“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordMay 14, 2022
Any government leader that does not condemn this and condemn it today is a coward, and they're also partially responsible.
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Kathy Hochul
Democratic · New York
Source
nbcnews.com

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Governor Kathy Hochul calls out government leaders who fail to condemn hate speech and extremism.

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