Winfield Scott: “We don’t want your stupid Bakersfield, Mexico!”
Santa Anna: “Please. We insist. In 175 years, a great leader will arise to represent that land in congress.”
Winfield Scott: “OK fine. We’ll take your stupid Bakersfield off your hands, but you owe us big time.”

Think for one moment. In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterward—except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. pic.twitter.com/XbReeVvWPX

— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) November 27, 2023