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On the recordJuly 17, 2025
With stiff competition, the planned announcement to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary is the Trump Administration's stupidest initiative yet. It should concern us all that clearly the only intellectual resources the Administration has drawn upon for this foolish notion are decades-old fictional Hollywood movies.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Nancy Pelosi criticizes the Trump administration's plans for Alcatraz.

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