The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Major Warning

“I’m going to Washington to discuss this [immigration] crisis [in Western Europe] with our American counterparts. If we fail to meet these challenges, then our political institutions risk losing their democratic legitimacy.” —British Home Secretary Suella Braverman

“Biden’s open border policy isn’t just unpopular. It also violates the Constitution and his oath of office. The most fundamental duty of the president under Article II is to ‘take care that the laws be faithfully executed.’ When it comes to immigration, Biden is not faithfully executing our nation’s laws. Rather, he is deliberately flouting and nullifying them.” —John Hinderaker

“I’ll be honest with you, I believe 100 percent [Joe Biden] does bear some responsibility for this crisis. … I haven’t heard from anybody. Nobody has bothered to call me or anyone in the city staff saying, ‘Hey, this is the federal government, we’re worried about you, this is our plan of action.’ We’re here abandoned, we’re on the border, we’re asking for help. This is unacceptable.” —Eagle Pass, Texas, Mayor Rolando Salinas

“No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty. Ending illegal immigration now depends solely on the American people overriding the corrupt special interests and leaders who profit from the current chaos and human misery.” —Victor Davis Hanson

The BIG Lies

“There are a lot of folks … trying to parlay and get a little influence and benefit in that respect. That’s hardly unique.” —California Governor Gavin Newsom on the Biden Crime Syndicate

“This is the challenge that every journalist in America is facing … to be louder than the liars.” —former CNN talkinghead Brian Stelter on how to be the bigger liar (Fact-check: CNN has perfected the art of lying!)

“MAGA Republicans … spent four years gutting the immigration system under my predecessor. They continue to undermine our border security today.” —Joe Biden

“We have taken steps without the help of Republicans in Congress to do everything that we can to deal with this issue.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

“We’re significantly expanding legal pathways to entry so businesses can get workers they need. I’ve also directed my team to make historic increases in the number of refugees from Latin America.” —Joe Biden

For the Record

“[John] Fetterman’s appalling sense of dress, and [Chuck] Schumer’s capitulation to it, can be seen as part of the Left’s broader, sustained attacks on the norms of many venerable institutions. … But the koshering of Fetterman’s sartorial slovenliness bespeaks a trend both greater and more pernicious than the wokes’ now-trite attacks on American traditions: the failure to recognize, and uphold, objective social standards. Call it the Senate’s version of the youth soccer ‘participation trophy.’ Everyone is a winner just for showing up!” —Josh Hammer

Political Futures

“The relationship between pro-life voters and Donald Trump was always transactional. The question Trump raised in comments [last] weekend is whether he views that transaction as over. In 2016, he needed the support of abortion foes to win the GOP nomination. Now, he doesn’t think he needs them at all, and it seems he’s more focused on a general election mindset of the suburban voters he lost in 2020 and his endorsed candidates struggled to win back in 2022.” —Ben Domenech

Impeachment

“The key questions [for the inquiry] are: First, whether Joe Biden was actively helping his son make money while in office; and second, did Joe Biden get significant money for his help.” —Newt Gingrich

And Last

“I like Ibram Kendi over Robin DiAngelo. If someone is going to bilk gullible white people out of money using the specter of racism, it does seem it should be a black man and not a white lady.” —Frank J. Fleming