‘The officer drew their handgun instead of their Taser’: Quotes of the week

Here are some of the quotes of the week.

“However, the officer drew their handgun instead of their Taser. It is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet. This appears to me, from what I viewed and the officer’s reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright.”
– Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon, in a Monday press conference, after a female officer, identified as Kimberly Potter, shot and killed 20-year-old Wright. Potter and Gannon subsequently resigned, and Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.

“Lucifer in the flesh. The most miserable son of a b—- I ever had to deal with.”
– John Boehner on Ted Cruz while on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

“I’ve seen for myself how the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents and principles.”
– United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

“I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats. I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth.”
– Biden, announcing he will withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021

“We went to Afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago. That cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021.”
– Biden, referring to the 9/11 terrorist attack

AFTER LIBERAL BACKLASH, WHITE HOUSE SAYS BIDEN WILL INCREASE REFUGEE CAP

“I have trouble these days ever showing up at a cemetery and not thinking of my son Beau.”
– Biden at Arlington National Cemetery’s section for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, referring to his late son Beau Biden, who served in Iraq as a National Guard member

“A full withdrawal from Afghanistan is dumber than dirt and devilishly dangerous.”
– Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina

“You need to respect the chair and shut your mouth!”
– Rep. Maxine Waters, snapping at Rep. Jim Jordan after several minutes of the latter going back and forth with Dr. Anthony Fauci on COVID-19 restrictions during a committee hearing

“Science moves at the speed of science.”
– White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday when asked about COVID-19 vaccine supplies amid the Johnson & Johnson jab stoppage and review.

“There’s a bobcat! Attacked my wife.”
– A man in a suburban neighborhood, after he sprung into action, grabbed an aggressive bobcat, and threw it across his lawn when the animal surprised his wife