Quotes

[ on getting a flu shot and adhering to social distancing, frequent hand washing and mask-wearing]All of these measures are crucial if we want to keep our small businesses and our schools open.

You know there's something wrong with people when they talk about freedom - freedom to be in your bedroom, freedom to be in your exam room, freedom to tell your kids what they can read.

In Minnesota, we respect our neighbors and their personal choices that they make... even if we wouldn't make the same choices for ourselves, there's a golden rule: mind your own damn business.

[on JD Vance] I can't wait to debate the guy! That is if he's willing to get off the couch and show up.

[on looking older than his years] I supervised the lunchroom for 20 years. You do not leave that job with a full head of hair. Trust me.

[on freedom of speech] There's no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech, and especially around our democracy.

I've been friends with school shooters.

[2025, on the current crisis of America]: Look, I own this. We wouldn't be in this mess if we had won the election, and we didn't.