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"The indictment is in response to an incident that occurred on June 19 of 2026 in which the defendant Hearn ripped a piece of recently installed sealant on the bottom of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial," she said. "The evidence shows, we will prove beyond a reasonable doubt, that Hearn willfully destroyed property at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool."— Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, at a press conference announcing the charges

My dad had no criminal history. My dad, you know, wasn't doing anything illegal. He was picking up his workers to go to work.

— Said by Ronaldo Salgado, one of Salgado Araujo's sons, in an ABC News interview.

Now a world star has become a superstar in heaven!

— Florian Silbereisen, host, in his tribute to Bonnie Tyler (posted on Instagram)

To beat Susan Collins, we need a candidate who can provide a true contrast and run an unapologetically progressive campaign: Passing Medicare for All. Stopping ICE terrorizing our streets,

— Jordan Wood, in a social-media post on Tuesday

This is the first time that a director-general has declared a PHEIC (public health emergency of international concern) before convening an emergency committee. I did not do this lightly.

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, on declaring a global health emergency before convening the emergency committee during the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda.

we'll hit them very hard last night, very probably hit them hard again tonight

— Donald Trump, during remarks at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey

It is time for him to 'do equity' and pay the judgment.

— Judge Lewis Kaplan, in an order late Wednesday

Appellants, however, have failed to support this assertion with any specific facts or evidence. They offer only the conclusory assertions of the Kennedy Center's Executive Director that were made in a factually unsupported declaration.

— From the denial by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (Patricia Millett, Robert Wilkins, and Gregory Katsas).

"I have been cast as both a scofflaw and a hero. I am neither. I am a public servant who's just trying to do my job."— Hannah Dugan, addressing the court after sentencing, explaining that her actions were not malicious and that she was trying to do her job.

I don't want anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits.

— Trump said at a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

"critical mission requirements over aesthetics"— U.S. Air Force — statement about modifying Air Force One

Winning Wimbledon, it’s a life changer. Even for Coco Gauff, that would be something that would be incredibly special for her.

— Jim Courier; delivering a verdict on the potential impact of a Wimbledon win during the Tennis Channel segment

Congress made these confidentiality protections mandatory precisely because lives depend on them, and no agency and no administration, of either party, may set them aside.

— Ali Rahnama, interim executive director of the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund

an odious act

— Prince Albert II of Monaco described the attack as 'an odious act' and said it was a shock for all in Monaco.

Instead of breast milk, he sucked coconuts dry, and the most educated thing he has ever heard were chimpanzees. If you had shown him the middle finger, Orlando Gill. I will do that in the Senate as well, and nothing happens!!!

— Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla de Boccia; in a post on X she insulted Mbappé with racist remarks.

The Obama Library ten years from now will be a 'Mecca' for those who hate America! President DJT.

— Donald J. Trump, in a Truth Social post about the Obamas

it would not be a total collapse, it would be more of a localized collapse.

— Fire Chief John Esposito, explaining the structural risk of the steel-framed building during stabilization.