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“We are a country that stands on the precipice, just six weeks away from swearing in, for the second time, a wannabe ‘dictator’ with ambitions to wildly reshape our democracy. There is a desire to tune out. … I get it. And while, as a member of the media, I feel a little sheepish making the case to keep reading columns (like this one!), watching the news, and listening to podcasts, it’s a perilous moment for America, and it only serves Donald Trump and his allies to look the other way.”
“I look forward to seeing the Governor again soon so that we may continue our in-depth talks on Tariffs and Trade, the results of which will be truly spectacular for all!.”
— President-elect Donald Trump mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, referring to him as “Governor” of “the Great State of Canada.”
“Everybody knows that, in Wisconsin, undocumented folks are a really important part of our economy, whether it’s dairy, whether it’s agriculture. The idea of deporting folks that are keeping our economy one of the best in the country is irrational. Trying to move them all over the country is irrational. So, we’ll do whatever we can do avoid that.”
— Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) “has pushed back on President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge for mass deportations, casting doubt on whether the plans will be carried out,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
“Within the party Ronald Reagan once led so capably, it is increasingly fashionable to suggest that the sort of global leadership he modeled is no longer America’s place. … But let’s be absolutely clear: America will not be made great again by those who are content to manage our decline.”
“This was the worst breach of our Constitution by any president in our nation’s history. Donald Trump’s suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions should be jailed is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic.”
— Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) responding to President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to imprison her and other members of a congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the New York Times reports.
“Let’s get this straight: Pete Hegseth used to drink too much and couldn’t keep his dick in his pants. He’d make a great senator.”
— Former GOP Senate aide Mike Davis, on X, suggesting senators operate with a moral double standard.
“This is the biggest deployment of my life, and there won’t be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I’m doing it.”
— Pete Hegseth, pledging to Megan Kelly to not drink alcohol while serving as defense secretary.
“The damage that the 2024 campaign has done — the damage that this decade has done to a Democratic brand — is almost unfathomable.”
— James Carville, quoted by USA Today.
“As President-elect Donald Trump fills out his Cabinet and chooses his closet advisers ahead of Inauguration Day, many African American leaders are asking why more Black people haven’t been appointed to key positions.”
“If you defended the 34x felon, who committed sexual assault, stole national security documents, and tried running a coup on his country… you can sit out the Hunter Biden pardon discussion.”
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), on X.
