Subject: Candidate Quotes About Donald Trump
From: "Yoxall, Collin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 07:01:18 -0700

I don't have anything directly by Bondi or Haley

TOM COTTON

On Supporting Donald Trump As The Republican Nominee

Tom Cotton Said That He Would Support The Republican Nominee And Hoped Donald Trump Would Unite The Party Against Hillary Clinton. "Sens. John McCain, Tom Cotton and Dan Sullivan said Thursday they will support the Republican nominee for president, even if it is Donald Trump...Both Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Sullivan (R-Alaska) echoed the longtime senator's words, though all were hesitant to say outright they supported Trump to lead the party's 2016 attempt at the White House, instead opting for the phrase 'Republican nominee...' Cotton said that, while he hopes Trump bears the "responsibility and opportunity to unite the party," he is willing to support a nominee who can keep Clinton out of the White House." [KTAR, 5/5/16<http://ktar.com/story/1056689/sen-john-mccain-two-other-senators-will-support-donald-trump-as-gop-nominee/>]

Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, And John McCain All Said They Disagreed With Donald Trump But Will Support The Republican Nominee. "Three Republican senators - Arizona Sen. John McCain, Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton - said they'll support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee of the party. The senators said they disagreed with Trump in many policy and rhetorical ways, but said they would support 'the nominee' of the party." [Buzzfeed, 5/5/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/three-senators-say-they-disagree-with-trump-but-will-support?utm_term=.qcW3DkW95#.asDbzWx6K>]

Tom Cotton Said He Would Support Donald Trump. "Meanwhile, Cotton said he too would support Trump. 'I've long said that I will support the Republican nominee because we can't afford a third Obama-Clinton term,' said Cotton, saying Trump would need to unite the party." [Buzzfeed, 5/5/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/three-senators-say-they-disagree-with-trump-but-will-support?utm_term=.qcW3DkW95#.asDbzWx6K>]

The Hill: Donald Trump Has Contacted Tom Cotton And Orrin Hatch In A Possible Attempt To Try To Unify The Party Behind Him. "Trump has faced a tremendous amount of opposition from within his own party, raising questions about whether he will be able to secure the 1,273 delegates necessary to be the nominee before the summer convention. In recent weeks, he has been in contact with prominent Republican lawmakers including Sens. Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Tom Cotton (Ark.), which some have interpreted as an attempt to unify the party." [The Hill, 4/7/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/275502-trumps-senate-backer-dont-bet-money-on-me-being-vp>]

Southern Political Report Online: Meeting Between Trump And "Powers That Were" Was Cordial. "The meeting, we have it on good authority, was cordial, and Trump went around the room asking for advice from everybody, putting him in the unusual position, at least publicly, of seeking advice from 'politicians,' a category he has derided and sought to separate himself from... What is clear is that Trump's powers-that-be are more accurately described as powers-that-were." [Southern Political Report Online, 3/28/16<http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/2016/03/28/the-powers-that-were/>]

Tom Cotton: "I Share Some Of Those Questions" Trump Raised Regarding NATO. COTTON: "[Donald Trump] had spoken earlier that day to the Washington Post editorial board and raised some serious questions about NATO. I share some of those questions. We used to split our costs 50-50 between the U.S. and Europe. Today it's 70-30 between the U.S. and Europe. Now I would have a different approach. Rather than reducing our spending on what's a critical national security alliance. I would urge European leaders, as I have for four years, to increase their spending specifically so we can stop the kind of terrorist attacks we've seen in Paris and Brussels so we don't see in our eastern NATO partners, Estonia, and Latvia and Lithuania the kinds of hybrid warfare that we have seen in Ukraine and Georgia. So he identified a serious problem that I've tried to address along with some of my colleagues. I would just have a slightly different solution to that problem." [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 3/25/16; VIDEO<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NTg5MDc1ODgsImVtYWlsIjoic3BvbGFyaWNoZ0BkbmMub3JnIiwiaWQiOjI5OTQwMCwiZG93bmxvYWRhYmxlIjp0cnVlfQ.Mv3LkCzyZEGzlTJ8-eFMj0TQB1lhhTIHkcV6S6RJ_kU>]

