* “A prerequisite for a stable international environment is an America that is engaged in world affairs and multinational institutions.”–French UN Ambassador Francois Delattre.
* “Washington is gearing up for full-spectrum competition with the world’s No. 2 power. We may be witnessing the start of a Sino-American cold war.”–Stephen Wertheim, assistant professor of history at Columbia University.
* “The things Americans care least about are the core activities of building a civilized global community.”–David Brooks, New York Times.
* “With secularism’s triumph, we Americans have no common religion, no common faith, no common font of moral truth. We disagree on what is right and wrong, moral and immoral.”–Patrick Buchanan, American Conservative.
* “I think Trump is hugely vulnerable on trade, but Democrats haven’t quite figured out how to attack that vulnerability yet.”–Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
* “Trump’s only standards are double ones.”–Frank Bruni, New York Times.
* “I love the president. I’ve loved every minute.”–Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in announcing that she will step down as White House press secretary at the end of this month.
* “If a foreign agent or a cutout for a foreign agent approaches any American politician, they should report that to the FBI.”–Sen. Marco Rubio.
* “I think I’d want to hear it. (But) I don’t need (‘dirt’). All I need is the opponents I’m looking at.”–President Donald Trump.
* “Aside from declaring his intent to repeat the very same conduct that gave Russia a green light to interfere in 2016, Trump reveals he is totally at a loss to comprehend his role is to defend American democracy from foreign meddling. Someone so lacking in loyalty to the Constitution and respect for our national security cannot perform his duties as commander in chief.”–Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post.
* “Every day, they’re going to be going more and more, after, after. It’s the only way they think they can win the election.”–Donald Trump, in voicing his frustration with the House oversight.
* “Clearly, (Joe Biden’s) trying to be the nominee-in-waiting–trying to go head-to-head with President Trump.”–Bret Baier, anchor of Fox News’ “The Daily Briefing.”
* “It’s next to impossible for Trump to win the general election without Florida.”–DNC Chairman Tom Perez.
* “Many Republican lawmakers still cede the climate change ground to the Democrats. Continuing to do so would be a mistake, as more Americans–and Republicans–prioritize climate change.”–Carlos Curbelo, former Republican congressman from Florida.
* “It is shameful that the president would come to Florida–knowing that 7.8 million Floridians with pre-existing conditions could lose access to health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is repealed–which the president wants.”–Florida Congresswoman Donna Shalala, on Trump coming to Florida this week to officially launch his re-election campaign.
* “This will have the potential to save the state a lot of money.”–Gov. Ron DeSantis, after signing a bill that would allow Florida to pursue importing prescription drugs from abroad, most notably Canada.
* “How are we going to embrace the idea that when a debt is paid, it’s paid–if the on-ramp to a productive life doesn’t exist?”–Neil Volz, political director for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
* “It’s in the Constitution in black and white–count the people–not count the citizens.”–Congressman Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg.
* “We believe most Hillsborough County residents want a balanced approach to solving our transportation challenges that includes investments in both transit and highways.”–Rick Homans, president and CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership, which contributed $250,000 to support the 2018 Hillsborough transit referendum.
* “Our city is defined by our diversity, and the last thing we can do is have our citizens pushed out of the city of Tampa because of rising rent or mortgages and stagnant wages.”–Mayor Jane Castor.
* “The ongoing development of our terminal facilities and the addition of our new larger cranes (in 2016), in line with the Panama Canal expansion, was key to accommodating this new service.”–Paul Anderson, Port Tampa Bay president and CEO, on the recent arrival of the largest container ship to ever to call here. The nearly 1,100-foot Dalila, part of the global CMA CMG Group based in Marseilles, France, will make weekly stops along a route from China to the Gulf of Mexico.