Michael Steele is a political commentator and former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), best known as the first African American to lead the RNC and for his insightful political analysis.
“I'm sorry, America. This for me is too serious to have such unserious, such politically driven, such politically motivated and biased assholes running this war and running our country. What the Vice President just said was bullshit.”
A raw, emotional indictment of political leadership and their justification for conflict, highly shareable for its directness and strong language.
Michael Steele
“Why are you sending Witkoff and Jared Kushner? Dumb and Dumber. Choose which is which. Or corrupt. You're negotiating a land deal.”
It sharply criticizes the perceived incompetence and potential corruption of political appointments in critical diplomatic roles.
Michael Steele
“I don't know why that shocked the shit out of anybody because Donald Trump does first off, a strong woman and a strong black woman, oh hell no. That is not what Donald Trump want.”
This quote provocatively asserts a specific bias of Donald Trump against strong women, especially strong black women, in public roles.
Michael Steele
“When you create a grievance bubble and you pack as many Americans inside of it as possible, this is what you get. Culture wars are bullshit because guess what, immigrants are coming anyway.”
Offers a sharp critique of grievance-based politics and culture wars, framing them as a cynical distraction from inevitable societal shifts like immigration.
Michael Steele
“Every last one of them needs to be unelected. They're a threat to everything. I don't care what your feelings are about the country on this day or that day. At the end of the day, you want a country to be there tomorrow. The fact of the matter is, we're not handing that off to our kids and certainly not to our grandkids when you have this kind of disregard for the process, the rules, the idea of a Congress that is a check on executive authority, a Supreme Court that is a check on both congressional and executive authority. When all of that is fundamentally of no value to you anymore, this is what it looks like.”
This powerful quote argues that a fundamental disregard for established governmental processes and checks and balances poses an existential threat to the future of the nation, appealing to a sense of civic responsibility and long-term consequences.
Michael Steele
“I classify him as the PT Barnum of our day. He knows you're a sucker and he plays you for one, and you allow it to happen. You see it happening in front of you, you see what he's doing and you're like, yeah, I want that.”
Uses a powerful historical analogy to characterize political manipulation and suggests public complicity in being misled, making it a highly provocative and shareable critique.
Michael Steele