Tom Cotton On Donald Trump's Plan To Cut Spending On NATO: "I Would Just Have A Slightly Different Solution To That Problem." COTTON: "[Donald Trump] had spoken earlier that day to the Washington Post editorial board and raised some serious questions about NATO. I share some of those questions. We used to split our costs 50-50 between the U.S. and Europe. Today it's 70-30 between the U.S. and Europe. Now I would have a different approach. Rather than reducing our spending on what's a critical national security alliance, I would urge European leaders, as I have for four years, to increase their spending specifically so we can stop the kind of terrorist attacks we've seen in Paris and Brussels so we don't see in our eastern NATO partners, Estonia, and Latvia and Lithuania the kinds of hybrid warfare that we have seen in Ukraine and Georgia. So he identified a serious problem that I've tried to address along with some of my colleagues. I would just have a slightly different solution to that problem." [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 3/25/16; VIDEO<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NTg5MDc1ODgsImVtYWlsIjoic3BvbGFyaWNoZ0BkbmMub3JnIiwiaWQiOjI5OTQwMCwiZG93bmxvYWRhYmxlIjp0cnVlfQ.Mv3LkCzyZEGzlTJ8-eFMj0TQB1lhhTIHkcV6S6RJ_kU>]]

Tom Cotton On Donald Trump:  "I Think He Could Be" Commander-In-Chief. GEIST: "So did you leave that room thinking 'That's a man who could be commander in chief'? COTTON: "Well, I think he could be the commander-in-chief. He's one of our leading candidates and as I said any of our candidates right now would be a better commander-in-chief. They'd be a more serious leader for our country than Hillary Clinton is who has not only been the architect for Barack Obama's foreign policy, which has left the world a-flame, but also shown a casual disregard for the handling of sensitive national security secrets that I believe she's disqualified from being the commander in chief." [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 3/25/16; VIDEO<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NTg5MDc1ODgsImVtYWlsIjoic3BvbGFyaWNoZ0BkbmMub3JnIiwiaWQiOjI5OTQwMCwiZG93bmxvYWRhYmxlIjp0cnVlfQ.Mv3LkCzyZEGzlTJ8-eFMj0TQB1lhhTIHkcV6S6RJ_kU>]

Cotton Dodged A Question About The Fight Between Cruz and Trump Over Their Wives. "Nicolle, I would just say I think Melania and Heidi are both successful accomplished women. We should respect them for that and as capable advocates for their husband's campaigns and leave it at that and then we should all get serious."  [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 3/25/16<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NTg5MDc1ODgsImVtYWlsIjoic3BvbGFyaWNoZ0BkbmMub3JnIiwiaWQiOjI5OTQwMCwiZG93bmxvYWRhYmxlIjp0cnVlfQ.Mv3LkCzyZEGzlTJ8-eFMj0TQB1lhhTIHkcV6S6RJ_kU>]

Tom Cotton: "No, I'm Not Endorsing Anyone In The Race. It Was A Private Meeting, I Don't Want To Characterize It. It Wasn't Much Different Than Much Of What Mr. Trump Has Said In Public." [Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer, CNN, 3/23/16<https://toolbox.dnc.org/?tool_name=vantage%20uploader&path=vantageuploader.dnc.org/videos/shared_show?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE0NTg3NzAzNzIsImVtYWlsIjoiamFrdWJpZWNtQGRuYy5vcmciLCJpZCI6Mjk4ODUwLCJkb3dubG9hZGFibGUiOnRydWV9.nXZy9HNZBtfJxXqiFcXFnldzhd-BbZpPhwWTkhUbyjY>]

TIM SCOTT

On Being Donald Trump's Vice President

NewsTalk Florida: Tim Scott Said He Would Not Rule Himself "In Or Out" On Being On A Ticket With Donald Trump. "One name that keeps coming up is South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the only black Republican member of the senate. Scott, whose appeal as a black Republican could be an advantage for Trump, repeatedly sidestepped whether he would be willing to be on the ticket. Finally, asked if he would not rule himself out, he replied, Im not ruling myself in or out." [NewsTalk Florida, 5/4/16<http://www.newstalkflorida.com/scott-rubio-getting-vp-consideration>]

WSOC: "Channel 9 Learned Wednesday That South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, And North Carolina's Thom Tillis And Richard Burr Will Support Trump Moving Forward." [WSOC, 5/4/16<http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/local-national-gop-leaders-urge-faithful-to-rally-behind-trump/259190241>]

