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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Aug 23, 2025

After using Los Angeles and Washington, DC as his testing ground for authoritarian overreach, Trump is now openly flirting with the idea of taking over other states and cities.

commondreams.org
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Aug 23, 2025

When expertise is cast aside and intelligence is distorted or silenced, our adversaries gain the upper hand and America is left less safe.

nypost.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Aug 23, 2025

That kind of honest, fact-based analysis is exactly what we should want from our intelligence agencies, regardless of whether it flatters the White House narrative.

nypost.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Aug 23, 2025

General Kruse is a career military officer with decades of distinguished, non-partisan service to our nation, making this ouster all the more troubling.

nypost.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 23, 2025

We will not allow our state roads to be commandeered for political purposes.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 22, 2025

We want everybody to know that we’re extremely grateful for their service to our country and recognize the sacrifice that their families have made.

nypost.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 22, 2025

There will be expanded areas that will give them the benefit of recognizing that they have children with them and will help make sure that we have the ability to take care of them and their families as they go through this expedited…

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Aug 22, 2025

That kind of honest, fact-based analysis is exactly what we should want from our intelligence agencies, regardless of whether it flatters the White House narrative.

usatoday.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Aug 22, 2025

General Kruse is a career military officer with decades of distinguished, non-partisan service to our nation, making this ouster all the more troubling.

usatoday.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Aug 22, 2025

The firing of yet another senior national security official underscores the Trump administration’s dangerous habit of treating intelligence as a loyalty test rather than a safeguard for our country.

usatoday.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 22, 2025

We will not and have not let this violence stop us or slow us down.

nypost.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 22, 2025

Our brave ICE law enforcement are now facing a 1,000% increase in assaults against them as they risk their lives to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.

nypost.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Aug 22, 2025

I promised we would get this done, and delivered on that promise.

cbsnews.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 22, 2025

This is a preview of things to come — if you think this is about California, you are fooling yourself.

msnbc.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 22, 2025

There’s nothing normal about this. This should make everybody’s blood boil.

thenation.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 2025

We must ensure that beachgoers aren’t put in harm’s way.

nypost.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 2025

My team is coordinating closely with @nyspolice and local officials who are working to rescue and provide assistance to everyone involved.

cbsnews.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 2025

Let’s put it this way: I knew the president very well. I believe there’s a big piece of him that actually wants redemption in New York.

thenation.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 2025

We can minimize [the Sliwa] vote, because he’ll never be a serious candidate. And Trump himself, as well as top Republicans, will say the goal is to stop Mamdani. And you’ll be wasting your vote on Sliwa.

thenation.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 22, 2025

We got here because the president of the United States is struggling. We got here because the president of the United States is one of the most unpopular presidents in U.S. history.

democracynow.org
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 22, 2025

I did announce that we are going to be opening another facility right outside of Jacksonville, in Baker County, and we’ve called that the 'Deportation Depot.'

nbcnews.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 22, 2025

We’re going to continue working on the deportations, advancing that mission.

nbcnews.com