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GOP Strategist. Investigative Journalist. Ran for US Senate in NJ. Fmr TV newsman. Often writing. Founder of @RUNWITHALFA . Dreamer of the day.
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So THAT'S what it's like to go viral...
Look I appreciate the social media love, but I told the guy behind me to BUZZ off when he interrupted me live on
@news12
.
But please respect members of the press who are doing their jobs, and telling your stories.
@RexChapman
@News12NJ
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Also let's retire the term "fake news."
No President of the United States must ever again call our free press, which is protected by our Constitution, “enemies of the people."
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Ann and I extend our congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. We know both of them as people of good will and admirable character. We pray that God may bless them in the days and years ahead.
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Thanks to
@nbcsnl
for the shout out last night...still buzzed from good vibes coming my way.
Back to work tomorrow for
@news12nj
...amazing time to cover
#politics
.
Promise you to keep it fair, no bias and no BS no matter who our President is.
@News12
@ColinJost
#MichaelChe
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"And while I may be the first woman in this office," Vice President-elect
@KamalaHarris
says, "I will not be the last."
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Terrible news...one of the greats...a hero of mine and a quiet advocate for knowledge, reading and facts.
#RIP
Mr. Trebek.
Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex.
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But wait I thought the media doesn't get to call elections?
BREAKING: President Trump and Senate Republicans win Alaska, overwhelmingly and by a massive 20 point spread!
Put AK in the books for
@realDonaldTrump
! Congratulations Senator
@DanSullivan_AK
!
Thank you Alaska! 🇺🇸
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"I am humbled by the trust and confidence you've placed in me," President-elect
@JoeBiden
says.
Promises to be a president "who doesn't see red states or blue states but sees the United States."
That line definitely a callback to
@BarackObama
2004 convention speech.
@News12
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BREAKING: Sen.
@declanoscanlon
introduces bill to limit NJ Governor's emergency power.
Legislature could end emergencies by 2/3 vote at any time. Emergencies would expire automatically in 60 days unless renewed by lawmakers.
O'Scanlon says he has Democratic support.
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From
@GovMurphy
:
@News12NJ
Congratulations to
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
on their historic victory. We elected a President who will lead with moral courage, personal conviction, and facts. It is no exaggeration to say that changing the way our country approaches this ongoing pandemic will save lives.
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BREAKING:
@NJSenatePres
KILLS extension of
@GovMurphy
emergency powers.
Says
@GovMurphy
comments on extending mask mandate were "very upsetting."
"We will not move these resolutions today," Sweeney says.
@News12NJ
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BREAKING: Electoral college result has been certified.
@JoeBiden
306-
@realDonaldTrump
232.
@JoeBiden
win finalized. It's over.
President-elect Biden will take office at noon on Jan. 20.
@News12NJ
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Q to
@GovMurphy
on people who find
#Masks
annoying...his answer?
"You know what's really uncomfortable and annoying? When you die," Gov says.
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At rally for
@Malinowski
in Bernardsville,
@StevieVanZandt
says: "We're all Democrats this year. We have to be to save our country."
@News12NJ
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"To the American people...thank you for turning out in record numbers to make your voices heard." - VP-elect
@KamalaHarris
. Live on
@News12
.
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NOW: Speech on anti-Semitism from
@Schwarzenegger
at
@Stockton_edu
: "Throughout history hate has always been the easy path. The path of least resistance...you will not find success on that road. You will not find happiness...it breaks you. It's the path of the weak."
@News12NJ
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NOW:
@SenBooker
says "we brought this hell upon ourselves."
Calls out
@tedcruz
and
@realDonaldTrump
for spreading claims of "stolen election" that were thin on evidence.
@News12NJ
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NOW: Awaiting remarks from Wilmington Delaware by President-elect
@JoeBiden
and Vice President-elect
@KamalaHarris
. Watch live on
@News12NJ
.
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BREAKING: NJ Assembly cmte approves marijuana decriminalization bill, 7-3. Makes possession of less than 2 oz marijuana just a $50 fine. Makes possession of between 2 oz and 1 pound of marijuana a disorderly persons offense.
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I don't want to get into this but...Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech with a bullet in his chest, shot a Spanish soldier dead at point-blank range and sparred so hard (as President) he lost most vision in his left eye.
