In their words · Updated August 5, 2026
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5 verified quotes on the record, July 10, 2026 to August 5, 2026. Every one is a character-for-character copy from its source; the lens colors mark the outlets and channels that carried the words, never the person.
In their own words Aug 5
“But my God, at the end of this, all you can say is that everybody who's a skeptic of this has been completely proven right”
on skeptics of the Iran war being vindicated as it escalates
On Dave Smith Libertarian The war with Iran ›
In their own words Aug 4
“am I seriously here to bring you the news that yesterday Donald Trump threatened mass acts of terror against the Iranian people? And then Rob, you wouldn't believe it. He tacoed. And now he's promising that they're negotiations.”
on Trump threatening Iran then reversing course toward negotiations
On Dave Smith Libertarian The called-off strike on Iran ›
In their own words Jul 22
“everything that we've been arguing about has already been abandoned by the Hawks. Like, they're not even arguing on any of those things anymore”
on hawks abandoning previous arguments about the Iran conflict
On Dave Smith Libertarian The Iran war ›
In their own words Jul 31
“"nobody escaped it unscathed completely. There's almost nobody you know whose life wasn't at least somewhat affected by COVID in some way."”
On Dave Smith Libertarian The Fauci hearing ›
As printed Jul 10
“Having a leader whose word means absolutely nothing. There are costs associated with that.”
on diplomatic costs of a president's unreliable commitments
Printed by Dave Smith Libertarian Dave Smith | M.O.U. is Over & Dinesh is Wrong | Part Of The Problem 1418 ›
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In their words
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