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John Garamendi: Well, the latest tweets from the President: ``So many people at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press…

On the recordJuly 18, 2018
Well, the latest tweets from the President: ``So many people at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press conference performance in Helsinki.'' Obviously, he is referring to Putin, because there are not many people in the United States who saw that press conference as a success. In fact, it was an unmitigated disaster. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said, ``The red lights are blinking.'' Our election process, our critical infrastructure, is being attacked by Russia, and what is the House of Representatives doing today? Eliminating funding to protect our election process. Obviously, those who vote for this reduction in funding are not at the higher levels of intelligence. ____________________
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Jul 18, 2018

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