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I will forever feel, as a national security person by training, that the existential issue threatening the United States is not coming from abroad. It is coming from the deep threat to the middle class and the American dream. It’s the reason we have Trump, but it spans beyond him.
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Trump has always weirdly admired Putin, and now they share the same hubris that got them into failing and expensive wars. Read more: www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/t...
link:https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-us-global-markets.html
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It’s hard to believe that President Trump started another war in the Middle East, got us stuck, and now is forced to buy Russian oil from Putin, aiding and abetting the war Putin started in Ukraine, in which he's now stuck.
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So I want folks here, particularly Democrats, thinking about: what is the plan? And how do you actually deliver for people once you’ve won an election in a way that doesn’t just send you pendulum swinging back four years later?
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I saw in real time in Hungary — you can do all the right things and win elections, and then you have to actually deliver for people.
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I think the lessons from how both countries came out of authoritarian government, and the different ways they did it, were really important. There’s a playbook for these authoritarians, but there’s also a playbook to get out of it.
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The real divide is between those who believe in President Trump's vision of America and those who believe that in America our spirit still lives, and that a new generation of leaders can and must renew it.
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What we know here in the U.S. is that a new coalition is needed. No litmus testing people out of a movement for change.
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It’s not just about someone paying for your wedding. It’s about the expectation of insider information, privileged information, or access. That’s why there’s a clear red line not to do it.
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When a foreigner, particularly someone close to a senior leader in another country, pays for things for the President’s son, there’s an expectation that you owe them something in return.
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Don Jr., the president’s son, had his wedding party paid for by a close friend of Vladimir Putin, a big Russian oligarch businessman.
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Read more: www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
link:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/margaret-hamilton-led-software-team-nasas-apollo-program-dies-90-rcna602499
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From the shores of Lake Superior to the surface of the moon, Margaret Hamilton expanded what we believe is possible. Our thoughts are with her family and all who loved her. May she rest in peace.
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When the guidance computer was overwhelmed in the final seconds of descent, the system she and her team built kept the landing on track. In 2016, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and across her life she showed generations of women and girls that they belong in science and technology.
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Michigan lost a quiet giant this week. Margaret Hamilton, who grew up in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Hancock High School, went on to lead the team that wrote the onboard flight software that put Apollo 11 on the moon.
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Someone with more sense than Pete Hegseth, who has lost all bearings of what it means to lead, should step in and stop the public airing of this event. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html
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Now, an on-camera death will make him a martyr and cause célèbre enshrined in history. This is likely the very last thing I imagine the families of the slain would want.
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Just as terrorist groups used on-camera executions as propaganda for their cause, this video will be used in recruitment videos by America's enemies for decades to come. It also gives Hasan exactly what he likely wanted when he walked onto Ft. Hood and started shooting.
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This has never happened before in America, and for good reason — it's the kind of thing we got used to seeing from the Taliban or ISIS, not the U.S. military.
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Nidal Hasan's crimes at Fort Hood were horrific. His actions destroyed families and he deserves no sympathy. But Pete Hegseth's decision to livestream his execution is not about Mr. Hasan — it's all about all of us.
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If you hear in the next few days that there is a new security threat that you've never heard of that requires federal law enforcement or the military, an alarm bell should go off in your brain. Do not let him get away with that.
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And the authoritarian playbook is very clear. When you're at risk of losing, you either make up a threat that only you can protect the American people from or find a way for federal law enforcement or the military to seize ballots or voting machines.
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The President is already using every tool at his disposal to intervene in our elections this November.
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We’ve relied on norms and traditions for years to keep leaders in check, but now that those norms have been tested and broken, it’s clear we need stronger laws in place.
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The TV ads that President Trump was running during football games were airing across the country, and there are serious questions about the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for them.
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This isn't the only time in our country's history that we've had a rough period, even if it sometimes feels that way. About every generation we have an existential moment like the one we're having. So, how do we get through it?
