clinton. Only by me.”—speech against Hillary Clinton’s qualifications for president, New York City, June 22, 2016
[HRC] “Trump suits were made in Mexico. Trump furniture is made in Turkey, instead of Cleveland. Trump barware is made in Slovenia, instead of Toledo.”—first campaign event with Elizabeth Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 27, 2016
[DT] “I sort of hope that [the forthcoming housing market crash] happens because then, people like me would go in and buy. If there is a bubble burst, as they call it, you know you can make a lot of money.”—audiobook produced for Trump University, 2006
[HRC] “Trump prioritizing his own gain over Americans’ well-being isn’t new, but it is telling: The only person he’ll fight for is himself.”—Twitter, May 24, 2016
[DT] “The economy is not doing well. I’m getting 20,000 to 25,000 people every time I make a speech, and they are not there just because of the border [referring to his vow to build a wall between the US and Mexico]. They are there because—and you know—if you put out a job notice, you’ll get thousands of people showing up to pick up a job.”—interview with the New York Post, May 25, 2016
[HRC] “If you look at the Republicans vs. the Democrats when it comes to economic policy, there is no comparison. The economy does better when you have a Democrat in the White House.”—CNN Democratic primary debate, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 13, 2015
[DT] “I’m the king of debt. I love debt.”—interview on CNN, May 4, 2016
[HRC] “What little we know of his economic policies would be running up our debt, starting trade wars, letting Wall Street run wild. All of that could cause another crash and devastate working families and our country.”—Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) annual convention, Detroit, Michigan, May 23, 2016
[DT] “I would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal. And if the economy was good, it was good. So, therefore, you can’t lose.”—interview on CNBC, May 5, 2016
[HRC] “He believes we can treat the US economy like one of his casinos and default on our debts to the rest of the world, which would cause an economic catastrophe far worse than anything we experienced in 2008.”—speech on foreign policy, San Diego, California, June 2, 2016
[DT] “How can Hillary run the economy when she can’t even send emails without putting entire nation at risk?”—Twitter, June 21, 2016
[HRC] “Trump economics is a recipe for lower wages, fewer jobs, more debt.”—Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) annual convention, Detroit, Michigan, May 23, 2016
[DT] “I am ‘the king of debt.’ That has been great for me as a businessman, but is bad for the country. I made a fortune off of debt, will fix U.S.”—Twitter, June 21, 2016
[HRC] “You know, within a range [of her net worth], yeah…I mean, we have two very nice houses which we’re very proud of and not selling anytime soon.”—interview on Fusion TV, July 29, 2014
[DT] “It turned out I’m much richer than people think.”—campaign event, Madison, Mississippi, March 7, 2016 [Trump says he’s worth more than $10 billion. Forbes magazine says he’s worth $4.5 billion. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimates his net worth at $2.9 billion.]
[HRC] “I happen to have given lots of free speeches.”—interview on ABC News, June 9, 2014
[DT] “My attitude is if somebody’s willing to pay me $225,000 to make a speech, it seems stupid not to show up. You know why I’ll do it? Because I don’t think anyone’s ever been paid that much.”—The New Yorker, May 19, 1997
[HRC] “We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.…We had no money when we got there, and we struggled to, you know, piece together the resources for mortgages, for houses, for Chelsea’s education. You know, it was not easy.”—interview on ABC News, June 9, 2014
[DT] “As far as the salary is concerned, I won’t take even one dollar. I am totally giving up my salary if I become president.”—question-and-answer session, Twitter headquarters, New York City, September 21, 2015
[HRC] “Well, I regret it [her comment on leaving the White House ‘dead broke’]. It was inartful. It was accurate but we are so successful and we’re so blessed by the success we’ve had and my husband has worked incredibly hard. What I worry about is not my family. I worry about other families in our country who feel like they’re running in place.”—interview on Fusion TV, July 29, 2014
[DT] “The people that like me best are poor people and middle-income people. The rich people don’t like me.”—interview on Breitbart News Sunday, May 8, 2016
[HRC] “Well, you know, both Bill and I have been very blessed. Neither of us came from wealthy families and we’ve worked really hard our entire lives. And I want to make sure every single person in this country has the same opportunities that he and I have had, to make the most of their God-given potential and to have the chances that they should have in America for a good education, good job training, and then good jobs. I have a five-point economic plan, because this inequality challenge we face, we have faced it at other points.”—Democratic presidential debate, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 13, 2015
