For the Record

“Trump does not need congressional approval for this type of operation [in Venezuela]. Presidents, including Democratic presidents, have launched lethal attacks regularly against individuals. President Barack Obama killed an American citizen under this ‘kill list’ policy. If Obama can vaporize an American citizen without even a criminal charge, Trump can capture a foreign citizen with a pending criminal indictment without prior congressional approval.” —constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley

“Nicolás Maduro had his chance, just like Iran had their chance — until they didn’t and until he didn’t. He [fooled] around and he found out.” —Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

“We will secure our borders, we will stop the terrorists, we will crash the cartels, and we will defend our citizens against all threats, foreign and domestic.” —President Donald Trump

“If Iran [shoots] and violently kills peaceful protestors, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go.” —Donald Trump

“Radical Islam has shown that their desire is not simply to occupy one part of the world and be happy with their own little caliphate. They want to expand. It’s revolutionary in its nature.” —Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Dumb & Dumber

“We will govern expansively and audaciously. … To those who insist that the era of big government is over, hear me when I say this — no longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power to improve New Yorkers’ lives.” —NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani

“Love will be our guide as we pursue our agenda. [W]e will return the vast resources of this city to the workers who call it home.” —Zohran Mamdani

“We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy.” —Zohran Mamdani

“Palestinian New Yorkers … will no longer have to contend with a politics that speaks of universalism and then makes them the exception.” —Zohran Mamdani

Reality Check

“‘The warmth of collectivism’ killed 100 million people in the 20th century.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

The BIG Lie of 2025

“We lowered the price of everything from healthcare to cost of college to junk fees and airline tickets and credit cards.” —former President Joe Biden in December

Political Futures

“What’s happening in Minnesota is a microcosm of the immigration fraud in our system. Politicians like it because they get power. Welfare cheats like it because they get rich. But it’s a zero-sum game, and they’re stealing both money and political power from Minnesotans.” —Vice President JD Vance

“America is toast if the radical left wins. They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud. Won’t be America anymore.” —Elon Musk

Upright

“DEI should be abolished, permanently. I never want to be chosen, promoted, or rewarded because of how I look. I want to earn every opportunity on merit, through hard work, grit, discipline, and determination. Equality means equal standards, not engineered outcomes. The dignity of achievement comes from effort, not entitlement. Judge me by my character, my competence, and my results. Anything less is an insult to everyone striving to be their best.” —Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX)

And Last…

“It seems obvious that authorities should focus on those who entered illegally and have then committed additional crimes. But it’s also obvious that crossing illegally into the U.S. should have serious consequences — like, if you do it, you don’t get to stay.” —Byron York