* Donald Trump has taken over the Republican Party. Call it “The Art of the Steal.”
* “Screw Nikki Haley; we don’t need her endorsement.”–Steve Bannon.
* The question remains blatantly begged: Why does Putin prefer Trump as president? BTW, when word of Trump’s (Russia-aided) win in 2016 spread globally, Russia’s parliament, the Duma, was in session and broke into applause.
* Trump captured 13% of the vote in New York’s Manhattan borough in 2020. These are those who know him best.
* The RNC reported raising $87.2 million in 2023, its worst fundraising year since 2013.
* “A Gestapo administration.”–How Trump characterized the Biden Administration to GOP donors.
* “A con artist will never get control of this party.”–Marco Rubio. That was then: Feb. 2016.
* It’s been noted how court proceedings will limit Trump’s campaigning. But that is misleading. Trump, especially when he’s not sleeping or passing gas, is using the trial trappings as de facto campaigning—by reminding his cult base and spineless GOP enablers that he’s an anti-“witchhunt” crusader.
* It’s appropriate, as well as redundant, when the contemptible Trump is held in contempt.
* It’s his nightmare. He can’t control the script.”–Trump biographer Tim O’Brien on Trump’s criminal hush-money trial. Court rules require Trump to be present throughout the trial.
* “When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.”–Isaac Asimov.
* “At least (Putin’s) a leader—unlike what we have in this country.”–Trump, in a skewering shot at President Barack Obama, in 2015.
* Glockwork Orange: Trump-supporting Arizona GOP Senate hopeful Kari Lake’s advice to supporters to prepare for the 2024 campaign: “Strap on a Glock.”