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Ari Fleischer

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Ari Fleischer is a Republican political consultant and former White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. He played a significant role in communicating the administration's policies and responses during pivotal events, including the September 11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror. Fleischer is known for his defense of the administration's stance on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, a key justification for the invasion in 2003. After leaving the White House, he has worked as a media consultant and commentator, providing insights on political communication and strategy.

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May 31, 2025

He’s one of the most in-touch modern presidents.

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May 11, 2025

Air Force One should be American through and through.

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Sep 11, 2022

Critics note he made the announcement after getting hired to do P.R. for the Saudis' golf venture.

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Oct 4, 2020

If Trump returns to the White House, he will be tempted to go to the Oval. He can't do that.

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Apr 10, 2017

He made a reference to barrel bomb himself and how concerned he was about that.

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Apr 10, 2017

He made a mistake. He shouldn't have done it, and I'm glad he apologized.

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Feb 5, 2017

I think in the Trump White House there are no standard rules. Everybody's job is amped-up and more difficult, and that's because of the personality, the nature of the President and the way the President conducts himself.

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Oct 18, 2015

Let me just for argument's sake grant his argument, his logic, none of what he said would have stopped 9/11 from taking place.

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Aug 31, 2015

He has continued much of the infrastructure that he criticizes unconstitutional.

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Aug 31, 2015

Barack Obama didn't have any interest in extending America's guiding hand. He wanted to end it and get out of there.

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Aug 31, 2015

I think what you can't argue about that Iraq in 2007 and 2008 was a stable country. That is the country that President Obama inherited.

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Aug 31, 2015

The fact that ISIS exists does create -- is created because of the vacuums that President Obama has created.

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Aug 31, 2015

Of course he should. He's the one who authorized the mission. The SEALs carried it out and the President deserves the credit for authorizing it.

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Aug 11, 2015

Hillary is not popular. And Hillary is secretary of state, does have a lot of explaining to do, a lot of answers to give, and she has to be held accountable for what happened on her watch.

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Aug 11, 2015

I think it's a very unfair one way treatment of Jeb when everybody knows he's his own person, he'll make his own judgments.

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Aug 11, 2015

Not in the Republican primary. There's zero danger. You know, in the Republican primary, you can never be too critical of Hillary Clinton, no matter what your last name is.

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Aug 6, 2015

Donald Trump's problem as he might come across so hot every single debate that those who want the heat are going to stay for him, but nobody else.

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Mar 2, 2015

I think it sort of two key moments, Wolf. One, there's going to be a vote in the United States Senate to give Congress a role in approving whatever it is that the president negotiates. And two, whether or not Congress moves forward. The…

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Mar 2, 2015

If they were between people, this relationship has been bad for a long time.

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Mar 2, 2015

I think we are going to go to two votes in Congress. And it going to be crucial and it will be a massive fight over those votes and there is a lot of democratic support for Israel and the United States Congress.

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Oct 6, 2014

President has created vacuums all around the world because of what you just said. He's not wanted to exercise American leadership.

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Oct 6, 2014

The president was so willing just to wipe his hands and say, I end wars, I don't start wars, I'm withdrawing everybody.

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Jan 8, 2014

I think you have to take it at face value he had reason to believe his staff, that's why he was so angry today about it.

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