“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 recordFebruary 3, 2025
It is true. And the firing of the IGs was not just a random, like, ``I don't like those guys'' kind of a firing; it is a precursor to corruption. They literally got rid of the watchdogs, and then they stormed the building. I just want everybody to understand that. The leader is exactly right. It is OMB, and it is IG. So a lot of people out there in the public are like ``I can't sort this all out.'' Think of this it way: They got rid of the watchdogs, and then they stormed the building and took control of the servers and the data.
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Democratic · Hawaii
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