Shot/Chaser I

“No one is illegal on stolen land.” —singer-songwriter Billie Eilish at the Grammys

“Land cannot be stolen if no one is illegal.” —Matt Walsh

Shot/Chaser II

“Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense. I mean, because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton.” —"comedian" and Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah

“Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!! I can’t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media. Noah, a total loser, better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast. It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C.” —President Donald Trump

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

“This is cruelty, this is inhumane, and this is a death sentence. … Because in Haiti, there is open warfare and rape. There’s ravaging violence against women and children.” —Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) describing the deportation of Haitian nationals back to Haiti (“It’s an outrage that Trump called Haiti a s***hole.” —Frederica Wilson, 2018)

Pandermonium

“I’m, for whatever it’s worth, a pretty fervent Christian, and I feel completely comfortable here in the seat of Islam.” —political pundit Tucker Carlson in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Double Standards

“[Don] Lemon and his attorney claim that he is protected by the First Amendment as a reporter covering the [Cities Church] event. … If any conservative commentator — Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, or Mark Levin — stormed a mosque with a group of committed Christians, disrupted the service, and got in the face of the imam, do you think anyone would defend that commentator as being protected by the First Amendment? Of course not.” —Gary Bauer

For the Record

“On the whole, the U.S. has added 10.3 million people since the 2020 Census, bringing us to a nation of 341.8 million. Only a fifth of that growth — 1.9 million — has been from the natural increase of births over deaths; the other 8.3 million have been new arrivals. The low rate of births, by itself, is deeply concerning; the notion of a future in which we add four new immigrants for every net increase of one homegrown American is alarming.” —National Review

Re: The Left

“President Donald Trump ran on deporting illegal immigrants, and voters gave him a resounding victory in 2024. Unlike most politicians, Trump is actually keeping his promises. … The proper way to counter this would be for pro-illegal immigrant activists to win an election or two. Then, they could change the law. But the left’s commitment to democracy fades when its opponents are in power.” —Victor Joecks

And Last…

“A pluralistic society does not promise to shield citizens from anything they might find unfamiliar or unsettling. It promises equal treatment under the law for people of many beliefs, even when civic space reflects traditions they do not share.” —Jeff Jacoby