Judicial Tyranny

“The problems with this prosecution are legion, but most immediately, the government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts.” —attorneys for Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, who aided and abetted an illegal alien in her courtroom

Theater of the Absurd

“Trump’s egg price fiction has suddenly become reality.” —CNN headline

Friendly Fire

“Why should voters trust Democrats when it’s clear so many in your party went to great lengths to keep Biden’s condition hidden from the public?” —CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

“If powerful people around the president were lying to us about Biden’s capabilities to be president, how can we take at face value anything else they told us?” —Gary Bauer

Touché

“It’s got to be extremely discouraging to be one of your constituents. To see you fight for a terrorist like [Kilmar Abrego Garcia] and not fight for them is extremely alarming to me, and I’m sure it is to them as well.” —DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to Rep. Dan Goldman

Fact-Check: True

“This administration’s done more to protect [AOC’s] district than she has.” —border czar Tom Homan

Harsh Truth

“Importing the third world doesn’t turn third-worlders into us, it turns us into the third world.” —Ann Coulter

Strike While the Iron Is Hot

“There may not be a better time to reduce drug costs if Congress, the courts and especially the pharmaceutical industry cooperate.” —Cal Thomas

For the Record

“For a group that supposedly wields so much power, ‘the rich’ sure has lost a lot of battles on the federal income tax rate, on the capital gains rate and on the deduction of state and local taxes.” —Larry Elder

Harbinger of Danger

“The gloves are off with AI. Even if U.S. tech companies halt in their innovation of these systems, our adversaries like China surely will not.” —Armstrong Williams

Double Standards

“When black South Africans slaughter white people, that’s ‘just ordinary murders’ that have nothing to do with racism against whites. When white South Africans speak out against being slaughtered, that’s ‘racism’ and they’re expected to stay silent or told to ‘go back to Europe.’” —Wanjiru Njoya

Make America Respected Again

“The culmination of Trump’s triumphant week has been his trip to the Middle East, beginning with the remarkable welcome he received in Saudi Arabia. … Upon arrival, the Saudis rolled out the red (actually, purple) carpet for Trump, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted Trump in person on the tarmac. … Trump’s motorcade was then accompanied by Saudi ceremonial soldiers on horseback, carrying American flags.” —Laura Hollis

Lofty Aspirations

“I think what President Trump wants a lot more than [Republican election victories] is to diminish China and give America a better shot for the future for our kids and our grandkids.” —Senator Jim Banks

Political Futures

“Trump needs Republicans to win the midterms in the House, because if they don’t, it is an absolute guarantee that Democrats, once in control, would impeach him. The resulting 24/7 combat would make the last two years of Trump’s term depressingly similar to much of his first term.” —Byron York