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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 1, 2025

Democrats run most of the cities that are in bad shape. What they’ve done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles—they’re very unsafe places. And we’re going to straighten them out one by one. And this is going to be a major part…

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Oct 1, 2025

If you want to stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

I suggested that maybe he’d like to take her back. And he said, ‘I don’t want her.’

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

We'll be paying essentially what other countries are paying.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

By taking this bold step, we're ending the era of global price-gouging at the expense of American families and we're making America healthy again.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Sep 30, 2025

Let’s work on it together, but let’s do it in the context of an open government that’s providing essential services to the American people.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

If Hamas were to reject the deal, I would let Israel go and do what they have to do.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Sep 30, 2025

I think we’re headed to a shutdown because the Democrats won’t do the right thing.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

The Department of War is going to stop wars.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

If it's OK with you, generals and admirals, I've taken that off. I say, 'They spit. We hit.' Is that OK? We think so.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

My goal is to ensure a sustainable, long-term peace.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

Hamas had three or four days to respond to the plan, adding that there would be not much room for negotiation.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

We're bringing back a focus on fitness, ability, character and strength, and that's because the purpose of the American military is not to protect anyone's feelings. It's to protect our republic.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

This would be a giant trade school, or series of trade schools. It would be run by Harvard.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 30, 2025

I guess we reached a deal with Harvard today.

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