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On the recordJuly 16, 2025
Donald Trump, aided by a band of loyalists and ideologues, has chosen instead to inflict death and disease and starvation on the world’s most vulnerable.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz criticizes Trump's administration for its impact on vulnerable populations globally.

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