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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 12, 2025

If Tom Homan comes to Albany to arrest me, I’ll say go for it. You can’t intimidate a governor.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 12, 2025

We have a broken immigration system in this country.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Jun 12, 2025

We will not participate in abuses of power. We will not violate court orders. We will not ignore the Constitution.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Jun 12, 2025

It is wrong to deploy the National Guard and active duty Marines into an American city, over the objection of local law enforcement.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 12, 2025

This is a flagrant abuse of power and nothing short of an assault on our American values.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 12, 2025

As we speak, an American city has been militarized over the objections of their governor.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 12, 2025

Turns out, chasing hard working people through ranches and farms and snatching women and children off the streets is not good policy.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Jun 12, 2025

And we will make an example of you — you can guarantee it.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Jun 12, 2025

The minute you cross into attacking law enforcement, any type of rioting, any type of vandalism, looting, just be prepared to have the law come down on you.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Jun 12, 2025

Public land is an incredible asset on America's balance sheet that could be used to solve our nation's affordable housing crisis.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Jun 12, 2025

It's wrong to deploy the National Guard and active-duty Marines into an American city over the objection of local law enforcement just to inflame a situation and create a crisis.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Jun 12, 2025

Let me be clear, we expect the federal government to follow the law, too.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 12, 2025

Our nation needs secure borders. Our nation needs comprehensive immigration reform from this body.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 12, 2025

New York has managed an unprecedented immigrant influx because of a broken border.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 12, 2025

It's the federal government's job to secure the border.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 12, 2025

Nothing Minnesota has done to serve its own people stands in the way of the federal government managing border security and policies.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 12, 2025

Clearly there's no invasion, there's no rebellion, it's absurd.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 12, 2025

Today is a big day for the Constitution of the United States, for our democracy.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 12, 2025

The National Guard will be redeployed to what they were doing before Donald Trump commandeered them.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 12, 2025

California may be first – but it clearly won’t end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 12, 2025

Federal troops be immediately removed from the city.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 12, 2025

Trump is not a monarch and should stop acting like one.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Jun 12, 2025

'If you are driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety.'

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