On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
7 things Ken Harbaugh said, verbatim, from July 24, 2026 to September 29, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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In their own words
“"For Ukraine, this is about national survival. You make friends wherever you have to. And the fact remains, for now, Donald Trump is America's president, and there are still things America can provide for Ukraine's defense, like high-tech interceptors to take down Russian ballistic missiles."”
on Ukraine relying on Trump for weapons like missile interceptors despite politics
In their own words
“I don't know how much our government spent on this, but I hope it spends more because it is backfiring spectacularly.”
In their own words
“Donald Trump has so thoroughly discredited his party. He has so completely undermined Americans' faith in the basic fitness of Republicans to govern that I don't think they'll recover.”
on Trump damaging Republicans' credibility ahead of the midterms
In their own words
“Am I surprised that the Trump regime is ignoring the courts and trying to subvert mail-in voting anyway? Not a bit. Am I concerned? Yeah. This is exactly what many of us have been warning would happen.”
on the Trump administration undermining mail-in voting despite court rulings
In their own words
“Time and again, this administration tries to lie its way through scandals or manipulate details to make itself look better, and it just ends up looking foolish. More and more Americans are seeing through the facade and realizing that the emperor is naked and all the fake gold leaf in the world won't be able to hide that.”
on DOJ scrutiny of the Trump administration in the Reflecting Pool case
In their own words
“It seems like every day we get another a glaring example of how out of touch this president is. His priorities have nothing to do with what the American people actually want.”
on Trump's plan to build a White House ballroom
In their own words
“Lying about deceased service members, putting words in their mouths, manipulating their deaths for political advantage, it's sickening. And it's not the first time Trump has done it.”
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