Trump Extremism Called Out by Notable Conservatives
434 notable conservatives (and some experts) who have criticized Donald Trump as incompetent, dishonest, extreme, having poor character and unfit to be President of the United States
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George W. BushFmr. U.S. President [R]incites anger[1]
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J. D. VanceU.S. Vice-President Nominee [R]MAGA Enthusiast2.2mAmerica’s Hitler[7]
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Paul RyanFmr. Speaker of the House [R]Lauded by Trump643k
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Mitch McConnellSenate Minority Leader [R]nuts[16]
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Bill BarrFmr. U.S. Attorney General [R]Close Contact with Trumpoff the rails[20]
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Chris ChristieFmr. Governor [R-NJ]Lauded by Trump1.3m[would] burn America to the ground to help himself[30]
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Chris SununuGovernor [R-NH]92% NRA Rating114kf*cking crazy[35]
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Christine Todd WhitmanFmr. Governor [R-NJ]will tear down the very guardrails of our democracy—the rule of law, the respect for the Constitution[36]
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Geoff DuncanFmr. Lt. Governor [R-GA]
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Mark EsperFmr. Secretary of Defense [R]threat to democracy[47]
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Robert GatesFmr. Secretary of Defense [R]
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Jim MattisFmr. Secretary of Defense [R]Close Contact with Trumpmore dangerous than anyone could ever imagine[50]
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Mitt RomneyU.S. Senator [R-UT]Endorsed by Trump10.1m
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Lindsey GrahamU.S. Senator [R-SC]
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Jeff FlakeFmr. U.S. Senator [R-AZ]24 Years in GOP657k
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Ben SasseFmr. U.S. Senator [R-NE]
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Bob CorkerFmr. U.S. Senator [R-TN]threatens to set the nation on the path to World War III[80]
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John KellyFmr. Trump Chief of StaffLauded by TrumpLauded by Trumpdemonstrated open contempt for a [Muslim] Gold Star family [87]
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Adam KinzingerFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IL]worst president the United States of America ever had[91]
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Liz CheneyFmr. U.S. Representative [R-WY]
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Barbara ComstockFmr. U.S. Representative [R-VA]horrible misogynist[103]
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Chris ShaysFmr. U.S. Representative [R-CT]dangerous[104]
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Alan SimpsonFmr. U.S. Representative [R-WY]extremist[107]
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James WalshFmr. U.S. Representative [R-NY]clear threat to our way of government[108]
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Will HurdFmr. U.S. Representative [R-TX]racist, xenophobic[112]
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Joe WalshFmr. U.S. Representative [R-IL]93% Heritage RatingTea Party Enthusiast
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Charlie DentFmr. U.S. Representative [R-PA]Voted FOR Joe Biden over Trumpthreat to the rule of law and functional democracy[121]
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Elise StefanikU.S. Representative [R-NY]
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Stephanie GrishamFmr. Trump Press Secretary
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Tom BossertFmr. Trump Senior AdvisorClose & Frequent Contact with Trumpundermined American democracy[126]
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John BoltonFmr. Trump Senior Advisor [R]could inflict irreparable damage if elected to a second term[132]
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James ComeyFmr. FBI DirectorLauded by TrumpLauded by Trumpunethical[144]
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J. Michael LuttigFmr. Federal Judge [R]
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Elizabeth NeumannFmr. Homeland Security Deputy Secretary
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John GilesMayor [R]poses a serious threat to our nation[151]
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Ty CobbTrump White House Special Counsel
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Cassidy HutchinsonFmr. Trump Aide
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Nikki HaleyFmr. U.S. Ambassador [R]totally unhinged[165]
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Tucker CarlsonFmr. Fox News HostLauded by Trump22.2m
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Ana NavarroThe View Co-Host44 Years in GOP2.8mlunatic[170]
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Chris VanceFmr. Washington GOP Chaircriminal insurrectionist[178]
