"Even Vladimir Putin... says that Biden's, and this is a quote, 'politically motivated persecution of his rival is very good for Russia because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy.'"
-- Trump

"They're poisoning the blood of our country."
-- Trump, on immigrants

"All great cultures of the past perished only because the originally creative race died out from blood poisoning."
-- Hitler, in Mein Kampf

"He asked me a question: 'Please say you don't want to be a dictator.' I said, 'Sorry, I won't say that.'"
-- Trump at rally

"Facts and honesty every day... We are the sworn enemies of lying, pomposity, smugness, and groupthink."
-- Tucker Carlson, on what his new streaming platform will deliver

"You're not going to end your life without having been probably president, maybe vice president. I just don't think you will."
-- radio host Megyn Kelly to Carlson

"I still don't see evidence that links Joe Biden to Hunter Biden's activities. In fact, I see the exact opposite."
-- Rep. Ken Buck, who nonetheless voted for the impeachment inquiry

"All I can say is Donald J. Trump 2024, baby!"
-- Rep. Troy Nhels, asked what he hopes to gain from a Biden impeachment inquiry

"There are people who would cut Social Security -- throw our grandparents into poverty -- why? So that one of Zelensky's ministers can buy a bigger yacht? Kiss my ass. It's not happening."
-- Sen. J.D. Vance, on denying further US aid to Ukraine

"I've never thought they can win to begin with."
-- Sen. Tommy Tuberville

"With Zelensky in town and Ukraine money running dry, why doesn't anyone in Washington talk about a peace treaty with Russia? A deal with Putin promising he will not continue any further invasions."
-- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

"I was the apple of his eye."
-- Trump on Putin

"He will adapt when he gets all the facts."
-- former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Trump's stated intention to use presidential power to seek retribution

"Every time the radical left Democrats, Marxists, communists and fascists indict me, I consider it a great badge of honor, because I'm being indicted for you."
-- Trump