Political Quotes

John Kennedy

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John Neely Kennedy is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Louisiana, a position he has held since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Kennedy has focused on issues such as government spending and fiscal responsibility during his time in office. He is known for his straightforward communication style and has made headlines for his remarks on various national issues. Prior to his election to the Senate, Kennedy served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017, where he was responsible for managing the state's finances and investments.

Quotes by year · 2017–2026153 total · peak 2019 (46)
2017: 14 quotes2018: 9 quotes2019: 46 quotes2020: 15 quotes2021: 7 quotes2022: 1 quote2023: 2 quotes2024: 3 quotes2025: 43 quotes2026: 13 quotes
Oct 4, 2026

The president, as we know, can be sometimes … he exists loudly. He can be tempestuous. He can go from zero to a-hole in about 3 seconds.

lailluminator.com
Oct 4, 2026

I’m gonna go wherever my political people tell me to go. I have my own political operation. I don’t take orders from my leadership. I do it my way.

lailluminator.com
Oct 4, 2026

On my side of the aisle, if a bunch of goobers run … and one of the goobers might win, and I think I can do a better job, I would consider running.

lailluminator.com
Sep 28, 2026

We are not going to get up off of our ice-cold, lazy butts and address this anytime soon.

lailluminator.com
Sep 28, 2026

It is hard to know precisely what to believe about artificial intelligence.

lailluminator.com
Sep 19, 2026

There’s no sense bubble-wrapping it. That is that is the genesis of the inflation that we have right now.

lailluminator.com
Sep 19, 2026

It’s affected the price of everything, but we’re going to get it down.

lailluminator.com
Sep 19, 2026

I believe that that war will be concluded within the next six months.

lailluminator.com
Jun 26, 2026

I think if we want to get more money for defense, we have to do it through reconciliation, which means we need to start immediately.

lailluminator.com
Jun 24, 2026

He’s right in the middle of delicate negotiations and the Senate votes to get out of Iran. And it upset him.

lailluminator.com
May 27, 2026

By leading the way against dangerous mail-order chemical abortion drugs, Louisiana’s proving once again that it stands strong for innocent life.

cassidy.senate.gov
May 26, 2026

When an obscure government policy requires small business owners to fork over personal data that even our government admits it doesn’t need, it’s time to change that policy.

cruz.senate.gov
Sep 3, 2025

Your job No. 1 is to restore the confidence of the American people and the institution of public health in America.

nbcnews.com
Sep 3, 2025

We need to restore that confidence, and so far, I don’t see where Secretary Kennedy has done that.

nbcnews.com
Sep 3, 2025

The point is, we need to reduce spending.

nbcnews.com
Aug 26, 2025

The Biden administration bears full responsibility for the chaos in Kabul. By ignoring military advice, disregarding intelligence, and prioritizing politics over strategy, they created the conditions that cost 13 American lives.

breitbart.com
Jul 10, 2025

The Democrats, with one Republican vote, were able to add an amendment that basically turns upside down the president’s decision about where to put the FBI building.

nbcnews.com
Mar 2, 2025

I’m not optimistic. I don’t think we’re going to have a budget.

nbcnews.com
Feb 26, 2025

Don’t ever, ever take the position that you’re not going to follow the order of a federal court. Ever.

msnbc.com
Feb 26, 2025

Short answer? Likely no. Long answer? Hell no.

newsweek.com
Feb 26, 2025

Don’t ever, ever take the position that you’re not going to follow the order of a federal court. Ever.

msnbc.com
Feb 25, 2025

I know they’re upset about that. But Chuck [Schumer] needs to buy everybody over there an emotional support pony, because that’s not going to change.

nbcnews.com

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