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No government or ruler wants to be seen to sell Palestine so cheaply and hand Netanyahu such a victory and, in fact, end up footing the bill, at the same time, all states except perhaps Egypt are dependent upon the U.S. and will not risk angering Trump, given his propensity to act like a petulant child. – Neil Quilliam	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It was a petulant president of the United States, a person who would say: 'I'll keep government shut down for weeks, months or years unless I get my way.' That's just not the way democracy works, and so it's very sad. – Nancy Pelosi	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
When we've said to ourselves on the Armed Services Committee or in the Senate that we were deeply disturbed and worried about a petulant and unpredictable administration, we could reassure ourselves and the nation that there was a strong and stable expert, a patriot, in the position of standing between The President and the use of military force. – Richard Blumenthal	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The president is a petulant child. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Thank you for putting up with me as a petulant teenager, thank you for the best acting partnership I've ever known. – Genie Francis	Found on CNN 8 years ago
In a rude and petulant manner, Mrs. Jacobson tells us what to do, i know her very well because I have seen her personally, her way of walking, chewing. You need manners to deal with people and with countries. – Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

No government or ruler wants to be seen to sell Palestine so cheaply and hand Netanyahu such a victory and, in fact, end up footing the bill, at the same time, all states except perhaps Egypt are dependent upon the U.S. and will not risk angering Trump, given his propensity to act like a petulant child.

– Neil Quilliam

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It was a petulant president of the United States, a person who would say: 'I'll keep government shut down for weeks, months or years unless I get my way.' That's just not the way democracy works, and so it's very sad.

– Nancy Pelosi

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

When we've said to ourselves on the Armed Services Committee or in the Senate that we were deeply disturbed and worried about a petulant and unpredictable administration, we could reassure ourselves and the nation that there was a strong and stable expert, a patriot, in the position of standing between The President and the use of military force.

– Richard Blumenthal

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The president is a petulant child.

– New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Thank you for putting up with me as a petulant teenager, thank you for the best acting partnership I've ever known.

– Genie Francis

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In a rude and petulant manner, Mrs. Jacobson tells us what to do, i know her very well because I have seen her personally, her way of walking, chewing. You need manners to deal with people and with countries.

– Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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