Tim Scott Said His First Priority Was Winning Reelection In The Fall And That Would Help Donald Trump If He Could, But Could Not Take Time Away From His Own Campaign. "U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, who previously endorsed Rubio, said Wednesday that he, too, would be backing Trump in November, though his endorsement was not as strongly worded as the GOP chairman s. I ve always said I would support the nominee, and nothing has changed, said Scott, R-S.C. You have to understand what that means, how do we make it work and how do I campaign constructively. Scott said his first priority is winning his own re-election this fall. He d help Trump if he could but said he wasn t going to take time out of his own campaign to do so. It would have been a different story, he said, if Rubio was the nominee." [Post And Courier, 5/5/16]

Through A Spokesperson, Tim Scott Said He Would Support The Republican Nominee But Would Be Focused On His Reelection. "Sen. Tim Scott's campaign spokeswoman, Margaret Spaulding, issued a statement to McClatchy on his behalf, saying, 'As (Scott) has consistently said over the past year, he will support the Republican nominee.' She added, 'Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, the Senator will do what he can to assist his campaign; however, his focus will remain on his own reelection and serving the people of South Carolina.'" [News And Observer, 5/5/16<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article75907852.html>]

MARY FALLIN

On Being Donald Trump's Vice President

Charlotte Observer: "The Oklahoma Governor [Mary Fallin] Has Also Reportedly Told Allies That She Is Open To The Idea Of Joining Trump For A National Race. "21. Gov. Mary Fallin The Oklahoma governor has also reportedly told allies that she is open to the idea of joining Trump for a national race. Trump needs help repairing his breach with women voters, many of whom have been offended by his comments denigrating everybody from Carly Fiorina to FOX News anchor Megyn Kelly." [Charlotte Observer, 5/4/16]

Dayton Daily News: "Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin: Fallin Is Said To Be Interested In  The Job. (See Joni Ernst For Reasons It Would Be A Good Idea To Go With A Woman As A Running Mate.)" [Dayton Daily News, 5/4/16<http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/national/who-does-trump-want-running-mate-heres-what-he-sai/nrG2x/>]

Mary Fallin Was Mentioned As One Of Donald Trump's Vice President Possibilities By Roger Simon. "Veteran columnist and founder of PJ Media Roger L. Simon predicts Mr. Trump could surprise everybody with his choice - and doesn't rule out former hopefuls Sen. Ted Cruz or Carly Fiorina appearing on the short list, despite the noisy acrimony between the rival sides. 'Who knows? This is politics. Anything can happen,' says Mr. Simon...Sens. Jeff Sessions and Rob Portman, Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, Govs. Mary Fallin and Rick Scott, plus Rudy Giuliani all get a mention." [Washington Times, 5/3/16<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/3/inside-the-beltway-the-press-obsesses-over-vice-pr/?page=all>]

Dallas Morning News' Bobby Blanchard: Mary Fallin Was Mentioned By The New York Times As A Possible Vice Presidential Pick. "Other possible candidates the Times noted include: Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott." [Bobby Blanchard, Dallas Morning News, 5/4/16<http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2016/05/who-will-donald-trump-pick-for-vp-he-says-a-politician-not-another-outsider.html/>]

KOCO: "Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Said Wednesday She Supports Republican Donald Trump '100 Percent' And Offered Her Enthusiastic Endorsement Of The New York Billionaire In His Bid For The Presidency." "Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Wednesday she supports Republican Donald Trump '100 percent' and offered her enthusiastic endorsement of the New York billionaire in his bid for the presidency. The two-term governor, who had been mum on her pick for president, said her priority is to elect a conservative, pro-business Republican who is strong on national defense, and that she believes Trump is that candidate. 'I know that our nation wants a change,' Fallin said. 'Donald Trump has led a movement across our nation that will cause that change to happen, so I'm 100 percent behind him.'" [KOCO, 5/4/16<http://www.koco.com/news/gov-mary-fallin-endorses-trumps-presidential-bid-welcomes-vp-talk/39378324>]

KOCO: Mary Fallin Said She Would "Happy To Take That Call" If Ask To Be Donald Trump's Vice President. "Fallin also said she was honored to be discussed as a potential vice presidential candidate alongside Trump, although she said neither Trump nor anyone from his campaign had approached her about the possibility. 'It's a great honor just to be mentioned,' said Fallin, a former state legislator, three-term lieutenant governor and two-term U.S. member. 'My first and foremost goal right now is to finish our legislative session, but if I were to receive a call that said: "I need you to help make America great again," I'd be happy to take that call.'" [KOCO, 5/4/16<http://www.koco.com/news/gov-mary-fallin-endorses-trumps-presidential-bid-welcomes-vp-talk/39378324>]

Collin Yoxall
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