“We're living in a different climate since Trump got into office. Pathological lying has been normalized and vulnerable groups of people are afraid of losing their rights. I feel like we are all at risk of losing certain rights.”— Alice Glass, thump.vice.com
“Asking protestors to remain non-violent as Nazis approach them is in effect, asking those of us who are the target of Nazi violence, to be willing to die for the sake of liberal sensibilities. You don’t have to support violence yourself or go out and punch a Nazi, but do not ask marginalized people…”— Abdullah Shihipar, qz.com
“Anti-fascist violence is fundamentally misunderstood. Dismissed as reckless and unnecessary, it is actually a last resort tactic that is born out of necessity and meticulous planning. Anti fascist protestors are not terrorists; if anything, they are heroes. They put their bodies on the line, risking…”— Abdullah Shihipar, qz.com
“If America slides into authoritarianism, the history of the Republican Party’s complicity could be titled, ‘I wasn’t paying attention. I’m just worried about taxes.'”— Jonathan Chait, nymag.com
“I still believe — Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to America.”— Hillary Clinton, businessinsider.com
“What makes us American is not a question of what we look like, or where our names come from, or the way we pray. What makes us American is our fidelity to a set of ideals – that all of us are created equal; that all of us deserve the chance to make of our lives what we will; that all of us share an…”— Barack Obama, facebook.com
“This is about young people who grew up in America – kids who study in our schools, young adults who are starting careers, patriots who pledge allegiance to our flag. These Dreamers are Americans in their hearts, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper.”— Barack Obama, facebook.com
“Trump voters say they would rather have Jefferson Davis as President than Barack Obama 45/20.”— Public Policy Polling, publicpolicypolling.com
“All that’s really left to say is that Gawker is gone and that Donald Trump is president. That simple reality should comfort the rich and powerful everywhere and chill the bones of the rest of us.”— Michael J. Socolow, washingtonpost.com
“I'm waiting to hear that there was blame on both sides--vehicular madman and peaceful pedestrians--in the Barcelona attack.”— Steve L, nytimes.com
“Applause. Greater brand exposure. A new layer of perks atop an existence already lavish with them. Utter saturation of Americans’ consciousness. These were Trump's foremost goals. Governing wasn’t, and that was obvious in his haziness and dishonesty before Election Day and in his laziness and defian…”— Frank Bruni, nytimes.com
“It took Donald Trump 48 hours before he could even name white supremacy and condemn it, 48 hours too late. And then a day later, yesterday, he backtracked again, blaming both sides again.”— Maajid Nawaz, lbc.co.uk
“President Donald Trump's biggest gatherings of business leaders fell apart, and according to reports Trump's own comments are to blame.”— Bob Bryan, businessinsider.com
“We used to have the greatest infrastructure anywhere in the world. And today, we are like a third-world country. We are literally like a third-world country. Our infrastructure will again be the best. And we will restore the pride in our communities, our nation. And all over the United States will b…”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com
“I own actually one of the largest wineries in the United States. It’s in Charlottesville.”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com
“You know why? It is jobs. What people want now, they want jobs. They want great jobs with good pay. And when they have that, you watch how race relations will be. And I’ll tell you we are spending a lot of money on the inner cities. We are gonna fix, we are fixing the inner cities. We are doing far…”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com
“The driver of the car is a murderer. What he did was a horrible, horrible, inexcusable thing.”— Donald Trump, nytimes.com