I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
Notice - Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya
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It is a decision about how do we face and embrace this finite amount of time we have on the planet.
Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.
The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
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