"They say, 'He rambled and started talking about Hannibal Lecter. What does that have to do?' That's a representative of people that are coming into our country."
-- Trump, who seems to think that asylum-seekers come from mental asylums

"Who cares what somebody's family thinks?"
-- J.D. Vance, on 1st Lt. Jimmy McCain, John McCain's son, criticizing the Arlington incident and endorsing Harris

"What are the chances of that happening? Frankly, I know you're going to say it's a terrible thing to say, but...she would not have been the Chosen One. She would not have been the Chosen One."
-- Trump, on why it's impossible he sexually assaulted accuser Jessica Leeds

"Kamala will make abortion up to the day of birth the law of the land as a major part of her presidency. Absolutely tragic."
-- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

"Can you imagine you're a parent and your son leaves the house and you say, 'Jimmy, I love you so much. Go have a good day at school.' And your son comes back with a brutal operation?"
-- Trump

"Nobody wants to put on a uniform and serve in Kamala Harris's military."
-- J.D. Vance

"I didn't quite make it, just a little bit short."
-- Trump, on 2020 election, 8/22/24

"He beat us by a whisker."
-- Trump, to Moms for Liberty, 8/30/24

"I lost by a whisker."
-- Trump, to podcaster Lex Fridman, 9/3/24

"I am urging you, from this day forward, never, ever, ever, to refer to Kamala Harris by her first name. Kamala, Kamala, Kamala -- she is not a soccer star, okay?...It personalizes her, and it creates a favorable impression. We haven't been able to...turn 'Kamala' into a four-letter word like 'Hillary' was. So stop doing that, okay?"
-- former Trump adviser Peter Navarro

"You will never see anyone more honorable than me. I'm an honorable person."
-- Trump

"She's a nasty person. The way she treated Mike Pence was horrible. The way she treats people is horrible."
-- Trump, on Harris

"Whoever heard? You get indicted for interfering with a presidential election, where you have every right to do it. You get indicted and your poll numbers go up."
-- Trump

"Beautiful. That's beautiful. That's all right. That's okay. He's on our side. (Chuckle.)"
-- Trump at rally, as man attacking press section is wrestled to ground by security

"You know, I do 'the weave.' You know what the weave is? I'll talk about like nine different things, and they all come back brilliantly together. And friends of mine that are, like, English professors, they say, 'It's the most brilliant thing I've ever seen.' But the Fake News, you know what they say? 'He rambled.'"
-- Trump

"You deserve a president who respects you, who talks to you, and who levels with you -- puts it right on the level -- and who always has your best interests, has your back. I have your back, I have your heart, and I have every other part of your body."
-- Trump

"We got the most votes of any sitting president in history. And he beat us by a whisker."
-- Trump, on 2020