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Sen. Ron Wyden in response to Bessent's opening statement: "Let's be clear here, nobody is interested in the ramblings of a capo in the most corrupt regime in American history. We want to get some facts about this deal. That's what we're here for."

Sen. Ron Wyden in response to Bessent's opening statement: "Let's be clear here, nobody is interested in the ramblings of a capo in the most corrupt regime in American history. We want to get some facts about this deal. That's what we're here for."

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Trump: "Do you think that men should play in women's sports?" Doordash driver: "I really don't have an opinion on that." Trump: "You don't? I bet you do." Doordash driver: "No, I'm here about…" Trump: "Pizza." Doordash driver: "No tax on tips."

Trump: "Do you think that men should play in women's sports?" Doordash driver: "I really don't have an opinion on that." Trump: "You don't? I bet you do." Doordash driver: "No, I'm here about…" Trump: "Pizza." Doordash driver: "No tax on tips."

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Vance: "While our side of the aisle certainly has its crazies, it is a statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far-Left."

Vance: "While our side of the aisle certainly has its crazies, it is a statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far-Left."

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Vance: "When you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out — and, hell, call their employer."

Vance: "When you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out — and, hell, call their employer."

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Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."

Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."

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Trump: "All we want is voter ID. You go to a grocery store, you have to give ID. You go to a gas station, you give ID. But for voting they want no voter ID. It's only for one reason: because they cheat."

Trump: "All we want is voter ID. You go to a grocery store, you have to give ID. You go to a gas station, you give ID. But for voting they want no voter ID. It's only for one reason: because they cheat."

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Trump: "You can't have guns...You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that."

Trump: "You can't have guns...You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that."

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Bondi: "You all should be apologizing. You sit here, and you attack the president, and I am not going to have it. I'm not going to put up with it."

Bondi: "You all should be apologizing. You sit here, and you attack the president, and I am not going to have it. I'm not going to put up with it."

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Fox News Sunday aired old footage of a dignified transfer in December instead of video from yesterday’s dignified transfer, where Trump was wearing a hat.

Fox News Sunday aired old footage of a dignified transfer in December instead of video from yesterday’s dignified transfer, where Trump was wearing a hat.

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Trump to the President of Liberia: "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?" English is the official language of Liberia...

Trump to the President of Liberia: "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?" English is the official language of Liberia...

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Reporter: "There's a pretty significant legal challenge to your arch." Trump: "Who's doing the legal challenge?" Reporter: "It's a group of veterans." Trump: "A group of veterans?" Reporter: "Because it obstructs the viewshed between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial." Trum: "You've got to be kidding."

Reporter: "There's a pretty significant legal challenge to your arch." Trump: "Who's doing the legal challenge?" Reporter: "It's a group of veterans." Trump: "A group of veterans?" Reporter: "Because it obstructs the viewshed between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial." Trum: "You've got to be kidding."

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Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."

Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."

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Sen. Warnock to RFK: "I think you're dangerous to the American public and you ought to be fired. And if you're not fired, you ought to have the decency to resign. You're way in over your head."

Sen. Warnock to RFK: "I think you're dangerous to the American public and you ought to be fired. And if you're not fired, you ought to have the decency to resign. You're way in over your head."

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Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a federal law enforcement official engaging in federal law enforcement action. That's a federal issue. That guy's protected by absolute immunity." Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."

Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a federal law enforcement official engaging in federal law enforcement action. That's a federal issue. That guy's protected by absolute immunity." Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."

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Trump on Thursday: "Gas prices have come down today. Have you looked? They've come down very substantially." Energy Secretary Chris Wright today: "Gasoline, diesel prices are up and they will remain up while this conflict is in place."

Trump on Thursday: "Gas prices have come down today. Have you looked? They've come down very substantially." Energy Secretary Chris Wright today: "Gasoline, diesel prices are up and they will remain up while this conflict is in place."

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RFK: "There's two studies which show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It's highly likely because they were given Tylenol."

RFK: "There's two studies which show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It's highly likely because they were given Tylenol."

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Reporter: “Do you think that NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace?” Trump: “Yes, I do.” Reporter: “Would the United States help them out in some way?” Trump: “Depends on the circumstance, but we're very strong toward NATO.”

Reporter: “Do you think that NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace?” Trump: “Yes, I do.” Reporter: “Would the United States help them out in some way?” Trump: “Depends on the circumstance, but we're very strong toward NATO.”

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "BlackRock specifically owns a majority of these single-family homes and is pricing out people." Catherine Rampell: "No. That's, you're thinking of Blackstone — not BlackRock. And they don't own a majority of housing."

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "BlackRock specifically owns a majority of these single-family homes and is pricing out people." Catherine Rampell: "No. That's, you're thinking of Blackstone — not BlackRock. And they don't own a majority of housing."

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Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."

Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."

