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On the recordJune 11, 2025
I wouldn't have done it. The images you saw in the Soviet Union and North Korea, we were proud not to be that.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Paul criticizes Trump's military parade, comparing it to authoritarian regimes.

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