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Consensus Begins with The President Choosing People He Can Control — Otubanjo There are no democratic parties in Nigeria. Obasanjo was the only president who thought of his party and I give that to him. It is a waste of time talking about consensus, because consensus is not important... show more

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If the Iranian regime survives, they win. And the Iranian people and the rest of the world lose. I have a friend in the Middle East right now, and the consensus there is that Iran is winning. People in America hear that and say, “How? Their military is destroyed. Their navy is destroyed.” Here is how. Russia and China will help them rebuild. They will charge tariffs in the Strait of Hormuz and blackmail the world with oil prices. The only path forward is full regime change and freedom for the Iranian people.

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Moore: The president does not get to get to determine what my worthiness is. The reason I'm a member of the national governors association is because the people of Maryland elected me, not the president. The reason I'm the vice chair of the national governors association is because both Democratic and Republican governors voted for me to help lead the organization, not the president If this is not going to be a serious gathering where we can talk about issues, where we can address the fact that everything is more expensive under the president, if we can address the fact that why he is spending his time giving tax cuts to his friends while making life more expensive on everyone else, if that's not the intent, then I have no desire of actually sitting down.

Moore: The president does not get to get to determine what my worthiness is. The reason I'm a member of the national governors association is because the people of Maryland elected me, not the president. The reason I'm the vice chair of the national governors association is because both Democratic and Republican governors voted for me to help lead the organization, not the president If this is not going to be a serious gathering where we can talk about issues, where we can address the fact that everything is more expensive under the president, if we can address the fact that why he is spending his time giving tax cuts to his friends while making life more expensive on everyone else, if that's not the intent, then I have no desire of actually sitting down.

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There are no amount of lies that Democrats and the media can tell that are going to convince people that they have more money in their wallet! Bidenflation is out of control! Americans want President Trump and $1.75 gas again!!

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