If we can’t speak civilly, we’ll fight brutally



Last weekend in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, protesters gathered for a No Kings rally, holding signs that compared federal immigration officers to Nazis — one reading, “Nazis used trains. ICE uses planes.” These kinds of messages aren’t just offensive, they’re dangerous. And they’re becoming far too common in politics.

The same weekend, halfway across the country, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL) was shot and killed in a politically motivated attack. While the investigation is ongoing, the timing is chilling — and it reminds us that words and rhetoric can have consequences far beyond the floor of a legislative chamber.

Most people don’t want politics to be a blood sport. They want real solutions.

When public servants are threatened, harassed, or even harmed for doing their jobs, something has gone deeply wrong in our democracy.

It’s time to turn down the temperature — not just in our political speeches, but on our main streets, in school board meetings, and even our protest signs.

Cool the rhetoric

Public service is about problem-solving, not posturing. I’ve always believed in working with my neighbors — even when we disagree — to make our community safer and stronger. But that’s becoming harder when disagreement is met with dehumanization and history is twisted into political theater.

We’ve seen it right here in my community. At a recent public hearing on how to protect children from online predators, a woman disrupted the meeting to shout that our Jewish sheriff, Fred Harran, was a “Nazi.” A week later, during a Bucks County Commissioners meeting about a law enforcement partnership with ICE, Commissioner Bob Harvie warned of “parallels” between modern politics and pre-war Nazi Germany.

I’ve worked hard in the state House to expand Holocaust education in Pennsylvania schools, because I believe history must be remembered — not weaponized. As the daughter of educators, I was raised to know that using Nazi references as political attacks not only dishonors the memory of those who suffered, it poisons the possibility of honest, civil debate.

Civil discourse is critical

None of this is to say we shouldn’t debate serious issues — immigration, public safety, fiscal priorities, and the future of our communities. Or that we shouldn’t take part in peaceful protest rooted in our First Amendment rights. We must. But we must also remember that democracy isn’t about shouting each other down — it’s about listening, questioning, and finding common ground.

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The truth is, most people don’t want politics to be a blood sport. They want real solutions. They want their kids to be safe, their neighborhoods to be strong, and their elected officials to focus on solving problems — not scoring points.

Let’s be better than the signs. Let’s be better than the sound bites. Let’s choose to be neighbors first and partisans second.

Because if we don’t change the tone now, we risk losing more than just elections — we risk losing one another.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by RealClearPennsylvania and made available via RealClearWire.

Could these bold and quirky quotes be tops among Trump’s legendary sayings?



“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

Who could deny that these emphatic words spoken by President Ronald Reagan in his 1987 speech in Berlin were his most famous (among many) from his stellar two terms in the White House? And if you thought about it, wouldn’t Richard Nixon saying, “I am not a crook,”seem to be the words that sum up Nixon’s days in office? One president rose at the Brandenburg Gate; the other fell from Watergate.

Trump hasn’t even reclaimed his seat behind the Resolute desk, and he’s already gifted the world with gems like “Canada could become the 51st state.”

And before Nixon, who will ever forget John F. Kennedy’s powerful expression, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”?

Our presidents’ words, whether simple phrases or entire speeches, paint a picture of the men in America’s highest office and can, rightly or wrongly, be used to label them either a good or bad leader. Nixon, for example, accomplished much good for this country during his tenure. But the Watergate scandal, which by today’s barometer might appear tepid, marked the event that chased him from the Oval Office.

So with Donald J. Trump’s triumphant return to the White House, and with many of his words still fresh in our collective consciousness, what can we pare down as possibilities for his most memorable quotes?

Trump is nothing if not a showman. Even those who dislike him or didn’t vote for him must admit his actions commanded constant attention, placing him center stage both nationally and internationally — whether willingly or unwillingly. More than in his previous two presidential campaigns, this time around, Trump-related merchandise — from T-shirts and buttons to bobblehead dolls and even a shot glass complete with a bullet — flew off internet shelves. Many items, of course, featured his most memorable phrases. And what other president can claim credit for inspiring a worldwide dance craze?

Setting aside his iconic campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again” (first revealed in a 2013 interview, two years before he descended the escalator), Trump has also added a powerful 2024 tagline: "Too Big to Rig," a nod to the shenanigans in 2020. Trump has continued to coin meaningful expressions at a relentless pace, as if from a busted gumball machine.

Here, then, is a partial list of Trump quotes, keeping in mind that some of my choices and their order of appearance here are based on a bit of whimsy and a dash of snark.

“They're not after me, they're after you — I'm just in the way.”

