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July 1, 2025

Tuesday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Zohran Mamdani, Hakeem Jeffries, Al Mottur, Van Jones, Gary Bauer, Allen West, Rich Lowry, Megyn Kelly, and more.

Village Idiot

“Iran will surely rush to get a nuclear weapon- and they should get one — it’s the only way to deter US and Israel from bombing every country in Middle East.” —actor John Cusack

Leftist Lunacy

“I don’t think that we should have billionaires, frankly.” —New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

Friendly Fire

“‘Globalizing the intifada,’ by way of example, is not an acceptable phrasing. [Zohran Mamdani] is going to have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward.” —House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries

“Let there be no mistake, [Mamdani] is anti-Semitic. I would be very sad if he won the race for mayor in New York.” —Democrat strategist Al Mottur

“Mr. Mamdani is a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America. … Today’s Democratic activists must keep extremist, unpopular positions out of our party’s platform and serious conversations.” —former Obama White House Chief of Staff William M. Daley

Credit Where It’s Due

“Guys, can we cut it out? Donald Trump is not an idiot. … Donald Trump is smarter than me, you, and all the [freaking] critics. … This dude is a phenomenon. He is the most powerful human on earth and in our lifetime. … We look like idiots.” —CNN’s Van Jones

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

“Why is Harry Reid’s choice still serving as parliamentarian? Why didn’t Mitch McConnell replace her?” —Gary Bauer

Re: The Left

“When Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Alejandro Mayorkas willfully chose not to follow the rule of law and honor their oath, they became oath breakers.” —Allen West

Delenda Est

“The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation’s capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.” —Rich Lowry

For the Record

“[Abortion] allows a woman to be seen essentially as an empty receptacle for an unwanted bunch of sinew and organs, instead of the most sacred carriers of the most precious miracle.” —Christine Flowers

And Last…

“It is not rude or cruel to say what’s real and true or to refuse to participate in another person’s delusion. Going along with preferred pronouns is dangerous — it forces us to cede entire arguments.” —Megyn Kelly

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