Praetorian Guard

“Trump foments distrust of federal law enforcement over assassination attempt probe.” —The Washington Post

“Another chance for Trump to frame Democrats as dangerous has emerged.” —Washington Post columnist Philip Bump

“No other president has used an assassination attempt to inflame American politics the way Donald Trump does.” —The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols

“GOP seethes after second apparent assassination attempt on Trump.” —The Hill

“Sense of duty apparently drove suspect.” —Dallas Morning News

Tone-Deaf

“We’re walking into a doomsday scenario if Trump gets in.” —historian Douglas Brinkley

The BIG Lie

“[Trump] has vowed to be a dictator on day one; he … has called for ‘the termination’ of the Constitution of the United States of America. And let us be very clear: Someone who suggests we should terminate the Constitution of the United States should never again stand behind the seal of the president of the United States! Never again! Never again!” —Kamala Harris

Village Idiot

“They wanted the emancipation, they wanted the end of slavery in the United States, and that Republican Party has now morphed into some incredibly dangerous [sic], almost resembling the Know-Nothings of that period that are racist and certainly anti-immigrant. And … Abraham Lincoln is turning over in his grave that this still has the label of the Republican Party.” —documentarian Ken Burns

Non Compos Mentis

“I would like another debate, so I’m hoping that the former vice president will agree to that [emphasis added].” —Kamala Harris

Belly Laugh of the Day

“I have incredible confidence in both the vice president and Governor Walz. They have shown that they are happy warriors. They are able to answer tough questions.” —Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Famous Last Words

“It’s so strange why we just keep talking about fracking. … It’s going to be very close in Pennsylvania, and it’s not going to be defined by fracking.” —Senator John Fetterman (D-PA)

Useful Idiot

“I don’t think there’s any question that it’s a form of terrorism.” —former CIA Director Leon Panetta regarding Israel’s mass pager attack on jihadis

For the Record

“There’s a reason Biden’s job approval never rose above 50 percent after the Afghanistan debacle. It was his worst decision by far.” —Matthew Continetti

Political Futures

“Harris shoulders a burden: Joe Biden. … Running for the White House as a sitting vice president is hard enough. Yet the two most recent vice presidents who did it benefited from having bosses who were more popular than they were. That is a luxury Harris does not enjoy. … Biden’s long shadow will haunt America for years. Which is why Kamala Harris is so desperate to escape it.” —Matthew Continetti

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

“Why does everyone who hates America refuse to leave?” —Kevin Sorbo