“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 recordMay 19, 2021
Maybe he's afraid for some of his members who are running for re-election, and they want to run away from the truth of what happened on January 6th.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Editor's note · Context

Hirono speculates on Mitch McConnell's motivations for siding with Trump.

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