Donald Trump hasn`t decided, and most importantly, we don`t know if the old rules still apply. Lawrence O'Donnell More Quotes by Lawrence O'Donnell More Quotes From Lawrence O'Donnell This is someone [Michael Flynn] who is considered a loyalist and as we have watched this transition process unfold, again roiled by reports of turmoil, Donald Trump seems to be really focusing right now in this initial phase on loyalists. Lawrence O'Donnell loyalistsphasestransition Lieutenant General Michael Flynn would fit into that broader pattern. Lawrence O'Donnell lieutenantspatternsfit National security adviser is not a position that requires confirmation. This is a pick that like [Donald Trump] Chief of Staff, he gets to choose on his own and have installed. Lawrence O'Donnell staffconfirmationtrump Under the old rules, Steve Bannon could never get a security clearance. But there could be a new rule, the Trump Rule. Lawrence O'Donnell clearancetrumpsecurity The Daily Beast reports today that if Steve Bannon is denied a security clearance, the President could simply overrule that denial and order that security clearance. Lawrence O'Donnell denialpresidentorder I was looking at the Trump hits on me, I have to confess, all of which made me laugh. And I thought, you know, he never goes after guys` looks. He only does the looks thing with women. And then I found this one. "Lawrence will soon be off TV, bad ratings, he has a face made for radio." So, he has gone after, at least one guy, on looks. Lawrence O'Donnell guylaughing Melania Trump`s husband tweeted this: "Cher, I don`t wear a rug, it`s mine, and I promise not to talk about your massive plastic surgeries that didn`t work." Lawrence O'Donnell plastic-surgeryhusbandpromise On Twitter, Donald Trump has called me a "poor journalist, stupid, a very dumb guy, the dumbest political commentator on television, and the dumbest man on TV." Lawrence O'Donnell guystupidmen I remember the first few months of the [Ronald] Reagan administration when all sorts of things happened too fast. We cannot allow that to happen. Lawrence O'Donnell administrationmonthsfirsts I`d like to curl up in a ball like Hillary [Clinton]said she would but she is out. And I think we all have to go do that. The fact of the matter is we don`t have the luxury of pulling back from this. Lawrence O'Donnell luxurycurlsthinking Melania Trump`s husband tweeted this: "Arianna Huffington is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man. He made a good decision." Lawrence O'Donnell husbanddecisionmen I believe we stand strongly against having the tax code used to make the income disparity in America any worse than it already. Lawrence O'Donnell incomebelieveamerica That`s why somebody like a Tim Ryan can go to a bar in Youngstown just as well as in Congress and talk to working people. Democrats know how to carry the message. We just have to take some telephone new voices and bring them forward. Lawrence O'Donnell barsvoicepeople I don`t think their voices are going to change at all. And it`s what Democrats have always been saying. We are stronger together, but we`re going to fight like heck if anybody tries to divide us. Lawrence O'Donnell voicefightingthinking I am confident that just as a America`s commitment to the transatlantic alliance has endured for seven decades, whether it`s been under a Democratic or Republican administration, that commitment will continue including our pledge and our treaty obligation to defend every ally. Lawrence O'Donnell alliesamericacommitment In recent years, we`ve made historic investments in NATO, increased America`s presence in Europe. Lawrence O'Donnell europeamericayears I don`t think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She [Hillary Clinton] is saying Russia, Russia, Russia. Maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia. But it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. Lawrence O'Donnell russiameanthinking The fourth largest city in America is under water tonight and we don`t know when we will see it again. We don`t know how long it will take for the waters to subside. Lawrence O'Donnell waterlong Michael Flynn was one of Trump`s top national security advisors throughout the campaign. Lawrence O'Donnell advisorstrumpcampaigns The FBI background check would show that Rudolph Giuliani had an out-of-control affair with his Press Secretary while he was mayor of New York. Lawrence O'Donnell rudolphaffairnew-york
