on its toes, no longer on its heels

Let me underscore, it’s been a good evening — for everybody, not just the Democratic Party. But what a night for the Democratic Party.

Proposition 50 shows that there is a will to resist the breakdown of democracy — and ways to fight.

stick it to Trump

Law and order? This is chaos and confusion.

We haven’t reviewed the lawsuit, but if it’s from the California Republican Party and Harmeet Dhillon’s law firm, it’s going to fail.

does not give a damn about you.

I was humiliated watching the president of the United States in front of Xi. I mean, he was negotiating away this country in the first five minutes of the photo op. He came back with nothing. He got played by President Xi.

He was never serious about a deal. He wanted this shutdown.

The fact that you and I will be paying more for toys this Christmas and we are already paying more for Halloween bears truth to my assertion of the recklessness of his policies. He's wrecking this country.

You don’t get to do always what you want, Mr. President. It means you have to work with Congress.

I’m not going to be distracted by, ‘Oh, does the guy have a big f–king hammer!?’ What about those babies!?

This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now. Come on.

Are you f‑‑king kidding me?

We’re fighting for the people that voted not just for our party and our values and principles, but voted for Donald Trump and his party.

He doesn’t even know. He said the Pentagon should do it. Wake up, Mr. President. I know he may have jet lag. It’s the Department of Energy. He doesn’t even know which agency is responsible for that.

Look, this is weakness masquerading in strength. This is classic Trump and Trumpism. This guy is historically weak, and these are acts of a weak person that is trying to appear strong.

Donald Trump has betrayed them. He’s turned [his] back. The Republicans in Congress have turned their backs.