Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 7, 2017
President Trump's comments is not a real issue here. President Obama tried for eight years, speaking in very conciliatory, soft tones and we see where that ended up.
Said by
Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

DeMint argues that Trump's approach is justified given the failures of previous administrations in dealing with North Korea.

Share

More from Jim DeMint

May 22, 2012

If we do not accede to this treaty, our major mining companies... will not drill, will not exploit.

congress.gov
May 22, 2012

So why do we need to get into all of this in order to be able to operate our Navy as we have for years around the world?

congress.gov
Jun 5, 2012

I think we need to start here at home in making sure that we don't get ourselves into treaties that are going to subject us to this kind of--not just from one country, but any country in the world who wants to complain about our emissions…

congress.gov
Jun 6, 2012

My experience in business and politics tells me that most of the time when we're trying to solve problems we are actually treating symptoms.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation