Non Compos Mentis

“Violence doesn’t come from Democrats. … [Trump’s wannabe assassins] were Trump supporters. … It’s only, like, MAGA that does this.” —Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Friendly Fire

“The answer, ultimately, I think, is no. … When you have socialists in the Democratic Party, I don’t know how … that would be beneficial for the party or for the country.” —former Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips when asked by CNN, “Is there room for you and [Zohran] Mamdani in the Democratic Party?”

“Look, I’m as befuddled as you are. And [Zohran Mamdani has] been given every opportunity to walk it back.” —Democrat strategist James Carville regarding the “globalize the intifada” rant

Clown World

“Let’s find a better metaphor to despise and depose fascism. Keep Clown out of Trumpian comparisons, and for that matter, all politics. Offer Clown the respect it deserves and invoke us for good.” —Tim Cunningham, board president of Clowns Without Borders

Hot Air

“Americans aren’t afraid of climate change. Climate activists have not successfully made the case to the American people.” —CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten admitting that the explicit goal is fearmongering

Dumb & Dumber

“NEA pledges to defend democracy against Trump’s embrace of fascism by using the term facism [sic] in NEA materials to correctly characterize Donald Trump’s program and actions.” —National Education Association resolution

“NEA will use existing media channels to oppose any move to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education as an illegal, anti-democratic, and racist attempt to destroy public education and privatize it in the interests of the billionaires.” —NEA resolution

“NEA defends birthright citizenship and opposes the attempt to revert to pre-civil rights movement — Jim Crow — legal concepts of ‘states rights’ in order to deny citizenship to the children of immigrants.” —NEA resolution

“NEA opposes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) kidnapping of student leaders and supports students’ right to organize against ICE raids and deportations.” —NEA resolution

The BIG Lie

“I testified in front of many, many congressional committees in the House and the Senate over the years, and I continue to explain exactly what we did during this process. Why we tried to make sure we stayed true to our intelligence responsibilities and that we were not going to do anything at all to try to interfere in [the 2016] election. … I am clueless about what it is exactly that they may be investigating me for.” —former CIA Director John Brennan

A Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut

“Without a border protected, you don’t have a nation. I believe that. If you’re going to define your nation, you have to have a border that means something. … I wish President Biden had been heard more often saying, ‘I’m going to enforce the law.’ … [Trump] was right.” —former Secretary of State John Kerry

Hear! Hear!

“We’ve moved away from industrialization and manufacturing for so long. … I really love the fact that at the moment, we’re reindustrializing the United States.” —NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang

For the Record

“Never have I seen a response as quick and as effective as I have the Trump administration response to this storm. Trump immediately granted our request. Immediately called to help.” —Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the recent floods

“It isn’t compassionate to wink at drug use. A compassionate, civilized society does not have addicted and mentally ill people convulsing, shrieking, urinating and defecating on the sidewalk.” —Laura Hollis