Non Sequitur

“The reason you can’t afford a home is because of these failed immigration policies. The reason you’re not going to be able to afford your food is because of these failed immigration policies.” —Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Perpetual Denialism

“While I absolutely believe that the media — myself VERY much included — didn’t work hard enough to get around the smokescreen the Biden people were putting up around him — I do not think that it was ‘intentional activism.’ We simply didn’t push hard enough.” —former CNN reporter Chris Cillizza

A Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut

“I understand the motivation behind the tariffs. … We do need to make more stuff in America. … We do need fair trade.” —Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Touché

“If you thought Trump’s tariffs were a negotiating ploy, no problem, that’s a defensible position. But are all the people who were positive he was going to keep them for years and rebuild our manufacturing base really going to pretend today that they never believed that?” —Cenk Uygur

For the Record

“Trump lives in the world of reality; he is a pragmatist, not an idealist. And that means that when the stock market tanks, when the effects of his tariff regime are about to wipe out small businesses across America, when the economic pain is imminent, Trump will change course.” —Ben Shapiro

“There is a category of DC insider who wants to fight an actual war with China but also wants China to manufacture much of our critical supply. This is insane.” —JD Vance

An Important Reminder…

“The Iranian regime’s reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons remains a grave threat to the United States and a menace to regional stability and global security.” —Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Useful Idiots

“It’s hard to know what’s more inscrutable: the number of protesters who, when asked, have no idea what they are out there opposing, or those with deep convictions who cannot point to any real evidence for their beliefs.” —Laura Hollis

Administrative State

“The average hold time on Social Security’s main phone line now hovers around 40 minutes — a frustrating eternity for seniors and disabled Americans left in the lurch by a sluggish system.” —Armstrong Williams

The Magic Is Gone

“[Disney] has spent years slowly abandoning what drew audiences, particularly young girls and their mothers, to their movies and theme parks. We can no longer count on it to bring us the enchantment it was once known for. Disney entertainment projects feel more like DEI meetings than a magical escape from reality.” —Samantha Koch

Belly Laugh of the Day

“Really cool to see Trump saluting The Masters golf tournament after four years of Joe Biden thinking the US OPEN was a border policy.” —Jimmy Failla