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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Oct 12, 2026

“To achieve a peaceful transition—which is what we desire, a peaceful transition toward a permanent and lasting democracy— a great deal of hard work must be done, along with some patience, and free and fair elections. But beyond mere free…

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Steve Womack
@stevewomack· AR· Oct 12, 2026

“And the fix is probably going to hurt a lot of people, maybe everybody, but if the program’s going to survive, we’re going to have to do this,” he said.

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Steve Womack
@stevewomack· AR· Oct 12, 2026

“It’s time for that conflict to end, that we can get oil flowing through that Strait of Hormuz, give relief to the rest of the world and move on to the bigger threats out there,” he said. “And I think the pacing threat really right now is…

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

That is why these visits are critical. And it’s why Hegseth and Trump are so deeply committed to stopping Members of Congress from seeing the consequences of the insane, voluntary war they started.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

I believe it’s important for him to understand that his nation’s relationship with America will remain fragile as long as political opponents are hunted and Trump investment opportunities are favored.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

I was furious but determined to make my time in Qatar as productive as possible.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

I told him that though I know how much pressure Trump put on Qatar to deliver the gift, we had to have zero tolerance on the corruption of U.S. foreign policy.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

I refuse to accept this moment as normal. The United States is in the middle of a massive, deadly, backbreakingly expensive war in the Middle East - a war opposed by 70 percent of Americans - and Congress has not taken one single vote to…

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

I think we should welcome a lot of different people with a lot of different ideas in, and then let the voters decide.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion-dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

The best way to support our troops and our people in the region is to end this war, to unilaterally end American hostilities.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

There is a cover-up underway to try to hide from the American public the cost of this war and the debacle that it has caused in the region.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 12, 2026

I mean, listen, what I saw on the ground is a war that is spiraling out of control.

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Abdul El-Sayed
@abdulelsayed· Oct 12, 2026

I’m running to invest our tax dollars here, in Michigan. Rebuilding schools in Michigan, rebuilding roads and bridges and infrastructure in Michigan.

thebulwark.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 12, 2026

To me, he’s Mohammed, and he is a radical jihadist. Look at his statements from two years ago. He is a jihadist. I don’t want a jihadist as a senator for Michigan.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 12, 2026

Someone said his name is not Mohammed. It’s Abdul. I’m the president. I can call him whatever the hell I want.

huffpost.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 12, 2026

Diesel prices for Americans and, indeed, the world, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my greatest priority.

theguardian.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 12, 2026

“I’d love to see him as a Republican,” the presidents told reporters at Joint Base Andrews as he returned to Washington DC from a rally in Tennessee.

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