If you thought Donald Trump was going to be swallowed up by the conventional Republican Party or by Washington, you were wrong.
David BrooksI'm a pundit. I'm, like, paid to be a narcissistic blowhard and be in front of the camera.
David BrooksThe effectiveness of a group of people is not determined by their IQ but by how well they communicate.
David BrooksFor the Republican Convention, I think of Trump's speech and sort of the darkness, the fear of crime, the need for a strong arm really, and so that one core theme.
David BrooksRussian hackers interfered in our elections, and we like penalized a few of them. Whatever they're doing underground, we don't know. No, this is going to be a big issue. And I have to say the Barack Obama - the Donald Trump position is, A, mystifying, but, B, doomed. He has a nice little Vladimir Putin romance going on right now. I think we're going to get out the hankies, because this is going to turn into an ugly relationship within a year or two.
David Brooks