THEY SAID WHAT?
“Mr Trump made a conscious choice to defend a tyrant and achieved one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory”
Senator John McCain, of Arizona, leads a chorus of politicians criticising US President Donald Trump’s talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to the threshold of ‘high crimes and misdemeanours’. It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin”
Former CIA director John Brennan attacks Mr Trump for accepting Mr Putin’s word that Russia did not meddle in the US presidential elections.
“Women in their 50s and older are basically more or less invisible when it comes to television. Actually no television is actually quite revolutionary. Film is the worst. I mean, it’s like we don’t exist”
Actress Julie Graham.
“My skin just gets thicker by the second”
TV’s Susanna Reid rejecting calls for her to quit her job on Good Morning Britain because of her co-host Piers Morgan’s interview with President Trump.
“There will be sights to lift your heart and moments to cause you concern, but there will be no swearing, no questionable taste and no sex, unless it involves animals at a distance”
TV’s John Craven on the success of Countryfile.
“The only chance I have of being on TV again is if I was very ugly. I think only old, ugly women can get on TV”
Historian David Starkey.
“It was a miracle everything worked, there were difficulties, yes, but there was an amazing team involved”
Diver Jim Warny, of Co Clare, on the daring rescue mission of boys trapped in a cave in Thailand.
“All the rules are out the window! That’s what makes it so fun”
Actress Jodie Whittaker on becoming the first female Doctor Who.
“This Government is in grave danger of not just losing the plot but losing a considerable amount of support from the people of this country unless we get Brexit right”
Tory MP and Brexit rebel Anna Soubry.
“This BBC salary stuff is disgusting But I am appalled that the political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, is not above Gary Lineker. She is properly brilliant”
TV’s Jeremy Clarkson.
“Just after the referendum almost any gathering of my friends had them weeping and wailing as if their dog had just died or their cleaning lady had walked out. Remainers need to get over it”
TV’s Anne Robinson.