"There is absolutely no reason for this," said immigration rights activist Erika Andiola. "Nothing. Not a legal reason. Not a political reason. Just hate."
"It's important that our youth understand that joining the military isn't the only way to pay for college or find stability in life."
"A disaster of Congress' making is looming for those who have lost their livelihoods during the global pandemic."
"Just to be clear, Ilhan Omar is under attack by the rightwing media machine for statements that are utterly normal and totally uncontroversial when they're delivered by white, non-Muslim politicians."
"In moments of crisis, people want services and resources that go directly to help people rather than police that surveil, brutalize, and kill us."
"Trump is rejecting the rule of law and proposing military action that is antithetical to basic premises of the American experiment."
"We've seen this before—it's crisis opportunity focused on a power grab, not help for the people."
"If Donald Trump is the emergency that you say he is, and the Democratic Party puts forward Bernie Sanders, and you tell me you can't vote for him, then it seems to me that Donald Trump isn't the emergency that you say he is."
"None of the candidates who said they support keeping troops in Iraq were asked how they were going to pay for it."
The cable news host was far from alone in criticizing the reckless march to war from Trump, the U.S. military establishment, and their media allies.
The administration is reportedly basing its argument on an opinion piece in Bloomberg that one former federal prosecutor called "ridiculous."
"Does the U.S. provide mental health services for separated families who ask to be deported in order to reunite?"
"The House arresting someone would be explosive and clearly should not be undertaken lightly. But the very explosiveness of it would be a way for the House to signal the seriousness of White House obstructionism to the public."
"The utter contempt that Monsanto has for public health and for consumers, including mothers who only want to protect their kids' health."