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“Many people argue that this pandemic was a ‘plandemic,’ that it was planned from the outset, it’s part of a sinister scheme. I can’t tell you the answer to that. I don’t have enough evidence. A lot of it feels very planned to me. I don’t know. I will tell you this: If you create these mechanisms for control, they become weapons of obedience for authoritarian regimes no matter how beneficial or innocent the people who created them.”
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr., quoted by The Bulwark in August 2020.
“To be as clear as I can be, the second Trump administration with Elon Musk embedded within it represents the most direct and sustained threat to the First Amendment and the freedom of the press any of us will ever experience.”
— Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of The Verge, in an interview with Status.
“There are a small number of people who I have told, ‘Look, you should take a vacation outside of the country around the time of inauguration, just to see what happens. Just go on a routine vacation and see what plays out come Jan. 20, 21st, 22nd.’ By that time, we’ll know who’s going to be in senior administration roles and whether they will be more fundamentalist about this issue than the general politician who’s appointed into a position that requires Senate confirmation.”
— National security attorney Mark Zaid, quoted by Politico.
“He’s behaving as if he’s a co-president and making sure everyone knows it.”
— A Trump insider talking to NBC News about Elon Musk.
“I’m not afraid of you, fuck you, Elon Musk.”
– Janja da Silva, Brazil’s first lady, speaking at G-20 event where she warned about the dangers of misinformation
“You don’t root out corruption at the DOJ by picking a corrupt person to lead it. Either the report comes out and is he not going to be the attorney general or the report doesn’t come out and he is not going to be the attorney general.”
— Fox News host Trey Gowdy, talking about Matt Gaetz.
“Tulsi Gabbard is someone who has met with war criminals, violated the Department of State’s guidance and secretly, clandestinely went to Syria and met with [Syrian President Bashar al-]Assad, who gassed and attacked his own people with chemical weapons,” she said. “She’s considered to be, essentially, by most assessments, a Russian asset.”
— Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said Friday that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s controversial pick for director of national intelligence, “is likely a Russian asset,” in an appearance on MSNBC.
“He’s a performer and provocateur, and his view is that the more explosions he can cause, the more attention he can get … He’s a nominee for those who want the law used for political revenge, and it won’t end well.”
— The Wall Street Journal editorial board slammed Donald Trump’s nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as Attorney General.
“Are you shitting me, that you just asked that question? No! But hell, you’ll print that and now I’m going to be investigated.
— Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) when he was asked by Politico if Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has the experience and character to be attorney general.
“We wanted him out of the House … this isn’t what we were thinking.”
— A House Republican, commenting to Axios, on Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) being nominated for Attorney General.
