“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 23, 2017
Mr. Trump campaigned last year on an agenda that included allowing companies to pollute our air, and our water, and our land.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota
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McCollum accuses Trump of promoting pollution during his campaign.

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