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Phil Murphy
@philmurphy· Democratic · NJ· Jul 17, 2025

Please pray for everyone involved in this tragic incident.

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Timothy Walz
@timothywalz· Democratic · MN· Jul 17, 2025

Look, the business community is finding [out] right now how bad a businessman Donald Trump is, crapping on the economy, you know, tariffs back and forth, threatening businesses.

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Phil Murphy
@philmurphy· Democratic · NJ· Jul 17, 2025

All injured have been transported by first responders. Please pray for everyone involved in this tragic incident.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 17, 2025

Oh thank God! I’ve totally forgotten about the Epstein files now!

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 17, 2025

Special sessions. Special elections. Ballot initiatives. New laws. It’s all on the table when democracy is on the line.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 17, 2025

It will keep them in operation. It will be for one year at a time.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Jul 17, 2025

When we deliver and make people’s lives better, they’re willing to vote in different ways. They’re willing to support different people, and that’s where we’ve got to be.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 17, 2025

Trump said he’s going to steal 5 Congressional seats in Texas and gerrymander his way into a 2026 win. Well, two can play that game.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Jul 17, 2025

We’ve got to be more than just against someone. We’ve got to be for something, and that overall ‘something’ has to be a better life for the American people.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Jul 17, 2025

We have a huge opportunity right now. Donald Trump is tearing apart our democratic norms.

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Phil Murphy
@philmurphy· Democratic · NJ· Jul 17, 2025

I have been briefed on a lightning strike tonight at an outdoor archery range in Jackson. At this time, we have at least one fatality and multiple injuries.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Jul 17, 2025

The actions of the Trump administration are providing a huge opportunity for Democrats to go out and regain the trust of the American people to be the party of common sense, common ground and getting things done.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jul 17, 2025

I know the MTA very well. It’s a behemoth. It’s bureaucracy on top of bureaucracy.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Jul 17, 2025

We’ve got to speak out, even in places where we might be in the super-minority. We’ve got to be unapologetically the Democrats that we are.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jul 16, 2025

And, listen, I’m not advocating that we should continue programs that aren’t working.

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