[DT] “[In America], we need the rich in order to make the great, I’m sorry to tell you.”—speech following electoral victories on Super Tuesday II, March 15, 2016
[HRC] “If we broke up the big banks tomorrow, would that end racism? Would that end sexism?”—campaign event, Henderson, Nevada, February 18, 2016
[DT] “I’m the king of banking. Oh, am I good at banking. Do I know how to deal with banks—aye yai yai.”—campaign event, Knoxville, Tennessee, November 16, 2015
[HRC] “He said he wants to wipe out the tough rules we put on big banks. He said they created—quote—‘a very bad situation.’ Well he’s got it backwards. The ‘very bad situation’ was millions of families seeing their homes and savings disappear.”—speech on Trump’s economic plan, Columbus, Ohio, June 21, 2016
[DT] “[Hillary Clinton may be] the most corrupt person ever to run for president in the United States. They [Wall Street banks] totally own her, and that would never, ever change if she became president, God help us.”—speech against Hillary Clinton’s qualifications for the presidency, New York City, June 22, 2016
[HRC] “There should be no bank too big to fail and no individual too powerful to jail.”—Democratic presidential debate, Charleston, South Carolina, January 17, 2016
[HRC] “I want to implement what’s called the Buffett Rule—after your neighbor from Omaha, Warren Buffett—which basically says every millionaire should pay at least 30 percent of his or her income in taxes without being able to dodge it or hire a smart lawyer to avoid it.…And I want to go further and impose what I call a ‘Fair Share Surcharge’ on multimillionaires because right now we’re behind and we need to get the wealthy and the corporations to pay more [of] their fair share so I can keep my promise. Which is: I will not raises taxes on the middle class.”—campaign event, Waterloo, Iowa, January 11, 2016
[DT] “I fight like hell not to pay [taxes]. I hate the way the government spends my money.”—interview on NBC’s Today, February 10, 2016
[HRC] “@realDonaldTrump doesn’t want you to see what’s in his tax returns. Wonder why that could be?”—Twitter, May 18, 2016
[HRC] “What’s he afraid of? Maybe that we’ll learn he hasn’t paid taxes on his huge income. Or maybe he isn’t as rich as he claims. Or that he hasn’t given as much away to charity as he brags about. Whatever the reason, Americans deserve to know before this November.”—speech on Trump’s economic plan, Columbus, Ohio, June 21, 2016
[HRC] “So it’s time to release your tax returns!”—campaign rally, San Jose, California, May 26, 2016
[DT] “Remember, I am the only one who is self-funding my campaign. All of the other candidates are bought and paid for by special interests!”—Twitter, March 8, 2016
[HRC] “Anybody who thinks that they can influence what I will do doesn’t know me very well.…Take Wall Street, for example—I went to Wall Street. I went to the NASDAQ in December of 2007 and basically said, you guys have got to stop it.”—MSNBC First in the South Democratic Candidates Forum, November 6, 2015
[DT] “To finance a billion dollars I would have to sell a building. Will I do that? I could. I have the option of doing it.”—interview on Fox News, May 22, 2016
[DT] “I am getting bad marks from certain pundits because I have a small campaign staff. But small is good, flexible, save money and number one!”—Twitter, June 6, 2016
[HRC] “What is Trump spending his meager campaign resources on? Why, himself, of course.”—Twitter, June 21, 2016 [Trump, who has said he will not take a salary if he is elected president, paid himself $3,085 in May 2016.]
[DT] “I don’t want to devote the rest of my life to raising money from people. And you know when she raises this money, every time she raises this money, she is making deals. They’re saying, ‘Can I be the ambassador to this? Can I do that? Make sure my business is being taken care of.’ I mean, give me a break. All of the money she is raising is blood money.”—interview on CBS, June 22, 2016
[DT] “Out of hundreds of deals that I’ve done, on four occasions I’ve taken advantage of the laws of this country, like other people. The difference is, when somebody else uses those laws, nobody writes about it. When I use it, they say, ‘Trump, Trump, Trump.’”—Fox News/Facebook Top Ten First Tier debate, Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2015
[HRC] “He could bankrupt America like he’s bankrupted his companies. Ask yourself: How could anybody lose money running a casino [Trump’s Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey]? Really.”—Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) annual convention, Detroit, Michigan, May 23, 2016
[DT] “I figured it [his bankruptcies] was the bank’s problem, not mine. What the hell did I care?”—Think Big: How to Make It Happen in Business and Life, HarperBusiness, 2007
[HRC] “He’s written a lot of books about business. They all seem to end at Chapter 11.”—speech on Trump’s economic plan, Columbus, Ohio, June 21, 2016