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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 15, 2025

While nearly 2,000 of them are starting to demobilize, the remaining guardsmembers continue without a mission, without direction and without any hopes of returning to help their communities.

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Phil Murphy
@philmurphy· Democratic · NJ· Jul 15, 2025

And, we said, ‘You know what? Let’s have her live at our house above our garage,’ and good luck to the feds coming in to try to get her.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 15, 2025

The National Guard’s deployment to Los Angeles County has pulled troops away from their families and civilian work to serve as political pawns for the President.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jul 15, 2025

We need a city with lower rent, safer streets, where buying your first home is once again possible, where childcare won’t bankrupt you

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 15, 2025

They’re sitting there on horses with American flags, running through soccer fields, scaring kids that are playing soccer in the middle of the day at a summer camp. For what? Just toughness.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 15, 2025

It’s weakness masquerading as strength. That’s what I don’t like about this son of a bitch. I don’t.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jul 15, 2025

When will my Republican colleagues, who claim to care about national security, finally speak up? Our intelligence community deserves better.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 15, 2025

As the federal government turns its back on innovation and commonsense, California is making our clean energy future a reality.

newsweek.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jul 15, 2025

They have too much money. Make them give it back, especially when we’re having an affordability crisis.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 15, 2025

It will be resolved when [Trump] doesn’t get any attention.

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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Jul 15, 2025

We are all praying for those who lost loved ones and for the full recovery of those who were injured.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Jul 15, 2025

We don't care what you drive—gas, diesel, hybrid, or electric—as long as it's made in Michigan. Together, let's keep bringing manufacturing home, growing the middle class, and making more stuff in Michigan.

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