Weekend Quotables

Protesting Confederate Memorial Day at Stone Mountain

Meymoona Freeman of Stone Mountain Action Coalition speaks as counter-protesters gather during Confederate Memorial Day at Stone Mountain Park.

Gerald Griggs, state president of the Georgia NAACP

"We stand against the celebration of chattel slavery. We cannot celebrate the world's largest monument to white supremacy." — Reuters

Laura Washington

There’s a lot of chatter about how vulnerable Lightfoot is, and all those insider polls that show she has meager support among voters.

There is also one, undeniable fact about Lori E. Lightfoot: She is very tough, and tougher than the I-don’t-have-the-fire-in-the-belly wannabes. Being the mayor of Chicago is an extremely tough job at a very tough time…

You can’t beat somebody with nobody, and nobody is stepping up. — Sun-Times

Pres. Joe Biden

"Republicans seem to support one fellow. Some guy named Brandon. He's having a really good year, and I'm kind of happy for him." — White House Correspondents Dinner

Trevor Noah

“I expect this from Sean Hannity, but the rest of you, what are you doing?” Noah asked. “You spent the last two years telling everyone the importance of wearing masks and avoiding large indoor gatherings. Then the second someone offers you a free dinner, you turn into Joe Rogan.” — White House Correspondents Dinner

Ted Cruz campaigning in OH for Josh Mandel

“Every candidate says, ‘I love Donald Trump. No, no, no - I love Donald Trump more. No, no, no - I have Donald Trump tattooed on my rear end!’ — CNN

Michael Scherer and Sarah Ellison

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, attacked a publication owned by the world’s third-richest man, Jeff Bezos, last month for reprinting a column published by the world’s 13th-richest man, Mike Bloomberg. —Washington Post

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