Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"We just have amateur hour going on with regard to this summit between Xi and Trump. All that came out of this was like a two-month trade truce that the Chinese got, and in return, we got two pandas. And that was it." — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 11𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳, 28 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"One has to wonder though, Xi doesn't really have to do anything to end up looking like the stable leader in the world. He just has to watch Donald Trump flail around and mistakes like this happen." — Ali Velshi, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 11𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳, 28 Sept 2026 110
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"On one hand, [Trump] drives up all this crap about protecting national security, but then on the other, he and his administration continue to undermine it themselves. [...] Did national security matter when [Natalie Harp] went one year without a security clearance?" — Jacob Soboroff, 26 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"How about punishing ICE protesters or derailing clean energy? National security. How about a ballroom encrusted in gold? We obviously need that to bolster our national security. I think you get my point. The breadth is crazy. The irony, is somehow crazier." — Jacob Soboroff, 26 Sept 2026 101
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"The cake may be baked, but they keep adding icing at every turn. It's like they just can't let the cake be." — Alicia Menendez, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 25 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"This is an all-in effort of government to simply make it harder for people to vote who this administration does not want to be part of the political process. [...] Today the Supreme Court either turned a blind eye to that, or was extremely naive, or worse." — Marc Elias, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 25 Sept 2026 110
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The judge said this order is effective immediately. [So] the refusal to admit reporters today is a breach of that court order. There is either incompetence in not alerting Secret Service [or] this is contempt of court." — Barb McQuade, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 24 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"[Judge Kelly is] setting an expedited briefing schedule for preliminary injunction, which would be a longer-term block here. And so he will likely have to tackle those First Amendment arguments. But at this point, this is all about due process." — Fallon Gallagher, 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, 24 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Overnight, US District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a 14-day temporary restraining order restoring access to MS Now, CNN and Politico while ruling that Trump's ban on the outlets is likely unconstitutional." — Ali Vitali, 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, 24 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Failed businessman, failed President, and now apparently a failed authoritarian that you're to the point where you're running around having people tell you you can put your name on anything in Washington DC." — Michael Steele, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 23 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The plaintiffs' attorneys [made] the argument that Team Trump seems to use 'national security' as like a magic bean type of word. We'll just throw it out there and expect it to sprout." — Scott MacFarlane, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 23 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"This is being challenged in court, I better say 'national security', those talismanic words that mean I get to do whatever I want, get out of law free card. It's so clear [at the hearing that] everything national security related was a post hoc rationale." — Mary McCord, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 23 Sept 2026 120
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"[The President] does not like coverage that is critical of him. He does not like honest coverage. He doesn't like coverage done by professional journalists." — Luke Russert, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 23 Sept 2026 110
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth, he is admitting to the fact that the reason why there is a ban has nothing to do with national security, it has to do with his ego." — Luke Russert, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 23 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Elections are won by those extremes of intensity. And [in] the latest poll that I saw, he had a very favorable of about 15 and a very unfavorable approaching 50. [And] I think this is what is scaring Republicans the most, because that is what's going to drive turnout." — Rick Stengel, 23 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"You laughed the way that I laughed when I saw that grocery ad, because any time you put a candidate in a grocery store, they look like a fish out of water." — Alicia Menendez, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 23 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Again, the truth, we say it all the time here, the truth is not biased. Some people just do not want to 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 the truth." — Stephanie Ruhle, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 23 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Watch the Trump administration's biggest moments all in one place, read the stream's description on YouTube. Now, I can hear you from here, as tantalizing as this may sound to you, we'll kindly encourage you to resist the urge to reach for the remote." — Nicolle Wallace, 22 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Donald Trump, ever the aspirational autocrat, is draping himself in the trappings of an old school dictator. It starts but doesn't end with his inane ramblings and threats before world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly this morning." — Nicolle Wallace, 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 22 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"The idea [that putting] Donald Trump front and center [will] swing momentum back [is] fanciful. [But] their hands are tied. What are they going to do, come out and say 'the leaders of our party are completely wrong and maybe stupid, and you know, vote for me'?" — McKay Coppins, 22 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"I have to say, I would love to be in the Republican congressional group chats after that clip came out. I mean, Joe Gruters is an example of why you don't make sycophancy the only qualification you need to appoint somebody as chairman of the RNC." — McKay Coppins, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 22 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"One House Republican told us, if you're a Republican and you're not concerned, quote, you're stupid. Another GOP lawmaker says, quote, we're going to get crushed. The only question is by how much." — Alicia Menendez, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 22 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"I mean, to me, it does not pass the straight face test, and it also is not the reason that Trump initially gave. So it looks like it's, no pun intended, trumped up. So I don't think it's going to fly." — Andrew Weissmann, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 22 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"The President is saying, oh, national security [because] the legal standard for review of a true national security matter is much more deferential. [But arguing natsec reasons for the bans], I think the judge is going to be like, walk me through that." — Andrew Weissmann, 22 Sept 2026 110
