“Business is looking better than ever with business enthusiasm at record levels. Stock Market at an all-time high. That doesn't just happen!”— Donald Trump, twitter.com
“Danger signs in any presidency: lots of generals in civilian posts, authoritarian rhetoric, disdain for judges. Bigger risk in time of war.”— Richard W. Painter, twitter.com
“All this drama somehow took a backseat this week to one unfolding within the White House, where both Sean Spicer and Reince Priebus have resigned following the appointment as communications director of Anthony Scaramucci, a former hedge-funder and Long Islander of the Frickin’ Month for 643 months i…”— John Oliver, thedailybeast.com
“It’s as if we’re in Chicago and Trump tells us he’s going to get us to LA in six days. But for the first three days we are driving towards New York. Yes, it is true he can still turn around and get us to LA in three days, but I’m a little nervous.”— Ann Coulter, dailycaller.com
“The two plants — a Carrier factory employing more than 1,400 workers in Indianapolis and a United Technologies plant with 700 employees in Huntington — are profitable, but pay workers $15 to $26 an hour — about what the company’s workers in Monterrey, Mexico, earn in a day.”— Nelson D. Schwartz, nytimes.com
“With tax credits, two identifiable revenue streams for repayment are critical here: (1) the tax revenues from additional wage income, and (2) the tax revenues from additional contractor profits.”— Peter Navarro, Wilbur Ross, peternavarro.com
“At present one-sixth of the 18 to 34 year old prime working age population is either unemployed or in prison and the minority group statistics are even worse. Infrastructure could help solve this sociological tragedy.”— Peter Navarro, Wilbur Ross, peternavarro.com
“I’m giving a big tax cut and I’m giving big regulation cuts, and I’ve seen all of the small business owners over the United States, and all of the big business owners, I’ve met so many people. They are more excited about the regulation cut than about the tax cut. And I would’ve never said that’s pos…”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com
“Whether you’re liberal or conservative, I could sit down and show you regulations that anybody would agree are ridiculous. It’s gotten to be a free-for-all. And companies can’t, they can’t even start up, they can’t expand, they’re choking.”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com