The Little Book Of Trumpisms: book compiles Trump's most memorable statements
A NEW book of the Republican contender’s most memorable soundbites is guaranteed to make you laugh (or cry)…
Trump believes he could have stopped 9/11 because he has "very tough illegal immigration policies"
ON DOMESTIC POLICY
Immigration
You wouldn’t be hearing about the word immigration if it weren’t for Donald Trump. I brought the whole subject up.
Border control
I will build a great, great wall on our southern border and I will have Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words. It will be a real wall. It’ll be a wall that works. It’ll actually be a wall that looks good, believe it or not. ’Cause what they have now [the current border controls] is a joke. They’re ugly, little and they don’t work.
9/11
I think I could have stopped it because I have very tough illegal immigration policies and people aren’t coming into this country unless they’re vetted and vetted properly.
Gay marriage
It’s like golf. A lot of people – I don’t want this to sound trivial – but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive, it’s weird. You see these great players with these really long putters because they can’t sink three-footers any more. And I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay but I am a traditionalist.
Healthcare
The US simply cannot allow Ebola-infected people back. People that go to faraway places to help out are great – but must suffer the consequences.
The environment
We’ll be fine with the environment. We can leave a little bit but you can’t destroy businesses.
ON PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
If Obama resigns now (September 2014) thereby doing a great service to the country – I will give him free lifetime golf at any of my courses.
ON GREAT LEADERS
Winston Churchill was an unbelievable leader. Why?
He was born with a speech impediment, he had all sorts of problems, he certainly wasn’t a handsome man and yet he was a great leader.
Why was he a great leader? Nobody knows.
Amal Clooney 'perplexed' by Donald Trump's views on immigrants, Muslims and women
ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Mexico
They’re sending people who have problems and they’re bringing those problems with them. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
Russia
I think that I would probably get along with Vladimir Putin very well and I don’t think you’d be having the kind of problems that you’re having right now.
Fighting terrorism
If you look at Saddam Hussein, he killed terrorists. I’m not saying he was an angel but this guy killed terrorists. I have an absolute way of defeating Isis and it would be decisive and quick and it would be beautiful.
Osama bin Laden
Tell me, how is it possible that we (in 2004) can’t find a guy who’s six foot six and supposedly needs a dialysis machine?
Trump declared he will be the "greatest jobs president that God has ever created"
ON HIS CAMPAIGN
What he can promise America
I will be the greatest jobs president that God has ever created.
His political experience
Hard to believe I’ve been a politician for three months, right?
His vice-presidential pick
Oprah, I love Oprah. Oprah would always be my first choice.
Why people would vote for him
To be blunt, people would vote for me. They just would. Why? Maybe because I’m so good-looking.
Making America great again
The line of “Make America great again” – the phrase – that was mine. I came up with it about a year ago and I kept using it and everybody’s using it. They are all loving it.I don’t know I guess I should copyright it, maybe I have copyrighted it.
“Let’s make America great again” was in fact one of Ronald Reagan’s most well-known campaign slogans.
Trump also claimed that "Hillary Clinton can’t satisfy her husband"
ON HIS OPPONENTS
Hillary Clinton
If Hillary Clinton can’t satisfy her husband, what makes her think she can satisfy America?
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush has to like Mexican illegals because of his wife.
Jeb’s wife Columba Bush was born in Mexico.
Carly Fiorina
Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?
Carly Fiorina was an unsuccessful Republican candidate.
Rick Santorum
I have a big plane. He doesn’t.
Rick Santorum was a Republican candidate in 2012.
ON OTHER POLITICIANS
Bill Clinton
People would have been much more forgiving if he had had an affair with a really beautiful woman of sophistication.
Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe were on a different level. Now Clinton can’t even get into golf clubs in Westchester.
A former President begging to get in a golf club? It’s unthinkable.
John McCain
John McCain is… not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured, OK, I hate to tell you.
The Republican senator fought in the Vietnam war and was subsequently held prisoner by the Viet Cong.
For Trump, "business comes easier than relationships"
ON POP CULTURE
Kim Kardashian
In the old days they would say she’s got a bad body.
ON BUSINESS
For me business comes easier than relationships.
Making money
Money was never a big motivator for me except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.
Shaking hands
I think the handshake is barbaric. Shaking hands, you catch the flu, you catch this, you catch all sorts of things.
Donald Trump talks penis size at the Republican Debate
ON HIMSELF
His intelligence
Sorry losers and haters but my IQ is one of the highest – and you all know it. Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault. I know some of you may think that I’m tough and harsh but actually I’m a very compassionate person (with a very high IQ) with strong common sense.
Self-maintenance
Viagra is wonderful if you need it, if you have medical issues, if you’ve had surgery. I’ve just never needed it. Frankly I wouldn’t mind if there was an anti-Viagra, something with the opposite effect. I’m not bragging, I’m just lucky. I don’t need it.
His hair
I get up, take a shower and wash my hair. Then I read the newspapers and watch the news on television and slowly the hair dries. It takes about an hour. I don’t use a blow-dryer. Once it’s dry I comb it. Once I have it the way I like it – even though nobody else likes it – I spray it and it’s good for the day.
Trump also said that if Ivanka wasn’t his daughter, perhaps he’d be dating her
What makes him great
Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich. Some people have a talent for piano. Some people have a talent for raising a family. Some people have a talent for golf. I just happen to have a talent for making money.
Romance
All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me, consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected.
Family
She does have a very nice figure. If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.
Marriage
I would never buy Ivana [his first wife] any decent jewels or pictures. Why give her negotiable assets?
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