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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

But it's interesting that – but it's interesting. The president seems to be more concerned about my future than he is about the future of the American people.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

And I am very clear that there is no higher priority for me than public safety.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

The third, it's unconstitutional. It's a direct violation of the 10th Amendment. And for a party that talks about state rights, it's amazing how they're having such a big-government approach in the way they're conducting public safety.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

And the results have been – have been incredibly encouraging, where Maryland's had amongst the fastest drops in violent crime of anywhere in the United States in the past 2.5 years.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

And, yes, I believe that we have to be able to address the issue of crime. I came up in and I have existed in neighborhoods and communities that have been chronically neglected.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 24, 2025

THEY ARE VERY DISHONEST AND ALL THEY DO IS TRASH ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, AMERICA’S FAVORITE GOVERNOR.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 24, 2025

NO PERSONALITY, NO TALENT, VERY LOW ENERGY. SHE DESPERATELY NEEDS ‘COACHING’ FROM CRAZY FATHER-IN-LAW!!!

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 24, 2025

CANCEL THE ‘FOX NEWS STINKERS’ NOW! THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO STINK UP OUR AIRWAVES ANY LONGER! AND PLEASE NO MORE NEGATIVE ADS ABOUT ME!

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

Yes, because. And I think – and I think we have to.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

And so, yes, all options need to be on the table in the state of Maryland.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

I think, if you look at maps across the country, less than 10 percent of congressional seats are actually competitive by nature, less than 10 percent.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

But it's interesting. The president seems to be more concerned about my future than he is about the future of the American people.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

So that means we already have so many gerrymandered areas that we have to be able to add a measure of fairness in the way that it's applied.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

I believe that progress is possible and who are willing to put in the work.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

it’s deeply disrespectful to the members of the National Guard.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 24, 2025

Trump was living in 'blissful ignorance' and invoking '1980s scare tactics.'

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