“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”
“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.”
“Here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won and he lost.”

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On the recordJanuary 10, 2026
Deadly force is perfectly lawful when a threat is faced by a weapon, so I do believe that this officer used his training in this situation.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota
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Editor's note · Context

Noem justifies the actions of the ICE officer involved in the shooting.

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