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"The judge does not have to stick his head in the sand and pretend that reality doesn't exist. He's allowed to consider everything that is admissible that the parties present to him, and I'm sure he will." — Andrew Weissmann, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 22 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"The President himself has started to argue that the ban is about national security. He didn't do that Friday, Saturday or Sunday as he announced it and as the ban took place. But yesterday, he started saying that this was about national security." — Laura Barrón-López, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 22 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"I don't think the American people are wired to accept that. But we shall see." — Rachel Maddow, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"I think [the new app confirms] that the end goal here is to ensure that the American public is fed a kind of steady diet of propaganda, either through the President's own app, or by ensuring that the press pool is stripped of its independence." — Jameel Jaffer, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Because God loves a good rhyme, that story is echoing through the news again right now, as we head toward another midterm in which Donald Trump and his party look like they are going to get their butts kicked." — Rachel Maddow, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"It is heartfelt, our competition. It is not for show [but] we are standing together [against Trump] trying to decide who covers him and who doesn't. [We] have not, as an industry, covered ourselves in glory during the second Trump term. But maybe we're starting to." — Rachel Maddow, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"One of the things that has disgusted me about the Trump era is the business community not viewing themselves as having skin in the game as the rule of law is placed into the wood chipper and destroyed by Donald Trump." — Nicolle Wallace, 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"You're going to win. It's that simple. This is not a close case. [...] Nicolle, you know me well enough that I usually don't engage in predictions, or I say words like 'it seems' or 'there's a fair likelihood', etc. This is a slam dunk." — Andrew Weissmann, 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"He says, 'it's called the Oval Office. It should be treated with decorum, respect and dignity'. This is a guy literally taping gold stuff all over the place." — Nicolle Wallace, 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 21 Sept 2026 110
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"They're trying to basically put $100 million worth of lipstick on this pig. I'm just not sure there's enough that's going to turn that around." — Charlie Sykes, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 21 Sept 2026 (the "pig" in this case being Texas senate candidate Ken Paxton) 18114
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"We're witnessing a major First Amendment test involving a President who wants attention, but not accountability." — Alicia Menendez, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"I noticed there were only pictures of Donald Trump, really like one dress short of a quinceañera for the President." — Alicia Menendez, 𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦, 9 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"We are losing our place in the world right now, and we might lose it for a generation." — Justin Wolfers, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"It's closer to a war war or a cold war for the Canadians than it is to a trade war. I think the President has simply destroyed generations of goodwill. [Americans should] understand just how much of a very valuable economic relationship the President has destroyed." — Justin Wolfers, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"I don't think China has any particular interest in imposing guardrails right now, because most of their models are distilled from American models. It is in the Chinese government's interest to let American companies race forward." — Nilay Patel, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"There's a bunch of blokes who say no problem [and] a bunch of equally sophisticated folks who say there's some chance this destroys humanity. I don't think the right thing to do is [pick one] and throw in all your chips as if you're certain there's no problem here." — Justin Wolfers, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"I guess we shouldn't be surprised that [Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang] who just last week on a stage at a conference had Donald Trump call in. It was basically like, you're my boy, boo." — Stephanie Ruhle, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"You can see where his interests lie. You have to not take safety seriously, you have to not take bad things seriously in order to drive demand as fast as his business needs it." — Nilay Patel on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"The problem here is the amount of circular financing in [the AI] industry. If you think Hugging Face should have sued OpenAI for the attack [...] that would require Nvidia to not be an investor in both." — Nilay Patel, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 21 Sept 2026 1488
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"When he can litigate via press conference or via Truth Social post, he thinks he can win. When he goes into court [...] he loses when there's an actual evidentiary requirement." — Professor James Sample, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 21 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Thomas and Alito, in my opinion, are kind of lost causes. The majority could say it's Sunday and they would dissent from that opinion." — Barb McQuade, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘚𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘧, 20 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"He always says the quiet part out loud. Here he said he doesn't want MS NOW [and others] because they never write stories about him that aren't negative. That's classic viewpoint discrimination. The First Amendment doesn't permit it." — Joyce White Vance, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘚𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘧, 20 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"It seems that President Trump has learned that the magic language now is national security. [...] So he seems to have learned that as long as he chants the magical incantation, 'national security', you can get whatever you want." — Barb McQuade, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘚𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘧, 20 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Hillary Clinton had more money than Donald Trump. We don't have a President Hillary Clinton. So money can only do so much. People power can do a lot more than money power. We've seen it happen over and over throughout history." — Wilson Cruz, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥, 20 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026J: The many can still beat the money. I like that. G: That's nice! E: You should run an organisation. J: Imma write that down! <sounds it out while writing it down> The many... can beat..." — Jonathan, George and Eugene to Neera Tanden, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥, 19 Sept 2026 100
Quotes from MSNOW @msnowquotes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"There's been a massive advantage on money, and it hasn't mattered for the polls because I think the underlying facts matter more. And I just want to remind everyone, the many can still beat the money." — Neera Tanden, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥, 19 Sept 2026 100