“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
Yes, absolutely. And I think that is one of the things that everyone has to wrap their mind around, is that you might have voted for Donald Trump for whatever set of reasons, but I don't think you signed up for a bunch--it is not just that billionaires are influencing the government--that would be one thing, but it wouldn't be that unusual--but billionaires are in charge of the mechanics of the government. That is different. That is very scary stuff.
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Democratic · Hawaii
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