Hogan Gidley: Trump is "the most masculine person to ever hold the White House as the president of the United States"
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BREAKING: Republican members of the Assembly intending to defy the vax or test mandate at the Statehouse and brush past troopers have been foiled...by a locked door.
@News12NJ
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BREAKING: DC Mayor just said
@NJSP
is headed to Capitol to assist in restoring order.
@News12NJ
@GovMurphy
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NEW:
@SenatorMenendez
calls insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol "domestic terrorists...This was not an act of patriotism, but an act of sedition...it is a dark day in our country's history. But we will withstand it."
@News12NJ
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NEW:
@NJDeptofHealth
responds to Johns Hopkins study that lockdowns reduced
#COVID19
mortality by 0.2%:
"The Department has not closely examined this report so we decline comment."
(This was 1st of questions I asked Wed. before briefing cut short by fire alarm).
@News12NJ
MORE:
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BREAKING: Governor of Virginia sending National Guard and State Police to DC.
@News12NJ
My team and I are working closely with
@MayorBowser
,
@SpeakerPelosi
, and
@SenSchumer
to respond to the situation in Washington, D.C.
Per the Mayor's request, I am sending members of the Virginia National Guard along with 200 Virginia State Troopers.
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NOW:
@GovMurphy
calls
#CapitolRiots
domestic terror, says every one of the "insurrectionists" should be "Identified arrested and punished to the fullest extent of the law."
@News12NJ
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NOW:
@SenatorMenendez
and his wife Nadine leave federal court in Manhattan after pleading not guilty to corruption charges.
@News12NJ
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BREAKING:
@senatemajldr
MCCONNELL: "We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the courts, the states have all spoken. They've all spoken. If we overrule them, it will damage our republic forever."
@News12NJ
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In the future, this will be the first image for the chapter on the 2020s.
@News12NJ
A flash lights up the front of the U.S. Capitol as a mob of Trump supporters control the steps of the building.
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BREAKING: By a vote of 232-197, President Donald J. Trump is impeached for incitement of insurrection by the House of Representatives.
@News12NJ
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NEW:
@RepSherrill
and more than 30 members of Congress demand answers on tours Jan. 5 of "an extremely high number of outside groups in the complex" saying it was an unusual since "access to the
#Capitol
complex has been restricted since public tours ended in March."
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First NJ rep to use the words "attempted coup" for what we're witnessing at the Capitol. 👇
@News12NJ
I was on the floor but I am safe with my brave staff. What we are witnessing is an attempted coup directly incited by the criminal in the White House. It will fail.
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EXCLUSIVE: 500 to 700 mail-in ballots sent to Republicans in Bernardsville were incorrectly printed with only the names of Democratic candidates like
@JoeBiden
@SenSanders
and
@Malinowski
. Somerset County clerk says error made by printer. More today on
@News12NJ
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NOW: After nearly 15 hours and a riot inside the Capitol by a mob of insurrectionists incited by words of President
@realDonaldTrump
,
@VP
Pence dissolves joint session of Congress that certified electoral college tally and finalized
@JoeBiden
victory as next President.
@News12NJ
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During tough times like these, it's helpful to remember:
Eli Manning denied Tom Brady 2 Super Bowl wins.
Brady can never get those back.
Forever a
@Giants
fan.
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GOP Sen.
@JimInhofe
: “I’ve known Mike Pence forever...I’ve never seen Pence as angry as he was today."
Inhofe told
@tulsaworld
he had a long conversation with
@VP
and "(Pence) said, ‘After all the things I’ve done for (Trump).’”
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.
@PhilMurphyNJ
on Edna Mahan prison: "We've got to close that thing, turn the page and move on."
@Jack4NJ
: "There was nothing wrong with the building they're tearing down, what was wrong was the leadership."
@News12NJ
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Here is suspected meteorite that crashed through the roof of a Hopewell home earlier today. Estimated to be about 4 pounds.
@News12NJ
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NJ GOP Sen
@tonybucco
on
@GovMurphy
new public health emergency: "We need to give people hope that life is returning to normal, not returning to one man’s rule by executive order.”
"His own party said they weren’t consulted, and neither were Republicans."
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I'm running for U.S. Senate.
As a journalist, I always went where the story was.
Now, I've gone to the border to see this crisis first-hand. We have to fix it.
New Jersey: I will work hard to earn your vote.