Trump tweeted this out back on December 18, 2019. This defiant blast came along with a black-and-white photo of the president pointing his finger and indicating that people’s attention should be focused on what was really going on behind the impeachment proceedings at the time.

“Fight! Fight! Fight!”

Elon Musk may have captured it best when he described Trump’s life-on-the-edge-of-death experience on July 13, 2024. The former president’s immediate response to a bullet whizzing past his head was not to hide or flee, but to stand in defiance.

Many who witnessed the moment — either in person or on television, as I did — were struck by a mix of emotions. At first, fear gripped us, thinking Trump might have been wounded or killed. But relief swept over us when he raised his fist in defiance and shouted like a victorious leader emerging from battle. In that moment, it felt as though the race, with nearly four months to go, had already been won.

“Do you want fries with that?”

OK, maybe McDonald’s employee Trump didn’t actually say these words as he leaned through the drive-through window at the fast-food restaurant that is as American as mom and apple pie. But when the jolly old grandpa who has been compared to Hitler can pull this one off, followed by sitting in the co-pilot's seat of a garbage truck, what unknown person in the future won’t be fooled by this application to President 45 and 47? (Future me is already saying, “I’m lovin’ it!”)

“As I was saying …”

During Trump’s return to Butler, Pennsylvania, in October, it was clear to anyone paying attention that this moment was coming. He opened his speech with words that underscored his determination to deliver his message — nothing, not even a bullet, would stop him. His opening remark seemed to dismiss the threat as casually as swatting away a fly.

Trump also paid tribute to firefighter Corey Comperatore, a brave soul who lost his life during Trump’s first visit to the small Western Pennsylvania town.

“The electrician must be a Democrat.”

OK, OK — another Trump-didn’t-actually-say-that quote. Even though it sounds like something Trump might have said if his microphone had gone on the fritz in the middle of a rally speech. But he didn't. I just had to slip that one in. Besides, Trump never goes after ordinary citizens, Democrats or Republicans. When it comes to taunts and “mean tweets,” his focus has always been on the leadership class. (That line, by the way, is from my all-time favorite movie, “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken,” and spoken by Don Knotts as Luther Heggs.)

Finally, here is the quote that I think received the most traction because it hit the mark on so many levels:

“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. ... They’re eating the pets of the people that live there.”

During Trump’s one and only debate with Kamala Harris, many outlandish statements were made — many of them baseless and previously debunked claims from Harris’ rambling thoughts as a candidate. However, the only substantial issue to emerge from the long-winded and contentious exchange was Trump’s assertion that Haitian migrants were committing unspeakable acts involving people’s household pets — a claim that turned out to be true.

This statement could easily have been turned into ridicule, but instead, it spawned memes and even a song with a catchy tune portraying Trump as a savior of cats and dogs. Later, when New York bureaucrats exterminated P’Nut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon, this trend of animal cruelty became a symbol of the ruling class’ heartlessness. (Had the “snuffed out” squirrel been a tenant’s pet in Trump Tower, and its execution carried out by a vindictive doorman, would Trump have emerged unscathed?)

This brief and narrowly focused collection of Trump’s statements highlights his colorful rhetoric as both president and candidate. With his anticipated return to the White House for another four years, we can expect even more witticisms to add to his already vibrant repertoire. After all, Trump hasn’t even reclaimed his seat behind the Resolute desk, and he’s already gifted the world with gems like “Canada could become the 51st state.”

We might even speculate that what the incoming president has promised to be a Golden Age of America could also be the dawn of brand-new maxims that might very well be ...“Yuuuuuge!”

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Democrats set stage for 2 Trump assassination attempts with these 5 statements



There have been two known assassination attempts against President Donald Trump in the past 65 days. In the lead-up to the first, Democrats and their allies in the media spared no expense vilifying and dehumanizing Kamala Harris' opponent — characterizing him as a threat to democracy, to minorities, and to freedom itself.

After the first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, Democrats and media partisans were met with desperate appeals to tone down their vitriol and incendiary rhetoric, including by a victim of a recent Democratic terrorist attack.

Rather than engage in some soul-searching or exercise self-restraint, the left doubled down after both incidents.

Below are five claims Democrats and/or their allies in the media advanced that effectively set the stage for attempts on Trump's life.

1. 'Democracy is on the ballot'

The Washington Post complained Thursday about President Donald Trump's suggestion that he "took a bullet to the head" because of what Democrats and their allies in the media say about him.

Days later, Ryan Routh, a Democratic donor with an intense interest in Ukraine's war effort, allegedly tried to assassinate Trump in Florida.

New York magazine then couldn't wait a full day after the second assassination attempt to double down and restate, "Trump is a threat to democracy."

