“a stunning failure of leadership”
“any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”

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On the recordApril 21, 2012
I have delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to take such actions... as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the order.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Executive Order Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United...

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