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Today, I’m thinking about the families who lost loved ones that day, the hostages and their families who endured years of uncertainty, and the communities that are still carrying the scars of that attack.
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Today marks three years since Hamas perpetrated the October 7 terrorist attack that killed nearly 1,200 Israelis, took 251 more hostage, and set off a chain of events that those in the Middle East — and back home in Michigan — are still grappling with.
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A house is the most visible part of the American dream. If people can’t buy their first home, they get stuck.
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Case in point: when we started reaching out to organizations to host this speech, institution after institution declined 'cause they were afraid Trump would go after them because of these words.
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One of the key tools authoritarians use is fear. Just think about what Trump has done to institutions that don’t bow down to him.
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Resources for places of worship seeking security funding: www.fema.gov/grants/prepa...
link:https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/nonprofit-security
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In our Intel Briefing this week, I focused on four things: 1️⃣ Where are we on manufacturing jobs in Michigan 2️⃣Don Jr’s Russian-oligarch-funded wedding 3️⃣The anniversary of the Grand Blanc tragedy and what we can do now 4️⃣The President’s taxpayer funded TV ads
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For example, electricity bills keep climbing. That's because AI companies are building data centers that guzzle power, and President Trump is giving them tax breaks to do it.
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We need to make clear to the public that corruption at the top is taking money directly out of their pockets. When Trump gains, you lose.
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Hearing firsthand about how the Hungarians have reclaimed their government gave me some real sparks of hope. Just five months ago, a pro-democracy movement in Hungary achieved what many thought was impossible. They beat their authoritarian leader.
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From a few weeks ago. Not a view of Michigan you see everyday: Saginaw Bay and the start of the Thumb in the distance. (And on a Blackhawk flown by the MI National Guard!)
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There are a lot of people working hard to make sure we have free and fair elections. As always, to protect our democracy and free and fair elections, it will take engaged citizens and principled leaders.
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And the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledged that if uniformed military touch voting machines or ballots, it is illegal.
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The Supreme Court said the president cannot interfere with mail-in voting. Attorneys general, including Michigan’s, pushed back against efforts to access state voter rolls and won in court.
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We’re coming up on 30 days until the election, and people are worried about our elections. First and foremost, YES: our elections are safe and secure. Our elections are administered by the states, and despite attempts by the president to interfere, our democracy is standing tall and pushing back.
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This gave me real sparks of hope and crystallized how I think about our challenges here at home because America is not a country that cowers. We’re not at our end. We will get out of this. We will not give up the ship.
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I have been very clear on Trump's authoritarian playbook and the very real threats to our democracy. But recently, I visited Poland and Hungary, and I saw firsthand how they have taken the playbook to fight an authoritarian — a people’s playbook — and dusted it off to make it more relevant.
link:https://youtu.be/B5NkmkduTe0?is=2bpKCtuKaVgy57Hc
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This is not my vision of America, and the good news is that I know there are more of us than there are of them.
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The American people are looking for a path through the dark and into the light. But right now, there are two fundamentally different visions of America. President Trump thinks America is the Titanic, and he's charging the passengers for a seat on the lifeboat.
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There is a well-worn authoritarian playbook: when a leader feels like they’re in trouble, they create a crisis that only they can solve. That’s my biggest concern as we get closer to the November elections. President Trump has been using every tool at his disposal to affect the outcome in November.
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We’ve seen this movie before — whether it’s trying to deploy the National Guard or ICE to our cities, or January 6th, 2021 and attempting to change the outcome of an election. So fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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We finally got a response from the Defense Department. Though I appreciate that they are willing to put that on the record, I still have no idea what Trump is going to do.
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I’ve been asking the administration for a year and a half to be clear about the role of the military in our elections. I wrote to the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General asking them to put it on the record.
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Some cool things happening up at Michigan Tech – from cars to lunar rovers to clouds!
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