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Pete Hegseth
@petehegseth· Oct 1, 2026

Generals who clung to the woke department, or seemed to think civilian control of the military is simply a suggestion, well, they no longer work here.

theguardian.com
Pete Hegseth
@petehegseth· Oct 1, 2026

But it’s worth saying again, so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that: no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors.

theguardian.com
Pete Hegseth
@petehegseth· Oct 1, 2026

The only focus, as you know, in your formations should be training, readiness, accountability, discipline and lethality.

theguardian.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Oct 1, 2026

Texas will NOT tolerate threats of violence against our Capitol.

theguardian.com
Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Oct 1, 2026

You have to know how to do the job, and that’s why I’m asking California voters to vote for me for governor of state of California.

theguardian.com
Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Oct 1, 2026

What we do at Department of Homeland Security is not controversial; we’re enforcing our nation’s laws.

theguardian.com
Pete Hegseth
@petehegseth· Oct 1, 2026

The complainers, the ideologues and the poor performers are no longer in the driver’s seat. It’s worth saying again, so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that…

theguardian.com
Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Oct 1, 2026

Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State’s most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective.

theguardian.com
J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Oct 1, 2026

If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people," he said, "then that's what I'm going to do.

reason.com
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 1, 2026

I am very proud that many strong progressives have won Democratic primaries. We got to defend them right now.

washingtonexaminer.com
Lloyd Smucker
@lloydsmucker· Republican · PA· Oct 1, 2026

I want them to be calling into their members of Congress and asking them to fix the debt and to fix Social Security to make sure it’s sustainable and to be sure that we can keep the promises that we’ve been making.

washingtonexaminer.com
Blake Moore
@blakemoore· Republican · UT· Oct 1, 2026

We’re in a far worse fiscal situation than we were back then to make some tweaks and changes.

washingtonexaminer.com
Lloyd Smucker
@lloydsmucker· Republican · PA· Oct 1, 2026

There’s already a retirement age that has been increasing gradually for a certain cohort, and that’s one of the changes you could make, and that would seem to make sense because people are living longer.

washingtonexaminer.com
Blake Moore
@blakemoore· Republican · UT· Oct 1, 2026

There’s no way around it — we have to reform these programs if we want to save them, if we want to make them more sustainable, we have to do it.

washingtonexaminer.com