“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”
“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.”
“Here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won and he lost.”

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On the recordJuly 16, 2025
At what point are my Republican colleagues going to stand up for this branch of government? Why would you run for office?
Said by
Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
huffpost.com

Editor's note · Context

Schatz criticizes Republican lawmakers for not opposing Trump's actions on government spending.

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