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TWO DECADES OF WTF

Welcome to the world's largest and most up-to-date collection of insane, tragic, misguided, dishonest, inexplicable, and darkly hilarious comments by public figures. This is where reality comes when it wants its mind blown.

  • February 13, 2017

    "If you can't produce peace in the Middle East, nobody can."
    -- Trump shout-out to son-in-law Jared Kushner, at pre-Inaugural dinner

  • February 12, 2017

    "An example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice."
    -- Trump on Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), speaking at launch ceremony for Black History Month

  • February 11, 2017

    "But he's a killer."
    -- Bill O'Reilly on Putin

    "There are a lot of killers. You think our country's so innocent?"
    -- Trump in response

    "One could argue that's the most anti-American statement ever made by the president of the United States, to confuse American values with Putin, who is running a criminal oligarchy, who kills people abroad and at home, who imprisons journalists...It's hard to know what to think about it."
    -- retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey

  • February 10, 2017

    "It's a wonderful line. I own some of it. I'm going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today, everybody. You can find it online...She's his daughter, and [Nordstrom is] using her...to get to him. I think people could see through that. 'Go buy Ivanka's stuff' is what I would tell you."
    -- Kellyanne Conway pitching Ivanka Trump's clothing line on "Fox and Friends"

  • February 09, 2017

    "I was a good student. I understand things. I comprehend very well, better than I think almost anybody."
    -- Trump

  • February 08, 2017

    "Any negative polls are fake news."
    -- President Trump

  • February 07, 2017

    "We're going to have a very, very strict ban."
    -- Trump, 1/28, on executive order

    "It's a 90-day ban."
    -- Sean Spicer, 1/29

    "This is a ban..."
    Kellyanne Conway, 1/29

    "First of all, it's not a travel ban."
    -- Spicer, 1/31, annoyed at a reporter's question about "the ban"

    "Everybody is arguing about whether or not it is a ban. Call it what you want..."
    -- Trump tweet, 2/1

  • February 06, 2017

    "I like a lot of books. I like reading books. I don't have the time to read very much now in terms of the books, but I like reading it."
    -- Trump, on books

    "I like bullets, or I like as little at possible."
    -- Trump, on his briefing papers

    "We have some big enemies out there."
    -- Trump, on what he's learned from briefing papers

  • February 05, 2017

    "The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous...Many bad and dangerous people may be pouring into our country."
    -- Trump tweets re judge temporarily blocking travel ban

  • February 04, 2017

    "[Celebrity Apprentice is] a total disaster...I want to pray for Arnold, if we can, for those ratings."
    -- President Trump, at the National Prayer Breakfast

    "Hey Donald, I have a great idea. Why don't we switch jobs? You take over TV, because you're such an expert in ratings, and I take over your job. And then people can finally sleep comfortably again. Hm?"
    -- Schwarzenegger in response