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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.

usatoday.com
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.

nypost.com
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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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2025

The money will not come from city coffers but from philanthropic partners.

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

California prosecutes child exploiters and traffickers. Trump tear-gasses children, rips them from their parents, and deports farmworkers. Priorities.

newsweek.com
Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

Cash cards with a 'couple hundred' dollars on them will be distributed by immigrants’ rights groups in about a week.

nypost.com
Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

The directive will help city workers know how to address immigration officials should they approach a city department.

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

There is a need for me to have an executive directive to help our city understand how to protect itself from our federal government.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jul 12, 2025

The idea that billionaires or successful people shouldn’t exist isn’t just extreme — it’s un-American.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jul 12, 2025

You can’t have it both ways. We need leadership that brings people together — not politicians who demonize success while quietly cashing in on it.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jul 12, 2025

While Zohran Mamdani attacks job creators and rails against wealth, the truth is he’s benefiting from millions in support from billionaires and the very nonprofit network he pretends to stand apart from.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

Sorry the Constitution hurt your feelings, Stephen. Cry harder.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

Instead of targeting the most dangerous people, federal officials have been arbitrarily detaining Americans and hardworking people, ripping families apart, and disappearing people into cruel detention to meet outrageous arrest quotas…

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

This is a win for Los Angeles and it is a win for cities all across the nation.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

The court’s decision puts a temporary stop to federal immigration officials violating people’s rights and racial profiling.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

Justice prevailed today. The court's decision puts a temporary stop to federal immigration officials violating people's rights and racial profiling. California stands with the law and the Constitution — and I call on the Trump…

newsweek.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

Stephen Miller’s immigration agenda is one of chaos, cruelty and fear.

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 12, 2025

Los Angeles has been under assault by the Trump Administration as masked men grab people off the street, chase working people through parking lots and march through children’s summer camps.

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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jul 11, 2025

The city will coordinate between philanthropists and organizations distributing the cards, according to the mayor’s office.

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