The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

The BIG Lies

“The former president wants to put a ban on Arabs coming into the country.” —Joe Biden

“Biden is working extremely hard to address the challenges on the southern border.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

“We have seen this president, the Biden-Harris administration, coming to the table, working in a bipartisan way in the Senate to create solutions as the president has done around the border since the first day of his presidency.” —House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA)

“The administration and Secretary Mayorkas have actually implemented a lot of policy changes to address the issues at the border. And you know what the Republicans have done? They have filed lawsuits to stop the administration from trying to solve the problem. … They will accept nothing but the most draconian, extremist policies.” —Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY)

“My Republican colleagues would rather deprive DHS of the reasonableness and resources it needs to carry out its border security mission so they can attack the secretary.” —Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)

“To my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, let’s be honest with immigrants who deserve better than what you’re offering them. Don’t welcome immigrants if you plan to reject them. … This is who you are — removing the fabric of America.” —Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL)

“Republicans in the House … have gotten in the way when it comes to border security. They have gotten in the way and … actually voted on pieces of legislation to take away some of the law enforcement … at the border.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

“Democrats want to strengthen border security.” —Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS)

Baghdad Bob

“Here’s the thing: the economy is actually very strong right now.” —Karine Jean-Pierre

“It’s going to take time for people to fully feel what the president has done. But, again, we’ve seen consumer confidence go up, so people are starting to feel it.” —Karine Jean-Pierre

“One thing that the president does not do is insult voters or American people.” —Karine Jean-Pierre

Can’t Fix Stupid

“It was a big mistake to tear up the Iran nuclear agreement. We had Iran’s nuclear program in a box. Since the agreement was torn up, it’s escaped from that box.” —Secretary of State Antony Blinken

“No.” —National Security Council spokesman John Kirby when asked, “Looking back, was it a mistake to take [the Houthis] off of the terrorist list back in 2021?”

“Well, when you say ‘working,’ are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes.” —Joe Biden when asked, “Are the airstrikes in Yemen working?”

Hot Air

“Last year … was literally the most disruptive, climate-disrupted, most climate consequential, negative year in human history.” —climate czar John Kerry

“Extreme weather temperatures impact the functioning of your car, right? So that is not unique to electric vehicles.” —Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton

Racial Rot

“I do see color, because I believe if you don’t see color you can’t see racism.” —New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo

And Last…

“The World Economic Forum has an anti-civilization agenda.” —Michael Shellenberger