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Rosario MarinTreasurer of the USdemagogue[179]
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50 GOP Security & Foreign Policy OfficialsSecurity & Foreign Policy Republicans
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Alyssa Farah GriffinFmr. Trump Communications Director
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Tom NicholsColumnist [R]
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Peter WehnerSpeechwriter For Reagan and Both Bushesdangerous[192]
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Al CárdenasFmr. ACU Chairbigoted[196]
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Charlie SykesCommentatorpig who despises and uses women[198]
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155 GOP Administration OfficialsNational Security Expertsthreat to the United States[199]
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Erick EricksonRadio Host
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Barbara ResFmr. Trump Organization Vice-President
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Ron FilipkowskiPunditWill Vote FOR Kamala Harris in 2024authoritarian[206]
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David FrumSenior Editor of The Atlantic[would] impose his lawless will upon the constitutional system[208]
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Anthony ScaramucciFmr. Trump Communications Director
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Sarah MatthewsTrump WH Deputy Press Secretary
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Michael CohenFmr. Personal Attorney for Trump
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Mark MilleyFmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffwannabe dictator[230]
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George ConwayConservative Lawyer
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131 GOP Security OfficialsNational Security Republicans
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Ann CoulterPunditdefective man[243]
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Tom BarrackTrump Campaign Donorcrazy[246]
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- 3.^ 08/06/23 Video: cbsnews.com
- 4.^ 08/29/16 Audio: x.com
- 5.^ 07/04/16 Article: nytimes.com
- 6.^ 06/22/17 Social Media Post: imgur.com
- 7.^ 04/19/22 Overheard Comments: msnbc.com
- 8.^ 10/23/21 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 9.^ 10/18/16 Video: charlierose.com
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- 12.^ 11/14/23 Social Media Post: nytimes.com
- 13.^ 06/12/24 Video: foxnews.com
- 14.^ 05/08/24 Video: finance.yahoo.com
- 15.^ 12/13/23 On the Record Comments: Paul Ryan calls Trump a 'populist, authoritarian narcissist'
- 16.^ 04/12/20 Overheard Comments: newyorker.com
- 17.^ 09/13/23 Overheard Comments: Mitch McConnell Told Mitt Romney That Trump Is an 'Idiot:' Book
- 18.^ 02/14/21 Video: GOP's McConnell: Trump morally responsible for Jan. 6 attack
- 19.^ 09/13/23 Characterization: Mitch McConnell told Mitt Romney that Trump is an 'idiot' who 'doesn't think when he says things:' book
- 20.^ 02/27/22 Article: nytimes.com
- 21.^ 04/17/24 Video: twitter.com
- 22.^ 06/18/23 Video: youtube.com
- 23.^ 08/03/23 Video: cnn.com
- 24.^ 01/07/21 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 25.^ 10/30/23 Video: twitter.com
- 26.^ 10/27/23 On the Record Comments: Bill Barr Mocks Trump's Vocab: 'Verbal Skills Are Limited'
- 27.^ 03/11/16 X Post: x.com
- 28.^ 06/27/23 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 29.^ 05/11/23 Video: politico.com
- 30.^ 12/28/23 Video: youtu.be
- 31.^ 12/28/23 Video: youtube.com
- 32.^ 04/04/24 Video: twitter.com
- 33.^ 12/08/23 On the Record Comments: Republicans Split on Whether Trump Would Be 'Dictator' if Reelected
- 34.^ 04/23/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 35.^ 07/19/23 Overheard Comments: politico.com
- 36.^ 12/03/23 On the Record Comments: Republican Party Replaced by 'Cult' of Donald Trump, Ex-GOP Governor Warns
- 37.^ 08/21/24 On the Record Comments: x.com
- 38.^ 05/07/24 On the Record Comments: ajc.com
- 39.^ 05/07/24 Video: cnn.com
- 40.^ 05/15/24 Video: x.com
- 41.^ 06/03/24 Video: x.com
- 42.^ 08/16/23 Audio: npr.org
- 43.^ 08/28/23 Video: mediaite.com
- 44.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 45.^ 11/17/22 On the Record Comments: nypost.com
- 46.^ 11/17/22 On the Record Comments: msnbc.com
- 47.^ 01/06/24 Video: thehill.com
- 48.^ 09/17/16 Article: wsj.com
- 49.^ 09/17/16 Article: wsj.com
- 50.^ 09/21/23 Overheard Comments: theatlantic.com
- 51.^ 06/03/20 Article: cnn.com
- 52.^ 01/15/21 On the Record Comments: foreignpolicy.com
- 53.^ 12/07/18 Video: washingtonpost.com
- 54.^ 10/11/17 Overheard Comments: slate.com
- 55.^ 02/05/20 Video: time.com
- 56.^ 03/03/16 Video: pbswisconsin.org
- 57.^ 02/28/24 Video: cnn.com
- 58.^ 12/10/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 59.^ 03/03/16 Video: politico.com
- 60.^ 12/12/23 Video: nbcnews.com
- 61.^ 03/24/16 Video: politico.com
- 62.^ 03/24/16 Video: Mick Mulvaney once called Trump a ‘terrible human being.’ Others close to the president have said much worse.
