“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“Here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won and he lost.”

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On the recordFebruary 12, 2021
justice will prevail enough of our Republican colleagues will be true to their conscience, true to their values, true to the oath they’ve taken, and vote to convict Donald Trump.
Said by
Alex Padilla
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Padilla expresses hope that Republican senators will act according to their conscience and vote to convict Trump.

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