‘You Didn’t Build That!’

“You know what their attitude is? ‘I made my money all by myself. How dare your government take my money from me. I don’t want to pay taxes.’ … They hate government. Government is a barrier to people — a barrier to stop them from doing things. They want to destroy it. We are not letting them do it.” —Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer

Demagogues

“I wake up [at] three in the morning sometimes so worried about the future of the country under these oligarchs.” —Chuck Schumer

“This is the most brazenly corrupt White House in the history of the country. But for Democrats to be credible on this issue, we need to be clear about how we would fix our broken democracy if we are given power again.” —Senator Chris Murphy

Spin Doctor

“Gas prices are heading below $3 a gallon. Why that’s not actually a good thing.” —MarketWatch headline

Village Idiot

“Why are old white men the only ones who are allowed to be felons?” —actress Ellen Pompeo

Upright

“My advice to that unnamed, low-level French politician would be to remind them that it’s only because of the United States of America that the French are not speaking German right now.” —White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responding to a French politician’s comment that the U.S. should give back the Statue of Liberty

The Fix Is In

“Obama only faced 12 nationwide injunctions during his 8 years in office. Biden faced 14 in four years. But the first Trump term saw 64 judicial injunctions issued against his agenda. And the left’s lawfare against Trump’s second term is off to a blistering start. More than 120 lawsuits have been filed against the administration, and at least 15 nationwide injunctions were issued against Trump’s orders last month alone!” —Gary Bauer

“According to federal judges, Trump effectively has no power whatsoever. He can’t manage his personnel. He can’t even manage a website. At this point, it’s impossible for any serious person to deny that these judges are going out of their way to interfere with every aspect of executive authority.” —Matt Walsh

Re: The Left

“Three new national polls show the Democrat Party is about as popular as skin fungus. … But there is a critical point that isn’t widely understood. The country has not shifted massively to the right. One explanation for the Democrats’ collapse in the polls is that they are losing dissatisfied Democrats and left-leaning independents. Why? Because they don’t believe the Democrat Party is being far-left enough.” —Gary Bauer

Editorial Exegesis

“Vanishing few Americans have any desire to rehash Jan. 6, 2021, or Nancy Pelosi’s pet committee; Nov. 5, 2024, settled that. … Yes, the Biden White House’s overuse of the autopen is concerning. But any undermining of pardons signed via robot would require fact-finding probes and court action, when the new administration has bigger facts to find and larger issues to litigate.” —New York Post editorial board

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

“Why aren’t people angrier about COVID? They stole time, they stole last moments with loved ones, they stole businesses, they stole education. Why did we just move on?!” —Ian Haworth

For the Record

“53% of Americans work for businesses with 500 or more workers. In short, the U.S. is no longer a nation of small businesses.” —Salena Zito

“The Trump administration isn’t trying to blindly boost GDP. That measure includes all economic activity, including what illegal immigrants generate. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance want to make things more affordable for Americans.” —Victor Joecks

And Last…

“The Trump plan for the great American comeback is simple: We want companies to invest right here in America — in our own workers and factories.” —JD Vance