Weekend Quotables
Trump: 'I'm shutting down the Trump/Kennedy Center on July 4th.'
Reliable sources inform me that those of you who are bound for hell (You know who you are) will be condemned to spend eternity reading the 3 million pages of the Epstein files while watching the Melania movie over and over and over. Good luck.
Quotables
Philly D.A. Larry Krasner actually said this on Tuesday, but I still think it’s worth a Weekend Quotable.
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis, that’s what they are, in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them.”
“If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities, we will find you, we will achieve justice.” — At City Hall “ICE OUT” event
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to President Donald Trump’s Thursday executive order declaring a national emergency, imposing tariffs on any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba.
“Applying tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba could trigger a far-reaching humanitarian crisis, directly affecting hospitals, food, and other basic services for the Cuban people, a situation that must be avoided,” she said Friday. “We will seek a way, without putting Mexico at risk, of course, but always seeking solidarity with the Cuban people.” — In her Friday press conference
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Trump’s announcement (my version)
“Out of an abundance of caution, I am shutting down the Trump Kennedy Center for two years to prevent China from infiltrating the orchestra pit. They’ve been trying to get in through the bassoon section for decades.” — Announcement
More Weekend Quotables
Kristi Noem
Noem went on Fox News this morning and urged the country to “move on” from Minnesota while dismissing the protesters as “violent monsters.” — Fox
Michele Tafoya (R) Senate candidate
Where’s my check???
Author and journalist Garrett Graff
“Today, we’re creating something even more dangerous to our country, a masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels.” — Testimony at Gov. Pritzker’s Commission
Jane Fonda
“I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.” — Deadline
At the Grammys
Bad Bunny
“Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say, ‘ICE out,’” said Bad Bunny, fuelling even more interest (and fears from MAGAs) over his upcoming Super Bowl appearance. “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans.”
Billie Eilish
“No one is illegal on stolen land. We need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting.” — Between a Rock and a Hard Place