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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Jul 5, 2025

I do carry your concerns back to the federal government, and to President Trump, and we will do all we can to fix those kind of things that that may have felt like a failure to you and to your community members.

cnn.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Jul 4, 2025

The Biden administration is rigging apportionment to harm Republicans.

msnbc.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jul 4, 2025

I encourage all beachgoers to stay safe, stay alert and always follow the direction of lifeguards and park staff.

nypost.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Jul 4, 2025

Today I visited Camp Mystic. It, and the river running beside it, were horrendously ravaged in ways unlike I've seen in any natural disaster.

cbsnews.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jul 4, 2025

We are continuing to strengthen our shark surveillance capabilities and safety tactics at these beaches to help protect these treasured summertime traditions.

nypost.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Jul 4, 2025

We won't stop until we find every girl who was in those cabins.

cbsnews.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Jul 4, 2025

[The bill] would have a devastatingly negative impact on Pennsylvania. I've been very outspoken about that, and really specific about the harm it would do to Pennsylvanians.

cbsnews.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Jul 4, 2025

Air rescue missions like this are being done around the clock. We will not stop until everyone is accounted for.

huffpost.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Jul 4, 2025

We will stop at nothing to ensure that every asset and person and plane, whatever is needed, is going to be involved in the process of rescuing every last person and ensure everybody involved in this is going to be fully accounted for.

cbsnews.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Jul 4, 2025

There's a real question as to whether or not we'd eve be able to operate SNAP any longer, given the change in the formula and given the people that are going to be knocked off.

cbsnews.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Jul 4, 2025

They will continue in the darkness of night, they will be taking place when the sun rises in the morning. They will be non-stop.

nbcnews.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Jul 4, 2025

Texas will finally get reimbursed for the billions we spent on securing the border when the Biden-Harris admin refused.

breitbart.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jul 4, 2025

Our Long Island State Park beaches are cherished by New Yorkers and visitors alike — perfect places to get offline, get outside and enjoy the outdoors.

nypost.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Jul 3, 2025

Clearly from a security perspective, if someone escapes, there’s a lot of alligators you’re going to have to contend (with).

cnn.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 3, 2025

The federal government illegally sidestepped him by deploying Guard forces without his permission.

cbsnews.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Jul 3, 2025

Alligator Alcatraz will be funded largely by FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program, which the Biden administration used as a piggy bank to spend hundreds of millions of American taxpayer dollars to house illegal aliens.

nbcnews.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Jul 3, 2025

"You'll be able to bring people in, they'll get processed, they have an order of removal, then they can be queued and the federal government can fly—right on the runway, right there, you literally drive them 2,000 feet, put them on a plane…

reason.com