“I think this hearing is a sham. I think it shows real messed up priorities from the Republican Party. But I am here to do my job, to tell the truth.”
– Sen. Amy Klobuchar, in her opening statement at the start of the confirm hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett
“Politicians should never decide what medical procedures a patient can and cannot receive.”
– Nancy Northup, Center for Reproductive Rights, reacting to a court ruling that blocked a 2017 anti-abortion law passed by the Texas State Legislature
“I don’t like to be associated with anything political or with any political campaign.”
– Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Good Morning America, 10/15/20
“I don’t get that. You’re the president. You’re not like someone’s crazy uncle who can just retweet whatever.”
– Savannah Guthrie, during a live “town hall” meeting with Donald Trump, questioning his retweet of a QAnon-linked conspiracy theory
No to be outdone, Trump made a trite insult at Guthrie during a campaign stop the next day.
