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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 15, 2025

This happened because the people of Los Angeles stood united and stood strong. We organized peaceful protests, we came together at rallies, we took the Trump administration to court — all of this led to today’s retreat.

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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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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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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

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

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 15, 2025

I would give cash assistance to immigrants affected by the raids.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 15, 2025

The President of the United States just threatened to have me arrested, stripped of my citizenship, put in a detention camp and deported. Not because I have broken any law but because I will refuse to let ICE terrorize our city.

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

It was an assault on Democracy and invoked authoritarian regimes who begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves.

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

For more than a month, the National Guard has been pulled away from their families, communities and civilian work to serve as political pawns for the President in Los Angeles.

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 14, 2025

My comment is they need to leave, and they need to leave right now. They need to leave because this is unacceptable.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 14, 2025

Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 14, 2025

Hope you enjoy your family time, [JD Vance]. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 14, 2025

I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican, this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 14, 2025

The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 14, 2025

JD is back in California. He won’t take the time to debate and defend gutting our Medicaid system, taking away kids' school meals, militarizing America’s streets, or adding trillions to the debt. Instead, he’s off to Disneyland. Probably…

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jul 14, 2025

Andrew is a double-digit loser in the primary.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jul 13, 2025

Now, in the face of a serious threat, an inexperienced opponent, Cuomo is wasting time and dividing voters.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jul 13, 2025

The people spoke loudly — he lost.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jul 13, 2025

This kind of political double-dealing is exactly why so many New Yorkers have lost trust in [Cuomo]

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2025

Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t.

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