Useful Idiot

“[Zohran] Mamdani said that, for him, [‘globalize the intifada’] means protest against the Israeli occupation of Gaza. He said he is willing to discourage the specific language, but not the idea behind it.” —The Wall Street Journal

Intraparty Squabbles

“We lost the last election because we did not remain loyal to the leader of the party. … We had the advantage of incumbency, we had the advantage of an incredibly successful administration, and the Democratic Party literally melted down.” —Hunter Biden

Pearl-Clutching

“We are tilting towards authoritarianism with the complicity of Senate Republicans.” —Sen. Cory Booker

2028 Postering

“Now that I have a nine-year-old, just became nine — come on, man. I get it.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom when asked, “What about for your values? I mean, is eight years old too young [to ‘transition’]?”

“The trans issue, for me, is also novel. … I’m trying to understand as much as anyone else. [The] whole pronoun thing, trying to understand all of that.” —Gavin Newsom

Spin Doctor

“In many remote areas or in states like Florida with hurricane season upon us, they rely on a series of public broadcasting to get alerts out. … This is not the time to cut back on public radio and public TV.” —Sen. Amy Klobuchar

Non Sequitur

“Unfortunately, the Trump administration and many congressional Republicans are considering a plan to gut public media. … We are reminded of the excesses of the ‘defund the police’ and ‘abolish ICE’ movements on the other side of the ideological spectrum. They adopted a fatalistic view of vital government services, suggesting that their imperfections justified their elimination.” —The New York Times editorial board

Fact-Check: True

“These are not honest news organizations. These are partisan, left-wing outlets funded by the taxpayers. And this administration does not believe it’s a good use of the taxpayers’ time and money.” —White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

For the Record

“We’ve been telling kids for 15 years to learn to code. Well, AI is coming for the coders. It’s not coming for the welders, the plumbers, the steamfitters, the pipefitters, the HVAC, or the electricians.” —Mike Rowe

Upright

“[Jesus has] given me this platform, given this ability. … Getting the chance to do this, it’s great and all, but it’s not fulfilling as much as the relationship I have with Him.” —MLB star Aaron Judge