I think [Vladimir] Putin probably assumes he can't make a deal with me anymore because politically it would be unpopular for a politician to be making a deal.

I understand the tax code better than anybody that's ever run for president.

If you were [Vladimir] Putin right now, you would say, hey, we're back to the old games with the United States. There's no way Trump can ever do a deal with us because the - you've got to understand, if I was just brutal on Russia right now, just brutal, you would say, oh, isn't that wonderful?

My administration's policies on regulatory reform, tax reform, trade policies, will return significant manufacturing jobs to our country.

Many people are afraid to fail, so they don't try. They may dream, talk, and even plan, but they don't take that critical step of putting their money and their effort on the line. To succeed in business, you must take risks. Even if you fail, that's how you learn. There has never been, and will never be, an Olympic skater who didn't fall on the ice.

We need loyal people in this country. We need fighters in this country. We don't need weak people. We have enough of them.

I think Michigan and the people of Michigan know - really, they know that I'm going to protect them. They're great people.