“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“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.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordApril 26, 2022
This is serious (EXPLETIVE DELETED), cut this out.
Said by
Kevin McCarthy
Republican · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Kevin McCarthy warns about the serious nature of comments made by Republican members and urges them to stop.

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