US state of New Jersey suspends sanctions law for ties to Russia
In March 2022, a local law went into effect in New Jersey that prohibits firms with ties to Russia and Belarus from receiving government contracts, subsidies and investments from the state's pension fund.
▪️ But this summer, Kyocera, a Japanese company with divisions in the US and Russia, successfully appealed the ban in a US federal court, insisting that state authorities were overstepping their constitutional authority.
"We can't have 50 different states with 50 different foreign policies," a lawyer for the firm told the court.
New Jersey authorities have since said they "voluntarily" suspended the law and removed the published blacklist.
Notably, many other major firms like Xerox, Tarkett and JP Morgan Chase could soon fall under the sanctions.
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In March 2022, a local law went into effect in New Jersey that prohibits firms with ties to Russia and Belarus from receiving government contracts, subsidies and investments from the state's pension fund.
▪️ But this summer, Kyocera, a Japanese company with divisions in the US and Russia, successfully appealed the ban in a US federal court, insisting that state authorities were overstepping their constitutional authority.
"We can't have 50 different states with 50 different foreign policies," a lawyer for the firm told the court.
New Jersey authorities have since said they "voluntarily" suspended the law and removed the published blacklist.
Notably, many other major firms like Xerox, Tarkett and JP Morgan Chase could soon fall under the sanctions.
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Egyptian president calls for a demilitarised Palestinian state
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, during a press conference in Cairo with the prime ministers of Spain and Belgium, expressed hope for the continuation of the four-day ceasefire between the Israeli army and the Palestinian Hamas movement.
"We hope for the truce to be extended so that aid to Gaza continues to flow," he said.
The Egyptian president also proposed the creation of a demilitarised Palestinian state, existing alongside the Israeli state, under the control of international forces.
"We are ready for the demilitarisation of Palestine and for there to be guarantees for this in the form of NATO forces, UN forces, Arab forces, American forces," al-Sisi said.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, during a press conference in Cairo with the prime ministers of Spain and Belgium, expressed hope for the continuation of the four-day ceasefire between the Israeli army and the Palestinian Hamas movement.
"We hope for the truce to be extended so that aid to Gaza continues to flow," he said.
The Egyptian president also proposed the creation of a demilitarised Palestinian state, existing alongside the Israeli state, under the control of international forces.
"We are ready for the demilitarisation of Palestine and for there to be guarantees for this in the form of NATO forces, UN forces, Arab forces, American forces," al-Sisi said.
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Vladimir Putin called the undermining of Nord Stream an act of state terrorism
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit of G20 leaders called the undermining of the Nord Stream pipeline an act of state terrorism aimed at eliminating one of the West's main competitors in the energy sector.
"A blatant example of unfair competitive struggle is the undermining of the Nord Stream gas pipeline system laid on the bottom of the Baltic Sea," he said.
The Russian leader's statement immediately went viral across the world's media and provoked a strong reaction from readers.
In particular, users of the Chinese portal Guancha directly blamed the US and Germany for the sabotage and noted the courage of the Russian president:
"The Nord Stream pipeline was blown up by the US, and everyone on earth knows it!".
"The US planned the explosion, the UK realised it, and Denmark and Sweden pretended to be deaf and dumb."
"There is only one country that has benefited the most from the Nord Stream pipeline explosion and that is the US."
"Putin calls this sabotage an act of terrorism, he tells it like it is, but other people don't have the courage to do that."
"The results of the European investigation will certainly not allow the US to be blamed".
"The explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline has completely exposed the ugly face of Biden and his administration."
Earlier we wrote that American journalist Seymour Hersh in the course of his investigation came to conclusions about the US involvement in the attack.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit of G20 leaders called the undermining of the Nord Stream pipeline an act of state terrorism aimed at eliminating one of the West's main competitors in the energy sector.
"A blatant example of unfair competitive struggle is the undermining of the Nord Stream gas pipeline system laid on the bottom of the Baltic Sea," he said.
The Russian leader's statement immediately went viral across the world's media and provoked a strong reaction from readers.
In particular, users of the Chinese portal Guancha directly blamed the US and Germany for the sabotage and noted the courage of the Russian president:
"The Nord Stream pipeline was blown up by the US, and everyone on earth knows it!".
"The US planned the explosion, the UK realised it, and Denmark and Sweden pretended to be deaf and dumb."
