"Steve shows great courage. I saw him in the hospital. I can tell your wife really loves you, Steve, because some wives wouldn't care."
-- Trump during his return to the Capitol last week, to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, severely wounded in 2017 mass shooting

"I know you've got thick skin. You're not one of those people afflicted with the need to be loved by strangers."
-- Dr. Phil to Trump

"When you were a swinging bachelor in Manhattan, were you ever involved with anyone who had an abortion?"
-- Maureen Dowd, 2016

"Such an interesting question. So what's your next question?"
-- Trump

"Donald Trump wants to talk about things that he thinks are 'horrible.' All of us lived through his presidency, so, right back at you, buddy."
-- Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, responding to the former president's characterization of his city

"[It is] teaching rebellion of [sic] school board authority."
-- Indian River County School Board on why it is banning Ban This Book, a middle-grade novel about a fourth-grader creating a secret banned-books locker library

"The school board is the final authority for our citizens. The title itself and the theme challenges our authority... It not only mentions [banned books] but it lists them."
-- board member Kevin McDonald, recently appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis

"Necessary sacrifices."
-- Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Palestinian civilian deaths

"Yes."
-- President Biden, asked by a reporter pre-verdict if he has ruled out a pardon for his son Hunter, adding, post-verdict: "I will accept the outcome of this case"

"The Democrats and the fake news media want to constantly talk about, 'Oh, President Trump is a convicted felon.' Well, you wanna know something? The man that I worship is also a convicted felon. And he was murdered on a Roman cross."
-- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

"We're taking back our country. When we get in, it's gonna go very rapidly. We're gonna do a lot of things. We're gonna look very strongly at J6. Those people -- there has never been people treated more horrifically than J6 hostages."
-- Trump

"We're going to rip and shred the federal government apart, and if you don't like it, you can lump it."
-- Steve Bannon