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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 6, 2025

I won’t kiss a person on the cheek unless they initiate a kiss.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 6, 2025

But I believe the issue of Gaza was his primary motivating issue with voters.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 6, 2025

I learned a lesson, a painful lesson, which is to be much more cautious about everything you say, any joke, any comment.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 6, 2025

After a federal court blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 6, 2025

It’s an extremely dangerous situation.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 6, 2025

So I think people should not be coming to the Super Bowl unless they are law-abiding Americans who love this country.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 6, 2025

They suck, and we’ll win, and God will bless us, and we’ll stand and be proud of ourselves at the end of the day.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Oct 6, 2025

And again, making that investment so we can make sure that we're securing these critical mineral supplies.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Oct 6, 2025

the Department War, the United States government, is making an investment

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Oct 6, 2025

They're one of the companies that has mining claims in this area that is remote wilderness right now.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 6, 2025

It will cause only more unrest, including harming social fabric and community relations and increasing the mistrust of police.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 6, 2025

Peaceful protesters have been hit with tear gas and shot with rubber bullets; journalists simply reporting the facts on the ground have been targeted and arrested; U.S. citizens, including children, have been traumatized and detained.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 6, 2025

The Trump administration’s illegal actions already have subjected and are subjecting Illinois to serious and irreparable harm.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 6, 2025

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 6, 2025

Why? To create the pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act so that he can send military troops to our city.

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