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Trump: "Some people say 'Oh, you shouldn't accept gifts for the country.' My attitude is, 'Why wouldn't I accept the gift?'"

Trump: "Some people say 'Oh, you shouldn't accept gifts for the country.' My attitude is, 'Why wouldn't I accept the gift?'"

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Sen. Tillis: "Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch him in the face?" Bessent: "No, sir. I actually said I was going to kick his ass." Tillis: "Good, I share the emotion…I'm not going to support Pulte for DNI…He lost me when he went after Powell."
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Sen. Tillis: "Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch him in the face?" Bessent: "No, sir. I actually said I was going to kick his ass." Tillis: "Good, I share the emotion…I'm not going to support Pulte for DNI…He lost me when he went after Powell."

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Rep. Olszewski to Marco Rubio: "I may have to get you a new pair of glasses because the facts are right in front of you, and it seems like malpractice for the Secretary of State to not be able to see this president and his family enriching themselves by billions of dollars."
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Rep. Olszewski to Marco Rubio: "I may have to get you a new pair of glasses because the facts are right in front of you, and it seems like malpractice for the Secretary of State to not be able to see this president and his family enriching themselves by billions of dollars."

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Rubio: "We're getting a lot of questions about us. I don't think it's fair because ultimately the people who have closed the Strait of Hormuz are Iran." Sen. Schatz: "Nobody's defending what Iran is doing. I think what we're saying is this was not just predictable, it was predicted…It's really shocking to me the degree to which this administration expresses shock that the thing that everybody said was going to happen ended up happening."
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Rubio: "We're getting a lot of questions about us. I don't think it's fair because ultimately the people who have closed the Strait of Hormuz are Iran." Sen. Schatz: "Nobody's defending what Iran is doing. I think what we're saying is this was not just predictable, it was predicted…It's really shocking to me the degree to which this administration expresses shock that the thing that everybody said was going to happen ended up happening."

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617,258 views • 1 day ago

Sen. Murphy to Markwayne Mullin: "You've spent the first two months of your tenure threatening to suspend international arrivals in states represented by Democrats. Not only would that throw our entire air travel system into chaos. It's completely illegal."
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Sen. Murphy to Markwayne Mullin: "You've spent the first two months of your tenure threatening to suspend international arrivals in states represented by Democrats. Not only would that throw our entire air travel system into chaos. It's completely illegal."

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Sen. Shaheen to Marco Rubio: "In 2017, you wrote as a senator that 'Vladimir Putin will never be a trusted ally or a reliable constructive partner.' But since taking office…not one of you has been to Ukraine, and yet your envoys talked to Putin on a regular basis…Decisions Congress has made on Russia have been systematically undermined."
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Sen. Shaheen to Marco Rubio: "In 2017, you wrote as a senator that 'Vladimir Putin will never be a trusted ally or a reliable constructive partner.' But since taking office…not one of you has been to Ukraine, and yet your envoys talked to Putin on a regular basis…Decisions Congress has made on Russia have been systematically undermined."

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145,440 views • 1 day ago

TODAY ON THE BULWARK PODCAST: Fresh off his primary win in Iowa last night, Senate candidate Josh Turek joins Tim Miller to talk his campaign, how he’ll buck the Dems on immigration and much more. Stay tuned for the full episode dropping in the next few hours.
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TODAY ON THE BULWARK PODCAST: Fresh off his primary win in Iowa last night, Senate candidate Josh Turek joins Tim Miller to talk his campaign, how he’ll buck the Dems on immigration and much more. Stay tuned for the full episode dropping in the next few hours.

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Sen. Murphy to Mullin: "Will you or will you not implement court orders?" Mullin: "If we didn't think courts were politicized, then I would probably be able to answer that. But we see courts over and over again that use their bench for their political opinion, not just the rule of law." Murphy: "...If you're a Republic or a Democrat on this committee, you should be really, really freaked out."
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Sen. Murphy to Mullin: "Will you or will you not implement court orders?" Mullin: "If we didn't think courts were politicized, then I would probably be able to answer that. But we see courts over and over again that use their bench for their political opinion, not just the rule of law." Murphy: "...If you're a Republic or a Democrat on this committee, you should be really, really freaked out."

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"We did Nazi-adjacent shit to people based on their tattoos—the U.S. government did. Susan Collins is the chair of the Appropriations Committee. She could've stopped that...She didn't do it." Tim Miller has a CECOT refresher for everyone morally grandstanding about Susan Collins.
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"We did Nazi-adjacent shit to people based on their tattoos—the U.S. government did. Susan Collins is the chair of the Appropriations Committee. She could've stopped that...She didn't do it." Tim Miller has a CECOT refresher for everyone morally grandstanding about Susan Collins.