Unlike Thomas Matthew Crooks, Routh had a massive online presence, which sleuths managed to document before social media companies began their routine scrub. It is clear from Routh's posts that his radical views were informed in part by Democratic talking points — that contrary to the Washington Post's suggestion, Trump was right again.

Prior to his arrest, Routh reportedly posted about how "DEMOCRACY is on the ballot" this election.

This is one of Kamala Harris' go-to lines, which has also been parroted by other Democrats.

On July 2, Harris posted an image of Trump captioned, "Donald Trump vows to be a dictator on day one."

In the corresponding message, she wrote, "Democracy is on the ballot in November."

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Harris has also coupled this statement with combative language.

For instance, on June 21, Harris posted on Facebook, "Our democracy is on the ballot. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it."

2. 'Greatest threat'

Democrats routinely refer to Trump as a threat to democracy, which appears to be a euphemism for their hold on power.

'He is a threat to our democracy and our fundamental freedoms.'

Shortly after a Biden official's group got the Democratic incumbent's top rival temporarily removed from the primary ballot in Colorado late last year, Biden tweeted, "Trump poses many threats to our country: The right to choose, civil rights, voting rights, and America's standing in the world. But the greatest threat he poses is to our democracy."

Years after calling Republicans "enemies of the state," Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) similarly suggested in April that Trump is "a great threat to our democracy."

The Democratic National Committee has repeatedly recycled this language. For instance, on June 27, the DNC circulated the following message:

Donald Trump, who’s repeatedly promised to be a dictator on 'day one,' if elected and warned of a 'bloodbath' if not, continues to give election deniers and insurrectionists a platform — from installing dangerous conspiracy theorists to leading 'election integrity' efforts at the RNC and promising pardons for January 6 insurrectionists. Democracy is at stake this November and if Donald Trump retakes power the survival of our democracy will be at risk.

Kamala Harris also claimed on June 27, "He is a threat to our democracy and our fundamental freedoms" — a line she has repeated numerous times.

3. Nazi comparisons

Short on imagination and desperate for a historical parallel to underscore Trump's supposed threat to America, Democrats and their media allies decided early on they would go with Adolf Hitler.

In a 2019 speech, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said that Hitler "rode a wave of nationalism and anti-Semitism to power. Replace anti-Semitism with 'all Latinos crossing our borders are rapists, drug dealers and murderers.' Does that sound familiar?"

'We'd better fight.'

Johnson, who is now facing re-election, added, "Americans, particularly black Americans, can't afford to make that same mistake about the harm that could be done by a man named Hitler or a man named Trump."

The Times (U.K.) noted that in December 2023, CNN talking head Jake Tapper compared Trump's rhetoric about illegal aliens to Hitler's genocidal rhetoric about Jews.

"If you were to open up a copy of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf,' you would find the Nazi leader describing the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning. The Jew, Hitler wrote, 'poisons the blood of others," said Tapper. "Donald Trump's language mirrors this directly."

Harris campaign spokesman Ammar Moussa similarly claimed, "Donald Trump parroted the autocratic language of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini — two dictators many U.S. veterans gave their lives fighting."

Former Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill recently suggested on MSNBC that Trump is "even more dangerous" than Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

The New Republic ran a photoshopped image of Trump as Hitler on the cover of its June issue, claiming, "We at The New Republic think we can spend this election year in one of two ways. We can spend it debating whether Trump meets the nine or 17 points that define fascism. Or we can spend it saying, 'He's damn close enough, and we'd better fight.'"

In an article published on the website of Poynter, the outfit that runs PolitiFact, so-called media ethicist Kelly McBride and medical ethicist Art Caplan wrote, "Trump's racist rhetoric should be viewed in the repugnant tradition of Hitler." Politico captured the essence of the article prior to its apparent deletion.

There are, of course, various versions of the authoritarian smear. The Harris campaign apparently refrained from cracking a history textbook and simply suggested that Trump will sincerely become a "dictator" this time around.

4. 'Clear and present danger'

In 2021, New York Democrats Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries claimed Trump was a "clear and present danger."

Ocasio-Cortez said Trump presents a "clear and present danger" both to the Congress and to the country.

Jeffries, who later turned his sights on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, indicated that every moment Trump is in office is a "clear and present danger to the safety and security of the American people."

Former Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig resurrected this talking point a year later, claiming Trump, his allies, and his supporters remained a "clear and present danger to American democracy."

The leftist press has dutifully kept this suggestion alive.

The Philadelphia Inquirer's editorial board, for example, ran a piece in January stating, "Donald Trump is a clear and present danger," while also making sure to play some of Democrats' other greatest hits, including "democracy is on the line."

