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We are powerful. We have the strongest military on Earth, and we can run any country we want.

You know, maybe following Trump is like Thelma and Louise — right over the cliff.

A lot of people said it was a dark day for democracy.

There’s really no explanation for how American interests are changed at all with a Rodríguez administration that right now seems to be intent on carrying through and carrying forward the policies of Nicolás Maduro.

long past time for Congress to reassert its critical constitutional role in matters of war, peace, diplomacy and trade.

It's so important we be honest with the American people about what happened.

The videos I've seen from Minneapolis yesterday are deeply disturbing

Only Congress can declare war — or in the modern phrase contained in the 1973 War Powers Resolution, authorize the use of military force in hostilities.

Where will this go next? Will the President deploy our troops to protect Iranian protesters? To enforce the fragile ceasefire in Gaza? To battle terrorists in Nigeria? To seize Greenland or the Panama Canal? To suppress Americans peacefully assembling to protest his policies? Trump has threatened to do all this and more and sees no need to seek legal authorization from people’s elected legislature before putting servicemembers at risk.

Public sentiment in terms of how Trump is behaving as president and what he’s doing as president keeps sinking and sinking and sinking.

Threats and intimidation by U.S. officials over American ownership of Greenland are as unseemly as they are counterproductive.

I certainly was among those who, 12 months ago or six months ago, dismissed his talk of taking over Greenland as an intentional distraction.

I don’t see military action being an option there.

Fantastic idea. Can’t wait to vote for this.

That America, our great country, must belong to all of us, not just a few. And that lesson begins today in New York City.