- 63.^ 05/03/16 Audio: cnn.com
- 64.^ 05/03/16 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 65.^ 04/12/16 Video: Cruz: "Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence"
- 66.^ 05/03/16 Video: Cruz Calls Trump 'Serial Philanderer' and 'Pathological Liar' in Blistering Attack
- 67.^ 02/26/16 Video: cnn.com
- 68.^ 03/15/16 Video: Marco Rubio Endorses Trump, Pats Own Back Before Iowa Caucuses
- 69.^ 02/17/16 Video: buzzfeednews.com
- 70.^ 12/08/15 Video: cnn.com
- 71.^ 05/06/16 Video: cnn.com
- 72.^ 03/20/16 Video: Graham: Trump is a "demagogue of the greatest proportion"
- 73.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 74.^ 05/23/18 Video: cbsnews.com
- 75.^ 10/15/20 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 76.^ 01/08/23 On the Record Comments: omaha.com
- 77.^ 02/28/16 Facebook Post: Outgoing Sen. Sasse knows Trump criticism shapes his legacy
- 78.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 79.^ 01/06/21 Article: nytimes.com
- 80.^ 10/08/17 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 81.^ 10/08/17 X Post: twitter.com
- 82.^ 10/24/17 X Post: Donald Trump and Bob Corker: A timeline
- 83.^ 05/11/23 On the Record Comments: huffpost.com
- 84.^ 08/31/17 Article: washingtonpost.com
- 85.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 86.^ 12/14/18 Video: thedailybeast.com
- 87.^ 10/03/23 On the Record Comments: cnn.com
- 88.^ 03/15/24 On the Record Comments: twitter.com
- 89.^ 10/16/20 Article: cnn.com
- 90.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 91.^ 02/08/22 On the Record Comments: the-independent.com
- 92.^ 01/07/21 X Post: twitter.com
- 93.^ 07/02/24 X Post: x.com
- 94.^ 03/19/24 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 95.^ 12/04/22 X Post: twitter.com
- 96.^ 06/09/22 Video: youtube.com
- 97.^ 05/09/23 X Post: twitter.com
- 98.^ 05/10/23 X Post: twitter.com
- 99.^ 06/29/22 Video: nytimes.com
- 100.^ 10/22/23 Video: cnn.com
- 101.^ 12/19/13 X Post: x.com
- 102.^ 11/12/22 On the Record Comments: Mo Brooks says Trump ‘dishonest, disloyal, incompetent, crude’
- 103.^ 04/22/24 On the Record Comments: thehill.com
- 104.^ 08/21/20 Video: youtube.com
- 105.^ 01/12/24 Article: ctpost.com
- 106.^ 02/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 107.^ 07/17/22 Article: businessinsider.com
- 108.^ 01/19/22 Article: syracuse.com
- 109.^ 10/04/23 Article: syracuse.com
- 110.^ 08/25/20 Article: phillyburbs.com
- 111.^ 03/29/24 Social Media Post: Byron Donalds, potential VP pick, once attacked Trump and praised outsourcing, privatizing entitlements
- 112.^ 07/15/19 Video: cnn.com
- 113.^ 08/11/23 Video: twitter.com
- 114.^ 05/16/24 X Post: x.com
- 115.^ 05/16/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 116.^ 02/16/22 X Post: twitter.com
- 117.^ 08/27/19 Video: What Joe Walsh thinks about immigration, climate change and Trump
- 118.^ 08/02/23 Article: thedailybeast.com
- 119.^ 02/20/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 120.^ 01/01/20 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 121.^ 08/19/20 Article: cnn.com
- 122.^ 01/04/23 Characterization: nytimes.com
- 123.^ 08/20/24 On the Record Comments: nbcnews.com
- 124.^ 08/20/24 Video: youtube.com
- 125.^ 10/04/21 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 126.^ 01/06/21 Social Media Post: cnn.com