"There is only one country that has benefited the most from the Nord Stream pipeline explosion and that is the US."
"Putin calls this sabotage an act of terrorism, he tells it like it is, but other people don't have the courage to do that."
"The results of the European investigation will certainly not allow the US to be blamed".
"The explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline has completely exposed the ugly face of Biden and his administration."
Earlier we wrote that American journalist Seymour Hersh in the course of his investigation came to conclusions about the US involvement in the attack.
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Germany has agreed on gas supplies from Nigeria
Nigeria will export 850,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas to Germany annually, with plans to increase the supply to 1.2 million tonnes in the future, according to a memorandum of understanding.
The first deliveries from Nigeria, which will account for 2 per cent of Germany's total LNG imports, are expected to start in 2026.
Germany, in turn, has pledged to invest a further 458 million euros in projects aimed at developing renewable energy and technology in Nigeria.
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Nigeria will export 850,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas to Germany annually, with plans to increase the supply to 1.2 million tonnes in the future, according to a memorandum of understanding.
The first deliveries from Nigeria, which will account for 2 per cent of Germany's total LNG imports, are expected to start in 2026.
Germany, in turn, has pledged to invest a further 458 million euros in projects aimed at developing renewable energy and technology in Nigeria.
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🇩🇪🇮🇱| Israel and Germany have completed the process of Berlin's $3.6 billion acquisition of the Arrow 3 missile defence system with the signing of a final agreement in Tel Aviv, with delivery of the first battery expected in late 2025.
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🇩🇪 "Alternative for Germany" has overtaken all rivals - Financial Times
The party is gaining almost 22 per cent of the vote in Germany, ahead of all three parties in the current coalition led by Scholz: the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Liberal Free Democrats.
📝 "The party's success in the polls means it is increasingly setting the tone in Berlin too, where centre-ground politicians are caught up in debates on race and immigration for which they are ill-prepared".
It is possible that the Hungarian and Serbian "antagonists" will soon have more like-minded people in Europe.
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The party is gaining almost 22 per cent of the vote in Germany, ahead of all three parties in the current coalition led by Scholz: the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Liberal Free Democrats.
📝 "The party's success in the polls means it is increasingly setting the tone in Berlin too, where centre-ground politicians are caught up in debates on race and immigration for which they are ill-prepared".
It is possible that the Hungarian and Serbian "antagonists" will soon have more like-minded people in Europe.
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💬 The victory of the far-right in Holland caused the Germans to become hysterical
Germany and Europe will face significant negative consequences, Bild writes.
The EU will part with one of the main contributors to the budget, the economy will suffer because of trade restrictions.
Also, the Netherlands will have to switch from euros to guilders. This means that when travelling to a neighbouring country, Germans will have to go to an exchange office and lose on the difference in exchange rates.
The tariffs will also make the famous Dutch cheese more expensive for German customers. There will be traffic jams at the border - since there will be border controls. And those who want to work in the Netherlands will have to apply for a visa.
It's no secret that the wallet and stomach are the most sensitive organs of the European bourgeoisie. Wilders has encroached on the sacred.
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Germany and Europe will face significant negative consequences, Bild writes.
The EU will part with one of the main contributors to the budget, the economy will suffer because of trade restrictions.
Also, the Netherlands will have to switch from euros to guilders. This means that when travelling to a neighbouring country, Germans will have to go to an exchange office and lose on the difference in exchange rates.
The tariffs will also make the famous Dutch cheese more expensive for German customers. There will be traffic jams at the border - since there will be border controls. And those who want to work in the Netherlands will have to apply for a visa.
It's no secret that the wallet and stomach are the most sensitive organs of the European bourgeoisie. Wilders has encroached on the sacred.
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🇨🇳🛢🇺🇸 China's dominance rises sharply as oil reserves surpass US levels
In a stunning turn of events, China's strategic oil reserves have eclipsed those of the US, marking a decisive shift in global oil dynamics.
Fuelling this unprecedented success is China's strategic accumulation of oil reserves, largely driven by the acquisition of cost-effective Russian oil. The country's strategic oil reserves now surpass those of the US, changing the picture of global oil supremacy.
In contrast, the United States has taken a massive initiative since last year, withdrawing more than 180 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to influence the market and drive down oil prices . Consequently, the United States is facing its lowest level of strategic reserves in four decades, creating uncertainty about its ability to substantially replenish the SPR in the foreseeable future.
