Friendly Fire

“I think what Al Green did was despicable.” —Democrat strategist David Axelrod

“When a president — my president, your president — is speaking, we don’t interrupt, we don’t pull those stunts.” —Congressman George Latimer (D)

“If anyone is thinking that it was an effective strategy, they’re probably in an echo chamber. My take is that the average American thought the optics were pretty bad.” —Congressman Jared Golden (D)

“I think it was a big mistake. … I think we should be treating the president with deference.” —Congressman Tom Suozzi (D)

“A sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance. It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained. We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to.” —Senator John Fetterman (D)

Circling the Wagons

“I expected the rest of [Al Green’s] Democratic caucus, the rest of his colleagues, to walk out with him. Because alone you can survive, but together you thrive. That is the energy that we need. They should have stood with him in solidarity.” —"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin

Re: The Left

“There was one thing the entire night they applauded for: that we sent hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine. And they all stood and cheered that we sent money to Ukraine, but they will not applaud for America.” —Senator Ted Cruz

“The Democrats seem like a leaderless bunch of grasping boobs because they are a leaderless bunch of grasping boobs.” —Ben Shapiro

“Conservatives believe if everyone works all day for themselves, there will be ample surplus to support the congenitally disadvantaged. Liberals would rather spend all day deciding how to divide the economic pie perfectly and starve to death.” —Armstrong Williams

Election Denier

“We don’t know everything that Elon Musk has done with his high-technology ass. We don’t know what he’s been accused of by some as it may relate to the election. But we’re not going to give up in investigating.” —Congresswoman Maxine Waters

Spin Doctor

“It’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that. So that’s easy to call out, the unfairness of that. There’s also humility and grace — these poor people are more likely to commit suicide, have anxiety and depression. And the way the people talk down to vulnerable communities is an issue that I have a hard time with, as well.” —California Governor Gavin Newsom answering Charlie Kirk’s question, “Would you say, ‘No men in female sports’?”

Reality Check

“Of course, almost all the allegations the MAGA right make against Ukraine are infinitely truer of Putin’s Russia. Interested in international corruption? Try looking at Putin and his friends. … By this stage Ukraine is not just a country that the MAGA right has never visited. It is a fantasy country that they imagine they know everything about — and all of it is bad.” —Douglas Murray

For the Record

“It is supremely ironic that Democrats are criticizing the economy when it was the previous administration that caused inflation and accompanying high prices. It took Ronald Reagan two years to turn around the bad economy of Jimmy Carter.” —Cal Thomas

Belly Laugh of the Day

“When I’m censured I’m singing Freebird.” —Congressman Tim Burchett referencing the Democrats singing “We Shall Overcome” on the House floor after Al Green was censured