“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 recordJuly 1, 2025
Hopefully on the home stretch and then we’ll see where the votes are.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
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nypost.com

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Thune comments on the progress of the vote-a-rama session.

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