“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 recordNovember 19, 2019
It would have extremely dangerous consequences for our country going forward.
Said by
Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas
Source
transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Castro warns against setting a precedent for presidents to leverage foreign aid for political favors.

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