- 127.^ 06/18/20 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 128.^ 06/22/23 Video: x.com
- 129.^ 01/30/24 Article: reuters.com
- 130.^ 03/15/24 On the Record Comments: twitter.com
- 131.^ 02/01/24 Video: youtube.com
- 132.^ 12/10/23 Video: john bolton trump criticism
- 133.^ 03/02/23 Video: twitter.com
- 134.^ 01/07/21 X Post: x.com
- 135.^ 11/20/17 Overheard Comments: buzzfeednews.com
- 136.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 137.^ 10/01/20 Video: msnbc.com
- 138.^ 01/05/18 On the Record Comments: cbsnews.com
- 139.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: politico.com
- 140.^ 09/04/18 On the Record Comments: theatlantic.com
- 141.^ 09/15/20 Overheard Comments: Woodward book: Former DNI Dan Coats saw no point acting against Trump
- 142.^ 10/07/20 Video: newsweek.com
- 143.^ 04/16/18 Audio: usatoday.com
- 144.^ 04/13/18 On the Record Comments: npr.org
- 145.^ 02/05/18 Audio: cnn.com
- 146.^ 08/14/23 Video: pbs.org
- 147.^ 06/16/22 On the Record Comments: cnbc.com
- 148.^ 06/25/23 Article: Conservative retired federal judge calls GOP ‘spineless’ in scathing rebuke of Trump
- 149.^ 10/01/20 On the Record Comments: reuters.com
- 150.^ 01/16/24 On the Record Comments: newjerseyhills.com
- 151.^ 07/29/24 Article: azcentral.com
- 152.^ 06/30/24 Video: youtube.com
- 153.^ 11/20/23 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 154.^ 01/10/24 On the Record Comments: Ty Cobb says Trump poses ‘gravest threat to democracy we’ve ever seen’
- 155.^ 03/09/24 Video: msnbc.com
- 156.^ 09/27/23 Video: youtube.com
- 157.^ 09/09/22 Audio: cbsnews.com
- 158.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 159.^ 11/21/23 Video: mediaite.com
- 160.^ 09/26/23 Video: cnn.com
- 161.^ 08/03/18 On the Record Comments: vanityfair.com
- 162.^ 10/10/23 Video: etonline.com
- 163.^ 02/10/24 X Post: 'Unprecedented' and 'stunning' number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection
- 164.^ 01/09/24 Video: cbsnews.com
- 165.^ 02/14/24 Video: x.com
- 166.^ 02/16/16 On the Record Comments: cbsnews.com
- 167.^ 02/12/24 On the Record Comments: nbcnews.com
- 168.^ 03/08/23 On the Record Comments: apnews.com
- 169.^ 01/06/21 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 170.^ 06/29/17 Video: youtube.com
- 171.^ 08/14/17 Video: facebook.com
- 172.^ 02/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 173.^ 03/01/16 Social Media Post: cnn.com
- 174.^ 04/27/16 Audio: soundcloud.com
- 175.^ 02/29/16 Audio: soundcloud.com
- 176.^ 06/07/24 Video: x.com
- 177.^ 08/02/24 Video: Longwell: Trump Shows He Doesn't Love America, Only Himself
- 178.^ 08/06/24 X Post: x.com
- 179.^ 08/17/16 On the Record Comments: Latina Former Bush Treasurer Endorses Clinton, Blasts Trump
- 180.^ 08/08/16 Article: nytimes.com
- 181.^ 07/17/20 On the Record Comments: newyorker.com
- 182.^ 09/26/20 On the Record Comments: apnews.com
- 183.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 184.^ 02/27/24 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 185.^ 06/12/24 Article: theatlantic.com
- 186.^ 06/10/24 Article: theatlantic.com
- 187.^ 09/21/23 X Post: x.com
- 188.^ 11/28/23 X Post: x.com
- 189.^ 11/16/23 X Post: x.com
- 190.^ 08/01/23 X Post: x.com
- 191.^ 03/13/20 Article: theatlantic.com
- 192.^ 09/10/19 On the Record Comments: newsweek.com
- 193.^ 09/10/19 On the Record Comments: newsweek.com
- 194.^ 11/27/19 Article: washingtonpost.com
