NOTABLE QUOTABLES: August 4, 2022

THE BIG LIE

“Virtually nothing signals that this period in the second quarter is recessionary.” – White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese

“When you look at the economy … [Biden] was able to turn it back on when he walked in. Businesses were shut down. Schools were shut down.” – White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

VEEP THOUGHTS WITH KAMALA

“Our nation will cut our greenhouse gas emissions in half by no later than 2030, and by no later than 2050 we will reach net zero emissions. Some say that is an ambitious goal. I say it is doable.” – Vice President Kamala Harris

“Heat waves pose a greater threat to people who don’t have air conditioning or who work in high-heat workplaces.” – Kamala Harris

“While we send our prayers, and our love, we also, with each day, renew our commitment to the urgency of now and the ability that we have collectively, all of us in it together, to do something about it.” – Kamala Harris

“We can move clean energy from where it is created to where it is needed. It is literally about the transportation of energy. … How exciting is that?” – Kamala Harris

WHAT BORDER CRISIS?

“DC [Mayor Muriel Bowser] calls for activating the National Guard to handle the influx of illegal migrants into the city, calling it a ‘humanitarian crisis.’ This is something she refused to do on January 6 but will do when 4,000 illegal migrants enter her city.” – Greg Price

“D.C. is experiencing a fraction of the disastrous impact the border crisis has caused Texas. Mayor Bowser should stop attacking Texas for securing the border & demand Joe Biden do his job.” – Texas Governor Greg Abbott

“[She’s] running to the Pentagon, saying, ‘Oh, my gosh, we need the National Guard.’ Oh, you know what? Cry me a frickin’ river. Welcome to the party, pal.” – Congressman Chip Roy

“Shame on all the liberal mayors who did nothing while we saw a record amount of people and fentanyl illegally entering into our country. They didn’t care, or they ignored it, until it literally came to their front door.” – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich

FOR THE RECORD

“Biden inherited a recovery and created a recession.” – GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel

“The people denying we [are] in a recession are the same government officials and their shameless media enablers who for months denied we faced runaway inflation.” – Senator Marco Rubio

AND LAST

“What interest do we have in Afghanistan with Al-Qaida gone?” – President Joe Biden, August 2021

“Are we just going to ignore the fact that one year after Biden surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban, Al-Qaeda’s top terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri was back in Kabul?” – Liz Wheeler