5. 'Bull's-eye'

Just days before the July 13 assassination attempt, President Joe Biden said on a private phone call with campaign donors, "I have one job, and that's to beat Donald Trump. I'm absolutely certain I'm the best person to be able to do that."

Biden added on the July 8 call, "We're done talking about the debate. It's time to put Trump in a bull's-eye."

Biden later told NBC News' Lester Holt, "It was a mistake to use the word."

While Biden tried to retroactively soften his meaning, the damage was done. After all, he had worked to characterize Trump as a villain worthy of a bull's-eye.

For instance, in his infamous red-lit September 2022 speech at Independence Historical Park in Philadelphia, Biden claimed, "MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic."

Although Biden's July "bull's-eye" remark is a relative standout, years earlier, Rick Wilson, the co-founder of the Lincoln Project — the anti-Trump group that staged a fake white supremacist rally in 2021 to smear then-candidate Glenn Youngkin ahead of the Virginia gubernatorial election — told MSNBC's Chris Hayes that the donor class will have to "go out and put a bullet in Donald Trump."

As with Biden, the argument in defense of Wilson's language was that it was supposedly figurative.

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Steve Scalise following assassination attempt on Trump: 'This inciendary rhetoric must stop'



Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and several other Republican lawmakers were practicing for a charity baseball game in 2017 when a leftist terrorist took aim at them and opened fire. Scalise, among the wounded, took a bullet to the hip. He suffered fractured bones, damaged organs, and severe bleeding.

Following the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump Saturday, Scalise noted, "For weeks Democrat leaders have been fueling ludicrous hysteria that Donald Trump winning re-election would be the end of democracy in America. Clearly we've seen far left lunatics act on violent rhetoric in the past."

"This incendiary rhetoric must stop," added Scalise.

While a handful of Democrats condemned the attempted assassination of Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, many in their party have spent years and untold sums of money vilifying Trump and his tens of millions of supporters.

"This MAGA threat is a threat to the brick and mortar of our democratic institutions," President Joe Biden stressed in a speech last September. "It's also a threat to the character of our nation that gives our Constitution life, that binds us together as Americans, a common cause."

In December, Biden wrote, "Trump poses many threats to our country: The right to choose, civil rights, voting rights, and America's standing in the world. But the greatest threat he poses is to our democracy."

'He will destroy this country, our democracy.'

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) noted after the Trump rally shooting, "The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination."

Plenty of Democrats besides Biden have worked ardently to push this narrative despite knowing all along it was bogus.

Years after calling Trump and his fellow Republicans "enemies of the state," Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested in April that Trump is "a great threat to our democracy."

The Democratic National Committee has, for instance, has been running an ad campaign in multiple states labeling Trump not only a "fraud," a "liar," and a "denier" but also a "threat to our democracy," reported The Hill.

There have, of course, been variations on this theme.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Trump presents a "clear and present danger" both to the Congress and to the country. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), apparently reading from the same script, indicated that every moment Trump is in office is a "clear and present danger to the safety and security of the American people."

In May, California Rep. Maxine Waters (D), long a champion for street violence, attempted to paint Trump as a dictator in waiting.

Waters suggested to MSNBC talking head Jonathan Capehart that Trump would seek a third term and stated, "Donald Trump will do any and everything that he can possibly get away with. He does not at all support the Constitution of the United States of America. This is a man who we better be careful about."

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) chimed in, telling Capehart, "If Donald Trump gets re-elected, there is no doubt that he will try to stay in office beyond his four-year term. He will destroy this country, our democracy."

Biden — whose team lashed out at Trump for using the word "bloodbath" in reference to the economic fallout of continued offshoring of jobs under the current administration — suggested on a donors-only call last week that "it's time to put Trump in a bullseye."

The New York Sun noted that unlike Trump's "bloodbath" comment, Biden's "bullseye" remark "has no banal application."

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Maxine Waters pushes Democrats' new Trump-as-dictator narrative and concern-mongers about civil war



With just under six months left until the election, Democrats are desperately attempting to inspire fear about what horrific fates might befall the nation should Donald Trump retake the White House.

In past months, the Biden campaign and other Democratic outfits advanced the notion that democracy is under threat by a choice of candidate unfavorable to the Democratic Party. Having ostensibly exhausted this "democracy is on the ballot" narrative, Biden boosters now appear keen to paint former President Donald Trump as a dictator in waiting.

California Rep. Maxine Waters (D), long a champion for mob-rule street action, appears more than happy to take this new piece of hyperbole to new extremes.

