“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 recordMarch 4, 2025
I have clawed back the full payment that FEMA deep state activists unilaterally gave to NYC migrant hotels.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota
Source
newsweek.com

Editor's note · Context

Noem defends the decision to retract FEMA funds, citing safety concerns related to migrant housing.

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