Tom Emmer
ON THE RECORD · 20 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Nobody knows what's going to happen on November 3. But I'm here to tell you, if our people show up, we win. If our people don't show up … then we're going to be scratching and clawing to hang on to every inch that we've got,”
Tom Emmer · said 2026-10-15 · reported 2026-10-20
Emmer spoke to a room of GOP supporters in Dubuque, Iowa, during a two-district swing with House Republicans.
“We are very suspicious of the people who are giving the information to and the databases they’re putting us in. By the way, there are Republicans who answer these surveys who may tell exactly the opposite of what they actually stand on, because again, we don’t trust them.”
Tom Emmer · said 2026-10-15 · reported 2026-10-20
Emmer explained to people in Des Moines why Republicans may not be accurately represented in surveys.
“I'm always competing. I don't care if it's Iowa, I don't care if it's Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nevada, Texas, Florida, they're all important to this midterm,”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-20
Emmer spoke to Fox News Digital during a two-district swing through Iowa with House Republicans.
“This midterm, to me, will come down to about 10 seats. Everybody talks about 20-plus. No. It's going to be a very narrow end, and for Republicans, Iowa is a great example. If the Republicans come out to vote, we're going to be just fine.”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-20
Emmer told Fox News Digital the midterm will come down to a narrow set of seats, with Iowa as a key example.
“Republicans do not like to participate in surveys,”
Tom Emmer · said 2026-10-15 · reported 2026-10-20
Emmer told supporters in Des Moines that polling showing Democrats with a growing advantage was incorrect.
“James is a total pro and one of House Republicans’ greatest teammates,”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
Emmer hailed Braid as a critical champion of the GOP agenda.
“He took the time to get to know our members and master the unique dynamics of the House Republican Conference.”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
Emmer praised Braid for getting to know House Republican members and mastering the conference's dynamics.
“This guy says ridiculous things like U.S. NFL football is an example of toxic masculinity, he supports a terrorist who believes that America deserved to lose 3,000 people on 9/11, and he's got this Piker guy who's just shooting his mouth off on everything anti-American,”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Emmer criticized Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for various statements and associations during a prior Fox News Digital interview.
“We Republicans agree on that. But it’s not enough to vote for communists.”
Tom Emmer · said 2026-10-11 · reported 2026-10-12
Emmer said Republicans agree on high gas prices being unacceptable but argued it is not enough to vote for communists.
“communists, Marxists and anarchists.”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Emmer accused the far-left wing of the Democratic Party of being communists, Marxists and anarchists in a prior Fox News Digital interview.
“Jon, you just called them what they want you to call them. There’s nothing Democratic about socialism. For 100 years, they wanted us to call them progressives, when, in fact, they were socialists. And it wasn’t cool to admit you’re a socialist. They are now communists and Marxists. Take a look at the [Democratic Socialists of America] platform,”
Tom Emmer · said 2026-10-11 · reported 2026-10-12
Emmer rejected Karl's use of the term Democratic socialists and argued they are actually communists and Marxists.
“These people are anti-American more than anything else.”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Emmer called far-left Democrats anti-American during a prior Fox News Digital interview.
“I would say this on that, $4 gas, $6 diesel, entirely unacceptable,”
Tom Emmer · said 2026-10-11 · reported 2026-10-12
Emmer criticized current gas and diesel prices as unacceptable during an interview on ABC's This Week.
“Well you’re wrong, they are communists,”
Tom Emmer · said 2026-10-11 · reported 2026-10-12
Emmer interrupted Karl to insist that there are communists on the ballot.
“They want to defund the police. They want to defund prisons. They want government-only health care. And they want the Green New Deal, which will cost every American family another $355,000. That’s what we should be talking about,”
Tom Emmer · said 2026-10-11 · reported 2026-10-12
Emmer listed policies he attributed to the far-left including defunding police and the Green New Deal.
“put our national defense more at risk with our enemies, adversaries like Communist China.”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Emmer argued the order would harm Minnesota jobs and national defense.
“harm Minnesota, good union jobs in northern Minnesota,”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Emmer argued the order would harm Minnesota jobs and national defense.
“Every one of us is an environmentalist. I make this point, so nobody gets to claim the high ground. It's like somebody saying, 'I'm a better conservative than you.' No, we all care about our environment. We all want clean water. We all want clean air,”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Emmer dismissed environmental groups' support for Walz's order as a 'false argument.'
“This lame duck loser is trying to make us more energy and mineral-dependent on our adversaries,”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Emmer criticized Walz's executive order blocking mining permits near the Boundary Waters.
“What you're literally saying is, 'I'd rather have the Chinese and other adversaries mine in the old-fashioned ways and not care about leaving the world in a better condition, than allow us to do it right here in Minnesota, where we have one of the top precious metal mines in the world'...and we have the most stringent environmental laws in the world, I would argue, that are going to ensure that it's done safely, and it protects not only the people doing the work, but it protects the environment.”
Tom Emmer · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Emmer argued that opposing domestic mining would benefit China and other adversaries.