What The Fuck Just Happened Today?

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Day 714: "We better come together."

Day 715: "Not my problem."

Day 716: "The Republicans haven't been serious about this."

Day 720: "A direct and foreseeable consequence."

Day 721: "Damage assessment."

Day 722: "MAGA extremists have hijacked the Republican Party."

Day 723: "Sensitive matters."

Day 728: "Be prepared."

Day 729: "Distorted."

Day 730: "Breach of trust."

Day 736: "Integrity matters."

Day 737: "The fight of our lives."

Day 741: "Reasonable and responsible."

Day 743: "A distraction."

Day 744: "An absolute fool."

Day 748: "Our plan is working."

Day 749: "It’s going to be bumpy."

Day 750: "You don't belong."

Day 751: "Brazen."

Day 755: "A growing wave of violence and trauma."

Day 756: "A new generation of leadership."

Day 757: "No second chances."

Day 758: "The evidence is compelling."

Day 763: "Plot twist."

Day 764: "Indifference and betrayal."

Day 771: "To thwart and obfuscate."

Day 772: "A big deal."

Day 776: "I am your retribution."

Day 777: "Dangerous and just unacceptable."

Day 778: "No blank checks."

Day 779: "Undermining the American public's confidence."

Day 783: "Substantial concerns."

Day 784: "Reckless."

Day 785: "Severe penalties."

Day 786: "Brink of collapse."

Day 790: "A final warning."

Day 791: "A necessary step."

Day 792: "Sufficient."

Day 793: "False expectations."

Day 797: "Degenerate psychopath."

Day 798: "No plausible conflict of interest."

Day 799: "Mess things up."

Day 800: "Dead on arrival."

Day 804: "Crystal clear."

Day 805: "Can't believe this is happening in America."

Day 806: "Seems accurate."

Day 807: "Something is going to go boom."

Day 811: "Extraordinary and unprecedented."

Day 812: "Uncertainty is high."

Day 813: "Credibility problems."

Day 814: "Continued complications."

Day 818: "A ticking time bomb."

Day 819: "Extremely unusual."

Day 820: "The result will be chaos."

Day 821: "Great."

Day 825: "We thank him for his service."

Day 826: "The bridge."

Day 827: "Mundane matters."

Day 828: "This issue is too important."

Day 832: "Hardship to American families."

Day 833: "Step up and fix this."

Day 834: "A national concern."

Day 835: "An insidious plot."

Day 839: "Calamity."

Day 840: "Absolutely no idea."

Day 841: "Rhetoric."

Day 842: "It's hard to see how America was served by the spectacle of lies that aired on CNN."

Day 846: "Remain optimistic."

Day 847: "Irresponsible."

Day 848: "Repercussions."

Day 849: "Extreme."

Day 853: "Openly hostile."

Day 854: "Very substantial."

Day 855: "Gutted."

Day 856: "An ongoing threat."

Day 861: "There's going to be a reckoning."

Day 862: "No margin for error."

Day 863: "Time is a luxury."

Day 867: "Political stunts."

Day 868: "Know your rights."

Day 869: "A tragic day in the life of our nation."

Day 870: "Blindsided."

Day 871: "Nothing more, nothing less."

Day 874: "They're coming after you."

Day 875: "They hate Donald Trump."

Day 876: "How far we have come."

Day 877: "A bad thing."

Day 888: "Extraordinarily unusual."

Day 889: "Now we have a problem."

Day 890: "Very unhealthy."

Day 891: "Let them eat cake."

Day 895: "A serious moment."

Day 897: "See you in hell."

Day 898: "Not a record to celebrate."

Day 902: "Bomblets."

Day 903: "Racism bad."

Day 909: "Targeted."

Day 910: "Extraordinary circumstances."

Day 911: "Significant negative effect."

Day 912: "Personal benefit."

Day 916: "Doing things."

Day 917: "Tipping point."

Day 918: "A long way to go."

Day 919: "Productive."

Day 923: "Any day now."

Day 924: "An unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy."

Day 926: "A very sad day for America."

Day 930: "Deranged."

Day 931: "Right the wrongs of the past."

Day 932: "A weak dictator."

Day 933: "Serious concern."

Day 937: "Special treatment."

Day 938: "A criminal enterprise."

Day 939: "Balance the risk."

Day 940: "We need to worry."

Day 944: "Unprecedented weaponization."

Day 945: "A tremendous courtesy."

Day 946: "Very, very honored."

Day 947: "A man of difficult fate."

Day 951: "A prompt and efficient resolution."

Day 952: "Greatest external threat."

Day 953: "We're gonna need a minute."

Day 954: "A mountain of undisputed evidence."

Day 959: "Deeply troubled."

Day 960: "We have a responsibility."

Day 961: "Misrepresentations."

Day 965: "Personal grievances."

Day 966: "Blind loyalty to one person."

Day 967: "Step up."

Day 968: "Frustrated with some people."

Day 972: "Make better choices."

Day 973: "Lots of luck."

Day 974: "This is important."

Day 975: "Burn the whole place down."

Day 979: "Safer than ever."

Day 980: "Stick with it."

Day 981: "Total annihilation."

Day 982: "Something dangerous happening in America."

Day 994: "Proportionate."

Day 995: "Less likely than ever."

Day 996: "Even when it's difficult."

Day 1000: "Big mistake."

Day 1001: "Whatever it takes."

Day 1002: "The other team."

Day 1003: "Be ready."

Day 1007: "Embarrassing for the Republican Party."

Day 1008: "Collective punishment."

Day 1009: "What comes next."

Day 1010: "We cannot accept it."

Day 1014: "Civil order."

Day 1015: "They will cost us a lot more in the future."

Day 1016: "Proceeding carefully."

Day 1017: "The new normal."

Day 1021: "An unfolding catastrophe."

Day 1022: "Trust us."

Day 1023: "People are not disposable."

Day 1024: "Playing games."

Day 1028: "Dire and perilous."

Day 1029: "All in."

Day 1030: "None of this is inevitable."

Day 1031: "Cannot be trusted."

Day 1035: "Not enough action."

Day 1036: "Such absurd results."

Day 1042: "Looking at alternatives."

Day 1043: "The situation remains catastrophic."

Day 1044: "Repeated attempts to undermine our democracy are unacceptable."

Day 1045: "Lead the way."

Day 1049: "One impossible choice after another."

Day 1050: "An even more hellish scenario is about to unfold."

Day 1051: "After that, I'm not a dictator."

Day 1052: "We have a long road ahead."

Day 1056: "On the verge of complete failure."

Day 1057: "Practically impossible."

Day 1058: "No one is declaring victory."

Day 1059: "Choosing to waste time."

Day 1063: "They're all laughing at us."

Day 1064: "Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President."

Day 1065: "Destroying the fabric of our country."

Day 1072: "Dictatorship," "revenge," and "power."