We are ready to help Saudi Arabia protect their people. They need to make clever decisions, as Iran did by buying our S300, as Mr. Erdogan did by deciding to buy the most advanced S400 air defense systems. These kinds of systems are capable of defending any kind of infrastructure in Saudi Arabia from any kind of attack.—Vladimir Putin

Having failed at piracy, the US resorts to outright blackmail—deliver us Iran’s oil and receive several million dollars or be sanctioned yourself. Sounds very similar to the Oval Office invitation I received a few weeks back. It is becoming a pattern.—Javad Zarif on US Cash Offer to Tanker Captain

I think Iran is a country of tremendous potential. We’re not looking for leadership change. We’re not looking for that kind of change. This country has been through that many times before, that doesn’t work. We’re looking for no nuclear weapons, no ballistic missiles and a longer period of time, very simple and have it done in a short period of time and I believe that Iran can be a great nation. —Trump at G7

When I went to Dayton and when I went to El Paso, and I went into those hospitals, the love for me – and ‘me’ maybe as the representative of the country – but for me, and my love for them was unparalleled … Not only did they meet with me, they were pouring out of the rooms. The doctors were coming out of the operating rooms. There were hundreds and hundreds of people all over the floor.—Donald Trump

We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments; leaders who demonize those who don’t look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or imply that America belongs to just one certain type of people.—Former President Barack Obama

They said “send her back” but Speaker @SpeakerPelosi didn’t just make arrangements to send me back, she went back with me . So grateful for the honor to return to Mother Africa with the @TheBlackCaucus and commemorate The Year of Return! —Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

He tells them to go back where they came from. What do we say? We’re not going back, and in fact, we’re not going anywhere — we’re going to the White House. That’s where we’re going.—Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris

I just don’t want to kill 10 million people. I have plans on Afghanistan that if I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth. It would be gone, it would be over literally in 10 days.—Donald Trump

First, you stoke hatred and fear of minorities. Then you round them up and put them in camps. Next, you send out raiding parties to get those who have been driven into hiding. The armbands come next right?—Stephen King

Somali pirates gave me toothpaste & soap.—Michael Scott Moore, Journalist Abducted by Somali Pirates