All Quotes

There are no ifs, ands or buts about it, the central premise of our democratic system is that we have to be able to disagree and have sometimes really contentious debates without resorting to violence.

This is a part of his plan to do something really nefarious, which is to interfere with elections in 2026.

This kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy.

Political violence unfortunately has been ratcheting up in this country.

There are people who are fomenting it [political violence] in this country. I think the president’s rhetoric often foments it.

It would be an illegal order to declare war on major city, any city, within the United States by the president of the United States.

I think he's renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War.

This is not normal, Margaret. This is not acceptable behavior.

Let's make it clear, the president of the United States essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation.

My question is: Why did Trump cut $468 million from the ATF’s budget in his nasty signature bill? Why did he cut funding for the agency responsible for getting guns off our streets by almost 30%?

Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?

When did we become a country where it’s OK for a U.S. president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something you don’t want.

There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole — and anyone who takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans, too.

The president’s absurd characterizations do not match what is happening on the ground here. He has no idea what he’s talking about.

The state of Illinois is ready to stand against this military deployment with every peaceful tool we have.

The people of this city are accustomed to rising up against tyranny and if that’s necessary, I believe the people of Chicago will stand firm.

Are you prepared to defend this land that was built by slaves?

Unidentifiable agents in unmarked vehicles with masks are planning to raid Latino communities and say they’re targeting violent criminals.