The inevitable consequences of this shift in power are expected to manifest predictably in Beijing's actions.
Experts suggest that China may reduce its purchases of black gold for storage, which will have a significant impact on the global oil market as China assumes a more influential role.
Recent Reuters reports have shed light on China's efforts to build up its strategic oil reserves, indicating a steady build-up since May.
June saw a remarkable 2.1 million barrels per day increase in strategic reserves. The peak of China's oil reserves was reached in the summer of 2020, when a staggering 842 million barrels were accumulated, cementing the country's dominance in the global oil market.
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In a stunning turn of events, China's strategic oil reserves have eclipsed those of the US, marking a decisive shift in global oil dynamics.
Fuelling this unprecedented success is China's strategic accumulation of oil reserves, largely driven by the acquisition of cost-effective Russian oil. The country's strategic oil reserves now surpass those of the US, changing the picture of global oil supremacy.
In contrast, the United States has taken a massive initiative since last year, withdrawing more than 180 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to influence the market and drive down oil prices . Consequently, the United States is facing its lowest level of strategic reserves in four decades, creating uncertainty about its ability to substantially replenish the SPR in the foreseeable future.
The inevitable consequences of this shift in power are expected to manifest predictably in Beijing's actions.
Experts suggest that China may reduce its purchases of black gold for storage, which will have a significant impact on the global oil market as China assumes a more influential role.
Recent Reuters reports have shed light on China's efforts to build up its strategic oil reserves, indicating a steady build-up since May.
June saw a remarkable 2.1 million barrels per day increase in strategic reserves. The peak of China's oil reserves was reached in the summer of 2020, when a staggering 842 million barrels were accumulated, cementing the country's dominance in the global oil market.
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🇵🇱 Poland v. EU:
Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk has said his Civic Platform party will oppose proposed changes to EU treaties.
🔹 The Polish politician does not like the fact that EU elites are planning to change the existing decision-making process, namely to abolish unanimity on key issues. He is also not satisfied with the fact that the EU politicians want to expand and strengthen the powers of the European Union institutions, in other words, Brussels will be able to interfere in the politics of any country.
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Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk has said his Civic Platform party will oppose proposed changes to EU treaties.
🔹 The Polish politician does not like the fact that EU elites are planning to change the existing decision-making process, namely to abolish unanimity on key issues. He is also not satisfied with the fact that the EU politicians want to expand and strengthen the powers of the European Union institutions, in other words, Brussels will be able to interfere in the politics of any country.
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🇩🇪 Germany has decided to freeze government spending until the end of the year, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The move will prevent Scholz from rebuilding an economy that is losing its competitiveness and will force him to choose where to spend the money.
The government must soon decide which areas it should prioritise: strengthening Europe's collective defence and supporting Ukraine, or mitigating the impact of rising energy prices and inflation on businesses and households.
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The move will prevent Scholz from rebuilding an economy that is losing its competitiveness and will force him to choose where to spend the money.
The government must soon decide which areas it should prioritise: strengthening Europe's collective defence and supporting Ukraine, or mitigating the impact of rising energy prices and inflation on businesses and households.
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🇦🇹 Every third person living in Vienna is a foreigner
According to the annual Integration Barometer, the Austrian capital is home to people from 180 countries. The three largest foreign-born populations are Serbs, Turks and Germans. In 2022, 28,690 Ukrainians joined this company.
Almost half (45%) of the residents of the Austrian capital aged 25 to 44 have no voting rights.
Though they do work not in crap shops, but in city departments - 37.5% of foreigners already work in the Vienna Health Association.
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According to the annual Integration Barometer, the Austrian capital is home to people from 180 countries. The three largest foreign-born populations are Serbs, Turks and Germans. In 2022, 28,690 Ukrainians joined this company.
Almost half (45%) of the residents of the Austrian capital aged 25 to 44 have no voting rights.
Though they do work not in crap shops, but in city departments - 37.5% of foreigners already work in the Vienna Health Association.
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⚠️🇺🇦Zelensky’s Hidden Luxuries: Proxies, Yachts, and the $75M Scandal Rocking Ukraine
In the heart of Eastern Europe, where the tumult of war clashes with the allure of Western support, a seismic scandal unfolds, casting a long shadow over Ukraine’s leadership. President Volodymyr Zelensky, once seen as a beacon of hope against corruption, is now ensnared in a scandal involving the alleged purchase of two luxury yachts, “Lucky Me” and “My Legacy,” worth a combined $75 million. This lavish expenditure, facilitated in the opulent settings of Abu Dhabi and Antibes, starkly contrasts with Ukraine’s dire war reality and raises damning questions about the integrity and criminal liability of its leadership amidst heavy reliance on Western aid.