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Rep. Stansbury: "The [DOJ] is intervening on behalf of Pam Bondi to stop her from answering questions about what happened…and her conversations with Donald Trump…This is a cover-up. This will be remembered as the largest cover-up likely in American history."
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Rep. Stansbury: "The [DOJ] is intervening on behalf of Pam Bondi to stop her from answering questions about what happened…and her conversations with Donald Trump…This is a cover-up. This will be remembered as the largest cover-up likely in American history."

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366,642 views • 5 days ago

RFK Jr: "There's a lot of people who could probably do a 50-mile hike." Trump: "What about me? You didn't mention my name." RFK Jr: "This guy walks nine miles a day on a golf course every weekend, so he could do it in a breeze."
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RFK Jr: "There's a lot of people who could probably do a 50-mile hike." Trump: "What about me? You didn't mention my name." RFK Jr: "This guy walks nine miles a day on a golf course every weekend, so he could do it in a breeze."

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3,335,136 views • 29 days ago

Sen. Booker: "Our adversary and our enemy, who's causing havoc in the region, who is funding proxies and terrorists, has discovered, thanks to you all, the power of shutting down the Strait of Hormuz." Rubio: "No, they didn't. They knew that a long time ago." Booker: "You have made our adversary in a stronger negotiating position. We are the strongest nation on the planet Earth, and we're in a stalemate with Iran, and now we're begging to get back into a deal that you all trashed in the first place. Rubio: "We're not begging."
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Sen. Booker: "Our adversary and our enemy, who's causing havoc in the region, who is funding proxies and terrorists, has discovered, thanks to you all, the power of shutting down the Strait of Hormuz." Rubio: "No, they didn't. They knew that a long time ago." Booker: "You have made our adversary in a stronger negotiating position. We are the strongest nation on the planet Earth, and we're in a stalemate with Iran, and now we're begging to get back into a deal that you all trashed in the first place. Rubio: "We're not begging."

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Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."
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Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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29,651,094 views • 7 months ago

Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."
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Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech."

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29,716,975 views • 8 months ago

JD Vance: "If you miss Charlie Kirk…do you promise to take the country back from the people who took his life?"
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JD Vance: "If you miss Charlie Kirk…do you promise to take the country back from the people who took his life?"

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13,615,137 views • 5 months ago

Kevin Hassett: "The consumer is really, really firing on all cylinders…Credit card spending is through the roof. They're spending more on gasoline, but they're spending more on everything else too."
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Kevin Hassett: "The consumer is really, really firing on all cylinders…Credit card spending is through the roof. They're spending more on gasoline, but they're spending more on everything else too."

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1,508,413 views • 28 days ago

Reporter: “The president posted on True Social that the voting underway in California is ‘rigged.’ What evidence does he have of that?” Leavitt: “There’s fraud in California’s elections. It’s just a fact.” Reporter: “What’s the evidence of that, though?” Leavitt: “It is just a fact…If you want to deny that, I’m happy to provide you all of the evidence.”
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Reporter: “The president posted on True Social that the voting underway in California is ‘rigged.’ What evidence does he have of that?” Leavitt: “There’s fraud in California’s elections. It’s just a fact.” Reporter: “What’s the evidence of that, though?” Leavitt: “It is just a fact…If you want to deny that, I’m happy to provide you all of the evidence.”

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16,561,450 views • 7 months ago

Trump: "I am allowed to cut off any and all trade…I can destroy the trade, I can destroy the country, I'm even allowed to impose a foreign country destroying embargo…I can do anything I want to do to them…I'm allowed to destroy the country, but I can't charge a little fee."
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Trump: "I am allowed to cut off any and all trade…I can destroy the trade, I can destroy the country, I'm even allowed to impose a foreign country destroying embargo…I can do anything I want to do to them…I'm allowed to destroy the country, but I can't charge a little fee."

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6,095,852 views • 3 months ago

Trump: "Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen. But with Tylenol, don't take it."
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Trump: "Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen. But with Tylenol, don't take it."

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17,791,716 views • 8 months ago

Reporter: "Why are you fighting with the pope?" Trump: "I have to do what's right…I have nothing against the pope, his brother is MAGA all the way. I like his brother…The pope made a statement, he says Iran can have a nuclear weapon." Reporter: "He didn't say that."
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Reporter: "Why are you fighting with the pope?" Trump: "I have to do what's right…I have nothing against the pope, his brother is MAGA all the way. I like his brother…The pope made a statement, he says Iran can have a nuclear weapon." Reporter: "He didn't say that."

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2,222,528 views • 1 month ago

Blanche on Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund: "We are not moving forward with the fund." Rep. Meng: "We hope to see this in writing." Blanche: "I think there'll be a transcript of what I say here. So that will be in writing."
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Blanche on Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund: "We are not moving forward with the fund." Rep. Meng: "We hope to see this in writing." Blanche: "I think there'll be a transcript of what I say here. So that will be in writing."

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23,049 views • 1 day ago