Trump to Navy: “The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would’ve won easy. We would’ve won Afghanistan easy. We would’ve won every war easy. But we got politically correct.”
Brando in On the Waterfront
“I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.”
Weekend Quotables
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson
“I feel comfortable wherever I am, because I’m Katrina first. That means I know who I am,” says Thompson, first elected mayor of the majority-Black, working-class village in 2017. “I can’t be afraid, because I have so many people relying on me.” — Sun-Times
Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills
Mills confirmed that his officers have been repeatedly exposed to tear gas during ICE operations. He described the situation as “dangerous” and said an ICE agent even verbally assaulted him while he was protecting First Amendment rights. Mills is now investigating ICE’s conduct and considering legal action. — Newsweek
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut
Immergut, a Trump appointee, emphasized that presidential authority over military decisions is not absolute. She warned that accepting Trump’s arguments would allow the president to “send military troops virtually anywhere at any time,” blurring the line between civil and military power—a threat she said “cuts to the core of American democracy.” — Reuters
Gov. JB Pritzker
“We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion.” — Politico
Trump to Navy
“We have to take care of this little gnat that’s on our shoulder called the Democrats.” — Speech to thousands of U.S. Navy service members in Norfolk, Virginia
Hegseth to Navy
“Your diversity is not your strength.”
