Mudline February 24, 2026
February 24, 2026
........Tina Brown on WaPo owner Jeff Bezos: "Doesn't understand how to run a news organization any more than Woodward and Bernstein could figure out how to deliver dog kibble to your door by drone."....former WH lawyer Ty Cobb on Trump's presidency: "Has drained 250 years of dignity out of the office."....British MP Ed Davey on Trump: "The most corrupt president America has ever seen."....Trump on Bad Bunny halftime show: "One of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn't represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting."....Rep. Adam Kinzinger in response: "Imagine being the most powerful man in the world and being this much of a whiney victim BITCH. Good god what a child."....Rep. Andy Ogles on halftime show: "Gay pornography...Pure smut...Conclusive proof that Puerto Rico should never be a state."....Rev. Franklin Graham: "The NFL Leadership is pushing this sexualized agenda. Thank you, TPUSA and Erika Kirk, for providing an alternative...celebrating family, faith, and freedom!"....Atlantic's Tim Albert: "Like so many Christians who feel besieged by a wicked culture, I'm grateful to TPUSA for platforming a God-fearing paragon like Kid Rock who brought us hits like 'Balls in Your Mouth,' 'Wax the Booty,' and 'Cadillac Pussy.'"....Daily Show's Michael Kosta on TPUSA's roster: "A real Who's Who of...Who?"....Sen. Jon Ossoff on Trump's racist post: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman at 1:00 a.m.?"....Rep. Yvette Clark: "We're dealing with a bigoted and racist regime."....Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: "F*** Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder."....Rep. Bennie Thompson: "I would say this is a new low, but those who know him know better. There is no bottom. Shame on him."....The Guardian on "Melania" movie: "A gilded trash remake of 'The Zone of Interest.'...An elaborate piece of designer taxidermy."....Vanity Fair: "A mockumentary."....Daily Beast: "Propaganda."....Variety: "Should have been called 'Day of the Living Tradwife...So orchestrated and airbrushed and stage-managed that it barely rises to the level of a shameless infomercial."....New Yorker: "How do you capture a subject whose feet are more expressive than her personality?"....Hollywood Reporter: "To say that 'Melania' is a hagiography would be an insult to hagiographies."....Buzzfeed: "The worst movie I've ever seen."....MTG on MAGA: "It was all a lie."....Jamelle Bouie on ICE in Mipilas, MN: "Surveying the wreckage of Operation Metro Surge -- of this reactionary administration's crushing defeat at the hands of another band of tenacious Northerners -- it does look to me like MAGA's Gettysburg."....Mona Charon on RFK Jr: "A one-man plague...It's the way his mind works that's dangerous...Hiring him to run health policy for this country is like hiring an arsonist to head the fire department."....Trump on Trevor Noah: "He's a lightweight, this guy. The whole Grammys was terrible."....Trump to reporter Kaitlan Collins: "I don't think I've ever seen a smile on your face. You know why you're not smiling? Because you know you're not telling the truth. [CNN] should be ashamed of you."....Borowitz headline: "Trump Wins Gold in Downhill Presidency."....