Over the weekend, the 85-year-old Democrat resumed her apparent election-time role as a conjurer of alternate histories and paranoia, launching into a deranged rant on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show" wherein she not only articulated the new narrative but suggested that right-wing Americans aligned with Trump are plotting a civil war and that the Biden Department of Justice should surveil his allies.

The setup

MSNBC talking head Jonathan Capehart appeared to set Waters off Sunday with a reference to Trump's recent interview with Time, specifically the Republican's indication that he would not seek a third term, even if legally enabled.

In the Time interview, reporter Eric Cortellessa incorrectly suggested that the Heritage Foundation's Project 25 had proposed abolishing the 22nd Amendment that limits presidents to two terms. He then asked Trump, "Would you definitely retire after a second term, or would you consider challenging the 22nd Amendment?"

Trump answered, "Well, I would, and I don't really have a choice, but I would." The Republican presidential candidate added, "I'm going to serve one term, I'm gonna do a great job. We're gonna have a very successful country again ... and then I'm gonna leave."

Evidently dissatisfied with the innocuity of Trump's answer, Cortellessa pressed the issue, prompting Trump to clearly indicate that he would not be in favor of challenging the 22nd Amendment.

"Not for me. I wouldn't be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job. And I want to bring our country back. I want to put it back on the right track. Our country is going down. We're a failing nation right now. We're a nation in turmoil," said Trump.

Imagining meat for a nothing-burger

Capehart looked to Waters to resuscitate the claim of dictatorial aspirations despite Trump having effectively killed it in the cradle.

"Trump says in that in that Time interview that he would not seek to overturn or ignore the Constitution’s prohibition on a third term," Capehart told Waters. "Should the American people believe that? Do you believe that?"

"No! Absolutely not," said Waters. "As I said, you can't believe anything that Donald Trump has to say. Donald Trump will do any and everything that he can possibly get away with. He does not at all support the Constitution of the United States of America. This is a man who we better be careful about."

Waters explained to Capehart that she plans on asking the Biden Department of Justice and the Biden White House "what they are going to do to protect this country against violence if he loses."

"I want to know about all of those right-wing organizations that he's connected with who are training up in the hills somewhere and targeting, you know, what communities they are going to attack," said the Democrat. "We need to know now, given that he's telling us there is going to be violence if he loses, we need to know what his plan is and how we are going to be protected."

 
Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters floats a completely unhinged conspiracy theory that "right-wing organizations" are "training up in the hills somewhere"
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Capehart cued Rep. Robert Garcia, another California Democrat, to confirm that "this isn't hyperbole, this is real."

Garcia obliged the talking head, saying, "This is dangerous, and I think what they are preparing to destroy our democracy, the way we have elections in this country, and the congresswoman is absolutely correct. ... If Donald Trump gets re-elected, there is no doubt that he will try to stay in office beyond his four-year term. He will destroy this country, our democracy."

"Not only are they planning on a civil war ... but he is spelling it out specifically how and what they are going to do and how he is going to get revenge, how he is going to attack his enemies, all of these things."

After having her fantasy affirmed by a fellow traveler, Waters added, "We know that there are people aligned — who are with him, who follow him — who are already practicing what their government is going to be under Trump. Not only are they planning on a civil war if they have to do that, but he is spelling it out specifically how and what they are going to do and how he is going to get revenge, how he is going to attack his enemies, all of these things."

Waters' apparent decision to fabricate rumors about civil war plots came just days after Rasmussen Reports indicated — on the basis of a national telephone and online survey — that 41% of likely U.S. voters believe that the country is bound to suffer a civil war sometime in the next five years.

According to Rasmussen, discussions of civil war "got a boost" after the Hollywood film "Civil War" made its debut as No. 1 at the box office last month.

Waters, having watered the seed of concern regarding another civil war, added that Trump is a "pure racist" who may attack non-whites.

Earlier in the interview, Waters said, "We have to be very concerned about a former president of the United States talking about attacking his own country, talking about perhaps a bloodbath, talking about perhaps there is going to be trouble. He said it in so many different ways. We should take him seriously."

Waters' calculated use of the term "bloodbath"was a rehash of the manufactured scandal over Trump's March 16 use of the term "bloodbath." Whereas the Biden campaign and its apparent allies at CBS News, Politico, NPR, Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today mischaracterized the Republican's remarks as threatening, Trump had actually used it in reference to the economic fallout of continued offshoring of jobs and automobile manufacturing plants under the Biden administration.

"This man does not believe in the Constitution. He wants to be a dictator. This is a dangerous human being. We have to know what our country is going to do to protect us from him," added the Democrat.

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