“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 15, 2023
At worst, it is a shameful attempt to whitewash and deflect attention from inaction on gun violence and a threat posed by far-right extremist groups.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Editor's note · Context

Thompson accuses the hearing of diverting attention from far-right extremist threats.

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