359 Quotes by Bob Woodward

"Trump lashed out, suggesting that McCain had taken the coward’s way out of Vietnam as a prisoner of war. He said that as a Navy pilot during the Vietnam War McCain, whose father was Admiral John McCain, the Pacific commander, had been offered and taken early release, leaving other POWs behind. “No, Mr. President,” Mattis said quickly, “I think you’ve got it reversed.” McCain had turned down early release and been brutally tortured and held five years in the Hanoi Hilton. “Oh, okay,” Trump said."

"It’s not what we did for the country,” Cohn said. “It’s what we saved him from doing."

"This guy is mentally retarded. He’s this dumb Southerner."

"Mattis and Gary Cohn had several quiet conversations about The Big Problem: The president did not understand the importance of allies overseas, the value of diplomacy or the relationship between the military, the economy and intelligence partnerships with foreign governments."

"What do you mean? Trump asked. Just run the presses – print money."

"Nobody believes – even the people who believe in him somehow believe in him without believing what he says."

"I always am very aggressive and putting out much more than people would like, but that’s the business I’m in."

"You couldn’t talk to him in adult logic. Teenage logic was necessary."

"I’m not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their television presentation, but they wouldn’t know new information or how to report a story if it came up and bit them."

"Trump arrived and sat down. Hot dogs and hamburgers were laid out. The fantasy diet of an 11-year-old kid, Bannon thought, as Trump wolfed down two hot dogs."