I'll be a senator for you.
WATCH (all the way to the end):
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Btw...where has Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn been this past week?
Anybody know?
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I'm available...😉
Job Opportunity!
The U.S. House of Representatives seeks a Speaker of the House based in Washington D.C. Yearly salary: $223,500.
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WTF.
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BREAKING:
@AP
call:
@NJSenatePres
Steve Sweeney defeated by trucker Edward Durr in stunning, historic legislative upset.
@News12NJ
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NEW: Reaction from
@Jack4NJ
comms director
@StamiLW
to
@ap
call of Gov's race for
@PhilMurphyNJ
: "With the candidates separated by a fraction of a percent out of 2.4 million ballots cast, it’s irresponsible of the media to make this call..."
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NEW: NJ Dem
@Malinowski
moves to censure
@RepMoBrooks
for Brooks' speech at rally immediately before
#CapitolRiots
.
@News12NJ
Rep. Tom
@Malinowski
says he and colleagues intend to censure Rep. Mo Brooks; says Brooks spoke to mob Wednesday telling them, "today is the day when patriots start taking names and kicking ass" - Full interview tonight at 9pm
@ActualAlexZ
@News12NJ
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BREAKING: 500 members of
@NJNationalGuard
heading to DC, will stay through at least
#InaugurationDay2021
,
@GovMurphy
says.
#CapitolRiots
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Names,
@RepSherrill
. Names.
If you're going to make the allegation, we need to know.
Mikie Sherrill claims Congress members gave rioters a tour of U.S. Capitol before raid
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BREAKING: Feds find residents at NJ veterans homes at Menlo Park and Paramus suffered "unreasonable harm and risk due to inadequate infection control practices and inadequate medical care..."
Says residents faced "uncontrolled, serious and deadly infections."
@News12NJ
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BREAKING: Outgoing
@SenatorLoeffler
says she planned to object to electoral college certification but has changed her mind after today's events.
@News12NJ
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Darlene...you know what to do.🐝🐝
Ah yes, nothing like the sound of someone yelling “FAKE NEWS” at me and my photog to wrap up our last live shot of the day 🥰
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BREAKING:
@NJSenatePres
accepts results of stunning upset election, concedes to Republican Edward Durr.
@News12NJ
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Judge Cahill says sentencing of
#DerekChauvin
in about 8 weeks.
Chauvin remanded into custody, left the courtroom in handcuffs.
He'll spent tonight and many, many nights afterward in jail as a convicted murderer.
@News12NJ
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NOW: All 14 New Jersey electors have cast votes for
@KamalaHarris
as Vice-President of the United States.
@News12NJ
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NEW: President Biden says fmr President Trump left a "very generous" letter for him in the Oval Office, will keep contents of note private until he speaks with Trump.
@News12NJ
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BREAKING: All NJ state employees must be vaccinated by Oct. 18 as well or face a minimum of weekly testing,
@GovMurphy
says.
@News12NJ
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.
@GovMurphy
: "The mask mandates at schools and daycares will continue for the foreseeable future..."
BUT if Legislature votes as expected today it's unclear how the governor would retain the authority to order masking.
@News12NJ
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If he is "an avowed white supremacist"...what's he doing with a security clearance?
A NJ man with security clearance at Naval Weapons Station Earle faces federal charges in connection with the attempted insurrection at the Capitol on 1/6. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is from Colts Neck. He's alleged to be "an avowed white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer".
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Read til the end for a surprise!
Trump Org. Trial, Day 2. A potential juror: “Mr. Trump has no morals. He thinks only of himself. I think he is a criminal. I think he has done irreparable damage to this country. And thats exactly why i think i can be impartial in this case."
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I've had great conversations with members of the
@NJGOP
across our state.
I'm humbled and encouraged by the positive momentum.
If I'm a candidate, I'll work hard to unite our party and flip a U.S. Senate seat to serve the people of NJ.
If I run, I'm in it to win it in
#2024
:
BREAKING: Former News 12 New Jersey reporter Alex Zdan says he might run for U.S. Senate as a Republican.
@ActualAlexZ
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NOW:
@senatemajldr
McConnell calls assault on the Capitol a "failed insurrection."
Says "now we're going to finish exactly what we started...we will certify the winner of the 2020 presidential election."