- 195.^ 05/16/20 Video: twitter.com
- 196.^ 11/01/18 Social Media Post: thehill.com
- 197.^ 10/08/16 Facebook Post: facebook.com
- 198.^ 05/09/24 Video: twitter.com
- 199.^ 01/06/21 On the Record Comments: Remove Trump Now
- 200.^ 10/14/19 On the Record Comments: nytimes.com
- 201.^ 06/19/23 X Post: Conservative Legal Commentators Blast Trump's Confessions During Bret Baier Interview
- 202.^ 10/11/16 On the Record Comments: thedailybeast.com
- 203.^ 03/06/24 thewrap.com
- 204.^ 04/12/23 Video: 'Such An Idiot': Nicolle Wallace Bursts Out Laughing Over Trump Comment On Fox News
- 205.^ 04/28/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 206.^ 04/13/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 207.^ 07/23/20 Overheard Comments: Melania 'Smarter' Than Trump, Gen. John Hyten Said
- 208.^ 01/16/24 Video: pbs.org
- 209.^ 12/04/23 Article: The Ruin That a Trump Presidency Would Mean
- 210.^ 05/10/24 Video: x.com
- 211.^ 05/10/24 Video: twitter.com
- 212.^ 05/09/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 213.^ 03/21/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 214.^ 03/14/24 Video: twitter.com
- 215.^ 03/04/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 216.^ 02/16/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 217.^ 02/17/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 218.^ 07/17/20 On the Record Comments: theguardian.com
- 219.^ 02/25/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 220.^ 12/31/23 Video: abcnews.go.com
- 221.^ 04/09/24 Off the Record Comments: archive.org
- 222.^ 05/07/24 Video: twitter.com
- 223.^ 02/25/24 Video: msnbc.com
- 224.^ 10/12/22 Video: Sarah Matthews: Trump is a threat to democracy
- 225.^ 09/14/22 Video: cnn.com
- 226.^ 12/21/23 Video: thehill.com
- 227.^ 09/07/20 Article: cbsnews.com
- 228.^ 12/19/23 Video: Michael Cohen: Trump ‘knows exactly what he’s saying’ with ‘poisoning the blood’ comments
- 229.^ 08/22/23 Video: huffpost.com
- 230.^ 09/29/23 Video: Mark Milley, in apparent Trump rebuke, calls him 'wannabe dictator'
- 231.^ 08/11/24 X Post: x.com
- 232.^ 03/23/19 X Post: twitter.com
- 233.^ 03/17/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 234.^ 02/20/24 X Post: twitter.com
- 235.^ 01/25/24 Video: mediaite.com
- 236.^ 01/28/24 Video: twitter.com
- 237.^ 08/21/20 Article: defendingdemocracytogether.org
- 238.^ 08/21/20 Article: More than 70 former GOP national security officials endorse Biden for president
- 239.^ 01/03/18 Overheard Comments: businessinsider.com
- 240.^ 08/23/23 Article: nytimes.com
- 241.^ 11/05/21 Audio: businessinsider.com
- 242.^ 10/06/23 Video: mediaite.com
- 243.^ 05/27/20 On the Record Comments: news.yahoo.com
- 244.^ 05/24/20 X Post: twitter.com
- 245.^ 03/28/18 On the Record Comments: Ann Coulter doesn't know if she will vote for 'defective man' Donald Trump
- 246.^ 01/06/18 On the Record Comments: washingtonpost.com
- 247.^ 01/03/17 On the Record Comments: Frenemies Donald Trump and Steve Wynn’s Long History of ‘Outrageous Conduct’
- 248.^ 05/29/19 On the Record Comments: theguardian.com
- 249.^ 12/21/17 Overheard Comments: vanityfair.com
- 250.^ 07/17/18 Article: Is Trump a danger -- or just 'incompetent' and a 'buffoon'? (Opinion)
- 251.^ 06/18/24 Video: thedailybeast.com
- 252.^ 06/18/24 Video: Trump Interviewer Ramin Setoodeh Says ‘Cognitive Questions’ Apparent During Sit-Downs