“Good grief, you are either obtuse or intentionally lying. We are not merging our military with the IDF."”
“The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.”
“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,"”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“We support open-source AI and the innovation it unlocks. But open source is not open season on American IP.”

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On the recordAugust 25, 1980
I believe that the earliest possible date would be preferable so that the maximum number of debates can be scheduled.
Said by
Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Telegram to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Press Club on Presidential Campaign Debates of 1980

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