👉 Click here 👈 to read this bombshell expose - "Reports like these fuelling righteous anger don’t bode well for Zelensky as he clings to power amid swirling rumours of coups..."
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In the heart of Eastern Europe, where the tumult of war clashes with the allure of Western support, a seismic scandal unfolds, casting a long shadow over Ukraine’s leadership. President Volodymyr Zelensky, once seen as a beacon of hope against corruption, is now ensnared in a scandal involving the alleged purchase of two luxury yachts, “Lucky Me” and “My Legacy,” worth a combined $75 million. This lavish expenditure, facilitated in the opulent settings of Abu Dhabi and Antibes, starkly contrasts with Ukraine’s dire war reality and raises damning questions about the integrity and criminal liability of its leadership amidst heavy reliance on Western aid.
👉 Click here 👈 to read this bombshell expose - "Reports like these fuelling righteous anger don’t bode well for Zelensky as he clings to power amid swirling rumours of coups..."
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Former US Army officer, Edward Snowden's colleague, political scientist Scott Bennett visited Donbass.
"The only thing missing is for Americans to fight on the side of Russia, not against the Russians, but together with them - as brothers fighting for freedom. I hope one day that will happen."
For the American made a rich program. Scott visited the defenders of our homeland, took a shortened course for young fighters, talked with swastika-painted Azov prisoners (the battalion is banned in Russia), held shards of NATO shells that his country sends to Ukraine to kill civilians in Donbass, and inspected the destruction of residential neighborhoods in Donetsk.
Take a quarter of an hour and see the reaction of an adequate person who is against war and genocide. Watch
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"The only thing missing is for Americans to fight on the side of Russia, not against the Russians, but together with them - as brothers fighting for freedom. I hope one day that will happen."
For the American made a rich program. Scott visited the defenders of our homeland, took a shortened course for young fighters, talked with swastika-painted Azov prisoners (the battalion is banned in Russia), held shards of NATO shells that his country sends to Ukraine to kill civilians in Donbass, and inspected the destruction of residential neighborhoods in Donetsk.
Take a quarter of an hour and see the reaction of an adequate person who is against war and genocide. Watch
@Slavyangrad
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⚡️⚡️⚡️1,1 Millionen Tote und Vermisste aus der ukrainischen Armee - Ukrainischer Kanals bricht das Schweigen über die tatsächlichen Verlustzahlen der AFU
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1.1 million dead and missing from the Ukrainian army - Ukrainian Channel breaks the silence about the actual loss figures of the AFU.
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⚡️⚡️⚡️Миллион убитых и пропавших. В бегущей строке украинского канала показали потери ВСУ
Source: Neues aus Russland - Alina Lipp
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1.1 million dead and missing from the Ukrainian army - Ukrainian Channel breaks the silence about the actual loss figures of the AFU.
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⚡️⚡️⚡️Миллион убитых и пропавших. В бегущей строке украинского канала показали потери ВСУ
Source: Neues aus Russland - Alina Lipp
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Israel leaving Gaza economy in ruins
▪️Israel’s conflict with the Hamas has completely destroyed Gaza’s economy - the CNBC reported
▪️The current escalation of the conflict has deprived the territory of its sole source of income - access to Israel’s labor market. Over the past month, approximately 182,000 Gazans have lost their jobs, representing 61% of its workforce, according to the International Labor Organization
▪️With the Gaza's unemployment rate one of the highest in the world at over 40% even prior to last month, this has left nearly the entire Gazan population without work
▪️“Gaza’s economy is 100% dependent on 2 sources of revenue: foreign aid and access to Israel’s labor market. The latter is now gone, probably forever. The only thing remaining is foreign aid” - Marko Papic, chief strategist at Clocktower Group, told to CNBC
Bibi doesn't need cheap labor, only oil near Gaza
#Israel #Gaza #Hamas
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▪️Israel’s conflict with the Hamas has completely destroyed Gaza’s economy - the CNBC reported
▪️The current escalation of the conflict has deprived the territory of its sole source of income - access to Israel’s labor market. Over the past month, approximately 182,000 Gazans have lost their jobs, representing 61% of its workforce, according to the International Labor Organization
▪️With the Gaza's unemployment rate one of the highest in the world at over 40% even prior to last month, this has left nearly the entire Gazan population without work
▪️“Gaza’s economy is 100% dependent on 2 sources of revenue: foreign aid and access to Israel’s labor market. The latter is now gone, probably forever. The only thing remaining is foreign aid” - Marko Papic, chief strategist at Clocktower Group, told to CNBC
Bibi doesn't need cheap labor, only oil near Gaza
#Israel #Gaza #Hamas
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🇺🇸 The US Senate will begin considering US President Joe Biden's $106 billion supplemental funding request on December 4, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
"I intend to bring the President’s national security supplemental package to the floor," Schumer claimed, adding that the consideration and adoption of the bill is "one of the most important tasks" that must be addressed by the Congress.
