The BIG Lies

“Russia interfered. They tried to help Donald Trump. They tried to hurt Hillary Clinton. They tried to, you know, undermine the democratic foundations of our country in terms of our election integrity. This has been validated over and over again. … I stand behind the assessment. I think the assessment has stood the test of time. And, again, I point to those reviews that were done in a[n] apolitical and nonpartisan fashion.” —former CIA Director John Brennan

“Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass had the situation under control in California. It was a mass, nonviolent, peaceful protest, and then there was a[n] eight- or 10-block area where there were riots happening, and they dealt with it. … They didn’t need Donald Trump coming in.” —Rep. Jamie Raskin

“Donald Trump and Republicans promised to go after violent felons, but instead they’re going after law-abiding immigrant families. And in fact, in some cases, deporting American citizens and children — some with cancer.” —House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries

“We are normalizing a government agency disappearing people. [W]e’re talking about it like it’s no big deal that they are kidnapping people and transporting them to concentration camps, both domestic and foreign.” —former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross

Pearl-Clutching

“Kids running from tear gas, crying on the phone because their mother was just taken from the fields. Trump calls me ‘Newscum’ — but he’s the real scum.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Those fields he’s referring to are marijuana farms employing illegals for sub-minimum wage.)

For the Record

“Those who are taking to the streets to obstruct and intervene in the execution of the rule of law and law enforcement activities should face the harsh reality that they are aiding and abetting criminal activity. There is no such thing as a ‘sanctuary state or city’ because that means they are unconstitutional and unlawful in harboring criminals.” —Allen West

Straight Shooters

“I think Trump has changed things considerably. He’s turned the world upside down. I don’t know if people are going to be laughing more, but they’re probably less frightened to laugh. There have been woke activists with a very narrow, self-righteous point of view. That’s frightened so many people, and so many people have been very timid about telling jokes, making fun of things, because if you tell a joke, these people say you’re punching down at somebody. No, you’re finding humor in humanity!” —filmmaker Terry Gilliam

“I have a lot of friends who are Democrats, and they’re idiots. I always say they have big hearts and little brains. They do not understand how the real world works. Almost every single policy rolled out failed.” —JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon

“[Zohran Mamdani is] more of a Marxist than a socialist, and now you see these Democrats falling all over themselves saying, ‘Well, he’s pointing out some real problems — affordable housing and grocery prices.’ … [This] ideological mush … means nothing in the real world.” —Jamie Dimon

Useful Idiot

“There’s things that I don’t agree with Mamdani that he said, but at the end of the day, I always believe … that you win through addition, you win by bringing people into your coalition. … We are a big tent party.” —DNC Chair Ken Martin’s response to “globalize the intifada”

Re: The Left

“Mamdani isn’t some outlier. He’s the face of a growing political movement that hates America, hates Israel and sees the West not as a beacon of freedom, but as an empire to be torn down.” —Ian Haworth

Pull Them Up by the Roots

“Unlike his first term, Trump is addressing the causes, not just the symptoms, of the progressive project, whether on the border, crime, cultural issues, or foreign policy.” —Victor Davis Hanson