Price tag for Trump’s military parade could reach $45 million:

Last night was a tremendous success with a fantastic audience.

— Donald Trump, reflecting on the military parade during remarks to reporters.

Iran should have signed the 'deal' I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!— Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform.

He ought to be tarred and feathered, I'll say that.— Mike Johnson on Governor Gavin Newsom at a news conference.

We are hoping that if the cause of the turmoil ends, which is stopping the raids, then I can almost guarantee you the curfew will go away in short order.

— Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, commented on the curfew during protests against immigration raids.

People don’t go after legislators if their work is meaningless.— Cory Alpert, a PhD researcher at the University of Melbourne looking at the impact of AI on democracy.

I hope it raises people’s awareness of the violations of our constitution that Trump is committing. Unlike most presidents who stay well within the bounds, he steps across that limit over and over … he just takes them as they don’t apply to him, his total disregard for the rules and the processes that make our democracy a republic following the rule of law.— Ken Medley, a protester in Seattle during the 'No Kings' protests.

I'm proud, grateful, thrilled and surprised by the honor. I've got all these different emotions coming at me all at once.— Elaine Paige discussing her feelings about being honored by King Charles III.

We will liberate Los Angeles and make it free, clean and safe again.

— Donald Trump during his speech marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.

Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for ‘security’ zones separating us from our neighbors, for the exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms.— Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world and prayed for reconciliation and dialogue during a mass.