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“I think we should recognize that the jackassery we often see around here is partly because of people mugging for short-term camera opportunities.”
— Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), quoted by the Washington Post, about grandstanding senators during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson.
“This is dumb. Europe, Canada, and Mexico are not China, and you don’t treat allies the same way you treat opponents. We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression. ‘Make America Great Again’ shouldn’t mean ‘Make America 1929 Again.’”
— Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), quoted by the Washington Post, on President Trump’s decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs.
