“When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm going to say, "Except for Washington D.C.”

“- Which State Department, exactly, are we talking about? - The one in Washington, D.C.”

“If my father's son can become President of these United States, then your father's son can become anything he wishes.”

“If this is earth,' said the producer from Washington, D.C., 'I'm not interested in what heaven has to offer.”

“When the president of the United States flicks the switch to light up the Christmas tree on the White House lawn, that house ceases to be an American symbol; it becomes a Christian symbol.”

“When, in 2012, Newt Gingrich was asked about how his religious beliefs would affect his conduct should he become president, the Republican nominee hopeful answered, "One of the reasons I am running is there has been an increasingly aggressive war against religion and in particular against Christianity" in the United States. For a potential president to state that he sees himself as a wartime candidate who will defend his party against other citizens is astonishing. There is not even a pretense here of "united states".”