“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 13, 2025
These contracts were in place, and those people were in those call centers, and they were picking up the phone and answering these calls from these individuals.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota
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usatoday.com

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Addressing claims about unanswered calls to FEMA's hotline.

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