The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Short Cuts

The BIG Lie

“Mayor Mamdani Takes Bold, Unapologetic Actions to Protect New Yorkers in First 100 Days.” —New York City Mayor’s Office

Facepalm

“There is no head of DHS right now at a time when DHS is shut down.” —NBC News’s Kristen Welker (Markwayne Mullin has been DHS secretary since March 24.)

Spin Doctor

“When I left the military, I came out of a hyper-masculine, hyper-violent place. I did four tours in the infantry. We have a crude sense of humor in the infantry. We certainly have a, I would say, narrow view of a lot of topics, and that colored my opinions and my beliefs.” —Senate candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) regarding his Nazi tattoo

Non Compos Mentis

“I really want to see Iran defeated militarily because this regime is a terrible regime for its people and the region,. … The problem is I really don’t want to see Bibi Netanyahu or Donald Trump politically strengthened by this war because they are two awful human beings. They are both engaged in anti-democratic projects in their own countries. They’re both alleged crooks. They are terrible, terrible people doing terrible things to America’s standing in the world and Israel’s standing in the world.” —New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman

Re: The Left

“It remains the goal of President Trump and our military to completely defeat the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is obvious that the goal of the Democrat Party leadership … is to defeat Donald Trump. This is the first war in our history in which one of the two parties in America is wishing for, hoping for and working for the defeat of the United States.” —Gary Bauer

“MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle actually praised Iran for ‘the fact that they have a deep belief in something. That’s unfathomable to [Trump]. That they will die for.’ Of course, she was not referring to the tens of thousands of protesters executed by the regime for their deep beliefs.” —law professor Jonathan Turley

For the Record

“Iran is badly battered, militarily crushed. They really don’t have any cards here … and they come into this negotiation absolutely refusing to give up their nuclear weapon ambitions, which was the bottom line for the president and his negotiators. If that doesn’t emphasize that President Trump was correct … that Iran was still going for a nuclear weapon … then I don’t know what could.” —political analyst Brit Hume

“I wanted [President Trump] to know that I do not blame him. I do not blame anything that’s happened for my son’s death. … I told him to finish it. I said, ‘Go get 'em.’ This is what my son signed up for.” —Donna Burhans, the mother of one of the 13 U.S. service personnel killed in Operation Epic Fury

Upright

“I also hope … that one day we don’t have to talk about these firsts; that one day, this is just … the human history. … It’s the story of humanity — not black history, not women’s history — but that it becomes human history.” —astronaut Victor Glover

And Last…

“As our Nation marks these Days of Remembrance, we honor the memory of all who were murdered and vow to never forget the victims of the Holocaust — the most heinous violation of human dignity in the history of the world. Together, we reaffirm our solemn obligation to stand guard against antisemitism in every form and carry forward the enduring legacy of the more than 6 million innocent souls of the Holocaust with vigilance and unwavering resolve. May the memories of all who perished forever be a blessing.” —President Donald Trump in solemn recognition of Yom HaShoah