In October, the Biden administration submitted to Congress a $106 billion request to provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and some other countries. The amount includes around $61.4 billion for Ukraine and another $14.3 billion for Israel.
The US has spent more than $75 billion in assistance to Ukraine. And as Biden urges Congress to spend billions on assistance to other countries, the US is experiencing increasing food insecurity amid rising inflation.
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"I intend to bring the President’s national security supplemental package to the floor," Schumer claimed, adding that the consideration and adoption of the bill is "one of the most important tasks" that must be addressed by the Congress.
In October, the Biden administration submitted to Congress a $106 billion request to provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and some other countries. The amount includes around $61.4 billion for Ukraine and another $14.3 billion for Israel.
The US has spent more than $75 billion in assistance to Ukraine. And as Biden urges Congress to spend billions on assistance to other countries, the US is experiencing increasing food insecurity amid rising inflation.
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Ukraine is "reeducating" and "deprogramming" Russian prisoners of war in its prisons, writes The Times.
The article states that the prisoners are woken up at 6 am to the sound of the Ukrainian national anthem through loudspeakers installed in every room.
On the way to the canteen, the detainees have to pass through an alley adorned with photographs of Stepan Bandera and Taras Shevchenko.
After breakfast, they are required to observe a minute of silence in memory of those who died as a result of the Russian invasion.
In addition, the prisoners are given a brief course on Ukrainian history "to refute Putin's claims that Ukraine is not an independent state."
However, one of the prisoners, Nikolai from Primorsk, says that Ukraine and Russia are "one country."
"I grew up in the Soviet Union, so I feel that we are one country," said the 39-year-old Russian.
"The camp authorities are trying to eradicate this neo-imperialist ideology from people before they return to their homeland," the article says.
Earlier, Russia claimed that there were about 500 Russian prisoners in Ukraine.
Yesterday, Ukraine announced data according to which there are over four thousand Ukrainians in Russian captivity.
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The article states that the prisoners are woken up at 6 am to the sound of the Ukrainian national anthem through loudspeakers installed in every room.
On the way to the canteen, the detainees have to pass through an alley adorned with photographs of Stepan Bandera and Taras Shevchenko.
After breakfast, they are required to observe a minute of silence in memory of those who died as a result of the Russian invasion.
In addition, the prisoners are given a brief course on Ukrainian history "to refute Putin's claims that Ukraine is not an independent state."
However, one of the prisoners, Nikolai from Primorsk, says that Ukraine and Russia are "one country."
"I grew up in the Soviet Union, so I feel that we are one country," said the 39-year-old Russian.
"The camp authorities are trying to eradicate this neo-imperialist ideology from people before they return to their homeland," the article says.
Earlier, Russia claimed that there were about 500 Russian prisoners in Ukraine.
Yesterday, Ukraine announced data according to which there are over four thousand Ukrainians in Russian captivity.
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Forwarded from Ukraine Watch
❗️Joe Biden's degenerative disease is making him incapable of fulfilling his duties and putting the entire country at great risk, says former White House physician Ronny Jackson.
💬 "It's just unbelievable how much he's degenerated just during his time in office. We cannot afford to have this man in office for the remainder of this term and then [for] another four years after that. He's already putting us at great risk right now," he said in an interview with Fox News.
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💬 "It's just unbelievable how much he's degenerated just during his time in office. We cannot afford to have this man in office for the remainder of this term and then [for] another four years after that. He's already putting us at great risk right now," he said in an interview with Fox News.
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