Weekend Quotables
And the War Prize goes to…
November 10, 2025
This weekend, Trump hosted another Mar-a-Lago party while 42 million Americans faced food insecurity due to the ongoing government shutdown. Friday night, he attended his second extravagant party in a week, featuring filet mignon, truffle dauphinoise, scallops, opera performances, and ice sculptures.
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US airlines’ daily cancellations topped 2,000 for the first time since shutdown cuts began.
In addition, some 7,000 flight delays were reported on Sunday alone, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks air travel disruptions. More than 1,000 flights were canceled on Friday, and more than 1,500 on Saturday.
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The Nobel War Prize goes to…
Trump posted on Truth Social, threatening military action in Nigeria, citing the mass killing of Christians by Islamist militants. He declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” and warned of a “fast, vicious, and sweet” response.
Trump warned that the U.S. might “go into that now disgraced country, guns-a-blazing” to “wipe out the Islamic terrorists” responsible for the atrocities.
The threat of military action has drawn international backlash, including condemnation from China, which called it a “wanton threat of force” and warned against interference under the guise of human rights.
While the problems in Nigeria are real and complex, many of the violent incidents also affect Muslims, and Islamist insurgents and bandits often kill indiscriminately. Most victims of Boko Haram are said to be Muslim. The gap between the administration’s characterization of the violence and the available data adds to the strategic and diplomatic uncertainty of Trump’s warning.
Trump’s threatened unilateral action could destabilize the region, strain alliances, and mirror past failed interventions in places like Libya and Somalia.
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Trump wants to rename the nation’s capital, Trumpington, D.C.
Okay, maybe just the football stadium.
“That would surely be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible,” said Karoline Leavitt, press secretary for the Republican president. —AP
More Weekend Quotables
Robert Reich
Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package is so grotesque as to make a mockery of the most ardent free-market capitalists. — Substack
Josh Marshall, founder of Talking Points Memo
Democratic voters demanded a fight. When the time came, Democrats fought. They held out for 40 days, the longest shutdown standoff in history. They put health care at the center of the national political conversation and inflicted a lot of damage on Trump. At 40 days, they could no longer hold their caucus together. — TPM
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
“The secretary of war texted me yesterday and said, ‘I might have some air traffic controllers. If you could use them, I’m gonna offer them to you.’ I don’t know that I can, Jake, because they’re not certified in the airspaces that we need them. — Fox News Sunday.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA)
“Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?” — Mediaite
ICE boss, Greg Bovino
Bovino tells federal agents in Los Angeles, “It’s f—ing ours, it’s our f—ing city,” and urges them to “arrest as many people that touch you as you want to.” — Block Club Chicago
The late Wharton Professor, William T. Kelley
“Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had.” — Fact Check
