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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 16, 2025

the overwhelming majority of protests are nonviolent

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 16, 2025

I am deeply concerned that the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran could quickly pull the United States into another endless conflict.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 16, 2025

The question of whether United States forces should be engaged in hostilities against Iran can only be answered by Congress.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 16, 2025

require congressional debate and a vote to authorize U.S. entry into the Israel-Iran conflict

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 16, 2025

That's 48 hours that law enforcement [was] involved in a complex and dangerous manhunt, spent Father's Day away from their families to deliver justice for Melissa and Mark Hortman, and their children, who spent this Father's Day alone.

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Jim Justice
@jimjustice· Republican · WV· Jun 16, 2025

Everybody’s scared to death and afraid of the dark, and we need to quit being that way.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 16, 2025

The capture of Vance Boelter in a sparsely populated area capped a 'two-day manhunt' and 'two sleepless nights.'

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 16, 2025

You can rest assured that we will put every ounce of effort that the state of Minnesota has to make sure that justice is served and the individual responsible for this serves the time for the unspeakable act.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Jun 16, 2025

They are murderers. They are people who have been perpetuating assault and trafficking human beings.

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Spencer Cox
@spencercox· Republican · UT· Jun 15, 2025

a deeply troubling act of violence that has no place in our public square.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2025

The attack appears to be a politically motivated assassination.

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Spencer Cox
@spencercox· Republican · UT· Jun 15, 2025

My heart is broken for everyone impacted tonight.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2025

She served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, and tirelessness. Minnesota's thoughts are with her loved ones.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2025

Today Minnesota lost a great leader. A formidable public servant and a fixture of the state Capitol, Melissa Hortman woke up every day determined to make our state a better place.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Jun 15, 2025

I will stand in the way of Tom Homan going after people who don’t deserve to be frightened in their communities.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Jun 15, 2025

I wish that he would have reached out and identified himself and let us know who he was and that he wanted to talk

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 15, 2025

This was an act of targeted political violence.

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