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Eric Swalwell: That is because public sentiment. So we are not helpless either. People at home should know that your reaction, your…

On the recordFebruary 20, 2025
That is because public sentiment. So we are not helpless either. People at home should know that your reaction, your disapproval of Donald Trump calling Vladimir Zelenskyy a dictator and siding with Putin, that has put Trump in a position where he is now changing those words.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell comments on Trump's changing stance on Ukraine in response to public sentiment.

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