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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Feb 27, 2025

I found out through the media that this was something that was happening.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Feb 27, 2025

But the reality is, no, Florida is not a place where you're welcome with that type of conduct in the air.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Feb 27, 2025

I do know our attorney general, James Uthmeier, is looking at what state hooks and jurisdiction we may have to be able to deal with this.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Feb 27, 2025

Florida is not a place where you're welcome with that type of conduct.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

We have to stand up to him now more than ever and say, no, you're not going to boss us around. We're New Yorkers.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

I will stand up to protest when I believe I'm doing something that is right for the people of this state.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Feb 26, 2025

No, Florida is not a place where you're welcome with that -- with those -- at that type of conduct.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

This is part of our self-determination as states. This is voted on by duly elected representatives of the people of New York.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

This administration loves to say you're fired because they think they're living in a game show. Once again, this is not a silly game called the apprentice. These are real peoples lives.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

Thank god we have a judiciary as a check on the overreach of power that we're witnessing by the hour, by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Feb 26, 2025

No, Florida is not a place where -- where -- where you're welcome with that -- with those -- that type of conduct in the air. And I don't know how it came to this. We were not involved. We were not notified. I found out through the media.

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John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· Feb 26, 2025

I acknowledge that she is serving at the will of the president.

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John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· Feb 26, 2025

I was also considering supporting Chavez-DeRemer's nomination.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

I was just trying to appeal to him as a New Yorker, and say, 'This is good for New York.'

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2025

It’s an absolute disgrace that Youngkin has not appealed to Trump and forcefully denounced them.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 26, 2025

We still hope we can move in partnership with this new administration to address common goals. But in light of recent actions that are hurting Marylanders, we must step up to defend our people.

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