Twenty-nine years on Wall Street, and an Italian last name, not one trading violation... they can't find anything. Because I would never dishonor my dad by hurting my last name by doing something stupid for money or for power.
Making sweeping over-generalizations is classically un-American.
What I don't like about Washington, if we say one syllable or one sentence, or this guy said something bad about me, then, all of a sudden, they have to be my mortal enemy. I don't think that's how it works in American business.
Best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team.
I am a straight shooter.
Let me tell you something about myself. I am a straight shooter.