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If for any reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we will simply say: 'You are stupid, you are fools, you are terrible people.'— US President Donald Trump commented on the Ukraine negotiations at the White House.

"Millions of Americans understand that what is happening to him is a threat to their own constitutional rights."— Senator Chris Van Hollen discussing the implications of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case for constitutional rights.

"If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we will just say: You are dumb. You are fools, you are terrible people, and we will just leave it."— Donald Trump on the negotiations to end the Ukraine war at the White House.

We're not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end.— Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, stated this after meeting with European and Ukrainian leaders in Paris.

"If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on."— US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this to reporters before departing Paris.

"The importance of this relationship is obviously evident."— Britta Haßelmann, leader of the Green Party faction, about Robert Habeck's role in the Foreign Affairs Committee.

"Italy will announce at the next NATO summit that it will increase spending to 2 percent as requested."— Giorgia Meloni during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.

The Fed really owes it to the American people to get interest rates down. That's the only thing he's good for.— Donald Trump comments on Jerome Powell and the Fed's interest rate policy.

"Such an unprecedented action would endanger our ability to carry out our educational mission."— Harvard stated that there is no legal basis for rescinding its tax status.

It felt like seeing someone you care about start to regress. We just wanted him to enjoy retirement like other presidents — not go out like this.— A former White House official reflecting on Biden's recent public address and the hope for his retirement.

"Every step taken by the US government to restrict access to the president threatens this principle, both for the public and for the media worldwide."— Reuters states that access to independent news about the government is essential for democracy.

"I just wish it was gone."— Chris Columbus, the director of Home Alone 2, describes Donald Trump's cameo as a 'curse' and an 'albatross' around his neck.

"This new administration has done so much damage and so much destruction."— Joe Biden speaks about the impact of the Trump administration on the Social Security Administration.

Gene always said, 'I don't think about legacy. I just hope people remember me as someone who tried to do good work.'— Morgan Freeman said this while honoring Gene Hackman at the Academy Awards.

"The question is preposterous."— Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, regarding the return of Kilmar Ábrego García to the US.

"As beneficiaries of economic globalization, both China and Vietnam should strengthen strategic resolve, jointly oppose unilateral bullying acts, uphold the global free trade system, and keep global industrial and supply chains stable."— Xi Jinping, during a meeting with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam.

"Florida is proud to follow the leadership of President Trump as the first state to officially recognize the Gulf of America."— Senator Nick DiCeglie, who sponsored one of the bills in the Senate.

He's always looking to purchase missiles. Listen, when you start a war, you gotta know you can win a war. You don't start a war against somebody that's 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles.— US President Donald Trump made this statement during a press interaction at the White House.

"This is the outcome."— Mohsen Mahdawi, reflecting on the consequences of his arrest by ICE.

"All over this country, people are struggling, every single day, just to survive. Brothers and sisters, in the richest country in the history of the world, we can do a hell of a lot better than that!"— Bernie Sanders addressing the crowd in Folsom, California.

"2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. We observed the longest heatwave in south eastern Europe and record glacier mass loss in Scandinavia and Svalbard. But 2024 was also a year of marked climate contrasts between eastern and western Europe."— EU Copernicus Climate Change Service Director Carlo Buontempo discussing the climate changes in Europe.

Rubio's letter is a sort of tacky, Soviet-style diktat that's equal parts empty and chilling.— Baher Azmy, the legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, said during a press briefing.