My opponent attacked me for being associated with a Fannie Mae guy who I met once and talked to for maybe five minutes. The guy actually had to send out a letter saying, 'That's not true. I actually don't really talk to the guy.'
Obama defends himself against accusations of ties to Fannie Mae.
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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.
It is a decision about how do we face and embrace this finite amount of time we have on the planet.
The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president.
I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
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