The BIG Lie

“It is not a criminal violation to enter the country illegally.” —Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett

Demagogues

“Free Mahmoud Khalil. This is straight out of the fascist playbook. Criminalizing dissent is an assault on our First Amendment and freedom of speech. Revoking someone’s green card for expressing their political opinion is illegal. Protesting genocide is not a crime.” —Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib

“ICE just DETAINED a lawful permanent resident and recent grad student in the middle of the night … because Mahmoud exercised his First Amendment rights in a way Donald Trump didn’t like. Straight up authoritarianism.” —Senate Judiciary Democrats

“Detaining a recent grad student for exercising his right to free speech is something we’d expect from Russia — NOT AMERICA. Punishing speech by revoking legal immigration status is dangerous.” —Senator Dick Durbin

“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too.” —Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The Free Ride Is Over

“We will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.” —Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Freudian Slip

“We are gonna continue to speak lies to [Trump’s] truth.” —Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Village Idiot

“The challenge is not to the trans people; it’s to the people who are not trans. That’s what God is looking at to see how you treat people.” —"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg

Belly Laugh of the Day

“The world seemed to want more Tim Walz, and there were times when I wish they could’ve gotten more Tim Walz.” —Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison

Friendly Fire

“Look, man, we’re screwed. I mean, Democrats don’t know what to do. This is a nightmare. … Offending most people in the country, calling everybody sexist and racist and transphobic and every other name, and then saying, ‘Please follow us.’ That’s not a good strategy, folks.” —CNN’s Van Jones

For the Record

“When judges are unmoored by the Constitution or statute, they become unelected political actors who themselves are a threat to our system of government.” —Rich Lowry

“For most of the past 50 years, the United States has run a trade deficit with the world. For most of those 50 years, the US economy has rocked. Curtailing Americans’ ability to do business with their neighbors will not make America great again.” —Jeff Jacoby

“It’s quite a scam! We’re not only subsidizing Europe’s defense, we’re also subsidizing Europe’s socialism. Meanwhile, people in North Carolina whose homes were destroyed in the floods are still living in tents, and too many of our veterans are homeless.” —Gary Bauer

Political Futures

“The GOP, like every party, seems to be making the mistake of thinking it can hold power forever. History says differently.” —David Harsanyi

Upright

“The United States should support Israel’s rightful claim to sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, the historical land of the Jewish people. Failing to do so risks entrenching a flawed status quo that has already cost countless lives and sown perpetual instability.” —Tony Perkins

And Last…

“American education can be the greatest in the world. It ought not to be corrupted by political ideologies, special interests, and unjust discrimination. Parents, teachers, and students alike deserve better. … The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals.” —Education Secretary Linda McMahon