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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
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
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
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Aug 22, 2025

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

cbsnews.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
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Aug 22, 2025

We had an issue where you had an illegal alien truck driver that got a commercial driver’s license in the state of California, employed by a California company, killed three people in Florida.

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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
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Aug 22, 2025

This guy didn’t even speak English. We’re bringing him up on charges. He’s going to face a lot, and I can announce, Jesse, that I said initially, the company needs to be held accountable.

breitbart.com
Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 22, 2025

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

nypost.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
Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· 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
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
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
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
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
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 22, 2025

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

thenation.com