@News12NJ
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NJ GOP Rep. Chris Smith just voted with the Democratic majority to kick Marjorie Taylor Greene off her House committees.
@News12NJ
Eleven Republicans voted YEA
Fitzpatrick
Gimenez
Jacobs of New York
Katko
Kim of Calif
Kinzinger
MALLIOTAKIS
Salazar
Smith of NJ
Upton
Diaz-Balart
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BREAKING: GOP Gov nominee
@Jack4NJ
on
@GovMurphy
#vaccine
order for school employees: "why is Gov. Murphy willing to find common ground...with the teacher's union, but not willing to do the same with parents who oppose his mask mandate for K-12 students?" (1/2)
@News12NJ
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Hoboken's police chief:
Every good cop in the United States just said "Thank God!". A diverse jury just delivered justice.
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BREAKING: Objection to Pennsylvania electors FAILS in House of Representatives, 138 in favor, 282 against and 11 not voting.
Clears the way for final states' electors to be certified in joint session shortly.
@News12NJ
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BREAKING: Objection to Pennsylvania's electors goes down in Senate, 7 yes votes to 92 no votes.
@senatemajldr
says no further debate on results expected tonight.
@News12NJ
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.
@GovMurphy
goes off on people "politicizing" mask wearing...he says those people are "jerking around" with the fact that masks save lives.
#Covid_19
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Disgusting.
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BREAKING: Maryland State Police also heading into DC per
@GovLarryHogan
. Hogan also calling up National Guard.
@News12NJ
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Four years ago,
@GovMurphy
promised a full "post mortem" into his response to the pandemic.
Then, he stalled.
Today that report finally comes out.
I'll read it.
But I know first-hand from my reporting during covid: Gov. Murphy failed NJ.
And now there must be accountability.
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.
@GovMurphy
confirms
@nytimes
reporting that his advisers got input from focus groups after election, he saw polling data in December.
"I didn't need to see focus group data or read a poll to tell you that people are...mad as hell and not going to take it anymore."
@News12NJ
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So are pants.
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No, John Mayer, my body is not a "wonderland." It is a slowly decaying husk carrying a feeble consciousness toward Death.
#twertzog
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Rep. Tom
@Malinowski
campaigning until literally the last minute in his underdog re-election race against
@tomkean
:
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CONFIRMED: Gov's office says kids' masks in schools are OFF effective March 7.
@News12NJ
BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Murphy expected to lift the school mask mandate, according to report. The governor will hold his coronavirus briefing at 1 p.m.
#njmornings
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Accidentally ordered a "whole" sub at Chiarelllo's in Hamilton (where a "half" is 10 inches long) and wound up with THIS beast. Wowza. But it will be eaten.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Two Kentucky detectives involved in raid that left Breonna Taylor dead have been fired.
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NOW: House has more than 218 "yes" votes to impeach President Trump, vote still open.
@News12NJ
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BREAKING:
#DerekChauvinVerdict
...Derek Chauvin GUILTY on all charges in murder of
#GeorgeFloyd
.
@News12NJ
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Meanwhile as we await final
#Election2020results
progressives in NJ are flipping out over the details of
#cannabislegalization
. Bill fills in specifics after voters legalized weed on Nov. 3.
@News12NJ
@GovMurphy
Remember how the legislature couldn't pass legal weed despite overwhelming public support, so voters forced them to get it done with the recent ballot victory? Well this is New Jersey, so never, ever underestimate our legislature's ability to thoroughly mess up a good thing. 1/
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BREAKING: NJ Senate passes
#marijuana
decriminalization bill, 29-4.
But bill is stalled in the state Assembly for now.
@News12NJ
#CannabisCommunity
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.
@SenBooker
: "our political season is now over."
"At this time, we see a lot of division in this country - we have to unite on that common ground," senator says.
Booker says he's proud of NJ "guts and grit and toughness" through
#COVID19
pandemic.
@News12NJ
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Ok. Some (understandable) confusion on
@GovMurphy
#StayAtHome
order issued today. I went through the Executive Order (
#107
) so you didn't have to. THREAD:
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.
@CongressmanJVD
repeats claim 60 million Americans have doubts about election results. "Without faith in the integrity of our elections, Americans will not have faith in our democracy."
@SpeakerPelosi
: "The gentleman's time has expired."
Van Drew: "Excuse me?"
@News12NJ
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