Demagogues

“Either MAGA extremists are going to break the country, or we’re going to break them.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

“We are going to work as hard as we can in advance of 2028 to restore that 10-1 map.” —Hakeem Jeffries openly planning to re-gerrymander Virginia

“It is time for the North to pull up to the South … and let them know exactly what they have uncorked with this injustice. They think they can draw us out of power. They do not know the sleeping giant that they just awakened. … What they thought was the final blow is actually just the opening silo [sic].” —Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

Leftmedia Buffoons

“San Diego mosque attack follows surge in public anti-Islam rhetoric.” —Washington Post headline

“What about this passage from Mike Johnson declaring that our rights do not derive from government, they come from You, our Creator and heavenly Father. Is this him putting God over the Declaration of Independence?” —MS NOW’s Katy Tur

“You *can* safely and successfully end a pregnancy just with misoprostol, the other drug in the two-step abortion pill process.” —Cosmopolitan’s Colleen de Bellefonds (“Misoprostol will dilate your cervix and cause you to go into labor, ending a pregnancy, but will help your body deliver a LIVING BABY. What happens after you give birth in your bathroom for this type of ‘abortion?’ I can’t even think about it.” —Isabel Brown)

Village Idiot

“My rant is that capitalism is the greatest evil in the world.” —Poppy Liu, a first-generation Chinese immigrant and millionaire actress

Political Futures

“Democrats are counting on this November being a replay of 2018, or George W. Bush’s disastrous second midterms in 2006. But look to the primaries so far for a clue: This is a very different Republican Party, and it’s well-adapted for the political landscape Trump has remade; in an era of close elections, it’s a party that can win.” —Daniel McCarthy

“It’s almost like we as Republicans should keep the promises that we make to our voters instead of pretending to be conservative once every few years to get re-elected.” —Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX)

“I may have figured out why the DNC has maintained its bizarre insistence on withholding the 2024 autopsy: They probably recommended moderating on some issues / warned against total, knee-jerk Resistance.” —Guy Benson

Re: The Left

“The Democrats for the entire history of their party have been a party based on racial discrimination. They affirmatively embrace it.” —Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)

“Socialists don’t want people to become financially independent because that means they won’t be addicted to government and the politicians who poorly manage it to the tune of a $39 trillion debt.” —Cal Thomas

For the Record

“At a glance, this looks like the triumph of hope over experience. … The president keeps pausing, waiting for offers, and [the Iranians] haven’t come close to making him an offer that he can accept. Maybe this time will be different.” —Brit Hume

Belly Laugh of the Day

“It’s pretty remarkable seeing you and Mark Cuban up there … Mark endorsed Kamala Harris back in 2024.” —reporter

“Well, he made a mistake. It was a big mistake!” —President Donald Trump