The BIG Lies

“[Donald Trump’s] America First policy, walking away from the rest of the world, has made us weaker, not stronger.” —Joe Biden

“These [Biden] investigations, they don’t matter to the average American people. This is the right-wing, the hard right-wing talking to each other.” —Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

“People seem to forget that this is not the person who’s simply out there having people write checks for no reason. He’s a capable, educated, experienced person.” —Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell

“Yes, we have problems at the border, but the statement that it’s open is simply silly.” —former Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA)

“If any party, a political party, is trying to make it harder and more difficult to vote, which is something we’ve seen the Republican Party do in a number of states across the country over the last couple of years, it’s because they don’t want more people to go out there and voice their view and voice who they want to support.” —MSNBC’s Jen Psaki

“The positions that the core candidates and leaders of the Republican Party have on … these crazy wackadoo cultural debates … [are] out of touch with the public.” —Jen Psaki

Pot Calling the Kettle Black

“I think Donald Trump and the Republican Party have poisoned [the system] to people. No one trusts our institutions, no one trusts Congress, no one trusts any of us, because all they do is attack our families, do those types of things.” —Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

Theater of the Absurd

“[Joe Biden has] been one of the most highly effective presidents we’ve ever seen.” —Tim Walz

“The Biden agenda has actually done more to tame inflation, to start to bring back manufacturing, to focus on high-tech chip industry, and to focus on climate change and infrastructure than any other country in the world.” —Tim Walz

“Democrats understand if you want to have reproductive freedoms, if you want to move towards a climate agenda that actually works, if you want decency in the White House, you’ve got one choice, and that’s to vote for Joe Biden.” —Tim Walz

“I think folks are just tired of it all. But the fact of the matter is, this isn’t about Joe Biden’s age. This is about the democracy. And … as we get closer to the election, they’ll see that.” —Tim Walz

Belly Laugh of the Day

“The Democrats are lucky, frankly, to have a candidate in Biden who has presided over an incredibly strong economic recovery, who has presided over pretty good international peacemaking efforts … and who I believe whose numbers will go up as inflation recedes, as it is. And the strong job numbers are there. And they’re extremely lucky to have a candidate, frankly, who’s not a member of what you would call the coastal elite. … Democrats are not grateful enough for what they have, in my view.” —New York Times columnist David Brooks

Hot Air

“Every day around the world, the impact of the climate crisis is stark and it is vivid. We are seeing it in real time.” —Kamala Harris

“I think [climate change] is one of the most prominent threats that we face.” —DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

“Yes. It did.” —Hawaii Governor Josh Green when asked, “Are you saying climate change amplified the cost of human error?”

“Severe weather events are going to get more frequent and more severe. … We’ve had a few wildfires but nothing that threatened a whole city — nothing that flattened a whole city. And I just think this is the new normal for not just the state of Hawaii but for the whole planet — for the whole country.” —Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)

“We need to decarbonize our economy so these fires don’t ravage us. There’s not enough firetrucks in the world to protect us if we don’t stop climate change.” —Washington Governor Jay Inslee

Upright

“Ultimately, a movement can’t be about the personality of one individual. The movement has got to be about what are you trying to achieve on behalf of the American people, and that’s got to be based in principle. Because if you’re not rooted in principle — if all we are is listless vessels that [are] just supposed to follow, you know, whatever happens to come down the pike on Truth Social every morning — that’s not going to be a durable movement.” —Florida Governor Ron DeSantis