That is the meaning of the Trump brand - being the boss who is so rich and so powerful he can do whatever he wants. So the way in which he ran for president was to embody that idea as fully as he possibly could with his outrageousness. I don't think he actually thought he would win. I think the original idea was purely a marketing idea. It seemed a no-lose situation, because he would get so much free publicity. And this has always been his genius - I shouldn't use the word "genius" when talking about Trump - but he's always understood the value of free publicity.

[On climate change:] What if it's all a hoax and we've created a better world for nothing?

A term like capitalism is incredibly slippery, because there's such a range of different kinds of market economies.

When it comes to paying contractors, the sky is the limit; when it comes to financing the basic functions of the state, the coffers are empty.

There is plenty of room to make a profit in a zero-carbon economy; but the profit motive is not going to be the midwife for that great transformation.

Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn't filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.

Those looking for ideology in the White House should consider this: For the men who rule our world, rules are for other people.