Tom Tancredo Quotes

Look, when you're the president, there's all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it's just the nature of the job.

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.

The President has become increasingly the depository of all national ills, especially if things go wrong.

As everyone knows, I have never been a fan of George Bush's presidency.

Some people put down all presidents. If you say anything good about any of them, they think you're supporting everything they do.

For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush.

What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?

The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit.

Bad presidents don't deserve holidays. They deserve scorn.

Every President has to have a scapegoat.

Oh, man. I think if anybody deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Pain, it's Donald Trump.

Google my name and 'Barack Obama.' There were many days I was tough on him. People have short-term memories. They think we're only being tough on Trump. That's just not true.

There was not a word of apology, not a word of explanation to the American people. The president's going to have to get a touch of reality.

There is no way I would ever want to be president for a second. It's much easier to make fun of them on the stage and get paid for it. With all the years of me lampooning the presidents in my act, I know I could never ever want that job.

I'm not saying all Trump supporters are deplorable, but I am saying that the president of the United States has got to measure his words and be more careful about what he says.

An ocean of ink - real and virtual - has been spilled critiquing the appearance of female politicians.

I think President Obama is weak, bored with the office, and an incompetent leader.

No politician can expect to escape criticism for a controversial decision and we have to be robust in justifying what we do.

If you believe, as I do, that the scope and range of presidential authority is great, that puts a lot of weight on the civic virtue and decency of the individual who holds the office.

So, you know, I actually don't think it's going to be that hard to spread the message to people that their leadership - not alone John Cornyn, but including John Cornyn in a big way - is failing us.

Among Donald Trump's many flaws as president is one that's as fundamental as any: He simply doesn't understand his job.

As NBA coach, people get on you. But politics, maybe even more so at the local level, is nasty on a very personal level. I have a thick skin, but I don't want to deal with it.

He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.

We can't afford any president to fail.

I faced a lot of criticism as president. I didn't like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low.