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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 15, 2026

    "I don't know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don't. I know we have some here today. I don't know why they are here, because they certainly don't give us their vote...They cheat."
    -- Trump, at National Prayer Breakfast

  • February 14, 2026

    "The undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal."
    -- inscription on Trump's latest trophy, presented to him by the coal industry

  • February 13, 2026

    "I was walking in my street, a car drives by and I give him a wave. He rolls down the window and says, 'F U, fascist.' He doesn't know I'm a fascist!"
    -- Jesse Watters, on Fox News' "The Five"

    "Yes, he does. You're on TV."
    -- co-host Jessica Tarlove

  • February 12, 2026

    "Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China -- which will eat Canada alive...The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate the Stanley Cup."
    -- Trump

  • February 11, 2026

    "Like most people, I didn't understand any of it...I don't fault that kid for doing the Super Bowl, getting in front of a global audience. I fault the NFL for putting him in that position, and Turning Point for having to come out and have an alternative for people to watch. You know, it's just -- poor kid."
    -- Kid Rock, on Bad Bunny halftime show, viewed by 128M

  • February 10, 2026

    "My stewardship of the Post and my support of its mission, which will remain unswerving, is something I will be most proud of when I'm 90 and reviewing my life."
    -- Jeff Bezos, 2019

    "Democracy Dies with Billionaires."
    -- protesters outside Washington Post headquarters, 2026

  • February 09, 2026

    "You know, they rigged the second election. I had to win it, had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would have had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego, though."
    -- Trump, at National Prayer Breakfast

  • February 08, 2026

    "I can't watch the new NFL Kickoff. Like many others, I just turn my head. Who has the right to make such a change?"
    -- Trump

  • February 06, 2026

    "My presence was requested by the President."
    -- DNI head Tulsi Gabbard, Monday, on why she participated in FBI search of Georgia election center

    "I don't know."
    -- Trump, Wednesday, asked why Gabbard had been involved

    "She went at Pam [Bondi]'s insistence."
    -- Trump, Thursday

  • February 06, 2026

    "They say, 'Donald Trump is using the Justice Department to get even.' And I don't. But wouldn't I have a right to?"
    -- Trump